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GLASLOUGH’S WINTER’S TALE
Santa arrived on cue at St Salvator’s Church of Ireland in Glaslough on Tuesday evening with a number of gifts for the junior choir and presentations for the Minister, Reverend Lorraine Capper and...
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A CHRISTMAS GIFT OF PEACE FOR MONAGHAN TOWN!
• €9.5 million funding secured for “shared space” facility to house new Museum and Library Peter Hughes The recent series of positive funding announcements for Monaghan Town and its environs continued...
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VETERAN POLITICIAN PADRAIG MCNALLY DECIDES NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION IN MAY
By Veronica Corr The Fianna Fáil selection convention for Carrickmacross/Castleblayney Electoral Area, to select candidates to run in the 2019 Local Elections, was expected to be straightforward, with...
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DASHCAM FOOTAGE COULD BE VITAL IN BALLYBAY ATM THEFT INVESTIGATION – GARDAÍ
Peter Hughes Footage from motorists’ dashcams could provide important information in the investigation of the theft by a criminal gang of the ATM machine from the Ballybay Bank of Ireland branch in the...
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REST AND RECRUITMENT FOR MONAGHAN
Plenty of ‘game time’ for fringe players With the 2019 Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup up and running before the new Year, Monaghan rounded off the calendar year with a 13th win from 20 fixtures at the...
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2019
The soothsaying that traditionally goes on when one year turns into another has been in full swing over recent days, and in some respects its focus suggests that the months ahead will be preoccupied...
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TAOISEACH NO FRIEND OF THE WORKING CLASS – PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT
“Our Taoiseach has proven yet again he is no friend to the working-class man or woman with his comments regarding the wealthiest communities caring for the less well-off,” Monaghan People Before...
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MEN’S SHEDS MEMBERS PUTTING HEALTH & SAFETY FIRST
The Co. Monaghan Men’s Sheds recently participated in a training programme on Use of Tools Health and Safety in their Sheds. The training class is part of the PEACE IV TEAM Project being delivered by...
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PATRICK KAVANAGH’S BOOKSHOP RAMPAGE
Inniskeen poet Patrick Kavanagh went on the rampage in Dublin in 1938 when his childhood memoir ‘The Green Fool’ was not stocked in the window of some of the city’s well-known book shops, according to...
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MYSTERY FLIGHT OVER NORTH MONAGHAN
Michael Fisher Ryan Tubridy was just finishing the last RTÉ Late Late Show before Christmas on television (Friday 21st December around 11.45pm) when my wife drew my attention to a strange noise outside...
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NEW SINKHOLE EMERGES IN MAGHERACLOONE
By Veronica Corr Another sinkhole was discovered close to the L4900 Drumgossatt Road, Magheracloone by Gyproc on December 19th, which necessitated the closure of the road by Monaghan County Council the...
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CO MONAGHAN GETS €10.6 MILLION FOR NATIONAL ROADS
Monaghan Co Council will receive a national roads grant allocation of €10,613,313 for 2019, it was announced this week. Welcoming the allocation, local Fine Gael TD and Minister for Business,...
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SR CHANEL CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY
Sr Chanel Harte cutting the cake at her 100th birthday celebrations at St Joseph’s Nursing Home, Ballybay on Sunday, December 30 last. Sr Chanel is pictured with Sr Mairead, Provincialate of the...
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BREXIT CHAOS LOOMS IN 2019 –Ó CAOLAIN
Government makes contingency plans in event of ‘no deal’ scenario Michael Fisher The government is meeting today (Thursday) to prioritise legislation in the increasingly likely event of a ‘no deal’...
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MONAGHAN HAULIERS CALLED ON TO ADVANCE THEIR BREXIT PREPARATIONS
With only three months to go until Brexit, hauliers should take immediate action to advance their preparations or risk increased delays, red tape and costs in doing future business, according to FTA...
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BUSINESS CONFIDENCE DROPS AND BREXIT FEARS INCREASE – ISME
The results of the ISME Quarterly Business Trends Survey for Q3’18 have been released today with 9 out of 12 confidence indicators showing declines, compared to 7 out of 12 in the previous quarter....
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RESPITE CAMPAIGNERS TO MEET MINISTER MCGRATH ON SUSPENSION OF SERVICE AT...
ISSUE HIGHLIGHTED BY PUBLIC PROTEST AT ST DAVNET’S ON FRIDAY • Michael McDonnell CAMPAIGNERS for the restoration of disability respite services at a centre in Cootehill — which caters for families in a...
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CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE RESPITE SERVICES GETS CO COUNCIL BACKING
Peter Hughes The campaign recently initiated in the Cootehill area to improve the provision of respite services in counties Cavan and Monaghan received the backing of Monaghan Co Council on Monday...
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CARGO PLANE MYSTERY DEEPENS
Michael Fisher Questions remain over a mystery flight just before Christmas by a noisy Ukrainian registered cargo plane that passed over north Monaghan late at night. Since my appeal for further...
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GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
Monaghan’s Caitriona Balfe walked the red carpet at the 2019 Golden Globes at The Beverly Hilton in California on Sunday night but her quest for an award remained unfulfilled. The actress from Tydavnet...
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