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THE STAGE IS SET FOR COUNTRY FESTIVAL RETURN
Massive crowds are expected to assemble in the county capital this weekend for the much anticipated return of the Monaghan Country Music Festival. The festival, which has been in abeyance for a number...
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MONAGHAN OUTDOOR DINING CHARGES SHOULD BE SCRAPPED SAYS COUNCILLOR MAXWELL
A call has been made by Fine Gael local public representative David Maxwell for the charges imposed by the local authority on hospitality premises in Monaghan Town for outdoor dining to be scrapped....
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SKULL FOUND CLOSE TO ULSTER CANAL MARINA IN CLONES
By Veronica Corr Gardaí have confirmed that a human skull was found close to the Ulster Canal by a member of the public who was out on a walk over the weekend, it is likely that it was unearthed by...
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CARTHY CHALLENGES TÁNAISTE ON SHANE O’FARRELL ISSUE AFTER PASSING OF DÁIL MOTION
Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan Matt Carthy TD has challenged Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin TD to deliver on a previous commitment to a public inquiry into the circumstances of the...
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HURLING FINALS
INNISKEEN……………..2-23EAST CAVAN GAELS…4-14 COLM SHALVEY REPORTS Inniskeen came out on top of an entertaining Senior Hurling League Final at home to East Cavan Gaels last Thursday. The county champions...
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OLYMPIC TORCH ON DISPLAY AT MONAGHAN COUNTY MUSEUM
Monaghan County Museum opened its doors at its new home in the Peace Campus on June 24th. Their new groundbreaking exhibition ‘Bordering Realities – Monaghan People and Stories’, which explores the...
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MONAGHAN COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL MAKES RECORD-BREAKING RETURN
Last weekend’s Country Music Festival in Monaghan Town lit up the county with four days of unforgettable performances, community spirit, and dancing under the stars. Organised and brilliantly...
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CUAN PRIORITISING PROVISION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REFUGE FOR MONAGHAN AND CAVAN
Fianna Fáil TD for C a v a n / M o n a g h a n Brendan Smith told the Northern Standard this week that he had received confirmation from domestic, sexual and gender-based violence agency Cuan that...
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THE HEADLINE-MAKERS AIMING FOR SILVERWARE
MAITIU MONAGHAN Latton vs Ballybay Christopher McGuinness (Ballybay): For years, McGuinness has been the focal point of the Ballybay attack. Playing at corner forward, often supported by his brother...
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MAX AND DAIRE CARRY MONAGHAN HOPES IN PARIS OLYMPICS
Two athletes with Co Monaghan connections will be vying for Olympic Games glory in the coming days. Swimmer Max McClusker, originally from Monaghan but now resident in Glastonbury in England, is...
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NORTH MINISTER VISITS EMYVALE TO VIEW WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir visited the Mountain Water Catchment in North Monaghan last week. Teagasc, together with its ASSAP partners LAWPRO...
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SCOTSTOWN FARMER PLAYS MATCHMAKER WITH LONELY HEARTS SNAILS!
A Co Monaghan farmer has created an innovative way to help thousands of his snails have a second chance at finding love. Dad-of-two Kieran Corley, the founder of Irish skincare company Bragan...
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SUPPORT EMY LOUGH DIPPERS IN THE NIP!
By Veronica Corr Emy Lough Dippers need your support tomorrow, Friday, 2nd August, as they will be collecting for their 13th annual Dip In The Nip, in aid of NECRET (North East Cancer Research &...
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HITMAN RETURNS
Co Monaghan boxer Stephen McKenna (PICTURED) will make a longawaited return to the ring this Saturday when he faces Englishman Joe Laws at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley,writes COLM SHALVEY. The pair...
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RESTORATION OF MONAGHAN, CLONES RAIL LINKS ADVOCATED IN NEW REPORT
The future return of rail services to Co Monaghan could be in prospect if the recommendations of a new Government report are implemented. The All-Ireland Stategic Railway Review has recommended the...
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ANTI-PYLON CAMPAIGNERS MAKE NON-CO-OPERATION CALL ON LOCAL CONTRACTORS AND...
In a significant escalation of the campaign of opposition to the overgrounding of the north-south interconnector project, anti-pylon campaigners in Co Monaghan this week issued an appeal for local...
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MONAGHAN FARMING EXCELLENCE TO THE FORE AT CASTLEBLAYNEY SHOW
A salutary reminder of the exemplary standards pertaining in all dimensions of agricultural activity in Co Monaghan and the wider north-east was provided at the 67th Castleblayney Show on Bank Holiday...
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HITMAN FIGHT A SMASH HIT
COLM SHALVEY Stephen McKenna claimed the WBC International Silver Super Welterweight title by stopping Joe Laws in a wild three-round battle in Barnsley that has been described as the “fight of the...
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THEY’RE GOING TO BE MAD ABOUT MONAGHAN IN MILWAUKEE SAYS LIZ!
Mad About Monaghan’s Liz McGuinness is bound for the Milwaukee Irish Festival later this month to bang the drum for Féile Oriel and Monaghan tourism at what is recognised as the biggest Irish cultural...
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SUDDEN DEATH OF MONAGHAN ARCHBISHOP EVOKES SORROW AND MANY TRIBUTES
The sudden passing at the weekend of Archbishop Noël Treanor of Silverstream, Tyholland has evoked widespread sorrow and evinced many tributes from leading figures of Church and State. Aged 73,...
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