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MINORS ON MISSION
COLM SHALVEY REPORTS “This year’s Monaghan minor panel have retained their focus despite two shutdowns in a lengthy season, which is now set to extend into 2021” was how we summed up the county’s...
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CENTENARY OF DEATHS OF MCENEANEY COUSINS WILL BE MARKED IN ANNYALLA CEMETERY
The deaths one hundred years ago of two members of the Annyalla Company of the Irish Republican Army on June 30th 1921 will be marked by a short ceremony at their graveside in Annyalla cemetery on...
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LOCAL NEWS PUBLISHERS AMONG MOST TRUSTED MEDIA IN IRELAND
Local news publishers are among the most trusted media in Ireland according to the 2021 Digital News Report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. The report shows that trust in local...
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MONAGHAN DEFIBRILLATOR INITIATIVE COULD FORM NATIONAL TEMPLATE SAYS AMBULANCE...
An initiative being undertaken in Co Monaghan to map the locations of AED or defibrillator devices could be used as a template for a national programme, a representative of the National Ambulance...
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BYE-LAWS COVER OUTDOOR ALCOHOL SERVICE BY LICENSED PREMISES IN CO MONAGHAN,...
Bye-laws adopted by Monaghan Co Council last year made provision for the current outdoor serving of alcohol by licensed premises if the necessary licence had been obtained and did not have to be...
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CHAIN-GING OF THE GUARD AT CO COUNCIL!
Our picture by Rory Geary shows the new Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Co Council, Castleblayney Fine Gael local public representative Aidan Campbell, accepting his chain of office from predecessor Colm...
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FAREWELL TO MAMO
Michael Fisher Monaghan and Ireland mourned the loss during the past week of one of its best known and admired citizens, the feminist and women’s rights campaigner, Mamo McDonald. Mamo, who was born...
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NEW GARDA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL CRIMES UNIT INVESTIGATING 137 CASES IN...
ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS KEY FOCUS OF INITIATIVE, JPC TOLD There were currently 137 active cases before the Cavan/Monaghan Divisional Protective Services Unit established by the Gardaí in July...
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EDUCATION MINISTER NORMA FOLEY VISITS NEW HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL BUILDING IN...
By Veronica Corr There was tremendous excitement at the new Holy Family School building in Cootehill on Thursday last, June 17th, when the Minister for Education, Norma Foley visited the facility at...
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EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
130,000 expected to attend camps COLM SHALVEY The 2021 Kellogg’s Cúl Camps got underway on Monday, with Clones and Clontibret hosting Monaghan’s first camps of the summer. Monaghan GAA will have 20...
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TIME FOR TRUTH PROTEST HELD AT CLARA GRAVEYARD
One of a series of protest events held under the banner of “Time for Truth” took place in Clara graveyard in North Monaghan on Saturday last to coincide with the Armed Forces Day celebrations...
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GARDA PATROLS INCREASE IN SLIABH BEAGH AREA
The Garda had recently put a number of visible patrols into the Sliabh Beagh area and had featured illegal activity taking place there in its social media campaigns, Garda Superintendent Pat O’Connell...
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INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE INTO CAUSE OF DUBLIN STREET FIRE
Gardaí in Monaghan are continuing to investigate the cause of a fire in Dublin Street in Monaghan Town on Thursday of last week. The fire broke out in a derelict building located in the backlands area...
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GALLAGHER MOVES IN SEANAD TO AVERT CRISIS FACING MUSHROOM SECTOR
Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher has called for action to avert a potential crisis in mushroom production which he said could have adverse consequences for employment in the sector in Co Monaghan....
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BALLYBAY WOMAN ELECTED LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN
A Ballybay woman was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin on Monday. Alison Gilliland from the town, a resident of Dublin since 1995 and a Labour Party councillor on the capital’s local authority, is only the...
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CONNECTING WITH BROADBAND, RECONNECTING WITH KAVANAGH
As Co Monaghan celebrated a significant milestone in broadband connectivity in Drumhowan on Friday, the community’s famed acting twins John and Tommy McArdle delivered a timely reminder of the joys of...
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GARDAÍ SEIZED €1.4 MILLION IN ILLEGAL DRUGS IN COUNTY MONAGHAN IN PAST YEAR
Illegal drugs to the value of €1,475,000 had been seized by the Gardaí in search operations in Co Monaghan over the past 12 months, Garda Chief Superintendent Aidan Glacken told last week’s meeting of...
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HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY SAYS DEFERRAL OF RE-OPENING IS UNWORKABLE AND...
Michael Fisher Representatives of the hospitality sector yesterday met government representatives to discuss Monday’s announcement by the Taoiseach Micheál Martin that the re-opening of restaurants...
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BIOCONNECT CAN HAVE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT ON MONAGHAN ECONOMY
Businesses, primary producers and public asked to help shape focus of new innovation centre The Chief Executive of the BioConnect Innovation Centre to be established at Knockaconny in Monaghan this...
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MONAGHAN TURN FOCUS TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND A FAMILIAR ARMAGH OUTFIT
Colm Shalvey reports Monaghan v Armagh, yet again. The 2021 inter-county action didn’t begin until May, but these neighbouring counties have already met in four different senior competitions, with...
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