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HOLLYWOOD TRANQUILLITY
This beautiful tableau was captured by Northern Standard photographer Rory Geary on the frozen Hollywood Lake near Scotstown this week, with ducks taking flight and a swan serene in the nascent New...
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KEY BRITISH-IRISH PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY ROLE FOR DEPUTY SMITH
Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil TD Brendan Smith has been appointed Co-Chair of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. Speaking to the Northern Standard this week, Deputy Smith expressed delight at the...
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MONAGHAN HOSPITAL DOWNGRADING MUST BE REVERSED IN 2021 – MATT CARTHY TD
Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy has reiterated his call for the Government to instruct the HSE to restore additional services to Monaghan Hospital. He said this week that that the removal of services from...
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COVID-19 SPREADING RAPIDLY IN MONAGHAN
INCIDENCE RATE OVER FOURTEEN DAYS IS HIGHEST IN STATE Michael Fisher As Covid-19 continues to spread in the community in Co. Monaghan, the level of cases over two weeks is now the highest in the...
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LIFE ON THE EDGE
JACK MADDEN ponders the impact of Covid-19 on the sports fields, and sporting psyche, of Co Monaghan Brexit. it has finally happened. the late Dolores o’Riordan would question if they had to let it...
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MCCAREY LOOKING FOR FORWARD TO NEW CHALLENGE AT CLIFTONVILLE
Colm Shalvey reports Monaghan native Aaron McCarey will be looking to make an impact at Cliftonville in 2021 after signing for the Belfast club late last month. Scotstown man McCarey had to remain...
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BARRY STILL GRIEVING FOR DAUGHTER NIKA
Michael Fisher The ‘Clones Cyclone’ Barry McGuigan fondly remembered his “bubbly, happy, happy” daughter Danika McGuigan on Friday’s Late Late Show on RTÉ1 in an emotional interview with Ryan Tubridy....
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COOTEHILL FIRM IN CONTENTION FOR NATIONAL ENTERPRISE ACCOLADE
Cootehill Precision Engineering was announced on Tuesday as a finalist in the National Enterprise Awards. Located at the Business Park on the town’s Cavan Road, the company provides machined parts to a...
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“DENTISTS NOT A PRIORITY FOR VACCINATION DESPITE WORKING IN THE MOUTH”,...
Promised PPE not forthcoming and medical card scheme inadequate By Veronica Corr On Thursday evening last, 14th January, The Northern Standard spoke to Dr. Bernie Fee, a dentist who runs a large...
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WATERWAYS IRELAND TELLS CO COUNCIL IT HAS “NO REMIT” TO EXTEND ULSTER CANAL...
The potentially transformative effects on the economic and social fabric of Clones of the realisation of the next phases of the Ulster Canal regeneration project were outlined by representatives of...
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RECORD TOWN VOUCHER SALES SHOW MONAGHAN PUBLIC SUPPORTED LOCAL BUSINESSES...
€844,370 were sold in November and December of last year, Monday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District was informed. Co-ordinator Donal McElwain expressed the view that the record number of...
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PASSING OF HIGHLY REGARDED KILLYGOAN RESIDENT
The death took place on Friday morning, 8th January, of Eddie Gallagher of Highfield Close, Killygoan, Monaghan town. A highly regarded and long time resident of the county town, the late Mr. Gallagher...
View ArticleENTERPRISE IRELAND LAUNCHES THE EXPORT COMPASS WEBINAR SERIES
The five-part webinar series, which takes place between 28 January and 25 March, aims to help pre-exporting businesses on their export journey Enterprise Ireland is hosting a series of webinar...
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EXTENDED RESTRICTIONS DELAY GAA ACTION
The extension of Covid-19 restrictions is expected to delay the GAA’s return to inter-county action until March and have a knock-on effect on the proposed 2021 calendar. The association is expected to...
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A RARE BREED
For those wed to the “oddball pursuit” of hurling in Co Monaghan, the journey is always “more of a process than a miracle” according to JACK MADDEN The hats, scarves, and headbands are on sale. “Three...
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SENATOR GALLAGHER RECEIVES CONFIRMATION GROUP HOME WILL OPEN IN LATTER PART...
The following statement was received from Senator Robbie Gallagher: Senator Robbie Gallagher has received confirmation that the Bothar Oirialla Group Home in Carrickmacross for persons with a...
View Article“COVEXIT” A NON-RUNNER
Comment Having waged an arduous campaign to resist the doomsday scenario of the UK Government’s Brexit escapade and avoid the creation of a hard Border on the island, the people of our circulation area...
View ArticleWHEN BIG JACK WAS MONAGHAN’S CHAMPION….
Jack Charlton’s status as ‘Honorary Irishman’ was cited frequently during the outpouring of tearful tribute engendered by news of his passing last weekend. But the former Republic of Ireland soccer...
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE EMPHASISES COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITMENT TO RESTORATION OF...
National media spotlight on An Taisce report didn’t reflect expenditure and plans for Market House and Hope Castle says O’Sullivan Weekend national media coverage of the listing by An Taisce of...
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