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AMBULANCE SERVICE TO MONAGHAN INJURY UNIT COMMENCES
A new programme which will allow ambulances to bring suitable patients to the Minor Injury Unit at Monaghan Hospital for treatment came into effect on Monday last. The programme is an extension of one...
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N2 PROJECTS: CLONTIBRET-BORDER DESIGN TO RECOMMENCE, ARDEE-CASTLEBLAYNEY...
Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan Matt Carthy has welcomed news that work on the design stage of the major road improvement scheme on the N2 from Clontibret to the Border will recommence following...
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LANDOWNERS GO MOBILE WITH ANTI-PYLON MESSAGE
A number of landowners in Co Monaghan have taken their defiant message against the undergrounding of the north-south interconnector onto the roads. Gene Kerr from Lough Egish with the assistance of...
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DEPUTY CARTHY REFLECTS COMMUNITY CONCERNS ON GOVERNMENT’S HANDLING OF MIGRATION
Cavan Monaghan Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy has said that there are genuine concerns on the government’s management of migration and that political representatives must listen to those concerns. He said...
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SHOP LOCAL SHOULD BE THE MANTRA THIS CHRISTMAS SAYS MUNICIPAL DISTRICT...
The importance of shopping local to bolster the economy and safeguard employment was emphasised by the Cathaoirleach of the Monaghan Municipal District, Sinn Féin councillor Cathy Bennett this week....
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COILLTE LAUNCH INITIATIVE TO ENCOURAGE MORE WINTER VISITORS TO ROSSMORE AND BAWN
Forestry authority Coillte have launched an initiative to encourage more winter visitors to Monaghan Town’s Rossmore Forest Park and the Billy Fox Memorial Park at Bawn. Coillte point to a recent...
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TAOISEACH TOLD OF BORDER REGION’S NEEDS AT MEETING IN MONAGHAN
Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Co Council David Maxwell was part of a six-person delegation from the Northern and Western Regional Assembly which met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD at the Hillgrove Hotel in...
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ARRESTS MADE IN RELATION TO CLONES ROAD FATALITY
Gardaí last week arrested and questioned two men in relation to a fatal road traffic collision in Clones earlier in the year which claimed the lives of two teenage girls. The fatality occurred on the...
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MINISTER BRIEFED ON PLANS FOR 70 NEWHOUSES FOR MONAGHAN TOWN
PETER HUGHES Plans for the construction of an additional 50+ social housing units and around 15 affordable purchase houses on the Latlorcan site in Monaghan Town were outlined by Monaghan Co Council...
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THE NORTHERN STANDARD MONAGHAN GAA ANNUAL AWARDS
MAITIU MONAGHAN The 2023 Northern Standard/Monaghan GAA award winners have been announced, with representatives from 18 different clubs picking up awards in what has been an incredibly successful...
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NO PLANS FOR SCANNERS FOR MONAGHANHOSPITAL, DEPUTY CARTHY TOLD
Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan Matt Carthy has been informed that there are no proposals to provide CT and MRI scanning services at Monaghan Hospital. Deputy Carthy told the Northern Standard that,...
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MONEY FROM AMERICA! – IRISH YANK FOUNDATION HELPS NORTH MONAGHAN SPECIAL...
The old phrase “money from America” to describe the beneficence of Irish emigrants towards their home place had a modern manifestation at the annual New Year’s Day Run in Emyvale organised by...
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SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ROAD DEATHS IN 2023 REFLECTED IN COUNTY MONAGHAN
Seven road accident fatalities were recorded in Co Monaghan in 2023, the highest number for the past six years and reflective of a 19% increase in road deaths nationally in the year past. A total of...
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JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REFUGE FOR CAVAN/MONAGHAN IS PRIORITY
Fianna Fáil TD Niamh Smyth has stated that Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has assured her that Cavan/Monaghan is a priority area for refuge accommodation for victims of domestic, sexual and...
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MONAGHAN GETS INTO THE FESTIVE SPIRIT …EVENTS RAISE THOUSANDS
COLM SHALVEY The usual schedule of festive season fundraisers and charity events raised thousands of euro over Christmas and New Year. The long-established Christmas Day swims at Emy Lake and Creevy...
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MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL TO PROGRESS €373 MILLION CAPITAL PROGRAMME IN 2024
Details of a €373 million programme of capital projects to be progressed by Monaghan Co Council in 2024 were outlined to Monday’s meeting of the local authority. Chief Executive Robert Burns stated...
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CO COUNCIL VOWS TO KEEP TRANSPORT DISRUPTION TO A MINIMUM DURING COLD SNAP
PETER HUGHES The measures being taken by Monaghan Co Council to ensure transport disruption is kept to a minimum in the county during the current spell of low temperatures were outlined in a lively...
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PARENTS OF NEWBLISS BOY WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER RENEW APPEAL
By Veronica Corr Back in June 2023, The Northern Standard brought you a story of an eight-year-old boy (now aged nine), Arseniy Sabanovs, who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2019. The...
View ArticleTOP ANTI-LITTER LEAGUE PERFORMANCE BY MONAGHAN TOWN
Monaghan Town has been praised by the adjudicators in the IBAL Anti-Litter League for one of its best ever performances in the analysis of the cleanliness of 40 Irish towns and cities. The final Irish...
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THE NORTHERN STANDARD MONAGHAN GAA ANNUAL AWARDS NEWSPAPER
MAITIU MONAGHAN The Northern Standard Newspaper/ Monaghan GAA Awards Night will take place this Saturday in the Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan, when the 2023 Award winners will receive their rewards as...
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