Articles in the Castleblayney Category

Peter Hughes Castleblayney Fine Gael representative Aidan Campbell led strong condemnation at Tuesday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council of the dissemination by some social media and national broadcast media outlets of filmed footage of part of a road traffic incident in ‘Blayney on Tuesday November 27 last which resulted in the death of a well-known community figure. Councillors united in paying tribute to Stephen Marron, who was killed when his parked car was struck by another vehicle, and sending sympathy to his family, relatives and friends. Good wishes were extended ...

By PATSY McARDLE BUSINESS in Castleblayney came to a standstill on Saturday last, and a pall of grief shrouded the mid-Monaghan town for the weekend, as the funeral took place of 47-years-old local father of two, Stephen Marron, who was killed in Main Street, on the previous Tuesday night, when he was seated in his parked vehicle which was struck by a speeding car that was involved in a garda chase. Several hundred people attended the removal of the remains, requiem mass, and funeral, at St. Mary’s Church, Castleblayney, of ...

The deep remorse felt by a woman involved in a road traffic accident in Castleblayney in 2017 in which a well-known school teacher lost her life was conveyed to a sittings of the Circuit Criminal Court in Monaghan last week. Forty-eight-year old Rachel Ward, No 50 The Crescent, Athlumney Abbey, Navan, Co Meath entered a guilty plea to a charge that, on January 7 2017 at Clonavogy, Castleblayney, she drove a vehicle in a manner which was or was likely to be dangerous on the public roadway, causing the death…

Clerkin is pictured enjoying a spectacular preview of the experience about to unfold for the competitors in this weekend’s Monaghan Irish Challenge golf tournament at the Concra Wood course in Castleblayney. Clerkin joined with Conor McManus and Jack McCarron to play with Welsh professional Stuart Manley in this week’s proam event which preluded the tournament proper. Play commenced today, Thursday and concludes on Sunday next. Tickets for the event are free of charge from Eventbrite.ie. The fourth edition of the Irish Challenge is being held at the picturesque Concra Wood ...

A new biography of the legendary country music entertainer Big Tom McBride from Oram, who passed away earlier this year will be launched at the Íontas Centre in Castleblayney on Saturday, September 22 next. Co Galway journalist and broadcaster Tom Gilmore has penned the Big Tom life story, interviewing his family, friends and fans and unearthing previously unpublished interviews with the singer himself. . The book also features tributes to the legend from luminaries of music, sport and politics, including President of Ireland Michael D Higgins. “Featuring never-beforepublished interviews with ...

The Challenge Tour golf event being hosted by the Concra Wood Golf & Country Club on the Dundalk Road in Castleblayney from October 4-7 next will “showcase Co Monaghan to a worldwide audience”, Chief Executive Eamonn O’Sullivan told Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. Referring to the launch of the event last Friday and outlining the sponsorship role the Co Council had taken in relation to it, Mr O’Sullivan stressed that this was a professional level competition, with the Challenge Tour being a natural progression for professional golfers to make ...

The recently deceased Country music monarch Big Tom McBride will be the subject of a special tribute at Castleblayney Show on Bank Holiday Monday, August 6th. Attendees can enjoy songs, stories and photographs in a special tribute to the Oram man who was an enthusiastic supporter of the annual event over many years. The Big Tom commemoration is just one facet of a full and varied programme which will include some highly competitive livestock and produce classes where the best of the region’s agricultural activity….

THE Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau was involved with local gardai from the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division and the Garda Drugs Unit, in conjunction with the Revenue authorities, in a major swoop in Castleblayney last Monday, in which a consignment of drugs was seized. The search, which was carried out at a dwelling in the town, led to the recovery of a consignment of 3.5 kg. of herbal cannabis, worth an estimated…

By PATSY McARDLE HUGE crowds from both sides of the border are expected in Castleblayney this weekend for the 20th annual Muckno Mania Festival which is regarded as one of the most entertaining and all-embracing festivals in the country. The event gets under way tonight (Thursday) with the selection of a festival queen. There are eight contenders (See Castleblayney News) in the running for the honour which was claimed last…

A Castleblayney man, Anthony Lambe, with an address at Annadrumman, was jailed for life in the Circuit Criminal Court on Monday last for the murder of a Dundalk woman, Irene White, in 2005. The court heard that on the morning of April 6 2005, Irene White’s 79-year-old mother called into her house for some breakfast and found her daughter lying in a pool of blood. The prosecution alleged that she was stabbed 34 times. A cold case team began reviewing the murder in 201 after two witnesses came forward with ...