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EMYVALE MAN’S PART IN PRODUCING CORONAVIRUS SWAB TESTS FOR US MARKET
Michael Fisher A Monaghan man based in California is playing a leading role in a company that has helped to develop swabs for carrying out tests for coronavirus. In the space of two weeks, Emyvale...
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MONAGHAN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT (MID) SUPPORTING THOSE IN NEED
Monaghan Integrated Development (MID) is offering a range of supports for those who are affected by the Covid crisis. For community groups they are offering help with funding applications. Applying for...
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KITCHENS AT ST PATRICK’S ACCOMMODATION CENTRE CURRENTLY CLOSED
• Department says no problems with supply of specialist meats for Ramadan Michael Fisher A recent post on social media carried a plea said to come from a resident of St Patrick’s Accommodation Centre...
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BROADBAND PLAN SURVEY WORK BEGINS
Surveying and design works for the National Broadband Plan (NBP) rollout got underway in Co Monaghan this week. National Broadband Ireland (NBI) are the company undertaking the fibre network roll-out...
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PASSING OF FORMER COUNTY MANAGER WHO PLAYED INFLUENTIAL ROLE IN MONAGHAN’S...
The death has occurred of Mr Joe Gavin, who served as Monaghan Co Council’s Co Manager for almost 23 years and played an influential role in advancing capital developments and acquisition projects that...
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MINISTER HUMPHREYS LAUNCHES RETURN TO WORK PROTOCOL
HSA WILL MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES Inspectors from the Health and Safety Authority will be able to shut down workplaces that do not comply with new safety measures aimed at...
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URGENT NEED FOR CO MONAGHAN HOUSEHOLDS TO CONSERVE WATER
Co Monaghan households have been requested by Irish Water to implement water conservation practices because of the pressure on supply created by the recent lack of rainfall and increased domestic...
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POLICE CHIEFS MEET AT BORDER TO DISCUSS RESPONSE TO PANDEMIC
Michael Fisher Police chiefs from either side of the border met at Moybridge over the River Blackwater on the Monaghan/Tyrone boundary near Aughnacloy on Saturday. During their discussions, which duly...
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FF TD CALLS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF WOMEN’S REFUGE IN CAVAN/MONAGHAN
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan/Monaghan Brendan Smith has asked Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan TD to act on the urgent need for a women’s refuge to be established in his constituency. “We are all well...
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BEWARE THE BLINDSIDE BREXIT!
Comment Covid-19 may have supplanted Brexit as the predominant news preoccupation of the times but it appears that the ramifications of the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union are about...
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ALONE WORKING WITH MONAGHAN CO COUNCIL TO ASSIST OLDER PEOPLE THROUGH PANDEMIC
ALONE, the organisation that supports older people, has received more than 20,000 calls to their COVID-19 helpline for older people since it launched in March. ALONE has hugely expanded their services...
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FIRST STEP ON PATHWAY OUT OF THE CRISIS: MINISTER HUMPHREYS
Balancing Public Health and Economic Damage Considerations Michael Fisher As the country took the first steps on Monday on a gradual pathway towards returning to normality, the Minister for Business,...
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LOCAL DÁIL REPRESENTATIVES AT ODDS OVER RESTART AID FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan/Monaghan Niamh Smyth has criticised a new Restart Grant for businesses reopening after Covid-19 restrictions which was announced this week by her constituency rival Heather...
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GOVERNMENT STILL COMMITTED TO UNCOVERING TRUTH BEHIND 1974 BOMBINGS SAYS...
Patsy McArdle Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan TD said this week that the Government was committed to exploring every avenue to uncover the truth about the 1974 bomb attacks in Dublin and...
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BEECH HILL COLLEGE BIDS A FOND FAREWELL TO THE CLASS OF 2020 WITH A ‘DRIVE...
Every year the Beech Hill College Graduation ceremony takes place in the College library followed by lots of photographs, hugs and handshakes in the garden. Due to the current social distancing...
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1974 BOMBING VICTIMS REMEMBERED WITH WREATH-LAYING
The 46th anniversary of the 1974 Monaghan and Dublin bombings was marked with a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial in Church Square in Monaghan Town last Sunday morning. The wreath was laid by...
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CAR RECOVERED IN LOUGH ERNE OF MAN MISSING FROM CLONES EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO
Michael Fisher Gardaí investigating the disappearance of a man last seen in Clones, Co. Monaghan eighteen years ago have confirmed that the man’s car has been located in Upper Lough Erne near Lisnaskea...
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CLOSURE OF BD FOODS “A DEVASTATING BLOW” – CARTHY
Michael Fisher The Co. Antrim parent company of BD Foods in Glaslough has announced it is to close its Co. Monaghan distribition operation with a potential loss of 48 jobs. BD Foods was purchased by...
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PHASED EXIT FROM COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN NORTH OVER NEXT FEW MONTHS
Michael Fisher The Northern Ireland Executive has published a five-point plan for a phased exit from Covid-19 restrictions. It was released at Stormont on Tuesday by the First Minister Arlene Foster...
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NEW RESEARCH PROJECT SEEKS STORIES AND MEMORIES OF DROUGHTS IN IRELAND
The drought of Summer 2018 reminded us of how vulnerable Irish society is to water shortages, from local farms to businesses, wells to water supplies and even biodiversity. In a country renowned for...
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