Expressions of Interest – Former Ski Club Lough Muckno

Monaghan County Council is seeking expressions of interest for the use of the former Ski Club and launch facilities at Lough Muckno, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan. The Council has recently received funding to refurbish the building and upgrade the facilities and are seeking expressions of interest from interested parties for short term lease agreements for use of the building, water facilities and surrounding areas.

The area consists of the land, buildings, compound and facilities which will accommodate water and land based recreational activities at Lough Muckno.

This will be a two-stage process whereby persons expressing an interest before the below closing date will be invited to submit detailed proposals and a business plan for further consideration in stage two.

Expressions should be made in writing to the following address on or before Friday, 29th of March, 2019 and be clearly marked “Lough Muckno Recreational Activities”.

By Email to
carrickmacross@monaghancoco.ie

or post to

Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District Council,
Riverside Road,
Carrickmacross,
Co. Monaghan.

Dates and Times for St. Patrick’s Day Parades in County Monaghan

Inniskeen: Sunday 10th March 1:30pm

Clones: Friday 15th March 7pm

Oram: Sunday 17th March 12:30pm

Carrickmacross: Sunday 17th March 3pm

Monaghan Town: Sunday 17th March 3pm

Ballybay: Sunday 17th March 5pm

Newbliss: Sunday 17th March 5pm

 

Local and European Elections 2019 Information

 

Polling Day

Polling for the European Parliament and Local Elections 2019 will take place on Friday 24 May 2019.  It is intended that a referendum on divorce will also be held on the same day.

 

Supplement to the Register

The closing date for the Supplement to the Register is Tuesday 7 May 2019.

The closing date for the Supplement to the Postal and Special Voters List is Sunday 28 April 2019.

 

List of Forms required for the Referendum:

RFA 2 – Application for inclusion in the Supplement to the Register of Electors – Closing date Tuesday 7^th May 2019

RFA 3 – Application to change your address in the Supplement to the Register of Electors – Closing date Tuesday 7^th May 2019

RFA 5 –  Application to change your status in the Supplement to the Register of Electors – Closing date Tuesday 7^th May 2019

PVS 1 – Application for inclusion in the Supplement to the Postal Voters list by persons with a Physical Illness or a Physical Disability – Closing date Sunday 28^th April 2019

PVS 2 – Application for inclusion in the Supplement to the Postal Voters list by electors unable to vote at their polling station due to circumstances of Occupation, including certain Students – Sunday 28^th April 2019.

 

To check if you are Registered to vote or to download forms go to www.checktheregister.ie  or www.Monaghan.ie/RegisterofElectors   

Monaghan Local Enterprise Office Offer Brexit Supports for Small Businesses

 

As hubs of expert advice, information and practical supports, dedicated Local Enterprise Office teams can help you manage your Brexit response through –

Scorecards to help with planning

• One-to-one mentoring
• Specialist training and consultancy
• Financial supports
• Access to worldwide support networks
• Dedicated Brexit events

 

Here’s a handy guide to Brexit supports, which are available through your Local Enterprise Office.

 

For full information please see Brexit Supports for Small Businesses

Local Enterprise Office Monaghan announces plans for ‘Local Enterprise Week’ March 4th-8th 2019

Running from March 4th to 8th, Local Enterprise Office Monaghan will be celebrating ‘Local Enterprise Week’with a range of events for start-ups, aspiring entrepreneurs and small businesses in the area.

The focus of Local Enterprise Week is to increase awareness of the wide range of Local Enterprise Office supports and services available to micro and small enterprises.

One of the highlights of Local Enterprise Week in County Monaghan will be our flagship seminar on Wednesday 6th March, An Economic Forecast with Dr Vincent Power from A&L Goodbody, who will examine what Brexit might mean for Monaghan businesses. As a partner in the firm specialising in EU las, EU & Irish competition/antitrust law, merger control, regulatory law and transport law, this gives him a unique perspective on all matters related to Brexit. This will be followed by a Q&A session with a panel of experts in the field of customs, product supply chain and people movement. This is a free event , but places are limited so booking is essential.

Another highlight of the week will be when we are joined by Imen McDonald and Cliodhna Prendergast from Lens & Larder on Monday 4th March, who will deliver a hands-on workshop on food photography and styling. This masterclass will give participants the skills to take mouth-watering pictures of their produce with their smartphones for use on social media. Places are limited so early booking is advised.

John McEntegart, Head of Enterprise at LEO Monaghan said that, “Local Enterprise Week was the ideal ‘shop window’ to show the wide range of supports on offer to start-ups, sole traders and small businesses in Monaghan”. He also said; ” Local Enterprise Week, which takes place from March 4th to 8th, is a collaboration on a local and national scale between LEOs, local business communities, Government Departments, other untis within Local Authorities and State support agencies. We hope these events will inspire and motivate hundreds of entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs in County Monaghan.

Eilín Connolly, Business Advisor said, “I would encourage every start-up and small business owner to make it their business to check out and participate in some of the free events taking place in their locality. Workshops, seminars and programmes will be held in Carrickmacross, Ballybay, Castleblayney, Clones and in Monaghan town. It is important that anyone starting or growing a business is fully aware of the extensive range of enterprise supports that are available to them.”

Events Schedule:
A list of the events that we have planned are available at the link below and there is also a link to the online booking section of our website where you can register for you chosen event now. If you have any queries, please contact our office on 047 71818 or via email at info@leo.monaghancoco.ie

Event Details

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Monaghan Age Friendly Programme Public Meetings

Older people in Monaghan
We want to hear your views!

Monaghan Age Friendly Programme is developing a new strategy and we are looking for the input of older people living in the county.

Public Meetings scheduled for March 2019

 

Venues, Dates and Times:

Blackwater Learning Centre, Emyvale on Monday March 4th at 2pm

Shirley Arms Hotel, Carrickmacross on Tuesday March 5th at 11am

Creighton Arms Hotel, Clones on Thursday March 7th at 11am

For more information

Contact Liz Brannigan on 047-30500

Please also see:

Age Friendly Public Consultation Meeting Blackwater (PDF)

Age Friendly Public Consultation Meeting Carrickmacross (PDF)

Age Friendly Public Consultation Meeting Clones (PDF)

 

 

 

 

Knocknacran-Drumgossat Residents Forum Update – 21 Feb 2019

 

The second meeting of the Residents Forum took place on 19 Feb 2019 in Carrickmacross Civic

Offices. Representatives from the local Residents Group, Monaghan County Council officials and

elected members, Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Environmental

Protection Agency and Gyproc (Ireland) Ltd. were in attendance. The meeting was chaired by Cllr.

Colm Carthy.

 

Actions from the previous meeting were confirmed:

 

• Gyproc (Ireland) Ltd. distributed maps to residents detailing the extent of the mine at

Drumgossat.

• Pat McEneaney was appointed Community Liaison Office by the company.
• Monaghan County Council had sought funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism

and Sport to restore roads in the area

• Copies of a historical report on the mine were issued to residents

 

Gyproc (Ireland) Ltd gave details on the ongoing drilling programme which will be completed next

week. 23 holes will have been drilled and laser and sonar scanning will be undertaken in early March

to ascertain the condition of the underground mine workings in the area of the LP4900 road.

Following this Gyproc’s Consultants, SRK, will undertake modelling and prepare a report by 29 March

that will be reviewed by the Department and its consultants, Wardell Armstrong. The next technical

meeting is scheduled for 9 April 2019.

 

Gyproc has committed to revise the maps they have published to incorporate houses along the

LT49012/3 and will issue the detailed maps of the mine workings to residents on 5 April.

Gyproc appointed Pat McEneaney as their community liaison officer and he met with over 70

residents in Tracey’s Hotel on 11 Feb. It was agreed to invite the Chairperson and Secretary of this

wider group of residents to the next meeting.

 

Monaghan County Council has requested funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism and

Sport to restore roads in the vicinity of the mine. The Council was mandated by elected members at

the meeting to contact the DTAS Roads Inspector and write to Ministers Humphreys and Canney

seeking funding for road restoration. The residents sought the Council to widen the road to

accommodate two-way traffic on the local diversion route between Corrybracken Cross and

Drumgossat School. The Council will investigate the possibility of carrying out work along this road

and upgrade signage along the diversion route.

 

The Council confirmed that no decision can be made on the reopening of the LP4900 until after the

SRK report is completed and verified by DCCAE in April.

 

The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment issued a redacted copy of the

2002 SRK Report and a State Mining Lease map to the residents group. The Environmental

Protection Agency advised the residents that Gyproc (Ireland) Ltd. was required to apply for a new

discharge licence and pre-application discussions would commence next week.

 

Gyproc’s Community Liaison Officer gave details of his work over the past few weeks and invited

individuals with concerns or issues to contact him.

 

The next meeting of the Residents Forum is scheduled for 9 April 2019

Funding Opportunities

The LEADER programme in County Monaghan is being delivered by the LCDC and has grant funding available across three objectives under the rural towns initiative:

1. Support to deliver pilot heritage towns initiatives in one/two towns
2. Support for projects that seek to utilise town buildings for tourism accommodation and visitor attractions/tourism amenities
3. Support for the development of arts and community infrastructure in towns.

 

For more details,  please see the following booklet:

Call For LEADER Funding Rural Towns (PDF) 

 

For further information and contact details, please see: https://www.midl.ie/index.php/programmes/leader-framework/leader-application-process

 

 

Monaghan Town St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2019

Sunday 17th March 2019 at 3:00 P.M.

The Theme this year is “Health & Wellbeing”

Prizes will be awarded for:-
• Best Commercial Float
• Best Community Float
• Best Marching Band
• Best Irish Language Window Display
• €300 Prize for most innovative float

Fun for all the family including Bouncing Castles and Amusements

Application Form To Participate in Monaghan Town St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2019 is available Here

International Laserfiche Run Smarter Award for Monaghan County Council

This month Laserfiche recognised a group of international businesses, services and organisations that “have demonstrated innovation at the highest level”. Monaghan County Council was among that group of eleven organisations worldwide.

Monaghan County Council, working with Bizquip, have implemented Laserfiche technology in a range of areas, working to future-proof Council services and is delighted to have won the 2019 International Laserfiche Run Smarter Award.

Bizquip, a driver of Laserfiche technological solutions in Ireland, accepted the award on behalf of Monaghan County Council at an international conference in California, attended by over 4,000 delegates from around the globe.

Monaghan County Council has fully embraced a digital strategy to enhance its day to day running of services. It also means that it has created a more cost efficient, user-friendly service in an increasingly progressive workplace, being able to reallocate staff to other areas as a result. The Council has looked at how better to deliver services in a busy local authority, that deals with everything from housing and maintenance, to capital projects, libraries and sports. By digitising documents and changing how data is stored, the staff of the Council are able to access information in considerably less time. The Council have also moved to more automation within its services. This frees up staff time to deal with the people who use the services.