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DAFFODIL DAY CANCELLED BY THE IRISH CANCER SOCIETY
By Veronica Corr It was announced on Tuesday evening that the Irish Cancer Society had decided to cancel Daffodil Day nationally. Daffodil Day, traditionally takes place in March annually. It is the...
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MONAGHAN ACTRESS WHO HELPED INSPIRE #METOO MOVEMENT HONOURED BY MAYNOOTH...
Maynooth University has awarded the Co Monaghanborn actess Laura Madden the President’s Medal at a special event to mark International Women’s Day. President of Maynooth University, Professor Philip...
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PARADES CANCELLED AS CORONAVIRUS SPREADS
Minister Humphreys cancels USA trip to work on aid package for businesses Carthy calls on banks to offer help to customers affected Michael Fisher There will be no St Patrick’s Day parades in the main...
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CAVAN GENERAL HOSPITAL VISITING RESTRICTIONS
Last updated: 13 March 2020 at 18.00pm (please check for further updates) Visiting restrictions Visitors are not allowed except for: parents visiting children partners visiting maternity patients...
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NORTHERN STANDARD WILL PUBLISH AS NORMAL
We would like to inform our readers and advertisers that The Northern Standard will publish our newspaper, both print and digital editions, this Thursday 19th March as normal. You can view the digital...
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COVID-19 ‘SUPPORT ADVICE’ FOR MONAGHAN FIRMS
THE local Enterprise Office in Monaghan has initiated a campaign to provide helpful advice to all firms throughout the county to assist them in dealing with the rapidly evolving situation surrounding...
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NO NEED FOR PANIC BUYING SAY RETAILERS
Retail Excellence Ireland has reassured consumers that there will be continuity of supply of products in Irish shops and there is no need for panic buying as a consequence of the Covid-19 control...
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MEP MAIREAD MCGUINNESS ON HOW CORONAVIRUS WILL AFFECT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Michael Fisher Fine Gael MEP for Midlands North West and First Vice President of the European Parliament Mairead McGuinness said the coronavirus alert had led to huge disruption for their work as...
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THE COUNTY MONAGHAN FUND – NOW €500,000 AND GROWING!
Have you heard the story about the young Monaghan students who couldn’t go to university? it wasn’t because they weren’t smart enough, it wasn’t because they hadn’t completed secondary school and it...
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COVID-19: SPRING OF HOPE SHOULD SUCCEED WINTER OF DESPAIR
“…it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, or his team of speech-writers and communications advisors,...
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CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS ON GARDA RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
By Veronica Corr Chief Superintendent John O’Reilly, of the Cavan Monaghan Division, who is based in Monaghan, spoke to The Northern Standard this week about the Garda response to the COVID-19...
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MASSES AND CHURCH SERVICES CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Fr Nicholas Maanzo CC, celebrating Mass in an empty St. Josephs Church, Monaghan on Monday past. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard
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MONAGHAN HOTEL COMES TO THE RESCUE OF COUPLE WHOSE ITALIAN FRIDAY 13TH...
By Veronica Corr The Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan came to the rescue of a couple who had their wedding cancelled in Rome because Italy is on lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Laura Farrell from...
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TAOISEACH ADDRESSES NATION ON DEALING WITH CORONAVIRUS
‘THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM’ Michael Fisher After the country had experienced a St Patrick’s Day without any public celebratuions, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD took the unusual step of making a...
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LIBRARY SERVICE AVAILABLE ONLINE
Michael Fisher The public offices of Monaghan County Council remain open during the coronavirus emergency and staff are continuing to provide essential services. However, the County Museum and the...
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MONAGHAN VOLUNTEER CENTRE PLEDGES EXTRA SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS ON THE FRONT...
With over 6,000 people signed up to the national volunteering database at www.i-vol.ie to offer their help during COVID-19, including 70 in Co. Monaghan, Monaghan Volunteer Centre has urged local...
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CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUP SAYS…. COVID-19 POSES ‘THREAT TO HUMAN RIGHTS’
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that new restrictions on nonessential services and outside gatherings announced on Tuesday last by the government clearly impact our rights but...
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HOME CARE PROVIDERS CALL ON CAVAN MONAGHAN TDS TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEASURES...
Home and Community Care Ireland (HCCI) – the national membership organisation for companies that provide home care services – has called on elected representatives in Cavan and Monaghan to support its...
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TYDAVNET SHOW AGM
Chairperson of the Tydavnet Show committee, Paula Treanor, centre, with some of the members of the committee of the 2020 Tydavnet Show, at their AGM that was held last week at the Tydavnet Community...
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HOME CARE PROVIDERS CALL ON CAVAN MONAGHAN TDS TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEASURES...
Home and Community Care Ireland (HCCI) – the national membership organisation for companies that provide home care services – has called on elected representatives in Cavan and Monaghan to support its...
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