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  • Evening Herald Journalist Slates Muckno Mania

      Monday’s Evening Herald story which slated the Flintstones World Record attempt at the Muckno Mania festival last weekend was obviously written by an ill informed ignoramus who obviously has never spent any time around beautiful Castleblayney. For ...
  • Draconian Penalties Must be Reversed

      IFA president, John Bryan, has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith, to address the “draconian” penalties being imposed where his Department have deemed that the farmers have over-claimed land for Single Farm Payment and the Disad...
  • Cinema Listings

    To: Cinema Listings Dept   Page 1 of 2.   From: Diamond Cinema Monaghan   Re: Programme from Friday 9th July to Thursday 15th July 2010   Title Friday S...
  • Monaghan Diamond Screen Cinema Listings

    Movie Program from the 9th of July – 15th of July 2010 Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12/A) 125 min. Fri: 3.20, 7.20 & 10.00 Sat & Sun: 1.20, 4.20, 7.20 & 10.00 Mon & Tues: 7.20 Wed & Thurs: 3.20 & 7.20...
  • Poc Fada Presents - Rubber Plants

    Poc Fada Presents - Rubber Plants Friday 23rd July 2010 Led Zepplin Experience ...
  • Rock Your Socks Off at PáircFEST!

    The countdown for PáircFEST 2010 has begun! The open air rock concert which is set to take place in Newbliss on Saturday, 17 July will see some of the best tribute bands in the country take to the stage in a musical extravaganza. The unique festival w...
  • Charity Night in An Poc Fada

      Members of the public are invited to attend a charity night hosted by monaghanlife.ie in aid of the Make a Wish Foundation in An Poc Fada, Monaghan town on Friday, 9 July. On the night there will be a barbeque, live music and a raffle with top prizes...
  • Artist to Give Talk at Iontas

    Artist Robert Kelly will give a talk on print-making in conjunction with the Yeats and The Golden age of Print Exhibition in the Iontas Gallery on Wednesday, 23 June. Robert has engaged himself in all aspects of printmaking and his teaching experience s...
  • New Funding for Lamb Promo Welcome

      Monaghan IFA Sheep Chairman Eamon Markey has welcomed the allocation of an additional €500,000 in promotional funding from An Bord Bia specifically for the lamb sector. According to Mr Markey this funding will be targeted in full at the home market...
  • Assurances on River Basin Plans Welcomed

      Monaghan IFA Environment Chairman Kathleen Ward has welcomed important river basin management plan assurances received following a meeting with senior officials from the Department of the Environment. IFA sought and received a clear commitment from t...
  • AEOS Scheme Must be Built On for 2011

      With around 8,000 farmers having joined the AEOS scheme by the closing date of 17 May last, IFA is now calling for a commitment from the Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith, that the scheme will be reopened again for farmers by autumn of this year...
  • Call for Permits for Restricted Herd Owners

      After requests from IFA, IFA Animal Health Project Team Chairman John Waters has welcomed the decision by the Department of Agriculture to provide TB restricted farmers with the option of having the cards for pre-identified slaughter animals stamped....
  • Funding of Farm Schemes Vital for Recovery

      IFA President John Bryan has highlighted the importance of maintaining Government funding for vital farm schemes, including REPS, the Suckler Cow and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, to underpin the recovery of the agriculture sector in 2011 and beyond. C...
  • P.J’s Banter Banishes Gloom

      Negative equity? Share prices falling? Dole queues lengthening and recession biting? It’s everywhere, isn’t it? And you have to get away from it and laugh – just laugh for two hours. Let go and to heck with everything. Spend ten minutes in the c...
  • REPS 4 Plans Decision Welcomed

        Following IFA representation, the Department of Agriculture has agreed to allow REPS 4 plans to be continued by the legal successor when the participant dies. ...
  • Lidl Accused of Misleading Labelling

    At a protest by sheep farmers in the Lidl store in Tullamore during the week, IFA National Sheep Chairman James Murphy accused Lidl of misleading consumers in the labelling of lamb in their stores. ...
  • Call for Ban on Planning Permission

      IFA President John Bryan has called for a ban on planning permissions exclusively for food retail space as part of the review by local authorities, which is examining the need for land that has been zoned in recent years. ...
  • Seeing Double!

      The twins are marching in from everywhere as Carrickmacross Lions Club gears up to attempt a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of twins in Ireland this weekend. ...
  • AIB Commitment to Farm Business Welcomed

      Monaghan IFA Farm Business Chairman, Andrew McConkey, has welcomed this week’s announcement by AIB of a dedicated fund for SMEs and farm businesses. The aim of the scheme is to support viable small businesses through the current economic downturn. ...
  • Call to Reinstate Full Ban on Brazilian Beef

      IFA President John Bryan has called for the EU Commission to reinstate a full ban on Brazilian beef imports after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) identified a third case in the last week of Brazilian beef failing to meet acceptable ...