The Crossmaglen man and 2002 All-Ireland winner with Armagh, who guided Inniskeen to two county finals, is expected to be confirmed by the county board on Monday night as Gabriel Bannigan's successor.
The council executive asked for a 25% local adjustment to raise about €369,000 more for its budget. Councillors voted unanimously to keep the 15% rate, citing the cost of living.
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The Crossmaglen man and 2002 All-Ireland winner with Armagh, who guided Inniskeen to two county finals, is expected to be confirmed by the county board on Monday night as Gabriel Bannigan's successor.
The council executive asked for a 25% local adjustment to raise about €369,000 more for its budget. Councillors voted unanimously to keep the 15% rate, citing the cost of living.
Monaghan County Council has signed a contract with an architect-led design team for a proposed 25-metre pool and leisure complex in Carrickmacross, a facility the town has campaigned for over many years.
Champions Scotstown, chasing a fourth title in a row, beat Inniskeen 1-18 to 3-09 to reach a 14th straight decider. Truagh edged Clontibret 4-16 to 2-19 in a six-goal semi-final. Throw-in is 3.30pm.
Monaghan County Council has granted conditional 10-year permission to ART Generation Limited for a single 4.8MW turbine near Clones, connecting underground along the R183 to the ESB Clones substation.
Tuesday's free programme at St Tiernach's Park starts with a cross-community children's blitz at noon, followed by the NYPD v Louth-Cavan-Monaghan Garda Division match at 1pm and the launch of a new 600-page book in Monaghan that evening.
At a special meeting after the October council meeting, councillors and Oireachtas members agreed the overhead line should not go ahead in its current form. They want it put underground and are calling on ministers north and south to come to Monaghan.
Blayney Blades and Monaghan County Council host a pre-loved clothing pop-up at Iontas on Monday evening, 6pm to 9pm. It is one of more than 40 events across the county from 12 to 18 October.
Monaghan County Council has spent a year building a 'reverse register' of Eircodes with no apparent waste collection. Letters go first to the Ballybay urban area. Here is what to do if you get one.
A 20-year-old was jailed over damage to five cars at Monaghan Shopping Centre car park in June. Separately, a 57-year-old charged over about €16,700 allegedly obtained through 'vishing' and 'smishing' scams was refused bail and sent forward for trial.
Test trenches are being opened at the site of the demolished Tudor-Gothic castle in Rossmore Park, 3km from Monaghan Town, ahead of a larger community excavation planned for summer 2027.
The former Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan takes the Ballybay-Clones seat left vacant by the sudden death in August of Cllr Seamus Coyle, who served on the council for more than two decades.
