ALONE provides many services to Older People in your area to enable them to stay living at home for longer. ALONE recruits, trains and supports Volunteers for 3 services: 1) Visitation and Befriending Service, which is where a volunteer gives an hour a week of their time to provide companionship to an

Markey’s Bar turns 100. A huge achievement for any business and we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them and wish them all the best. They are celebrating with 2 nights of music as below, make sure to call in! Step back in time and party like it’s

There is no end of talent in Carrickmacross and Monaghan. This weekend saw 14 different buskers take to the street in Carrickmacross. Shoppers and retailers were entertained with music and entertainment from a host of buskers which included belly dancing, banjo and guitar playing and flutists.  Hugh thank you to

The annual Inniskeen Road July Evening Festival is on the 10th to the 13th of July. Check out the great line up below and click on the links for bookings. Thursday 10th until Sunday 13th July Moments to see wonder in the grass – new drawings by John Price Round

The Tidy Town Committee always brings a good news smile especially at this time of year. Full throttle is on at the moment in preparation for the annual Tidy Town competition adjudication. Townspeople will wake up this week to some 200 floral displays placed out around the town, this is

The sound of music will be heard all over Carrickmacross this Saturday the 28th of June. Carrickmacross Chamber is hosting a full day of busking on the Main Street. Buskers including Brendan McCahey and The Ukuelanins will be taking part. A host of local artists will be performing live on the Main Street, playing

The Chamber of Commerce Carrickmacross Free Walking Tour resume on the 31st of May at 11am outside the Shirley Arms Hotel. These are a great opportunity to find out more about the history of Carrickmacross, and to see some of the highlights of the town. Tours are lead by experienced

Save the date! The Carrickmacross Street Festival is just a few weeks away, taking place over the June bank holiday weekend (30th May-2nd June) One of the largest free festivals in Ireland, there is something for all the family, acts include: Johnny Brady The Young Wolf Tones Proud Mary Kids

Our basketball club is growing fast, and we’re on the lookout for passionate, dedicated volunteers to join our coaching team! Whether you’ve coached before, or just love the game and want to give back, we’d love to meet you. Coaching is a great way to stay active, build leadership skills,

The Easter Bunny was flat out planting eggs around the town and was delighted that there was a great turn out over the 2 weeks of the Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Hundreds of children and some adults took part in the hunt over Easter. The egg hunters had to find

Last Saturday ‘s weather was idyllic for the renewed partnership between the local Tidy Town Committee and Municipal District personnel as they joined forces and initiated a huge Spring Clean initiative, Some forty people gathered at the SuperValu car park and divided into 6 teams focusing on a number of

Its that time of the year again! The Annual Carrickmacross Chamber Easter Egg Hunt is on from the 12th of April to the 26th of April. Pick up your sheets from Birdy’s Newsagents, Hand’s Footwear, Golo Insurance, Keegan’s Newsagents. Its a great fun event for kids (and adults). All you

Carrickmacross Tidy Towns in conjuction with Monaghan County Council are calling on all residents and businesses to take part in a Spring Clean. The clean up will take place across the town of Carrickmacross. Residence organisations, sports / social groups and local businesses are all asked to get involved and

Féile Patrick Byrne has announced details of its up coming concerts. These are must attend events including: Renowned uilleann piper Séamus Ó Róchain who will launch his latest album Taibhsí Oiriail in the beautiful and atmospheric venue of St. Finbarr’s Church. And will take part in a concert on  Friday

Best Float 1 st Prize – Carrickmacross Street Festival – Sponsored by EuroSpar Cloughvalley Best Float 2 nd Prize – Bunscoil Lughaidh Naofa – Sponsored by Birdy’s Newsagents Best Band 1 st Prize – Corduff Pipe Band – Sponsored by Connolly Blinds Best Band 2 nd Prize – Stedfast Shoes

A large crowd attended this years Carrickmacross St Patrick’s Day Parade. St Patrick’s Day Parade started in 1965, 60 years ago

Congratulations to the NCBI Shop on Main Street, winners of the 2025 St Patrick’s Day Window Competition with 178 Votes! In 2nd place was Eakins Pharmacy with 66 Votes. Thank you for voting.

A new national association representing non-profit community toy libraries has been launched in Carrickmacross. Toy Libraries Ireland (TLI) is the representative body for non-profit community toy libraries on the island of Ireland. The team at Carrickmacross Toy Library secured funding via the Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme (CEIGS) administered by

Discover how to boost your online presence at this must-attend event, ‘Thrive Online Monaghan! Hear from Edel Treanor of Mullan Lighting, in 2024 Mullan generated revenue of €2.5m via online sales, which accounts for almost 30% of turnover. Ask questions of a panel of local retailers and businesses who have

Local and national media are reporting that the Nuremore Hotel has been sold to consortium of investors led by McGettigans, a family of hoteliers, with a view to being refurbished and developed in to a world class hotel. This is very welcome news for the town and the area which has

The Carrick Aces Credit Union 5k is now open for registration. This event is taking place on Sunday the 23rd of March. Book here.

  3/2/2025 Community Hub will be providing hot beverages, soup, sandwiches and power to charge your devices. Carrickmacross Civic Offices, A81 HY83 available from 11am – 7pm 28/01/2025 Carrickasedge Community Centre A81EE92 will be open for hot drink or phone charging Today 1.30 to 4pm and Wednesday 10 to 12

Carrick Cruisers Senior Men are entering an unprecedented run of 6 home games in a row. The first of which is this weekend as Carrick Cruiser BC welcome table toppers Portlaoise Panthers to the Phoenix. As a result of this, the club have a special offer on tickets for supporters