Councillor's motion will be sent to the Department of Higher Education calling for a programme to develop more qualified doctors to fill rural GP roles.

'Monaghan County Council has enough office space and work practices are changing'

'A total of 138 people have died on Irish roads so far this year - 20 more than the same period last year'

'Monaghan Hospital played a very effective role in the delivery of services to the people in 2004'

Councillor Connolly described the system as "broken" and says it is not designed for rural areas like Monaghan.

They've called to make additional funding available to support men affected by domestic violence.