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STEADY INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES IN MONAGHAN
Michael Fisher There has been a steady increase in the number of recorded Covid-19 cases in Co. Monaghan in the past fortnight. The official figures show that from midnight on March 31st when there...
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EASTER EGGS SURPRISE!
Look what I discovered in my flower basket …a clocking Duck with 12 eggs Tydavnet, Co Monaghan
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DISAPPOINTMENT FOR IRISH DANCING STUDENTS AS 50TH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CALLED OFF
By Veronica Corr The 50th Irish Dancing World Championships were due to take place in Dublin’s Convention Centre this week, so this reporter caught up with a former colleague, Blathnaid McCaul, who is...
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HEATHER HUMPHREYS ANNOUNCES FURTHER SUPPORT FOR ALL BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY...
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (@EnterInnov) tweeted at 3:09 p.m. on Wed, Apr 08, 2020: Minister @HHumphreysFG has announced a major expansion of supports for all businesses impacted...
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MONAGHAN VETERAN AND VINTAGE CLUB
Monaghan veteran and vintage club are please to announce that they have donated 5,000 euro to Cavan hospitals A & E and medical assessment unit to help in the fight against COVID 19. The funds will...
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HAPPY EASTER TO ALL NORTHERN STANDARD READERS
HAPPY EASTER TO ALL NORTHERN STANDARD READERS Newspaper back in shops Thursday April 23rd. Stay Safe
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CO MUSEUM’S COVID-19 PROJECT
Monaghan Co Museum wants to collect the public’s stories about the Covid-19 pandemic. They can be: Photographs or drawings – Any sort of pictures or drawing that shows life as it is now during the...
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MONAGHAN PUBLIC URGED TO FOLLOW PROTECTIVE MEASURES WHEN PUTTING OUT...
Monaghan Co Council has advised on measures to be adopted when putting out household bins in order to minimise the risk of spreading the Coronavirus. To reduce the potential for cross-contamination,...
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MONAGHAN SENATOR URGES LOCAL BUSINESSES TO PROTECT CROSS-BORDER EMPLOYEES
Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher has urged companies based in the Border region to take up the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme rather than letting go of employees during this public health emergency....
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CAVAN GENERAL HOSPITAL LOCKDOWN UNDERLINES LACK OF PROTECTION FOR HEALTHCARE...
Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan Pauline Tully said this week that the outbreak of Covid-19 among healthcare workers at Cavan General Hospital must serve as a wake-up call that the safety of our...
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BISHOP DUFFY SPEAKS OF DISPELLING THE DARKNESS AT EASTER VIGIL CELEBRATION
The theme of dispelling the darkness was prominent in the homily delivered by Catholic Bishop of Clogher Larry Duffy at the celebration of the Easter Vigil in St Macartan’s Cathedral in Monaghan Town...
View ArticleHSE VIDEOS ON STRESS CONTROL AVAILABLE FREE ONLINE
The HSE in partnership with Dr Jim White, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Stress Control) introduces a free online Programme to help with stress. The first of the 6 modules went live on Monday...
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COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT CENTRE SET UP IN CASTLEBLAYNEY FOR CORONAVIRUS CASES
Michael Fisher As part of the HSE’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a community assessment hub has been set up in Castleblayney to serve Co Monaghan. It has been established at the Crannog Day Care...
View ArticleTEARMANN STILL AVAILABLE TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
Tearmann Domestic Abuse Service, which is based in the Primary Care Building, Rooskey, Monaghan Town is still operating remotely for the duration of the Covid-19 containment measures, on the following...
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ARCHBISHOP EAMON SAYS SECLUSION HAS HELPED US THINK ABOUT WHAT WE VALUE
Michael Fisher In his Easter message, the Catholic Primate of All-Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin has said seclusion imposed on many people because of the coronavirus restrictions has helped them to...
View ArticleGYPROC CONTINUE TO MONITOR MAGHERACLOONE MINING OPERATIONS
By Veronica Corr “Gyproc are maintaining the surveys in place that monitor the lands and roads in areas that relate to their mining workings,” a letter from Pat McEnaney, Community Liaison Officer with...
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MINISTER CREED ENCOURAGES SUCKLER FARMERS TO APPLY FOR GRANTS
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed TD has reminded farmers and their advisors that the online application process for both the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler...
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CARRICKMACROSS STREET FESTIVAL CANCELLED
By Veronica Corr Many people from Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan and the region in general will be disappointed to learn that Carrickmacross Street Festival, (which ironically came about as the result of...
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FF TD WANTS COVID-19 PAYMENT EXTENDED
Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil TD Brendan Smith has called on the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty to extend the Covid-19 payment to persons aged over 66. Deputy Smith...
View ArticleHSE SAYS EVERYONE NEEDS TO CONTINUE ADHERING TO PUBLIC HEALTH RESTRICTIONS
This is an important Message from the HSE’s Crisis Management Team (CMT) in Community Healthcare Area 1 and Acute Hospitals in Monaghan, Cavan, Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. The CMT co-ordinating all...
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