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LEFT-FIELD EVENTS
The saga surrounding the Tyrone-Kerry All-Ireland Football Championship semi final leads JACK MADDEN to conclude that the Covid-shadowed 2021 season is not one for predictions… Saturday: “Tyrone GAA...
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MONAGHAN MAY NOT BE TOO FAR OFF MARK
COLM SHALVEY As the dust settles on an intercounty season that saw Monaghan teams lose three Ulster football finals – the delayed 2020 MFC decider against eventual All-Ireland champions Derry, the...
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SOSAD INVITES PUBLIC TO TAKE PART IN DAWN TO DUSK 7KM FUNDRAISER ON SEPTEMBER...
SOSAD (Save Our Sons And Daughters), the free counselling service available to all, are inviting the public to walk, jog or run 7 kilometres anytime on Sunday, September 12th as part of their Dusk to...
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COUNTY COUNCIL LAUNCHES MONAGHAN WETLAND NETWORK
To coincide with National Heritage Week, Monaghan Co Council has launched the Monaghan Wetland Network to showcase the importance of wetlands for nature, climate and people. The purpose of the...
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IN WITH A SHOUT
JACK MADDEN previews the Co Senior Football Championship “through inter-county tinted glasses” and finds holders Scotstown have several would-be conquerors to be wary of It’s that time of year again,...
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HARPS PRAISE FOR SECOND HALF GOAL SCORER DOHERTY MONAGHAN HARPS 2-08KILLANNY 1-10 Monaghan Harps lifted the last of this year’s Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League titles after a pulsating finish...
View ArticleCO MONAGHAN CONTINUES TO BE TB “PROBLEM AREA” SAYS DEPARTMENT
Co Monaghan continued to be a “problem area” for the incidence of bovine TB and was one of a number of counties where a HIT or highimpact plan was being rolled out to counteract the disease, the...
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RENEWED INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS IN PAUL QUINN CASE WELCOMED BY FAMILY
Garda detectives from Carrickmacross joined with members of the PSNI’s major investigation team last week in a renewed investigative initiative into the murder at Oram in Castleblayney in 2007 of...
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SHORTAGE OF CLERGY WILL POSE CHALLENGES FOR CLOGHER PARISHES – BISHOP DUFFY
The current and future challenges that the shortage of clergy will pose to the operation of Roman Catholic parishes in the diocese of Clogher was commented upon this week by Bishop Larry Duffy as he...
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THAT FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL FEELING AT LATNAMARD
If ever a picture could be said to be worth a thousand words, it’s Rory Geary’s capturing of all the contrasting emotions associated with the first day at school on the faces of the new Junior Infants...
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COVID-19 VACCINE AVAILABLE FROM MONAGHAN PHARMACIES FOR OVER 12s
Michael Fisher Many pharmacies nationwide now offer a trusted and confidential Covid-19 vaccination service for people aged 12 and over. For people wishing to avail of this service, they can simply...
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FORMER BRITISH SOLDIER TO STAND TRIAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER OF AIDAN McANESPIE
Michael Fisher A former British soldier will stand trial for the death of Aidan McAnespie at a border checkpoint near Moybridge 33 years ago after an attempt to have the case against him dropped was...
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CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON UP AND RUNNING
COLM SHALVEY The Monaghan Football Championship season is up and running, with the second round of group games taking place this weekend. The regular reminder that league form (perhaps more so than...
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SCOTSTOWN BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
JACK MADDEN There is a certain ambition involved in winning. When success comes, the most driven teams generally keep achieving. Success breeds success. In Monaghan GAA circles, Scotstown have been...
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RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY ALERT GROUP DEMAND ANSWERS AND CLARITY ABOUT ACTIVITY...
There has been a flurry of recent activity at the Mast in the Killygoan area over the past 8 weeks. 6 different vans parked from early morning to late evening with numerous workers doing unknown...
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€250,000 IN CLÁR OUTDOOR AMENITIES FUNDING FOR CO MONAGHAN
Six outdoor amenity projects in Co Monaghan are to benefit from a €250,000 funding announcement under the CLÁR programme. Cavan/Monaghan TD Heather Humphreys, Minister for Rural and Community...
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GARDA COMMISSIONER GETS QUINN INVESTIGATION UPDATE ON VISIT TO MONAGHAN
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was provided with an update on the investigation into the murder of Cullyhanna man Paul Quinn at Oram in Castleblayney in 2007 when he visited the Cavan/Monaghan Garda...
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BORDER AREA BECOMING FOCUS FOR ILLEGAL CIGARETTE TRADE WARNS RETAIL BODY
“We believe more can be done by policymakers to tackle the growing illegal trade in tobacco products in Ireland,” stated Benny Gilsenan of the Retailers Against Smuggling or RAS trade body this week....
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FILM AWARD TO NIKA McGUIGAN PRESENTED POSTHUMOUSLY IN CLONES
Michael Fisher The late Nika McGuigan was posthumously honoured in July with the lead actress (Film) award at the Irish Film and Television Academy film and drama awards for her final performance in...
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410 HOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN COUNTY MONAGHAN – BUT VACANCY RATE HIGHER...
410 residential buildings were under construction in Co Monaghan in June of this year, but the residential vacancy rate in Co Monaghan stands at higher than the national average, according to a report...
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