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SEARCH CONTINUES IN BRAGAN FOR REMAINS OF COLUMBA MCVEIGH
Michael Fisher The resumed search in Bragan Bog near Carrickroe for the remains of Columba McVeigh is now in its seventh week. The team from the International Commission for the Location of Victims’...
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ALL SET FOR WEEKEND OF COUNTRY MUSIC
Country Music fans from all across the island of Ireland are expected to converge in Monaghan this weekend for the Monaghan Town Country Musical Festival 2019. Weather permitting it should be a...
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‘DEPLORABLE’ RESPONSE BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OF PAPERS ON DUBLIN...
Michael Fisher The lack of response from the British government regarding the release of official papers concerning the Monaghan and Dublin bombings in 1974 has been described as deplorable by Fianna...
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CONGRATULATIONS TO MONAGHAN MINORS
Michael Fisher Monaghan Minors GAA football team has made history by winning the Ulster minor title back to back for the first time since 1940. The county won the Ulster minor championship for the...
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DEAD MAN’S HAND
DEAD MAN’S HAND The message from the Central Bank could not be starker: “A disorderly Brexit would present an enormous challenge for the Irish economy, especially in the near term, and would result in...
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MONAGHAN STUDENT IS ONE OF IRELAND’S TOP YOUNG PROBLEM-SOLVERS TO TAKE ON...
A Monaghan student, Páidí Walsh of Ballybay Community School, is one of four secondary school students from across the island of Ireland to have been selected to test language decoding skills against...
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REPUBLICAN MEMORIAL NEAR TYRONE BORDER REMOVED
Stone Panel Commemorated Two IRA Men Killed in Loughgall Attack Michael Fisher Mystery surrounds the complete removal on Monday night of an IRA memorial on the main road between Monaghan and Clogher at...
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ESB NETWORKS ORDERS INTERCONNECTOR PYLONS ON BEHALF OF EIRGRID…
CAMPAIGNERS CLAIM GOVERNMENT ‘COLLUDING IN A ROTTEN PROCESS” Michael Fisher A Anti-pylon campaigners opposed to EirGrid’s plans for an overhead high voltage line across five counties and with over 400...
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ROCKCORRY DOUBLE TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT FUNDRAISES FOR MATER FOUNDATION...
A 46-year-old local lady who received a double lung transplant on June 24th 2018 took part in this years Ladies Mini Marathon in Dulin and raised the magnificent sum of €12,360 for the Mater Foundation...
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FREE CUPS OF COFFEE THIS AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND TO HELP COMBAT DRIVER...
The Road Safety Authority and Applegreen have once again teamed up to help motorists combat the effects of driver fatigue this August Bank Holiday Weekend by providing free cups of coffee to drivers...
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CASTLEBLAYNEY COUPLE HIT BY HAT-TRICK OF CUTS AND CHARGES ASK HSE TO RECONSIDER
By Veronica Corr On Monday evening The Northern Standard received a phone call from Niamh Smyth TD, who brought the plight of a Castleblayney couple, Geraldine and Michael Mooney of York Street to our...
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AN BORD PLEANALA DENIES PLANNING PERMISSION FOR PROPOSED CASTLEBLAYNEY HOSTEL...
An appeal ruling by An Bord Pleanala has denied planning permission for a proposed hostel development on Castleblayney’s Main Street. In February, Monaghan Co Council granted planning permission to Mr...
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RECORD ENTRY FOR BLAYNEY SHOW
By Patsy McArdle A record number of entries in several classes is anticipated for next Monday’s Castleblayney annual agricultural show at Blackhill, off the main Shercock/Castleblayney Road . The show...
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DOCTOR, DOCTOR!
Twins, Dr. Caoimhe and Dr. Niamh McCarville have the unusual distinction of both recently graduating as doctors after six years of study at Bristol and Keele Universities respectively. The twins were...
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CASTLEBLAYNEY CLINCH ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP
CASTLEBLAYNEY 1-20 TRUAGH 1-10 John Graham reports A sharper, more experienced Castleblayney retained their Senior Hurling Championship title at the expense of first timers Truagh to complete a three...
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FIDDLERS EXPERIENCED BIGGEST FARNEY MUSIC FESTIVAL YET!
The Wolfe Tones being the highlight The crowd stayed local for the August Bank Holiday weekend. The Annual Farney Music Festival in Carrickmacross provided three nights of music, the Saturday night was...
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€62 MILLION TO BE INVESTED IN MONAGHAN UNDER NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN
Almost half of premises in Monaghan still without high-speed broadband in 2019 The roll out of high-speed broadband to over 15,000 premises in Monaghan has moved one step closer, as the Government...
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ROAD HAULIERS FEAR A ‘NO-DEAL’ BREXIT
By PATSY McARDLE THE Irish Road Hauliers’ Association which represents a number of haulage firms in Co. Monaghan and the neighbouring counties of Louth and Cavan, has expressed strong reservations this...
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At a time when producers in Ireland’s embattled beef sector are having to resort to increasingly militant action to highlight the seriousness of the challenges confronting them, when the nation’s...
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BEEF PLAN PROTESTS ARE “CLEAR SIGNAL THAT FARMERS ARE AT BREAKING POINT” –...
Sinn Féin MEP, Matt Carthy, has called on Minister Creed and Meat Industry Ireland to engage urgently with farm organisations to resolve the critical situation that beef farmers are in. Carthy made his...
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