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RULES ARE RULES
The much-published Covid-19 training rules breach by Dessie Farrell and his Dublin team prompts JACK MADDEN to wonder whether the current fixtureless limbo for Gaelic football is really a level...
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COUNCILLORS WELCOME FUNDING FOR WALKING & CYCLING PROJECTS
As featured on the front page of last week’s Northern Standard, the National Transport Authority has awarded €3,985,620 to Monaghan County Council to complete a number of walking and cycling projects...
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COMPANY PLANNING TO MINE GOLD IN CLONTIBRET REPORTS FURTHER POSITIVE SAMPLING...
Exploration and development company Conroy Gold last week announced further positive sampling results from a section of the Longford- Down Massif, which includes the location at Clontibret, Co...
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THE ACORN COMMUNITY CENTRE NEWBLISS NEEDS YOUR HELP! GOFUNDME FUNDRAISER
Situated in Newbliss village and managed by Killeevan Development Association, The Acorn Community Centre has been a hive of activity since it was built on the site of the old Newbliss Hall in...
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SCOTSTOWN LADIES RUN AROUND IRELAND RAISES €11,420
Pictured is Mary Callery from the Crocus Cancer Support Group in Monaghan, accepting the presentation of €5,710 from some of the representatives of the Scotstown Ladies GFC Senior Team and management,...
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GRADUAL INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES IN COUNTY MONAGHAN
The number of Covid-19 cases in Co Monaghan has been increasing gradually over the past week, including the Easter holiday period. towards the end of march, monaghan had the lowest incidence rate per...
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MONAGHAN POULTRY PRODUCERS EXTEND HELPING HAND TO CAMBODIAN CHILDREN
Poultry producers from Co Monaghan have joined with colleagues in counties Cavan, Louth and Meath to provide major support for a project in Cambodia which is providing a lifeline to local children....
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MONAGHAN CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCES NEW CURRENT ACCOUNT AND DEBIT CARD INITIATIVE...
A palpable sense of Monaghan Credit Union preparing itself for the post-pandemic period of renewed economic and personal savings and investment activity was discernible at the Annual General Meeting...
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PANDEMIC USED BY EIRGRID TO PLUG IN PYLON PLANS
Construction of North South Interconnector Set for November Michael Fisher If you had seen the headline above a week ago, you might have thought it was an April Fool’s stunt. But it is a reality....
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MONAGHAN PUNTER ENDSGRAND NATIONAL DAYALMOST €20,000 RICHER
five-figure windfall just as the bookmakers were counting the cost of a popular irish winner at the Grand National. The anonymous winner ignored the big meeting at Aintree and instead opted for a...
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‘MAD ABOUT MONAGHAN’ IS OFF TO A FLYING START!
The Swimming Pig sculpture as it was placed into position on the N2 outside Castleblayney on Monday morning. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard
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TREMORS
Comment The bad news on our doorstep as a Border county of the ongoing violent disturbances on Northern Ireland streets provokes tremors of unease even in these more insular pandemic times when...
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COULD LOUGH FEA BE THE ROSSMORE PARK OF SOUTH MONAGHAN?
Call on Co Council to explore possibility of Shirley estate development as public amenity Sinn Féin local public representative Colm Cathy has called on Monaghan Co Council to explore whether the...
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CO COUNCIL EMERGES FROM PANDEMIC YEAR WITH €358,000 FINANCIAL SURPLUS
Prudent financial management and significant central exchequer assistance combined to leave Monaghan Co Council with a budget surplus of €358,000 for 2020 despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19...
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CHURCH LEADERS CALL FOR UNIFIED POLITICAL RESPONSE TO ADDRESS NORTHERN...
Following recent disturbances in Northern Ireland, the Church Leaders Group (Ireland) has written an open letter to political leaders in Northern Ireland, the Governments of the United Kingdom and...
View ArticleGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING CHURCH BREAK-INS
Garda are appealing for information after two breaks-ins occurred at churches in the Smithboro and Clones areas at the weekend. St Mary’s Church at Magherarney, Smithboro was broken into late on...
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RESTART GRANTS GAVE €9.3 MILLION TO MONAGHAN BUSINESSES –
BUT FURTHER RATES SUPPORT VITAL FOR COVID-19 RECOVERY SAY CO COUNCILLORS Co Monaghan has led the country in the effectiveness of the implementation of the Restart Grant initiative to aid businesses...
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PEOPLE ‘UP IN ARMS’ OVER EIRGRID DECISION TO PRESS ON WITH OVERHEAD...
Michael Fisher Landowners, farmers and residents throughout Monaghan, Cavan and Meath are “up in arms” according to an antipylon group about the way EirGrid has plugged in its plans for the North...
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McENEANEY SUSPENDED AS MONAGHAN MANAGER AFTER BREACH OF COVID-19 TRAINING...
Monaghan GAA has suspended senior football manager Seamus McEnaney for 12 weeks in the wake of revelations on Thursday last that the Monaghan team held a training session at Corduff in March in breach...
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SENIOR TEAM PREPARES FOR LEAGUE
NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE SET TO START ON MAY 8/9 Colm Shalvey reports With the long-delayed 2021 intercounty GAA fixtures being released by drip feed, but yet to be confirmed by Croke Park, attention...
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