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THIRTEEN CANDIDATES TO CONTEST FIVE SEATS IN CAVAN MONAGHAN
Michael Fisher Thirteen candidates have put their names on the ballot paper in the Cavan Monaghan constituency for the general election. Nominations closed at midday yesterday, when the forms had to be...
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PROPOSED RAISING OF PENSION AGE SHOULD BE AN ELECTION ISSUE, CLLR. TREANOR
By Veronica Corr Independent Councillor Seamus Treanor told Monday morning’s Monaghan Municipal District (MD) meeting that proposals raising the State Contributory Pension age by two years, from 65 (if...
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MAGHERACLOONE MARCH TO CROKE PARK
By Colm Shalvey Magheracloone’s senior footballers have racked up the miles in the last 12 months or so, from travelling to neighbouring clubs and counties for training and home games to trekking...
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SINN FÉIN CONFIDENT OF TAKING TWO SEATS
Party Leader Responds to Taoiseach’s Attack on Party Michael Fisher Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald launched the party’s candidates in Cavan Monaghan, Matt Carthy and Pauline Tully, with a confident...
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CONTROVERSY OVER NORTH MINISTER’S PAUL QUINN COMMENTS RAISED WITH BRITISH...
Comments made by the Northern Ireland Finance Minister Conor Murphy of Sinn Féin in relation to the murder in Co Monaghan in 2007 of Co Armagh man Paul Quinn were raised with British Prime Minister...
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DYSFUNCTIONAL MOTOR INSURANCE MARKET NEEDS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION – NIAMH SMYTH
Outgoing Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan/Monaghan and General Election candidate Niamh Smyth said this week that the Government needed to get serious about dealing with the dysfunctional motor insurance...
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CARTHY PROMISES NEW ERA FOR PARENTS AND CHILDCARE SECTOR UNDER SF
Childcare and early education issues have taken centre stage in the last week of the General Election according to Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy, who spoke to the Northern Standard ahead of attending a...
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SENATOR O’REILLY WELCOMES LEADER FUNDING BOOST
A LEADER funding allocation of €50,341.50 for Virginia Show Centre has been described as “great news” by Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael Senator Joe O’Reilly. Senator O’Reilly said this week: “The...
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INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE JOE DUFFY SETS OUT HIS GENERAL ELECTION STALL
of the 13 candidates contesting the General Election in the C a v a n / M o n a g h a n constituency this Saturday, February 8, Joseph Duffy from Stranooden in Co Monaghan, met with the Northern...
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JOLLY JOGGERS RAISE €6,000 FOR CHARITY
Some of the members of the Jolly Joggers are pictured making the presentation of a cheque for €6,000, that was raised by their New Year’s Day 6k /10k in Emyvale to Elaine Tate and her family. Included...
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY BECOMING INCREASING CO COUNCIL PRIORITY
Peter Hughes A detailed report on the measures being taken by Monaghan Co Council to makes its operations more energy efficient and to progress the LED revamp of the county’s public lighting network...
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INTENSE BATTLE FOR FIVE SEATS AS POLLING DAY APPROACHES IN CAVAN MONAGHAN
Michael Fisher As voters in Cavan Monaghan go to the polls along with the rest of Ireland on Saturday, the general election is shaping up to be one of the most important in the history of the state....
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ANGER AMONGST CHILDCARE WORKERS PALPABLE AS NATIONAL PROTEST TAKES PLACE
By Veronica Corr Childcare is a hot topic ahead of General Election 2020, which takes place this Saturday, so that is why childcare services all over Ireland closed yesterday (Wednesday) to march to...
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SHABRA OPENS NEW €1.2M RECYCLING AND REPROCESSING PLANT AT BREE
By PATSY McARDLE ENVIRONMENTAL history for Ireland’s industrial and commercial sector—as well as for concerned community groups everywhere—was created this week by the enterprising and hugely...
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CO MONAGHAN URGED TO SUPPORT DAFFODIL DAY
A young mum who has overcome cancer twice is encouraging Co Monaghan people to get behind Daffodil Day 2020 to help fund much needed supports. Speaking at the launch of the Irish Cancer Society’s...
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MONAGHAN ENGINEERS WANT ELECTION ACTION ON INFRASTRUCTURE, CLIMATE AND EDUCATION
450 members of Engineers Ireland across Cavan and Monaghan have joined in a call for priority action across a number of spheres by the Government appointed following the General Election. They have...
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WILL GENERAL ELECTION MESSAGE BE LOST IN TRANSLATION?
Somewhere in the aftermath of a General Election, someone always says it, either with the weary voice of the defeated or with the nightingale thrill that fills the throat of the victorious: “The people...
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MINISTER RESPONDS TO CO COUNCIL ON CHILDCARE SECTOR INSURANCE COSTS
Peter Hughes The entry of a second insurance provider into the arena of childcare in Ireland was emphasised by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone in correspondence to Monaghan Co...
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MONAGHAN COUNTY MUSEUM PRESENTS MONAGHAN’S WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
‘O’Duffy gave orders to light the fuse. The explosion went off successfully. There was a shower of slates and paper floating over the area’. This quote from one of the veterans who was present on the...
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‘BLAYNEY’S ÍONTAS THEATRE WINS AT IMRO LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARDS
On Tuesday February 11, The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) hosted the always highly anticipated IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards, now in its twelfth year, at the new location of Twenty...
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