Articles in the This Week’s Newspaper Category

Festivals of every type have grown to be an important part of the Co Monaghan economy, their significance accentuated in recent years by the corrosive effects of the financial collapse on many previously dependable income and revenue streams. The value of these events, of course, transcends the monetary – they have the salutary effect, peculiar to the artistic, of reinforcing local identities and community solidarity while, temporarily at least, transforming them through the infusion of different ideas and cultural practices. Interaction with the visitors these celebrations attract generates ...

The sparkling and spacious new Church of Ireland National School in Rockcorry received its first batch of pupils on Tuesday last, marking a major milestone in what has been a hugely successful project in difficult times, and bringing six years of initial planning to a culmination. Under the stewardship of long-serving school principal Hazel Speares, the tastefully designed new school has three classrooms, a resource room, learning support room, staff room, offices, general purpose hall and toilets, and is set in grounds comprising a grass pitch and hard-core pitch ...

An 18-year-old Rockcorry woman remained in a critical condition at Cavan Hospital last night following a horrific traffic accident on Tuesday evening last when the car being driven by her mother was involved in a collision with a rigid lorry. The Scania tipper truck, which was also driven by a local man, had been travelling towards Rockcorry at Claraghy, about half a mile outside the village when the accident occurred. It is understood that the woman, whose 18 and 12-year-old daughters were in the Ford Focus five-door car, ...

As Diarmuid McCleary is pictured by Rory Geary putting the finishing touches to his ‘Graffiti Arts’ project in anticipation of the Harvest Time Blues Festival this weekend, it’s worth looking at the words by the late Rory Gallagher — which are edged in the piece — who says, “Blues is the most demanding form of music because it goes deeper, it goes beyond technique. Because it’s spiritual , it drains the artist”. These words bring us to the crossroads of the music were the legendary bluesman, Robert Leroy ...

By Cianna McNally A HUGE crowd was in attendance in the Canal Stores, Clones on Monday evening, 29th August as the National Famine Commemoration programme of events was officially launched ahead of the ceremony which will be held next Saturday, 10th September in Clones. The application to have the town host the national event was made by Clones Community Forum with the support of Clogher Historical Society and others. President of Ireland Mary McAleese will officiate at the ceremony which will involve both local and state input. Chairman of the Community ...

A physically stronger Cremartin held out for victory in a close and at times fractious finish to this low scoring final of the junior football championship that was played in blustery conditions in Pearse Park, Ballybay on Sunday evening last. The victory helped wipe away the bitter disappointment Cremartin experienced last year when they were beaten in the championship final after a replay and the victory also gives them their sixth junior football championship title in all. Clones for their part were playing in their tenth junior championship final and were ...

Monaghan’s rise and rise up camogie’s rankings took another leap forward last Sunday when the county’s finest captured the All-Ireland Junior ‘B’ Championship title for the second successive year, writes KEVIN CARNEY Monaghan’s love affair with the Maire Ni Chinneide Cup continues unabated following the county’s magnificent victory over Wicklow in last Sunday’s All-Ireland Junior “B” Camogie Championship final. The Oriel county struck gold last year in getting their hands on the Cup and history repeated itself last weekend when the Malachy Trainor-managed side overcame the Garden County in a thrilling encounter. Beating ...