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COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL GIVES BACK TO LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS
The Monaghan Town Country Music Festival committee is delighted to be able to donate €20,000 from the 2013 festival funds to 14 very worthwhile local charities. The beneficiaries are: The Monaghan...
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MCGONIGLE’S GIRLS HOME IN ON TITLE CELEBRATIONS
Monaghan ladies manager Gregory McGonigle told The Northern Standard that he is very happy with his team’s preparations for Sunday’s All-Ireland final. He said: “It’s going very well. Obviously we...
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BOXING: MCKENNA ANSWERS IRISH CALL TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The IABA have named a ten-strong panel for the AIBA World Elite Men’s Championships in Kazakhstan. The Championships officially begin in Almaty on October 11th. Monaghan’s Gary McKenna has been named...
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MONAGHAN ON THE BRINK OF ENDING 16 YEAR FAMINE
The countdown is on this Sunday afternoon (4pm) and the meeting of Monaghan and Cork in what has all the makings of being the most intriguing, most unpredictable of all-Ireland ladies football finals...
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MONAGHAN MEET CORK IN A CLASSIC CROKE PARK ALL-IRELAND FINAL CLASH
A third title and a first since 1997 is in the sights of the Monaghan senior ladies footballers as they head to Croke Park for Sunday’s TG4 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final against Cork....
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“PLEASE, MISS, CAN WE WIN THE ALL-IRELAND?”
The question on the lips of all followers of the Monaghan ladies football team was implicitly expressed in the good wishes extended by the student body of St Tiarnach’s Primary School in Clones this...
View ArticlePARENTS SHOULD BECOME COMPUTER SAVVY TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM INTERNET...
Co Monaghan parents were encouraged on Monday to improve their own computer literacy and participate with children in online activities as a means of helping to guard them from the threat of...
View ArticleDRUMGOON’S AOGÁN Ó FEARGHAIL TO RUN FOR GAA PRESIDENCY
FORMER Ulster GAA president and executive member of Central Council, Aogán Ó Fearghail of Co Cavan and Drumgoon GFC has confirmed that he is to run for the GAA presidency in a vote scheduled for...
View ArticleSTAYING VIRTUALLY SAFE
Some very sound and practical advice on online security and the protection of children from the dangers of the Internet were contained in presentations given to Co Monaghan Joint Policing Committee on...
View ArticleCRIMINAL APPEAL UPHELD AGAINST CARRICK DRIVER
By PATSY McARDLE AN appeal against the leniency of a sentence on a South Monaghan driver who was involved in a fatal crash which claimed the lives of three people and an unborn child on December 27th...
View Article“WHERE IS THE JUSTICE?” – SF COUNCILLOR CHALLENGES FAIRNESS OF IRISH COURT...
The fairness of the Irish justice system came in for a strongly worded challenge from Sinn Féin councillor Brian McKenna when Co Monaghan Joint Policing Committee convened on Monday morning last....
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ALL STARS FITTING TRIBUTE IN GREAT YEAR FOR MONAGHAN GAA
By Colm Shalvey These are heady days for Monaghan football, with six All-Star awards coming to the county last weekend. First up on Friday, rounding off a memorable year for Monaghan’s senior...
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ULSTER FINAL SPOTS BECKON FOR NORTH MONAGHAN CLUBS AT THE WEEKEND
There is lots of excitement with Truagh and Emyvale competing for Ulster Club honours on Sunday. by COLM SHALVEY Neighbouring Monaghan clubs travel across Ulster this Sunday as they attempt to book...
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ATHLETICS: PODIUM FINISHES FOR DUFFY, HAMILL AND O ROURKE IN DERRY
On Sunday last, Gransha Park proved to be a fine venue for the Ulster & Northern Ireland Uneven Age Group Championships incorporating the Novice Races. In stark contrast to the rain and mud of...
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MEN NOT AS AWARE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BUT THEY’RE WILLING TO MAN UP ACROSS...
Irish men are less conscious of the prevalence or consequences of domestic violence than Irish women, according to a new survey on men’s perceptions on violence against women, but they are willing to...
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MINISTER HOGAN VISITS THE LATTON QUARTER!
By Cianna McNally A warm welcome was given to Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan when he visited Latton on Thursday last, 7th November to officially open a business...
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SENATOR O’BRIEN JAILED ON EXTORTION CHARGE
A former Fianna Fail Senator and Chairman of Monaghan Co Council is beginning a prison sentence after his conviction by the Circuit Court on an extortion charge. Francie O’Brien, of Latton,...
View ArticleNEW BUILDING RULES SET TO IMPACT ON MONAGHAN DEVELOPMENTS
Professionals in the construction sector in Co Monaghan, and those contemplating embarking on housing and other developments from March of next year onwards, were advised at the November meeting of...
View ArticleSECOND MAN TO FACE MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE OVER DEATH OF TYDAVNET TEENAGER
A second man is to face a manslaughter charge as the result of the death of a Co Monaghan teenager from injuries received after he was subjected to assaults in Co Tyrone on New Year’s Eve last....
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