http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/meathnorth/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:20:24 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 75 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/mc_logo_500x75.png http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/meathnorth/ The HSE has taken the decision that with immediate effect all acute/emergency surgery will cease at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. It says the decision has been made in the interest of providing the highest quality of service to patients and following expert clinical advice. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999748-acute-and-emergency-surgery-at-navan-hospital-ended/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999748-acute-and-emergency-surgery-at-navan-hospital-ended/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:56:03 +0100 News Oldcastle native Tony Sheridan, the president and chief executive officers of one of the largest business groups in the US state of Connecticut, was home in Meath last week, visiting friends and relatives. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999729-oldcastle-native-honoured-in-connecticut/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999729-oldcastle-native-honoured-in-connecticut/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:48:01 +0100 News A team of firefighters from Oldcastle will take part in the annual World Rescue Challenge in Cork city this weekend, where fire and emergency personnel from around the world will compete in road traffic collision challenges over three days. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999738-oldcastle-firemen-take-part-in-world-rescue-challenge/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999738-oldcastle-firemen-take-part-in-world-rescue-challenge/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:46:59 +0100 News Meath Vocational Education Committee is offering a new course in its adult education programme in O'Carolan College, Nobber this autumn. A course on the history of Irish music and tin and low whistle will commence in Nobber on Tuesday 28th September. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999726-meath-vec-offering-irish-music-history-course-in-nobber/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999726-meath-vec-offering-irish-music-history-course-in-nobber/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:45:04 +0100 News A total of €1,100 has been raised as a result of the Nobber Vintage Club's Pakistan Flood Appeal which was held last Saturday. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999731-nobber-vintage-group-raises-83641100-for-pakistan-flood-appeal/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999731-nobber-vintage-group-raises-83641100-for-pakistan-flood-appeal/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:40:49 +0100 News A Carlanstown father of two who lives at a dangerous bend approaching the village has called for immediate traffic calming measures to be installed after three accidents occurred there last week. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999529-three-collisions-at-carlanstown-bend-over-the-course-of-one-week/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999529-three-collisions-at-carlanstown-bend-over-the-course-of-one-week/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:56:01 +0100 News A very new and innovative literary project entitled 'One Author - One Nobber' is being launched in O'Carolan College, Nobber, in October. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999550-ballivor-author-quinns-books-to-be-adopted-by-nobber-readers/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999550-ballivor-author-quinns-books-to-be-adopted-by-nobber-readers/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:42:49 +0100 News Mullagh Fair Day takes place on 12th September next. The traditional fair was one of the best and biggest in the north east, its proximity to the Virginia Road railway station ensured that cattle purchased in Mullagh could easily be transported to ports in Dublin and Drogheda. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999548-400-year-tradition-kept-alive-at-mullagh-fair-day/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999548-400-year-tradition-kept-alive-at-mullagh-fair-day/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:40:16 +0100 News Sheridans Cheesemongers of Carnaross are hosting a harvest festival on Sunday 5th September to celebrate food grown or produced within a 50 mile radius. The 'Fifty Mile Festival' will be held at Sheridans' headquarters at Virginia Road Station, Carnaross. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999552-producers-from-50-mile-radius-for-carnaross-harvest-festival/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999552-producers-from-50-mile-radius-for-carnaross-harvest-festival/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:39:17 +0100 News Nobber GAA Club's victory in its first game in RTE's 'Celebrity Bainisteoir' tournament was dampened somewhat after one of their Fermanagh opponents received a head injury and was rushed to hospital by ambulance. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999324-real-life-drama-as-player-hurt-in-celebrity-bainisteoir-match/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999324-real-life-drama-as-player-hurt-in-celebrity-bainisteoir-match/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:59:41 +0100 News The latest in a series of concerts at Ballinlough Castle in Clonmellon saw acts such as Sophie Ellis Bextor and Alexandra Burke, and Bananarama and Samantha Fox perform in what was described as Europe's and Ireland's first ever music and arts festival for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and their friends. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999340-yellow-brick-road-leads-to-ballinlough-castle-gig/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999340-yellow-brick-road-leads-to-ballinlough-castle-gig/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:47:54 +0100 News Ten girls recently travelled 1,000 miles across the UK and Ireland on ten tractors in support of various charities, stopping off in Carlanstown, Kells, during the Irish leg of their tour. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999348-tractor-girls-pit-stop-in-carlanstown/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999348-tractor-girls-pit-stop-in-carlanstown/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:45:05 +0100 News Up to 40,000 people attended the 35th annual Steam Threshing Festival which took place in Moynalty in brilliant sunshine on Sunday. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999280-evergreen-moynalty-steam-threshing-attracts-40000/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999280-evergreen-moynalty-steam-threshing-attracts-40000/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:51:06 +0100 News A charity cycle to raise funds for the Irish Heart and Lung Transplant Association will be hosted by Moynalty Cycling Club this Saturday, 14th August. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999243-bernard-dunne-to-get-50mile-moynalty-charity-cycle-underway-/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999243-bernard-dunne-to-get-50mile-moynalty-charity-cycle-underway-/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:49:00 +0100 News St Brigid's Church, Oldcastle, is the venue this Sunday night, 15th August, for the latest fundraising event in the campaign by the Friends of Oldcastle & District Alzheimer's Day Care Centre, who are raising funds to purchase a much-needed minibus for the centre. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999276-oldcastle-concert-to-feature-local-pp/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999276-oldcastle-concert-to-feature-local-pp/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:48:36 +0100 News The discovery of the remains believed to be those of Charlie Armstrong in a Monaghan bog last Thursday has given new hope to the families of two more of 'The Disappeared', Seamus Wright and Kevin McKee, whose bodies are reported to have been buried at Coghalstown bog, Wilkinstown, and where a search was still continuing this week. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3999082-bog-searches-continue-near-wilkinstown-for-disappeared/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3999082-bog-searches-continue-near-wilkinstown-for-disappeared/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:59:35 +0100 News Six-year-old Robbie Crosbie from Ladyrath, Wilkinstown, was overjoyed to receive his long-awaited assistance dog 'Fleur' from the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind in recent weeks. Already the dog has had a hugely positive effect on Robbie and his family. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3999099-assistance-dog-changes-life-of-young-autistic-boy/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3999099-assistance-dog-changes-life-of-young-autistic-boy/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:50:26 +0100 News Stoke City footballer Rory Delap, who has strong family connections in Moynalty, is the face of a new health campaign highlighting a poorly understood condition which can affect the lower back. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3999102-premier-league-star-with-moynalty-connections-fronts-new-back-health-campaign/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3999102-premier-league-star-with-moynalty-connections-fronts-new-back-health-campaign/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:46:01 +0100 News A public woodcarving demonstration will take place at this weekend's Le Cheile Festival, in Oldcastle. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998844-burns-to-sculpt-in-public-at-le-cheile/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998844-burns-to-sculpt-in-public-at-le-cheile/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:50:15 +0100 News The Midlands Wellie Boot Throwing Championship is a novel event being ran as a fundraiser at the weekend's National Country Fair at Ballinlough Castle, in aid of the Lakelands Area Retreat and Cancer Care (LARCC) in Ballinalack, Co Westmeath. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998854-welliethrowing-championship-for-cancer-charity/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998854-welliethrowing-championship-for-cancer-charity/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:43:41 +0100 News Up to 20,000 people are expected to attend the 35th annual Steam Threshing Festival which will take place in Moynalty on Sunday 8th August next. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998720-steam-threshing-festival-expected-to-bring-20000-to-moynalty/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998720-steam-threshing-festival-expected-to-bring-20000-to-moynalty/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:54:53 +0100 News The recent 27th Annual Crossroads Céilí organised by Cairde Rince Céilí na hÉireann at Ughtyneill on the main Kells-Kingscourt Road attracted a record attendance. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998747-record-crowd-at-crossroads-ceacuteil/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998747-record-crowd-at-crossroads-ceacuteil/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:46:18 +0100 News Nobber GFC will play their first match in the RTE 'Celebrity Bainisteoir' series at its home ground on Saturday 7th August when they take on Irvinestown, a club from Co Fermanagh, in the first round. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998754-nobbers-first-celebrity-game-on-7th-august/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998754-nobbers-first-celebrity-game-on-7th-august/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:44:10 +0100 News A Carnaross quarry reinstatement project is being held up across Europe as an example of how a successful restoration project of its kind should be carried out. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998765-carnaross-quarry-reinstatement-sets-an-example-for-europe/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998765-carnaross-quarry-reinstatement-sets-an-example-for-europe/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:41:37 +0100 News A large crowd turned out near Oldcastle last Sunday week for the annual St Oliver Plunkett Commemoration, where Fr Gerry Boyle, PP of Multyfarnham, remembered the saint and martyr who was born 385 years ago in Loughcrew. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998570-st-oliver-remembered-at-annual-openair-mass/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998570-st-oliver-remembered-at-annual-openair-mass/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:48:12 +0100 News