The Food Review Club visited Carrickmacross after having an questionable experience in Supermac’s in Dublin. “REDEMPTION TIME 🍔 Last time we visited Supermac’s we gave it one of our worst scores EVER! However we apparently visited the worst Supermac’s in Ireland so this time we venture out of Dublin to

Monaghan County Council gives notice of its intention to close the following road in the Municipal District of Carrickmacross-Castleblayney in County Monaghan: Date of Closure: 17th March 2023 Times: 2pm to 6pm To Facilitate: St Patrick’s Day Parade Road Closed: R927-3, from Castle Road to Castleblaney Rd  R178-6, from Dundalk

Féile Patrick Byrne festival will from Thursday 30th March to Palm Sunday 2nd April. On Thursday 30th March there will be the formal opening and annual lecture with Irish Times columnist Frank McNally. We hope to follow this with a dedicated singing session. On Friday 31st Belfast singer Gráinne Holland

Very often plaudits come in different guises and acknowledgement of achievement never goes to loss. Carrick has been invited to participate in the prestigious Best Kept Towns Competition which is an all Ireland affair. The top towns in the Republic and Northern Ireland go head to head in this competition.

Down Syndrome Centre North East are holding their third annual virtual walk/run fundraiser called “321 Go Neon” to raise funds for the centre and its services on the weekend of the 26th of March 2023 – and we want this year to be bigger and brighter than before! Participants are

The town of Carrickmacross expects a large attendance at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade which takes place on Friday, 17th March at 3pm. The day kicks off at 11:00am with the raising of the flag at the Courthouse, Carrickmacross which will be accompanied by music from the Stedfast Shoes

FREE PART-TIME COURSES FROM MARCH & APRIL During March and April, Cavan/Monaghan Education & Training Board, (CMETB), will commence a range of free courses in Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones, and Monaghan Town, including: * Art * Beauty (Introduction, Personal Care and Presentation, etc.) – Levels 2 and 5 * Business Administration

St. Patrick’s Day is coming upon us once again and we are taking names of any organisations, businesses, bands etc. that wish to take part in this year’s fun! We are anxious to recreate last year’s success and make this year’s parade even bigger and better! There will be prizes

On Saturday, 11th February 1843, the first adult and children ‘inmates’ were admitted to Carrickmacross Workhouse, which was built two years prior. It was one of 130 Workhouses built throughout Ireland pre-famine, between 1841 and 1843. A further 33 Workhouses were built post-famine, between 1850 and 1851. WORKHOUSE VISITOR EXPERIENCE

Carrickmacross Tidy Towns are organising a litter pick for Sunday the 12th of February at 10.30pm meeting at the Civic Centre. They are inviting all members of the community in Carrickmacross to take part see post on https://carrickmacross.ie/event/carrickmacross-tidy-towns-litter-pick/ for other languages. Carrickmacross Tidy Towns are asking that people use recyclable

CARRICKMACROSS ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE WINDOW COMPETITION BEST WINDOW PROMOTING “Sustainability ” To take part please submit a photograph of your window to carrickmacross@monaghancoco.ie by 3pm on Friday 10th March. All entries will be displayed on www.carrickmacross.ie. Members of the public will vote for their favourite and the window with

From Friday 3rd February the Carrickmacross Toy Library can be found at Castleblayney Road, A81 XK30 (opposite Quinn’s/Cloughvalley Stores, the unit formerly occupied by McKenna Agri Spares ). Our opening hours will remain the same. For the time being, we will be operating on a click and collect basis only,

The digitisation of companies impacts productivity by as much as 25%. In an age where resilience and a competitive edge are integral to survival, the importance of the path towards digitisation embarked on by our local businesses is significant. Digitalisation is the use of digital technologies to improve the business

Carrickmacross St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2023 All interested groups, individuals and businesses are invited to take part in the planning of the 2023 Parade. Should you wish to be part of the planning committee, please come along and have your say. Please confirm attendance by emailing carrickmacross@monaghancoco.ie. Initial preparations are

Carrickmacross Town Towns group is made up of volunteers who give their time to help ensure that Carrickmacross looks well and is a great place to live. The group have been very successful at the annual Tidy Town Awards and the town has received a gold medal 7 years in

The team organising St Patrick’s day in Carrickmacross are planning a sensory friendly area to ensure everyone can enjoy the festivities in the town , they would like to hear from people who may be able to help supervise the area on the day for 2 hours…get in touch https://volunteermonaghan.ie/

Starting in February, Monaghan Volunteer Centre staff will be at Carrickmacross Library 11 to 1 on the first Tuesday of each month. Come along to find out more about volunteering. Volunteer Centre staff can help you register and discuss volunteer roles that might suit you. The Volunteer Centre team would

Below are a list of websites or social media links for local religious organisations: https://www.carrickmacrossparish.ie/ https://donaghmoyne.com/ http://www.carrickbaptist.ie/ https://magheraclooneparish.com https://www.facebook.com/corvallypresbyterianchurch/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068687026623 – Inniskeen https://www.killannyparish.ie/ http://www.carrickmacross.clogher.anglican.org/

Every year Carrickmacross Chamber of Commerce encourages people and businesses to take part in the Christmas Jumper Day for charity. This year the Christmas Jumper Day will be on Friday the 16th of December. If you are in town or coming into Carrickmacross that day, make sure and wear your

HSE Healthy Ireland Health and Wellbeing Countdown – download by clicking Countdown To Christmas Calendar 2022