STRIKING THE RATE
The process of adopting Budgets for 2014, what used to be dubbed “striking the rate”, has now been completed by the county’s local authorities, marking an historic, watershed moment in their existence....
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HEARTBREAK FOR EMYVALE
Two Mile House 0-13 Emyvale 2-06 By JOHN GRAHAM IT was heartbreaking for Emyvale when Kildare and Leinster champions Two Mile House booked their place in the AIB All-Ireland Club Junior Football...
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SILVER FOR BOYLAN AND BRONZE FOR BARRY AND PEPPARD AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Indoor season is truly in full swing as the Athlone IT Indoor Arena hosted the AAI Masters Championships on Saturday and the AAI U20 & 23 Championships on Sunday. On Sunday Oriel’s Alicia...
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TRUAGH THROUGH TO FINAL
Truagh 2-10 Geraldines 1-09 By COLM SHALVEY Truagh qualified for their first ever All-Ireland final with a four-point win over Louth and Leinster IFC champions Geraldines after a dramatic finish to...
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MONAGHAN LOOK TO BUILD EARLY MOMENTUM AGAINST DOWN
Victory for Monaghan is key to prevent having to play catch-up when the 2014 Allianz National Football Leagues begin on Saturday. by COLM SHALVEY he 2014 Allianz National Football Leagues begin on...
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LIVESTOCK THEFTS ARE TOP GARDA PRIORITY AFTER SHARP RISE IN INCIDENTS
Thefts of cattle and other livestock in Co Monaghan more than doubled in 2013, Monday’s meeting of the county’s Joint Policing Committee was told. Garda Chief Superintendent James Sheridan stated that...
View ArticleABBOTT EMPLOYEES HOPE THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER LAY-OFFS
By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie EMPLOYEES at the Abbott Ireland plant in Cootehill are hopeful that the 20 redundancies announced by the company this week — as part of an assessment...
View ArticleLOCAL FG DEPUTIES QUERY TAOISEACH IN ADVANCE OF ‘EXPERTS PANEL’ STORM
BY PATSY McARDLE CAVAN/MONAGHAN Fine Gael Dail deputies Heather Humphreys and Sean Conlan have raised the ongoing EirGrid pylons controversy with An Taoiseach this week, when it was also announced that...
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MARATHON MONAGHAN TICKET VIGIL FOR GARTH BROOKS DEVOTEES
When Garth Brooks sings about Friends in Low Places, he hardly has in mind the pavement in the precincts of the McConnon’s Ticketmaster outlet at Old Cross Square in Monaghan Town. But that’s where...
View ArticleTOWN COUNCIL ACT OVER CLONES JOBS THREAT
By Cianna McNally Members of Clones Town Council this week called for an urgent meeting with local Oireachtas members and Pobal, an organisation with charitable status that manages various funding...
View ArticleCHANGING THE COLLUSION CULTURE
Armed robbery, diesel laundering and the theft of livestock were identified by Fine Gael councillor Hugh McElvaney on Monday as the three major streams of serious criminal activity afflicting our...
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE CAMPAIGN GETS OFF TO A FALSE START FOR MONAGHAN LADIES
New county team-manager John Morrisson and his charges experienced disappointment last weekend when their scheduled Tesco Homegrown NFL Round One fixture against Dublin was postponed. As the country...
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SEVEN COLÁISTE OIRIALL STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR ULSTER CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
31 students from Coláiste Oiriall travelled to Lurgan to compete in the District D Cross Country last Thursday 30th January. There was a great turnout with 773 athletes from schools in Monaghan, and...
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MONAGHAN LIONS CLUB RAISE €50,000 AT THEIR MASQUERADE NIGHT IN CASTLE LESLIE...
On behalf of the members of Monaghan Lions Club I’d like to say a massive thank you for making our 23rd Annual Charter night such a wonderful success. Everyone donned their finery for our masquerade...
View ArticlePUBLIC FEARS ON MASTS AND PYLONS MUST BE ADDRESSED – COLR HAGAN
Great concern was evident among the general public in the North Monaghan area and the county at large over the health implications of living in close proximity to electricity pylons and...
View ArticleMONAGHAN TOWN AMENITY – SECOND STRETCH OF GREENWAY OPENED AT ULSTER CANAL
MONAGHAN County Council and Monaghan Town Council have reported the second section of the Ulster Canal Greenway through Monaghan town has been opened to pedestrians and cyclists. Section 2 runs from...
View ArticleGARDAI PROBE CAR THEFTS
Gardai in Monaghan have warned householders to be vigilant following two creeper burglaries that occurred in Monaghan town and Carrickmacross last weekend. An ‘09 Silver VW Passat car was taken in the...
View ArticleSOUTH MONAGHAN “BOMB” DEVICE MADE SAFE IN SECURITY OPERATION
THERE is speculation that a home-made explosive device found beside a car in South Monaghan last Friday may be linked to an ongoing feud between some individuals in the Carrickmacross area. A similar...
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PYLONS CONTROVERSY – FG CONFIDENT DEPUTY CONLAN’S INTERVENTION WILL BEAR FRUIT!
The intervention made by Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan Sean Conlan with Taoiseach Enda Kenny to have the controversial EirGrid north-south electricity interconnector included in an independent review...
View Article’BLAYNEY MAN (22) DENIES KILLING YOUNG MUSICIAN FOLLOWING FESTIVAL IN...
THE TRIAL began at a special sitting of the Central Criminal Court in Monaghan town this week of a 22-year-old Castleblayney man accused of murdering a young musician from the Kingscourt area in the...
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