There’s €55m of gold in them thar Monaghan hills

WHEN good news is like gold dust, gold dust is definitely good news.

At least it is for Irish mining company Conroy Gold and Natural Resources, which has received confirmation that it is literally sitting on a gold mine at its exploration site in Co Monaghan.

The site at Clontibret has been undergoing test drilling since early this year and the latest study confirms it as the biggest gold deposit ever found in Ireland or Britain.