MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT FUNDING SCHEME 2018

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Monaghan County Council is committed to supporting local communities to promote, enhance and develop their local area. This commitment is supported by the annual Community and Environment Funding Scheme.
We are now inviting applications for the 2018 funding scheme. In 2018, the Municipal Districts, Community Development, Housing and Environment sections are working together to allocate funding through one central funding scheme. This process will allow community groups to maximise funding available to them and to ensure all community groups, residents committees and tidy towns groups throughout the county are supported in their voluntary activities.

Funding is available under three distinct measures.
Measure one: Community Infrastructure Supports
The community infrastructure supports measure aims to develop and enhance local community facilities and amenities in County Monaghan.

Measure two: Community Development Supports
The community development support measure aims to support local communities to promote and encourage community participation and engagement throughout the county.

Measure three: Environmental Supports
The environmental supports measure aims to support local communities, residents committees and tidy towns groups to deliver projects that enhance the appearance and improve the quality of the environment in their area.

Guidelines on criteria and application forms for the new Community & Environment Funding Scheme are available by contacting:

Fionnuala Mulligan, Monaghan County Council, Community Development Section on 047 73720
Or fmulligan@monaghancoco.ie

Or by downloading the forms below:

Community Environment Grant Scheme 2018 Application Form – (Word Doc)

Community Environment Grant Scheme Guidelines 2018 – (PDF)

If you would like support completing your application, Bernie Bradley is available to assist groups. You can make an appointment by contacting the number above.

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY March 2rd 2018 at 5 p.m.
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

PROPOSED CCTV SCHEME – MONAGHAN TOWN CENTRE

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Monaghan County Council, Monaghan Tidy Towns, Monaghan Town Team representing the Traders and Residents of the town centre, and An Garda Síochána have come together to form a Community Safety Partnership, to address community safety issues in Monaghan town centre. The first initiative to grow from this Partnership is to erect a CCTV system to cover the public areas of the town, in response to a number of anti-social behaviour incidents in the town centre. It is hoped that the CCTV footage will act as a deterrent to criminal and anti social behaviour, and also aid in the detection of crime.

THE VIEWS OF THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES OF THE TOWN ARE NOW SOUGHT REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF THE CAMERAS

A map of the town, showing the proposed location of each camera, is available on the Council website, and is on display in all Council buildings in Monaghan town, including the Motor Tax building, the Market House and the Library.

HOW TO HAVE YOUR SAY:

You can let the Community Safety Partnership know how you feel about the idea of a CCTV scheme in the town, or your views on the placement of any individual camera, by :

  • Contacting the team through before Friday 19h January 2018 (contact details below)
  • Coming along to talk to the team in the Market House on:

Wednesday 17th January between 7.30pm and 9pm

Following this consultation period, a final map of proposed sites for the cameras will be posted to Monaghan County Council’s website, www.monaghan.ie and an application for funding for the cameras will be made to the Dept of Justice’s Community CCTV Scheme. It is hoped to have the CCTV system up and running by mid 2018.
Queries on the scheme, and comments on the consultation, can be made to:

Donal McElwain, Monaghan Municipal District Co-Ordinator, Council Offices, The Glen, Monaghan monaghan@monaghancoco.ie Tel 047 73777

Carol Lambe, Community Development Dept, Council Offices, The Glen, Monaghan clambe@monaghancoco.ie Tel 047 30500

Consultation closes Friday 19th January 2018

View CCTV Scheme Consultation Poster here >>

Monaghan Sports Partnership Sports Club Grant Scheme 2017

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Monaghan Sports Partnership’s key aim is to support and increase participation in Sport and Physical Activity.Monaghan Sports Partnership’s key aim is to support and increase participation in Sport and Physical Activity.With this in mind, MSP is pleased to announce a Grant Programme for 2017 for sports clubs that provide activities of a sporting or physical activity nature and in particular projects that attract new members or which increase participation in an activity.

Applications are now being accepted for assistance under this fund, which is available under two strands:

  • Strand 1: Sports Club basic grant programme
  • Strand 2: Sports Club Participation Development Project grant programme

(Strand 2 applications require the submission of a development plan for a period of 12-18 months which will result in increased membership / participation)

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 20th December 2017 at 5pm.
Information Sessions on the Grant Programme will take place on:

Monday 27th November 2017 at 7.30pm in Castleblayney Enterprise Centre
Thursday 30th November 2017 at 7.30pm in YWCA, North Rd, Monaghan (Y-Zone room downstairs)

Application form, Guidelines (terms & conditions) and Sample Development Plans will be available at these sessions or can be downloaded from www.monaghansports.ie or requested from our office at 042-9755126

RAPID PROGRAMME 2017

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MONAGHAN LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (LCDC)
RAPID PROGRAMME 2017

In conjunction with the three Municipal Districts under the remit of Monaghan County Council, Monaghan Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) will administer the recently launched RAPID Programme for 2017 in the county.

The Programme is focused on tackling social exclusion and improving the quality of life for residents in disadvantaged urban areas and provincial towns. Under the programme, eligible groups/ organisations may apply for grants for capital projects or elements of projects which would improve the quality of life for residents in disadvantaged urban areas. The total amount of funding available for 2017 is €64,500.

Applications should relate to at least one key target group and thematic area in order to be eligible for consideration e.g. youth, older people, or projects promoting integration. The Programme will target projects falling under the strategic themes as set out in the Monaghan Local Economic and Community Plan 2016-2021 (LECP). The plan can be viewed at https://monaghan.ie/communitydevelopment/local-economic-and-community-plan-lecp/

Monaghan County Council, on behalf of the LCDC, will make payments directly to the successful groups, expected to be in December 2017.

Further details on the RAPID programme 2017, including details on eligible urban areas, together with application forms and guidelines are available by contacting Fionnuala at 047 73720 or emailing rapidapplications@monaghancoco.ie or by downloading the forms here:

(RAPID) PROGRAMME APPLICATION FORM 2017

(RAPID) PROGRAMME APPLICATION FORM GUIDELINES 2017

ALL APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE RETURNED
BY 5pm on 24 November 2017 to:-

Fionnuala Mulligan, “Rapid Programme 2017”,
Monaghan County Council/Monaghan LCDC,
Community Development Section,
The Glen, Monaghan.

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

 

Golden Glaslough! Village Officially Recognised as one of Europe’s Best

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The picture perfect village of Glaslough put Co. Monaghan firmly on the European map on Friday, 15th September, as nineteen delegates from the village, accompanied by staff and Cathaoirligh from Monaghan County Council, descended on the spa resort town of Podčetrtek, Slovenia for the announcement of the results of this year’s prestigious Entente Florale Europe awards, and came home with a Gold Award, the highest accolade in the competition.

Group Award
“A proud moment for Co. Monaghan. The Glaslough delegation pose with the bronze plaque which will be erected in Glaslough village, next to the plaque commemorating the village’s win of the National Tidy Towns Title in 1978. Seated front are (l to r): Gareth Corrigan (Chair Glaslough Tidy Towns), Ann McGhee (Mayor of Glaslough), Cllr Paudge Connolly (Cathaoirleach Monaghan MD), Cllr Cathy Bennett (Cathaoirleach Monaghan County Council, Louise Duffy (Projects Co-Ordinator Glaslough Tidy Towns). Back row (l to r): Irish Jury members Dr Christy Boylan and Eamon de Stafort, Donal McElwain, Monaghan Municipal District Co-Ordinator, Melanie Colleran, Noel Keelan, Patricia Murphy Thom, Dennis Flannery, Monaghan County Council Horticulturalist, Claire Cunningham, Maeve Treanor, Noel Kennedy, Helen Kennedy, Irene Gormley’s hair!, Bridie Comiskey, Siobhan Cheung, Ciaran Teague, Marie Colleran, Susan Shipley, Carol Lambe, competition Co-Ordinator for Monaghan County Council, Liz Morrough, Jamie Duffy. (missing from photo: Packie McGhee, who’d wandered off to get his hair and make-up done)”

The competition is run by the European Association for Flowers and Landscape, which is an international non-profit association, which aims to promote social and cultural development to enhance Horticulture, Tourism and Environment. They do this by encouraging actions that foster a better quality of life for urban dwellers, and their main tool for so doing is the annual Entente Florale Europe competition, which is run in 9 countries. Participating towns and villages are visited by an international Jury during the summer, awarding marks against set criteria.  Depending on the marks awarded, each participating village or town is then awarded either a bronze, silver, or gold merit, and given a rather substantial plaque to display in their town.

“Gareth Corrigan, Chairman of the Glaslough Entente Florale Steering Committee and Chair of Glaslough Tidy Towns, and Louise Duffy, Projects Co-Ordinators for Glaslough Tidy Towns, accept the bronze plaque which accompanies the Gold Award from Chairman of Entente Florale Jury, Rudi Geerardyn. Also in the photo are (l to r): Irene Gormley, Claire Cunningham, Cllr Paudge Connolly, Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Municipal District Council and Cllr Cathy Bennett, Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council”

Ireland’s entries are nominated by the National Tidy Towns unit in the Dept of Environment each year, with only two towns or villages representing any participating country. Abbeyleix in Co. Laois, Ireland’s other representative, was awarded a Silver merit, and won the President’s Award for Biodiversity for their wonderful bog conservation work.

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Sliabh Beagh Masterplan

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Welcome to the Draft Sliabh Beagh Masterplan public consultation process.
The Masterplan has been jointly commissioned by Monaghan County Council and Fermanagh & Omagh District Council to establish a strategic vision for the future of this important rural area.
The plan is being produced by Landscape Architects, The Paul Hogarth Company, working in close consultation with local people.
These boards summarise the emerging findings, aims, objectives and projects. You are kindly invited to review these draft proposals and to share with us your feedback, so helping improve the plan.

See full Sliabh Beagh Masterplan PDF here >>

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/sliabhbeaghmasterplan

MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL WELCOME PEACE IV FUNDING

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The Monaghan LCDC PEACE IV Programme, which is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body, is a unique initiative of the European Union which has been designed to support peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland.

Launch of PEACE IV Monaghan – Paul Clifford Monaghan County Council, Niamh Smyth TD, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD, Gina McIntyre SEUPB, Heather Humphreys TD, Cathy Bennett Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County council

The PEACE IV Partnership has been working on the development of programmes since March 2016; beginning with consultation and engagement sessions, public information events, focus groups, project design and development, and finally an extensive application and assessment process with the Special EU Programmes Body.

The content of the Monaghan LCDC PEACE IV Local Action Plan has now been agreed by the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government with the overarching priority of supporting peace and reconciliation within three main themes:

  • Children and Young People with a budget of €638,544.89
  • Shared Spaces and Services with a budget of €1,078,906.06
  • Building Positive Relations with a budget of €1,321,117.01

 

To launch the new PEACE IV Programme, a public event was held on Thursday 7th September. Representatives of the Council including the Chief Executive Eamonn O’Sullivan, Cathaerloich Councillor Cathy Bennett, Director of Community Development Paul Clifford, members of the PEACE IV Partnership, and members of the Local Community Development Committee attended the event.

Chief Executive of Monaghan County Council, Eamonn O’Sullivan commented, “The Monaghan Peace Plan was adopted after extensive consultation, in partnership with cross – community bodies throughout the county. I would like to thank the Peace Partnership Board, Local Community Development Committee and all who contributed to the plan”

Launch of PEACE IV Monaghan – SEUPB Gina McIntyre, Elected Representatives Cavan/Monaghan Niamh Smyth TD, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD, Heather Humphreys TD, Cathy Bennett Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County council and County Councillors Aidan Campbell, Pat Treanor & Senator Robbie Gallagher, Monaghan County Council Eamonn O’Sullivan Chief Executive, Paul Clifford Director Of Services

Representatives from SEUPB were also in attendance and provided an overview from a funding perspective. Speaking at the event Gina McIntyre, CEO of the Special EU Programmes Body said; “The projects that will be supported by this funding will all play their part in opening up ‘mind-borders’ as they will encourage real local cross-community and cross-border working, which is imperative in ensuring that we in this region continue to be more outward looking.”

The launch event marked the official start of the new PEACE IV Programme, bringing together local community groups, sports clubs, church groups, youth clubs, delivery agents and activity providers, to find out how they could get involved in the Programme.

The PEACE IV Programme is an EU funded Programme designed to support peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border region. It is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

Match-funding for this element of the PEACE IV Programme has been provided by the Executive Office in Northern Ireland, the Department for Rural & Community Development (Shared Spaces and Services/Building Positive Relations) and the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in Ireland (Children and Young People).

A project supported by the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

Launch of PEACE IV Monaghan – Monaghan PEACE IV Partnership Board

Launch of Phase 2 of the Ulster Canal Greenway

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Monday 11th September 2017’

In partnership with Waterways Ireland, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and East Border Region Ltd., Monaghan County Council launched Phase 2 of the Ulster Canal Greenway Project on the 11th of September 2017. This cross border project was officially launched by Minster Shane Ross of the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport and Minister Heather Humphreys of the Department of Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Link to official Press release here)
This €4.95m INTERREG VA funded project will extend 22km between Smithborough in County Monaghan and Middletown in County Armagh and is due to open in 2020. Click here to find out more