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LOCAL STORIES. A BIGGER PICTURE.

Places worth a closer look.

Real local photography, credited to the people who captured it. Archive images illustrate the places in our reporting; they do not depict current events unless stated.

Crowds and pitch at St Tiernach’s Park in Clones before the 2025 Ulster final

Clones · May 2025

St Tiernach’s Park before the 2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship final. Archive venue photograph; not the upcoming county final.

Photograph by Milzo1986. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; cropped in some layouts. Adapted images retain the stated licence.

Church Square and St Patrick’s Church in Monaghan town

Monaghan Town · archive

Church Square, Monaghan Town, 2010. Archive location photograph.

Photograph by Jacobethan86. Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; cropped in some layouts. Adapted images retain the stated licence.

Shops along Monaghan Street in Carrickmacross

Carrickmacross · archive

Monaghan Street, Carrickmacross, 2016. Archive town photograph; not a rendering of the proposed pool.

Photograph by Eric Jones. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; cropped in some layouts. Adapted images retain the stated licence.

Monaghan Town Hall on Dublin Street

Monaghan Town Hall · archive

Monaghan Town Hall, Dublin Street, 2016. Archive location photograph; not the site of the reported project.

Photograph by Eric Jones. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; cropped in some layouts. Adapted images retain the stated licence.

Shopfronts on Main Street in Castleblayney

Castleblayney · archive

Main Street, Castleblayney, 2013. Archive town photograph; not the Iontas pop-up event.

Photograph by Eric Jones. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; cropped in some layouts. Adapted images retain the stated licence.

Main Street in Ballybay

Ballybay · archive

Main Street, Ballybay, 2012. Archive location photograph.

Photograph by Kenneth Allen. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; cropped in some layouts. Adapted images retain the stated licence.

Castle Lake and woodland in Rossmore Forest Park

Rossmore Forest Park · archive

Castle Lake, Rossmore Forest Park, 1990. Archive photograph of the park; not the current excavation.

Photograph by D Gore. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; cropped in some layouts. Adapted images retain the stated licence.

THE TWO-MINUTE BRIEF · 12 OCTOBER