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BUSINESS AS USUAL AT CELTIC PURE AS WELL 3 IS CLOSED INDEFINITELY
By Veronica Corr This week, Celtic Pure, through their PR company Legacy Consultants confirmed to The Northern Standard that there had been no lay-offs, production was running at their facility in...
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A GLIMPSE OF THE PAST AT TYDAVNET SHOW
Car enthusiast, Jim Joe McCarra arriving in his vintage Ford at Tydavnet Show on Saturday last. The 68th running of the event attracted record entries and many visitors to the North Monaghan area for...
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MUSIC, POETRY, PRAYER AND COMMEMORATION BREAK THE MOUSEWOOD SILENCE
Peter Hughes After a silence that began to fall almost 175 years ago, the people of the Mousewood Graveyard were given voice again through music, poetry, prayer and commemoration in Belgium Park on...
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DISSIDENT GROUP BLAMED FOR BOMB AT FERMANAGH BORDER
“Act of sheer madness” – Ó Caoláin Michael Fisher A dissident republican group is being blamed for a bomb that exploded on Monday morning near the border in Co. Fermanagh, close to the Clones to Cavan...
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UK SHOULD GIVE PEOPLE OF NORTH THEIR CHOICE OVER BREXIT – VINCENT P MARTIN
The UK should be allowed to leave the Brexit backstop whenever it wants – provided it allows the people of Northern Ireland a determining say on what its future relationship with Europe should be. This...
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OPPONENTS OF BREXIT TO MEET IN CLONES
Michael Fisher With just nine weeks to go before a possible no-deal Brexit that would take Northern Ireland out of the European Union, the Border Communities Against Brexit (BCAB) group has announced...
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CO MONAGHAN PUB POPULATION FALLS 23.1%
Drinks industry concern as rural sector shrinks The number of pubs in Co Monaghan has fallen by 23.1% since 2005, reflecting a national trend which has prompted the drinks industry to voice concern....
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PEACE IN PERSPECTIVE
Following the disquiet and concern generated by last week’s bomb explosion at Wattle Bridge, it was timely and heartening to see and hear manifestations of peace-building and cross- community...
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CONCERNS OVER PLANS FOR GARDA REFORMS
Michael Fisher The president of the Garda Superintendents Association (GSA) Noel Cunningham has expressed concern about radical new plans for An Garda Síochána which will see the Cavan Monaghan...
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ENJOYING THE LAST OF SUMMER’S LEASE IN ROSSMORE
The line from Shakespeare’s famous sonnet – “And summer’s lease hath all too short a date” – came to mind at Rossmore Park, Monaghan on Tuesday when children, before commencing the new school term...
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NO GOING BACK TO DARK DAYS OF THE PAST
COMMITTED TO A LASTING PEACE Michael Fisher The government is committed to achieving a lasting peace on the island and will not allow the despicable actions of those who planted a bomb near...
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ANGER AND FRUSTRATION AMONG BEEF FARMERS
Michael Fisher Local beef farmers are becoming more and more exasperated as meat processors took action at the High Court in Dublin yesterday in an attempt to end pickets at meat plants. Several named...
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GOLD AND SILVER FOR TOM AT WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES
Monaghan man Tom Flannery has brought home a gold and silver medal from the World Transplant Games held at the athletics mecca of Gateshead in Newcastle. Part of the proud and highly successful Irish...
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DRUMGOSSATT ROAD REOPENS
By Veronica Corr It was confirmed last night (Wednesday) that the Drumgossatt Road (LP4900), which has been closed since before Christmas, was to reopen with immediate effect. The news was conveyed to...
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MINISTER HUMPHREYS URGES BUSINESSES TO “TACKLE BREXIT HEAD ON”
With less than 9 weeks to go to Brexit, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, has directly appealed to businesses to accelerate their preparations and urged them to...
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GOVERNMENT MUST COME CLEAN ON BREXIT PREPARATIONS AS RHETORIC IN THE UK RAMPS...
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Brexit Lisa Chambers has called on the Government to outline to Irish citizens what its plan for a no-deal Brexit is. She made the call following UK Prime Minister Boris...
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TOO MUCH TALK, NOT ENOUGH DIALOGUE
Whether it’s the beef crisis or Brexit or job losses or the interconnector issue, one thing shines through very clearly from the variously grim-shaded clouds surrounding the major news stories vying...
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FORMER TOWN OF MONAGHAN CO-OP JOB LOSSES “DESPICABLE” – Ó CAOLÁIN
• Political reaction to dairy plant redundancies Cavan/Monaghan Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has issued a strongly-worded condemnation of the decision on Friday by Lakeland Dairies to issue...
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EIRGRID “PROPAGANDA” DRAWS ROBUST RESPONSE FROM CO MONAGHAN ANTI-PYLON COMMITTEE
A two-page advertisement by EirGrid in the August 29 edition of the Northern Standard giving updates on the state of progress of its controversial north-south electricity interconnector project, and...
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GOVERNMENT WORKING TO CUSHION BLOW OF LACPATRICK REDUNDANCIES – MINISTER
Peter Hughes Several Departments of Government were working together to offer every possible support to the 68 workers made redundant at the LacPatrick (formerly Town of Monaghan Co-op) premises at...
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