Clones
Co. Monaghan • 31 stories • Since 23 May 2017 • Latest 01 Sep 2026
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News
Man who beat neighbour to death with crowbar is committed to CMH
"Unacceptable" that dangerous mentally ill man lived "just doors down", victim's parents tell court
No files portraying whistleblower and former press officer as targets, tribunal told
Mum suffering from personality disorder is jailed for stabbing toddler son to death
Planning
Planning application received: The development will consist of/consists of: Permission for the complete removal of the existing oc
Planning application received: permission to construct a new two storey dwelling & detached domestic garage, install new mechanical
Planning application received: permission for the retention of all elevational changes to existing dwellinghouse - retain first fl
Planning application received: permission for (1)Partial demolition of car park wall to extend the car parking area to the rear of
Planning application received: permission for demolition of existing structure, construction of a one and half storey dwelling with
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01 Sep 2026 latest- planningPlanning application received: The development will consist of/consists of: Permission for the complete...
- planningPlanning application received: permission to construct a new two storey dwelling & detached domestic garage,...
- planningPlanning application received: permission for the retention of all elevational changes to existing...
- planningPlanning application received: permission for (1)Partial demolition of car park wall to extend the car...
- planningPlanning application received: permission for demolition of existing structure, construction of a one and...
- planningPlanning application received: Full planning permission to construct a commercial storage building and all...
- planningPlanning application received: retention permission for the following works; i) retention of all elevational...
- planningPlanning application received: permission to construct a new two-storey dwelling & detached domestic garage,...
- planningPlanning application received: permission for the demolition of existing single storey extension to rear of...
- planningPlanning application received: permission for the installation of a modular covered spectator viewing stand...
- planningPlanning application received: permission to apply for a 10-year planning permission for development at the...
- planningPlanning conditional: permission to construct a two storey dwelling and detached domestic garage, new...
Crime & Courts
8 stories
Four accused over large-scale drug importation transferred to non-jury court
Four men will stand trial before the Special Criminal Court accused of conspiring to import a large amount of controlled drugs into Ireland. The men, with addresses in Ireland, Netherlands and Spain are charged that on dates between February 27, 2024 and March 14, 2024, within the State, they conspi
Courts News Ireland report
11 Dec 2024 · Courts News Ireland
Man who beat neighbour to death with crowbar is committed to CMH
A 32-year-old man who beat his neighbour to death with a crowbar after breaking into his Sligo home has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital, having been found not guilty of his murder by reason of insanity. Richard McLaughlin, with an address at The Laurels, Woodtown Lodge, Sligo was last
Courts News Ireland report
16 Jul 2019 · Courts News Ireland
Man who beat neighbour to death with crowbar is committed to CMH
A 32-year-old man from Sligo has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital following a not guilty verdict by reason of insanity for the death of his neighbour. Richard McLaughlin was found not guilty of murdering a 20-year-old man at Connolly Street in Sligo on 24 February 2018. The Central Criminal Court heard that McLaughlin broke into the victim's home and fatally assaulted him with a crowbar whilst…
Courts News Ireland report
16 Jul 2019 · Courts News Ireland
"Unacceptable" that dangerous mentally ill man lived "just doors down", victim's parents tell court
(Pictured: John O’Keeffe (L) spokesperson for the Loughlin family, Michael Loughlin (R) father of Jimmy Loughlin, speaking outside court. Credit: Collins) The parents of a man beaten to death by a neighbour who was undergoing a psychotic episode have told the Central Criminal Court it is "unacceptab
Courts News Ireland report
09 Jul 2019 · Courts News Ireland
"Unacceptable" that dangerous mentally ill man lived "just doors down", victim's parents tell court
A man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court for the killing of a twenty-year-old in Sligo. Richard McLaughlin, aged 32, of The Laurels, Woodtown Lodge, Sligo, was charged with the murder of Jimmy James Loughlin on Connolly Street on 24 February 2018. The court heard that McLaughlin broke down his neighbour's front door and attacked him with a crowbar whilst experiencing…
Courts News Ireland report
09 Jul 2019 · Courts News Ireland
No files portraying whistleblower and former press officer as targets, tribunal told
(Pictured: Former detective chief superintendent Peter Kirwan. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham There are no files on "privileged" garda computer systems and files in the Security & Intelligence Section portraying whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe and former press officer Supt David Taylor
Courts News Ireland report
11 May 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Mum suffering from personality disorder is jailed for stabbing toddler son to death
A mum who suffered from a personality disorder and stabbed her toddler son to death was sentenced to five years in prison at the Central Criminal Court this morning. Hazel Waters (47) of Ridge Hall, Ballybrack admitted killing two-year-old Muhammad Hassan Khan between 15-16 October, 2014. Her plea o
Courts News Ireland report
01 Jun 2017 · Courts News Ireland
Mother suffering from personality disorder described son as "fake child" on day she killed him
A mother who was suffering from a personality disorder described her two-year-old son as a "fake child" on the day she killed him by stabbing a pair of scissors into his neck, a court heard this morning. Hazel Waters (47) of Ridge Hall, Ballybrack has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her son Mu
Courts News Ireland report
23 May 2017 · Courts News Ireland
Planning
23 stories
Planning application received: The development will consist of/consists of: Permission for the complete removal of the existing oc
Anne Cullen McFarland — Oakland House, Coolnalong Clones Co. Monaghan H23 Y956. The development will consist of/consists of: Permission for the complete removal of the existing oc...
Anne Cullen McFarland
File ref: 2660360 · Monaghan County Council
01 Sep 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: permission to construct a new two storey dwelling & detached domestic garage, install new mechanical
Keith Pringle — Rateerbane & Radeerpark Td's Clones Co Monaghan. permission to construct a new two storey dwelling & detached domestic garage, install new mechanical...
Keith Pringle
File ref: 2685 · Monaghan County Council
31 Aug 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: permission for the retention of all elevational changes to existing dwellinghouse - retain first fl
Vincent & Mary Lennon — Mullanamoy Clones Co Monaghan. permission for the retention of all elevational changes to existing dwellinghouse - retain first fl...
Vincent & Mary Lennon
File ref: 2680 · Monaghan County Council
21 Aug 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: permission for (1)Partial demolition of car park wall to extend the car parking area to the rear of
Garsk Ltd — 98 Avenue Clones Co. Monaghan. permission for (1)Partial demolition of car park wall to extend the car parking area to the rear of ...
Garsk Ltd
File ref: 2660343 · Monaghan County Council
19 Aug 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: permission for demolition of existing structure, construction of a one and half storey dwelling with
Ronan Flynn & Natasha Brogan — CARRIVETRAGH CLONES CO MONAGHAN. permission for demolition of existing structure, construction of a one and half storey dwelling with...
Ronan Flynn & Natasha Brogan
File ref: 2660338 · Monaghan County Council
12 Aug 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: Full planning permission to construct a commercial storage building and all associated site works
Padraig McQuaid — Monaghan Road, Clones Co. Monaghan. Full planning permission to construct a commercial storage building and all associated site works ...
Padraig McQuaid
File ref: 2660331 · Monaghan County Council
31 Jul 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: retention permission for the following works; i) retention of all elevational changes to existing dw
Vincent & Mary Lennon — Mullanamoy Clones Co. Monaghan H23 F720. retention permission for the following works; i) retention of all elevational changes to existing dw...
Vincent & Mary Lennon
File ref: 2669 · Monaghan County Council
24 Jul 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: permission to construct a new two-storey dwelling & detached domestic garage, install new mechanical
Keth Pringle — Rateerbane & Radeerpark Td's Clones Co. Monaghan. permission to construct a new two-storey dwelling & detached domestic garage, install new mechanical...
Keth Pringle
File ref: 2667 · Monaghan County Council
23 Jul 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: permission for the demolition of existing single storey extension to rear of existing two storey sem
Michael Murphy — No.6 Analore Street Clones Co. Monaghan. permission for the demolition of existing single storey extension to rear of existing two storey sem...
Michael Murphy
File ref: 2660294 · Monaghan County Council
10 Jul 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: permission for the installation of a modular covered spectator viewing stand with seating accommodat
Clones Town FC — Clones Town FC Carn Clones Monaghan H23 TK26. permission for the installation of a modular covered spectator viewing stand with seating accommodat...
Clones Town FC
File ref: 2660283 · Monaghan County Council
07 Jul 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: permission to apply for a 10-year planning permission for development at the site, which covers an
Uisce Éireann — 98 Avenue, Largy, Clones, Co. Monaghan. permission to apply for a 10-year planning permission for development at the site, which covers an ...
Uisce Éireann
File ref: 2660277 · Monaghan County Council
03 Jul 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: permission to construct a two storey dwelling and detached domestic garage, new domestic entrance on
Shauna Grant — Clontibret Td, Clones Co. Monaghan. permission to construct a two storey dwelling and detached domestic garage, new domestic entrance on...
Shauna Grant
File ref: 25104 · Monaghan County Council
23 Jun 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)
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Court Reports
Cases and rulings mentioning Clones from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Four accused over large-scale drug importation transferred to non-jury court
Four men have been sent forward for trial before the Special Criminal Court on charges relating to a large-scale drug importation conspiracy. The accused are Kiumaars Ghabiri and Ali Ghasemi, both from the Netherlands; Mario Angel Del Rio Sans, originally from Spain; and Sean...
Gardai devised 'extremely impressive" new ID method, Lunney trial hears
The Special Criminal Court heard that gardaí employed an "extremely impressive" identification procedure when examining CCTV footage related to the abduction and assault of businessman Kevin Lunney in County Cavan on 17 September 2019. Inspector Stephen Mullen outlined the...
Man who beat neighbour to death with crowbar is committed to CMH
A 32-year-old man from Sligo has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital following a not guilty verdict by reason of insanity for the death of his neighbour. Richard McLaughlin was found not guilty of murdering a 20-year-old man at Connolly Street in Sligo on 24 February...
"Unacceptable" that dangerous mentally ill man lived "just doors down", victim's parents tell court
A man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court for the killing of a twenty-year-old in Sligo. Richard McLaughlin, aged 32, of The Laurels, Woodtown Lodge, Sligo, was charged with the murder of Jimmy James Loughlin on Connolly Street on 24...
No files portraying whistleblower and former press officer as targets, tribunal told
The Charleton tribunal was told that no files exist on garda computer systems portraying whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe or former press officer Superintendent David Taylor as targets or suspects. Peter Kirwan, a former detective chief superintendent who worked in the...
Mum suffering from personality disorder is jailed for stabbing toddler son to death
A 47-year-old woman from Ballybrack has been sentenced to five years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of her two-year-old son in October 2014. Hazel Waters pleaded guilty to killing Muhammad Hassan Khan between 15 and 16 October 2014. Justice...
Mother suffering from personality disorder described son as "fake child" on day she killed him
A woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her two-year-old son at the Central Criminal Court. Hazel Waters, aged 47, admitted responsibility for the death of Muhammad Hassan Khan between 15 and 16 October 2014 at their home in Ballybrack. Evidence heard during...