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ROSSMORE FOREST PARK · ARCHIVETest 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.
CLONES · MAY 2025The 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.
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Ballybay · archiveCllr Sean Gilliland says Local Link is the only thing keeping Monaghan's public transport from 'third world' standards, but council minutes show Lough Egish has no regular service planned and promised upgrades for Smithboro and Rockcorry hinge on Department of Transport money.
Monaghan Town Hall · archiveSinn Féin's Paul Gibbons wants speed cushions, crossings and driver feedback signs around Castleblayney and Oram, but council records show most road safety bids in the municipal district have been turned down.
Monaghan Town Hall · archiveMonaghan sits in the lowest price band for the shared-equity scheme, below the €395,000 average price paid by scheme users nationally, as new figures show most approvals still going to Dublin and the commuter belt.
Clones · May 2025Champions 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 Town Hall · archiveMonaghan 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.
Clones · May 2025Tuesday'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.
Monaghan Town Hall · archiveAt 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.
Ballybay · archiveMonaghan 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.
Monaghan Town · archiveA 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.
Monaghan Town Hall · archiveThe 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.