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STRONG POLITICAL LOBBYING TO IMPROVE AMBULANCE RESPONSE TIMES IN MONAGHAN
Strong lobbying by national and local political representatives had recently taken place with the Health Service Executive in order to bring about improvements in ambulance response times in Co...
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BUDGET 2024 DEFENDED AND CRITICISED BY MONAGHAN OIREACHTAS REPRESENTATIVES
The merits of Budget 2024, announced on Tuesday, have been strongly emphasised by Government party representatives from the Cavan/Monaghan constituency. But the Government’s spending and taxation...
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COUNCIL PLANS TO CONVERT BALLYBAY CIVIC CENTRE AND CLONES’ FORMER ULSTER BANK...
By Veronica Corr Monaghan County Council plans to convert two of the county’s landmark buildings into accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, namely, Ballybay Civic Centre and the former Ulster Bank...
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VULTURE FUNDS USING “BULLY BOY” TACTICS AGAINST MONAGHAN HOUSEHOLDS IN...
Representatives of vulture funds were subjecting some Monaghan householders in mortgage arrears to intimidation and “bully boy” tactics, Independent local public representative Seamus Treanor claimed...
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WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? – MEGA LOTTO PLUS RAFFLE PRIZE STILL UNCLAIMED
The National Lottery has renewed its appeal to players in Co Monaghan to check their old tickets to make sure they are not a millionaire and still don’t know it! The winning ticket for a Lotto Plus...
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OUR LAND IS NOT FOR SALE!
Defiant message to EirGrid as interconnector preparations advance The Co Monaghan Anti-Pylon Committee has issued a defiant “Our land is not for sale!” message to electricity transmission grid...
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ATTENTION MONAGHAN LOTTO PLAYERS! DO YOU HAVE A TICKET WORTH €1,000,500
The National Lottery is continuing to appeal to Lotto players in Monaghan to check their old tickets from Saturday 19th August as a prize worth €1,000,500 remains unclaimed. The Monaghan player won...
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MAJOR MONAGHAN MEN’S HEALTH INITIATIVE GETS UNDERWAY
A major awareness initiative on men’s health which will continue over the coming month gets underway in Monaghan Town this week. The “throw-in” for the Crocus Movember Championship took place on...
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WHAT IS FEELS LIKE TO BE COUNTY MONAGHAN INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONS
MAITIU MONAGHAN In 2021, Killanny, a club just outside Carrickmacross, were relegated to the Junior Football Championship. It was a relegation that garnered quite a lot of publicity. That season, the...
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RISING COST OF NEW MONAGHAN CIVIC OFFICES PROJECT GENERATES CO COUNCIL TENSIONS
The market will provide the ultimate determination on whether the plan to build new local authority civic offices in Monaghan Town is financially viable. That was the outcome of a vote taken at...
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MONAGHAN SADDENED AT PASSING OF TOMMY SMYTH
The grief experienced in the offices of the Northern Standard newspaper this week by the passing on Saturday last, November 4 at Cavan General Hospital of Mr Tommy Smyth, 16 Manor Wood, Monaghan has...
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POSSIBILITY OF MONAGHAN HOSPITAL MINOR INJURY UNIT ACCEPTING AMBULANCE...
Senator Robbie Gallagher has called this week for an expanded role for the injury unit at Monaghan Hospital which could see it accept patients for treatment for minor medical conditions that would...
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SHOCK AS LAKELAND DAIRIES ANNOUNCE PLANS TO CLOSE MONAGHAN, LOUGH EGISH...
Lakeland Dairies announced yesterday (Wednesday) that it plans to close three of its facilities over the next 16 months in order to cut overhead expenses, including its operation in Monaghan and its...
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FUTURE PROTECTION OF MUCKNO AMENITY MUST BE PRIORITY SAY TOWNSPEOPLE
The future protection of Castleblayney’s Lough Muckno into the future must be the governing priority in any new development plans, a local group has stated. The Friends of Muckno organisation has...
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A DAY FOR THE BOOKS! – GOVERNMENT MINISTERS OPEN NEW LIBRARY AND HEALTH...
Friday, November 10 last was assuredly “a day for the books” in Co Monaghan. Literally so in Castleblayney where Minister for Rural and Community Development and local TD Heather Humphreys cut the...
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THE LATE TOMMY SMYTH
The peaceful passing at Cavan General Hospital on Saturday November 4 last, in the loving presence of his family, of Mr Tommy Smyth, 16 Manor Wood, Monaghan Town occasioned deep sadness in his home...
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BEGGAN SCORES WINNER
MAITIU MONAGHANCOMMENTARY It’s very easy to forget the whole “love of the club” or “this means more” narrative in the middle of the inter county season. 2023 started with controversy when Shane...
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WAR ON DRUGS INTENSIFIES IN CAVAN/MONAGHAN WITH FORMATION OF DEDICATED UNIT
By Veronica Corr The Northern Standard met with Garda Chief Superintendent Alan Mc- Govern of Louth Monaghan Cavan Division recently to find out about the strengthened Cavan Monaghan Drugs Unit that...
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ACTION DEMANDED ON MONAGHAN’S UNSAFE SPACES FOR WOMEN
Public parks, greenways, cycleways, play areas and poorly lit streets have all been identified as places in Co Monaghan where woman and young girls feel unsafe. The issue of women’s safety was the...
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MONAGHAN CO COUNCIL ADOPTS €90 MILLION BUDGET FOR 2024 – BUT 3% RATES HIKE...
Monaghan Co Council at its Annual Budget Meeting on Friday last adopted an income and expenditure plan of €90 million for 2024. The drafting of the Budget was described as “very difficult” by Chief...
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