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CANCELLATION OF 2020 CLOGHER PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
Catholic Bishop of Clogher Larry Duffy has announced the cancellation of the 2020 diocesan pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Lourdes in France. A media release from the diocese said the July...
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MONAGHAN EXPERT CALLS FOR UNITED APPROACH TO FIGHT CORONAVIRUS
Michael Fisher Professor Sam McConkey is an expert in infectious diseases who has appeared frequently on radio and television to talk about the dangers of coronavirus. Based in Dublin, he explained...
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GOVERNMENT TAKES ‘UNPRECEDENTED ACTIONS’ TO TACKLE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY
FIRST COVID-19 CASE CONFIRMED IN CO. MONAGHAN “STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE” – VARADKAR Michael Fisher Unprecedented actions in response to an unprecedented emergency. This is how the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar...
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COUNCIL CHAIR CALLS ON EVERYONE TO WORK TOGETHER TO COMBAT THE VIRUS
Michael Fisher The Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council Cllr Seamus Coyle says everyone must play their part in observing the medical guidelines for distancing and staying at home where possible in...
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BANKS MUST STOP AND RETURN FEES DURING COVID-19 EMERGENCY – MATT CARTHY TD
Cavan Monaghan Sinn Féin TD, Matt Carthy, has described the actions of AIB in charging their customers, most of whom have lost their jobs, quarterly fees as scandalous. He reiterated the call of his...
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MONAGHAN GP DISCUSSES COVID-19 TESTING ON CLAIRE BYRNE LIVE
By Veronica Corr Dr. Illona Duffy of Monaghan Town’s Swan Park Surgery group practice located on the town’s Diamond, appeared on Claire Byrne Live on RTÉ One on Monday night. Dr. Illona is in high...
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GOOD MORNING MONAGHAN!- NEW PHONE CALL SERVICE LAUNCHED
Monaghan Integrated Development has launched a dedicated phone call service for the elderly, as a direct response to the current Covid- 19 restrictions. This phone call service aims to provide security...
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SHELVES ARE BEING KEPT STOCKED: HUMPHREYS
Michael Fisher Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, spent Tuesday morning on a conference call from her office in Dublin with over forty representatives from the...
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FUNERALS, BAPTISMS AND MARRIAGES POSTPONED IN DIOCESE OF CLOGHER
Michael Fisher Public funerals have now been banned in the Catholic diocese of Clogher as part of efforts to halt the spread of coronavirus. Bishop Larry Duffy said on Saturday the move was necessary...
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LACK OF EQUIPMENT PLACING CONSTRAINTS ON TESTING CENTRES SAYS HSE
Constraints in testing frequency at Cloghan and other locations in the HSE CHO 1 area are being experienced because of limitations in the availability of testing kits and reagent used in laboratories,...
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COUNTY COUNCIL ESTABLISHES COMMUNITY SUPPORT HELPLINE
At the instigation of Minister for Local Government Eoghan Murphy TD, a Covid-19 Community Response Forum is being put place for each city and county in Ireland, to be coordinated by the local...
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A PASTORAL MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP OF CLOGHER, RIGHT REVEREND JOHN MCDOWELL
The Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher and Archbishop- Elect of Armagh, Right Reverend John McDowell, has asked people at this uncertain time to look out for each other and to be calm and measured in...
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DEATH OF FORMER CO MONAGHAN VEC CHIEF EXECUTIVE
News of the passing of Cootehill man Larry McCluskey has shocked and saddened many in Co Monaghan. Mr McCluskey was a former Chief Executive of Co Monaghan Vocational Education Committee before the VEC...
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VIRTUAL LOCKDOWN AS COUNTY MONAGHAN COVID-19 CASES REACH 13
Michael Fisher Almost deserted streets and Garda checkpoints. Only essential services such as pharmacies and supermakets remaining open. People staying at home and confining their daily exercise to the...
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A HELPING HAND
Monaghan Collegiate School is among those playing a part in helping those on the front line in the fight against coronavirus. Last week they sent a special delivery to a Cavan General Hospital...
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HEALTH MINISTERS SIGN CROSS-BORDER UNDERSTANDING ON DEALING WITH COVID-19
Michael Fisher A Monaghan expert on viral infections has welcomed the cross-border understanding reached by health officials on both sides of the border for dealing with coronavirus. RCSI Professor of...
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GARDA CHECKPOINTS TO ENSURE PEOPLE STAY AT HOME
Michael Fisher Gardaí were given new powers this week to curtail the movement of people owing to slippage in complying with a requirement that everyone bar essential workers remains within 2km of home...
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TUSLA CHEF COOKING FOR FAMILIES IN AFTERCARE
Tusla Chef Cooking for Families in Aftercare Chef Stephan from Tusla’s Child Wellbeing Centre in Monaghan has been cooking meals for children, young people and families in aftercare during this...
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MINDING CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS IN THE MIDST OF COVID-19
Families throughout the country are adapting to changes in daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents and other caregivers are faced with helping their families adjust to the new normal. This...
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THE LATE LARRY McCLUSKEY: AN APPRECIATION
If we can agree that the individual personality or even spirit shapes the community, society, country or even the world in which they live rather than the other way round Larry McCluskey, then, was a...
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