Quotes of the Week

‘Get on with the job’

A family, whose house is set to be knocked to make way for the Virginia bypass, have expressed frustration at further delays to the project.

The Bradys, who will also lose part of their farm as per the published preferred route, said the news first came as a “shock”, but they had since “come to terms” it.

Monaghan disability supports in ‘limbo’

There is mounting anger and deepening disbelief in Monaghan after it emerged that - despite years of promises, capital approvals and repeated assurances - there is still no confirmed site and no timeline for when a new adult day services centre will be delivered for the county.

“This is fantastic, I was focused and as always it’s mind over matter, I believed I could achieve a successful pull of the fabulous passenger vessel,”

CLONES Paralympian and amputee, Shane McLoughlin, has done it again breaking a sixth world record by pulling a 120-ton ferry at the weekend.