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Calling all Local Businesses! St. Patrick’s Day Parade Competition
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

Carrickmacross Toy Library on the Move
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,

evolve – Digital Transformation for Local Businesses
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

Join in – Carrickmacross St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2023
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 Tidy Towns Group – Bowser Fund Raiser
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

St Patrick’s Day
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/

Calling All Volunteer Organisations
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

Christmas Religious Services
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/

Carrickmacross Chamber Christmas Jumper Day
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
HSE Healthy Ireland Health and Wellbeing Countdown – download by clicking Countdown To Christmas Calendar 2022

Cathaoirleach and Town Representatives Launch County-Wide #MyMonaghanChristmas Shop Local Campaign
The Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Seán Conlon, attended the official launch of the #MyMonaghanChristmas shop local campaign earlier this week. He was joined by representatives from the Carrickmacross Chamber of Commerce; Castleblayney Regeneration; and Monaghan Has It, to kick off the campaign, which is being run jointly by Monaghan LEO and Monaghan

Christmas Lights Switch On
The annual switch on of the Christmas Lights will take place on Friday November 25th . Santa will be meeting everyone outside the Shirley Arms Hotel at 6pm and he will lead the way up the town to turn on the Christmas Lights at 6.30pm. The Chamber of Commerce welcomes everyone

Carrick Aces Sculpture – The Runner
Carrick Aces, in conjunction with Castleblayney – Carrickmacross Municipal Council & Monaghan County Council, have added to the South Monaghan town’s landscape with a new sculpture titled “The Runner”. It symbolizes the work, strength and forward movement of local communities in Ireland today. Follow the direction of “The Runner” to

Gold Again for Carrickmacross Tidy Towns Group!
Carrickmacross received a gold medal again in the national SuperValu TidyTowns competition. This is Carrickmacross’ 10th successive gold medal which is an excellent achievement by the Group. In commenting on the achievement the Group acknowledged the work and support provided by the Municipal District staff, volunteers and the local community.

Free Part Time Courses
During December and January, Cavan/Monaghan Education & Training Board, (CMETB), will commence a range of free courses in Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones, and Monaghan Town, including: * Childcare Modules (Early Learning and Care, Special Needs Assisting, etc.) – Levels 5 and 6 * Christmas Crafts * Christmas Flower Arranging * Communications

IRO ANNOUNCES €6 MILLION INVESTMENT IN NEW FULL FIBRE BROADBAND NETWORK FOR CARRICKMACROSS AND MONAGHAN TOWN
Tuesday, 25 October – SIRO, the broadband network operator, has today announced that it is investing €6 million in the roll out of a new full fibre network to Carrickmacross and Monaghan town. As part of the roll out, 5,300 premises in these towns can connect to SIRO’s gigabit, 100% fibre

Double Finals!
Corduff Gaels and Magheracloone Mitchells will contest the: Intermediate Football Championship Final on Sunday the 23rd of October in Inniskeen 3:30 PM Referee: Andrew Mullen And the Intermediate Football League Final on the 30th of October in Carrickmacross 2:00 PM Referee: TBC Good luck to everyone!

Sarah Hanratty Wins World WAKO final – Update
Congratulations to Sarah Hanratty, who won her final WAKO World Kickboxing Championships in Jesolo. Follow https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057571175405

Youthers Zone Carrickmacross – Autumn Time Table
Youthers Zone Carrickmacross is Back with a new Autumn timetable. We’re looking forward to meeting you all this Friday at our Youth Clubs. Free for all young people.

St Louis Secondary School – Open Night
St Louis Secondary would like to invite 5th and 6th class girls to join us on Friday 14th October for a subject sampling day. You will get the chance to experience a day in the life of secondary school; meeting new friends and teachers, exploring our beautiful buildings, changing classes

Patrician High School – Open Night
October the 3rd Patrician High School will be welcoming 5th and 6th year boys, along with their families, to our Open Night from 6pm to 8.30pm. Check the video below for all the information you’ll need. See you there! https://fb.watch/fSIUTAaota/

Registration for Inver College Open Night
Registration for Inver College Open Night is now open for 6th class students with their parents and guardians. You can sign up at the attached link https://www.invercollege.ie/online-enrolment

9 to 5 – The Musical!
Northeast Musical & Dramatic Society Carrickmacross are proud to present… 9 to 5 The Musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s. this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex

Down Syndrome Centre North East – Seeking Volunteers
We are seeking volunteers for our upcoming face to face intensive speech and language group with Olive Buckeridge. This will take place over midterm from the 1st-5th of November here in our centre in Carrickmacross. We require volunteers seeking experience working with children with Additional needs. Preferably qualified Childcare Professionals.