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410 residential buildings were under construction in Co Monaghan in June of this year, but the residential vacancy rate in Co Monaghan stands at higher than the national average, according to a report published this week. GeoDirectory’s GeoView Residential Buildings Report for the second quarter of 2021 found that the residential vacancy rate in the county was 5.9%. The national average was 4.5%. The average residential property price in Monaghan in the twelve months to May 2021 was €172,414. 8.2% of all transactions which involved new dwellings. 259 new residential ...

The Daft.ie report showed that rents in the Ulster counties of Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal had risen cumulatively by 13.9% in the last year, reflecting a sharp fall in the availability of rental properties, with just 54 homes available to rent in the three counties on August 1 this year. “In Monaghan, rents were on average 12.8% higher in the second quarter of 2021 than a year previously,” the report stated. “The average listed rent is now €886, up 72% from its lowest point.” Nationally, Daft.ie found that rents in ...

COLM SHALVEY Monaghan’s Croke Park record against Tyrone sadly remains at zero wins and the games have all tended to follow a horribly similar pattern. The game was once again largely played on Tyrone’s terms after a burst before half-time saw them build up a fivepoint lead. A bit like Rory McIlroy’s recent history at the majors, where he has tended to fall adrift before finding his form belatedly, Monaghan rediscovered the verve that had seen them score 5-28 in their previous two championship matches. The half-time introduction of Niall Kearns ...

Solutions urgently being sought as EPA refuses future licences over ammonia emission concerns Active steps are being taken at local authority and stakeholder level to identify a solution to a planning quandary which is stifling expansion of the important poultry production sector in certain areas of Co Monaghan. Monaghan Co Council is being prevented from granting planning permission for poultry units in some locations because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not grant the developments a licence because of concerns over ammonia emissions. The EPA wrote to licence applicants and planning ...

The Gardaí are investigating a number of incidents in the Mid and South Monaghan areas in which copper wire from Eir telecommunications systems has been stolen. A number of such thefts have been detected in the Castleblayney and Carrickmacross areas in recent weeks, with the internal copper wire being removed from its plastic shedding, the shedding being discarded at the scene. The Gardaí said that the thefts had caused communications breakdowns in rural communities and those responsible had no consideration for the problems this could pose and the impact it ...

A man in his twenties from Castleblayney has died following a two-vehicle collision which took place on the R181 road outside the Mid-Monaghan town early on Tuesday morning. Fionán Callan from Drumlandrick, Castleblayney died at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda from injuries sustained in the incident, which occurred in the townland of Muldumman on the ‘Blayney-Ballybay Road shortly after 6.30 am. He was the driver of one of the vehicles involved. Gardaí in Castleblayney have appealed to witnesses to the accident, or anyone who was travelling in the ...

The Border Communities Against Brexit campaign groups has said that the British Government’s attempts to seek major changes in the Northern Ireland protocol is an attempt to pit the two communities in Ireland against each other. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis MP in a statement to the House of Commons yesterday called for an end to virtually all checks on goods made in Britain intended for sale in Northern Ireland. There was speculation as we went to press that the British Government was prepared to back its calls for major ...

Errigal Contracts investment in training academy reaches €6.5 million Conroy Gold and Natural Resources announced on Tuesday that it had completed due diligence drilling in the Clontibret area of Co Monaghan where the exploration company hopes to establish a gold mine. The drilling at two holes in Clontibret and that carried out in other locations was part of the process towards finalising the joint venture agreement Conroy plan to enter with Turkish conglomerate Demir Export. The joint venture project has as its principal focus the establishment of a Clontibret gold mine. ...

130,000 expected to attend camps COLM SHALVEY The 2021 Kellogg’s Cúl Camps got underway on Monday, with Clones and Clontibret hosting Monaghan’s first camps of the summer. Monaghan GAA will have 20 Cúl Camps altogether between now and late August, with sold-out camps taking place at Castleblayney and Monaghan Harps next week. The Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps offers children a healthy, fun and safe summer outdoor activity at locations nationwide, with more than 130,000 expected to attend over 1,200 venues. Following the successful health and safety measures from last year, similar guidelines ...

Local news publishers are among the most trusted media in Ireland according to the 2021 Digital News Report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. The report shows that trust in local newspapers and their digital content has increased from 71% to 75% over the past year, while levels of distrust are lower than for any other media and only equalled by the Irish Times. President of Local Ireland Declan McGuire of the Connacht Tribune Group said: “Local Ireland represents 42 paid-for newspapers all around the country. During ...