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ROW CONTINUES OVER FILLING CO. COUNCIL POSITIONS
Cllr Paudge Connolly re-iterated his opposition to the system used by Monaghan County Council to allocate Chairs and Committee seats at this month’s meeting of the local authority. At the recent Annual...
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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, MALACHY
John P. Graham When news broke of the decision by Malachy O’Rourke to step down from his position as manager of the Monaghan senior team in the immediate aftermath of their loss to Armagh in Clones on...
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GREAT DAY FOR BLAYNEY AND LOUGH MUCKNO AS… MINISTER OFFICIALLY OPENS NEW...
By Patsy McArdle AN important new chapter in the promotion of the wonderful amenities associated with Lough Muckno as a jewel in the crown of tourism for Castleblayney was launched on Friday last with...
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RESIDENTS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT GYPROC’S PROPOSED PLANNING APPLICATION
By Veronica Corr Residents of the Drumgossatt and Knocknacran areas of Magheracloone, who were disrupted by a road closure arising from the crown hole which occurred just before Christmas, have...
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DRUMHOWAN DELIVER
EIRGRID ULSTER UNDER-20 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINAL CAVAN 1-13 MONAGHAN 2-04 COLM SHALVEY Drumhowan earned the headlines as they led the six Monaghan representatives at the 2019 John West Féile...
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MONAGHAN’S FITTEST COMPANY 2019
On Saturday June 29th the first ever Monaghan’s Fittest Company Event took place in Rossmore Park. This was hosted and organised by Silver Hill Farm in association with Glaslough Harriers. Over 40...
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COUNCILLOR URGES A NEED FOR SUBMISSIONS TO BE MADE ON LOCAL PROPERTY TAX
By PATSY McARDLE A South Monaghan councillor has highlighted a need this week for residents throughout the county to make submissions before the end of this month to Monaghan County Council in relation...
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JIMMY AND CLAUDIA MAKE MONAGHAN COUNTRY FESTIVAL LAUNCH A FAMILY AFFAIR
At the launch of the 2019 Monaghan Town Country Music Festival which was launched by country music star, Jimmy Buckley and upcoming star Claudia Buckley, were some of the members of the committee,...
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THREE-YEAR MONAGHAN AND CAVAN PLANS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LAUNCHED
THE first ever Children and Young People’s Plans for Cavan and for Monaghan were launched in Cootehill’s Errigal Hotel on Friday morning last, and over the next three years they will seek to have all...
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BREAKFAST MORNING RAISES €10,510 FOR MONAGHAN ALZHEIMERS
Some of the group from the Monaghan Branch of the Alzheimers Society are pictured with the cheque for €10,510, that they raised for the charity through a recent breakfast morning that they held at The...
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5G PROTEST IN MONAGHAN TOWN
A group protesting against 5G phone masts and service’s in Monaghan Town last weekend. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard
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TACO WORLD RECORD RAISES OVER €3,500 FOR MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY
Seany McCleary from Blasta, preparing some of the taco’s during the World Guinness Record attempt for the Longest Line of Taco’s. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard
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ORDINATION OF FR KEVIN CONNOLLY FOR CLOGHER DIOCESE
Michael Fisher It was another major occasion for the diocese of Clogher and its new Bishop on Sunday, when Deacon Kevin Connolly from Glaslough was ordained a priest at St Macartan’s Cathedral in...
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PARTS OF CRASHED US WWII PLANE RECOVERED NEAR CASTLEBLAYNEY
Michael Fisher A team of archaeologists working with school students from Ballybay and Derry have recovered parts from a US Air Force P-38 Lightning aircraft that crashed near Castleblayney during the...
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JOGGERNUTTS TACKLE DONEGAL HALF-MARATHON
Some of the members of the Joggernutts group and friends that took part in the Magee 1866 Wild Atlantic Way Half-Marathon at Glencolmcille, Co Donegal, last weekend. The group which encompassed...
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BREXIT UNCERTAINTY INCREASED BY FRAGMENTED BRITISH POLITICAL LANDSCAPE – SMITH
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan- Monaghan, Brendan Smith, has said uncertainty and concerns have increased in the Border Region as the Brexit deadline of October 31st approaches. Speaking during a Dáil debate...
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CONCERN THAT BUSINESSES ARE ILL-PREPARED FOR BREXIT SAYS GALLAGHER
Senator Robbie Gallagher has expressed concern that businesses are ill-prepared for Brexit. Senator Gallagher was speaking after information received by Fianna Fail through a parliamentary question...
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DELEGATION OF MPS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA VISIT IRELAND ON FACT-FINDING...
Pictured with Deputy Brendan Smith is a delegation of MPs from the Republic of Korea and the Ambassador to Ireland. Deputy Brendan Smith told the Northern Standard that the delegation of MPs were on a...
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NEW SENSORY GARDEN AT THE ERRIGAL TRUAGH SPECIAL NEEDS CENTRE
Members of the Errigal Truagh Special Needs Group and members of the Donagh Truagh Community Employment scheme, cutting the ribbon to official open the new sensory garden at the Errigal Truagh Special...
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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SEVERELY HIT AS CONSULTANT CRISIS FELT BY FAMILIES IN...
By PATSY McARDLE A ‘consultant crisis’ is seriously impacting on patient access to mental health services in the North East region, which includes counties Monaghan and Cavan, it emerged this week,...
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