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MONAGHAN CO COUNCIL TO GET €1.27 MILLION FOR HOUSING ADAPTATION GRANTS
An allocation of €1,277,475 is being made available to Monaghan Co Council for the implementation of the Housing Adaptation Grant scheme through which persons needing to make structural changes to...
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TOP AWARD FOR CLONES STUDENT AT GLOBAL YOUTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION
Michael Fisher Largy College science student Ruth Madden from Clones has achieved her most important success so far, this time on the world stage. Her invention has won the Gold Award for Physics and...
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‘BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS’
DERRY MOURNS JOHN HUME Michael Fisher ‘Lord, make me an instrument of your peace’: the prayer of St Francis based on the Gospel beatitudes filled the vast space of St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry...
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CO MONAGHAN RURAL FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS TO APPLY FOR ACORNS PROJECT
The call is now open for Co Monaghan rural women with new businesses or welldeveloped ideas to join the new cycle of the free programme — ACORNS 6. The initiative will also continue to support...
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SEATING AT EMY LAKE
The McKenna (Charlie) family from Emy with the seat they have sponsored at the EmyLake Walkway. From left – John Sherry (DDA CHairman); Jim McCluskey, Siobhan O’Brien, Pat McKenna, Eamonn McKenna,...
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ROAD ACCIDENT IN EMYVALE
The N2 Dublin to Derry Road was blocked for almost two hours following a three car collision in the main street of Emyvale close to the bridge last Thursday. It’s believed none of those involved...
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NATURE WALKS, GET UP AND GET ACTIVE – FREE GUIDED WALKING PROGRAMMES:
Monaghan Sports Partnership are launching FREE 6-week guided walking programmes at Rossmore Park, Monaghan and Lough Muckno, Castleblayney. These walks will take in the beauties of nature in these...
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CO MONAGHAN COMMUNITY CENTRES GET IMPROVEMENT FUNDING
Community centres and facilities in Co Monaghan are to benefit from €109,947 for essential upgrades and maintenance. Funding worth a total €5 million will be provided by the Department of Rural and...
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CIARAN MURRAY ISSUES LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST FAI
Former Ireland physio Ciaran Murray has lodged papers in the High Court against the Football Association of Ireland. Murray, who was the senior chartered physiotherapist with the FAI, departed his post...
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BUS ÉIREANN ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL MONAGHAN SERVICE
An additional service from Letterkenny to Monaghan and on to Dublin has been introduced by Bus Éireann from Sunday last. Bus Éireann confirmed to the Northern Standard this week that they are now...
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ONE FURTHER CASE OF COVID-19 IN MONAGHAN RECORDED IN PAST WEEK
Michael Fisher You see them here. You see them there. You now see them almost everywhere. From Monday, face masks or coverings became the new norm, to be worn in the interests of public health and not...
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MONAGHAN DOG TURNS UP STRAYING THE STREETS OF DONEGAL
Jasper from Smithborough has been Reunited with his Owner Michael Fisher It’s a long, long way from Smithborough to Letterkenny, over 100km, especially for a dog! A Co. Monaghan dog has now been...
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ERRIGAL CONTRACTS CAPS PERIOD OF INTERNATIONAL GROWTH WITH SIGNIFICANT ANTRIM...
Monaghan-based Errigal Contracts has announced that it has purchased a significant site in Co Antrim following three years of growth and international expansion across Europe. The company is investing...
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CO MONAGHAN NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR NATIONAL VOLUNTEER AWARDS
Presenter and writer, James Kavanagh, this week kicked off the 2020 Volunteer Ireland Awards campaign. From now until 1st October, we are calling on the public to nominate exceptional volunteers...
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HSE AND DIABETES IRELAND URGE CO MONAGHAN PEOPLE TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL...
The HSE and Diabetes Ireland are urging Co Monaghan people with concerns about their diabetes to seek medical advice from their pharmacist, GP or hospital diabetes team and reassures them that diabetes...
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GRÁINNE TO JOIN SKY SPORTS
Michael Fisher Sports presenter Gráinne McElwain is set to join Sky Sports GAA coverage this year. The Ballinode native is a familiar presence at Gaelic games across the channels in Ireland over the...
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MONAGHAN TOWNSMAN WHO PLAYED KEY SYDNEY OLYMPICS ROLE PUBLISHES FASCINATING...
Monaghan Townsman Maurice Holland recounts a fascinating life spent working in the hospitality industry in the recently published memoir Just A Simple Innkeeper: The Journey of an Irish Hotelier. Mr...
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NINE ARRESTED IN NEW IRA PROBE
Nine people have been arrested by the PSNI as part of a cross-border investigation into the dissident republican group known as the New IRA. The seven men and two women, aged between 26 and 50, are...
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FOUR PSNI OFFICERS HURT IN BORDER CRASH
Patsy McArdle Four PSNI officers were injured on Monday last during a chase in which their police vehicle was rammed near the Castleblayney border in South Armagh. The incident happened at Jonesboro...
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NEW RESTRICTIONS ANNOUNCED FOLLOWING RISE IN CORONAVIRUS:
FIVE FURTHER CASES IN COUNTY MONAGHAN IN A WEEK No Spectators Allowed at Sports Fixtures… But Different Rules Apply in the North INDOOR EVENTS LIMITED TO SIX PEOPLE Michael Fisher Gardaí are to be...
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