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MAJOR N2 ROAD PROJECT FACING SUSPENSION
The major Clontibret to the Border road project on the N2 is now facing suspension after failing to receive funding in 2022. The management report before the members of Monaghan Co Council at their...
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WIN OR BUST
Monaghan face Derry on Sunday to keep alive their Ulster title challenge Colm Shalvey reports Ulster SFC Final is the prize on offer as Monaghan take on Derry in Armagh this Sunday. Both teams go into...
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MONAGHAN SET FOR QUALIFIERS
Colm Shalvey reports Monaghan manager Séamus McEnaney was adamant that his team can still “have a big say” in the championship despite watching their Ulster title hopes slip away with a loss to Derry...
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OAK LEAVES BLOOMING
Why Monaghan hadn’t seen the Derry game plan coming is one of the questions pondered by JACK MADDEN in his post mortem of Sunday’s Ulster Championship defeat Lightning doesn’t strike twice. In the...
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TRIBUTES PAID TO VETERANJOURNALIST UPON RETIREMENT BYBALLYBAY-CLONES...
By Veronica Corr Veteran broadcast and print journalist Michael Fisher recently retired from The Northern Standard and at the outset of Monday morning’s meeting of Ballybay-Clones Municipal District...
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FURTHER INVESTMENT FORROSSMORE PARK ANNOUNCED
A further investment of €50,000 at Rossmore Forest Park in Monaghan Town has been announced by Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys TD. The funding comes as part of a new...
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1974 MONAGHAN BOMBING VICTIMS HAVE NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN SAYS JUSTICE MINISTER
The victims of the 1974 car bombings in Dublin and Monaghan had not been forgotten and the Government would continue to insist that there be “engagement and truth” for the relatives of those who lost...
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MAJOR UPGRADE OF NORTHMONAGHAN WALKING AND CYCLINGINFRASTRUCTURE UNDERWAY
A vivid picture of how the Active Travel initiative being implemented by the local authority in the North Monaghan area was transforming the local landscape for pedestrians and cyclists was presented...
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MONAGHAN SET TO MEET MAYO
The condensed nature of the All-Ireland SFC qualifier series increased the chances of the first round featuring some tasty pairings and so it proved when Monday morning’s draw dished up two...
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MONAGHAN DOMINATES NOMINATIONS IN BEST PLACE TO HOLIDAY COMPETITION
Co Monaghan has so far received 44 nominations in the Best Place to Holiday in Ireland competition supported by the Irish Times newspaper and Bord Fáilte. “The figures for Monaghan are very impressive...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
SATISFIED TOURISMCUSTOMERS Sir, Here is a reflection on a recent visit my husband and I had to Monaghan. After watching a Nationwide programme which featured places of interest in Monaghan I decided...
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SINN FÉIN TD’S SHOCK CLAIM – CLONTIBRET TO BORDER ROAD SCHEME COULD BE...
Cavan/Monaghan Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy claimed this week that the Government had effectively placed the major Clontibret to the Border road scheme on the N2 “on hold” – and the project might not be...
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MONAGHAN TAXI OPERATORAPPEALS TO MINISTER TOINTERVENE TO SAVE THE SECTOR
If you can’t get a taxi in Co Monaghan at night, the fault lies not with local transport operators but with the Taxi Regulator. So Monaghan Town businessman Patrick Gilsenan, proprietor of the...
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COUNTY’S COVID-19 VACCINATION CENTRE CLOSES; HEALTH EXPERTS ADDRESS FEARS...
The HSE Vaccination Centre for Co Monaghan which had operated at the Glencarn Hotel in Castleblayney during the latter part of the intensive period of the Covid-19 pandemic closed on Monday last, May...
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MONAGHAN MUST WIN TO STAY ALIVE
Colm Shalvey reports Monaghan put their All-Ireland SFC hopes on the line when they travel to Castlebar for a first-round qualifier this Saturday. It’s as challenging a draw as it could have been for...
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BATTLE AWAITS IN WILD WEST
The stakes couldn’t be higher in this weekend’s Monaghan and Mayo match-up in the All-Ireland qualifiers – JACK MADDEN believes the winner-takes-all context will suit the temperament of Séamus...
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REDUCING COST OF CHILDCARE IS GOVERNMENT PRIORITY, MINISTER TELLS MONAGHAN...
The Government was committed to prioritising further investment to deliver significant reductions in the cost of childcare to parents, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and...
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COMHALTAS CEOLTÓIRÍ ÉIREANN’S CARRICKMACROSS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN EXISTENCE
By Veronica Corr There was a full house for the 50th anniversary celebration of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann’s (CCÉ) Carrickmacross Branch, which took place in The Shirley Arms on Friday night last,...
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KO BLOW! – ALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIERS ROUND1
COLM SHALVEY REPORTS Monaghan manager Séamus McEnaney was incensed after his side exited the All-Ireland SFC amid a controversial finish against Mayo in Castlebar. 2021 All-Ireland finalists Mayo, who...
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MERCILESS MAYO MAKE MONAGHAN A BAD BET
I walked into a bookies in Castlebar on Saturday morning and placed a modest bet on Monaghan to beat Mayo at 5/2. Wearing a knowing smirk and a Monaghan cap, I wholeheartedly believed I was getting...
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