BELGIAN TWINNING OPPORTUNITY FOR MONAGHAN TOWN SHOULD BE EXPLORED
The prospect of Monaghan Town twinning with Mechelen in Belgium, from where World War I refugees had travelled in 1914 to find temporary accommodation in what became known as the Belgian Square and...
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MCGUINNESS – UNIONISM MUST ‘SHOW POSITIVE LEADERSHIP’
Several hundred republicans from across Co. Monaghan attended the annual Easter Rising Commemoration in Monaghan town on Easter Sunday when the Six Counties Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness,...
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MONAGHAN CHAMPIONS
Monaghan 1-16 Donegal 1-10 By JOHN GRAHAM MONAGHAN staged a power packed performance in Croke Park on Sunday last to take their second piece of league silverware in 12 months when they totally...
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MACARTAN AND ANGELO HONOURED FOR THEIR SERVICES TO ATHLETICS
There was a good turnout on Friday night last in the Four Seasons Hotel where the County Monaghan Athletic Board honoured Macartan Kieran and Angelo Mc Nally for their services to Athletics while...
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MIGHTY MONAGHAN SHOWING SECURES MORE SILVERWARE FOR TROPHY CABINET
A third trophy in the space of 12 months and a seriously impressive performance made it a day to remember for Monaghan at Croke Park. by COLM SHALVEY One year to the day after lifting the Allianz...
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BLACKWATER 10K IS 2 WEEKS OUT
Bronagh and Fiona from Specsavers who will take part in the Blackwater 10k We are now 2 weeks away from the blackwater 10k and this week we are profiling a company who are relevantly new to the event....
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MOFFETT AND O’REILLY CLAIM MONAGHAN DOUBLE
A sun quenched morning greeted all competitors and supporters alike to the 2nd round of the Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship at the idealic Hillgrove Hotel last Sunday for the running of...
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BRENDAN IS IRELAND’S “VOICE” CHOICE!
By Veronica Corr The perfect antidote to the recession was provided by Magheracloone’s Brendan McCahey winning The Voice of Ireland on Sunday night last. Deirdre Crookes, who looks after Public...
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TAOISEACH RALLIES TROOPS, FENDS THE FLAK IN SUNNY MONAGHAN WALKABOUT!
By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie IF THE election outcomes for Fine Gael in these parts turn out as benign as the weather that blessed Taoiseach Enda Kenny and his disciples during...
View ArticleMUGGING OF MONAGHAN TOWN COUNCILLOR AMONG JUVENILE’S LIST OF OFFENDING
An incident in which local public representative Tommy Hagan was mugged was among a number of crimes committed by a male juvenile whose case was dealt with at Monday’s sittings of the District Court in...
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CHEERS! – MOFFETT AND REILLY UNCORK VICTORY IN STAGES RALLY
Sam Moffett (right) and James O’Reilly celebrate in traditional cork-popping fashion their victory in last Sunday’s Monaghan Stages Rally organised by Co Monaghan Motor Club and sponsored by the...
View ArticleMAN JAILED FOR FIVE MONTHS FOR TRESPASS OFFENCES
The crime of trespass was “an offence against society which strikes terror into the minds and hearts of property owners and business people” stated Judge Sean MacBride at Monaghan District Court when...
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MONAGHAN TURN SPOTLIGHT ON DEFENDING THEIR ULSTER CROWN
Everyone looking forward to a colourful, exciting summer of championship action. by JOHN GRAHAM The launch of the 2014 Ulster championships in football, hurling, camogie and ladies football took place...
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MONAGHAN MANAGER MALACHY SCOOPS ULSTER GAA WRITERS AWARD
By John Graham There was no doubting that Monaghan was the top team from the province in April. The fact too that they beat Donegal would help put an end to the talk that last year’s Ulster...
View Article€48,000 ANNOUNCED FOR DUBLIN-MONAGHAN BOMBING CAMPAIGN GROUP
TÁNAISTE Eamon Gilmore announced this week that funding is to be made available for victims and relatives of those killed in the Dublin-Monaghan bombings, whose 40th anniversary of the bombings is on...
View ArticleMINISTER ORDERS INQUIRY IN CARRICK CYCLIST’S DEATH
FORMER Minister for Justice Alan Shatter — who announced his resignation yesterday — has ordered a public interest inquiry into the death of Carrickmacross man Shane O’Farrell, the 23-year-old law...
View ArticleTHE NEW BROOM
The nostalgic atmosphere and ceremonial sense surrounding Tuesday’s final meeting of Monaghan Co Council before the May 23 local elections brought home the imminence, and possible portentousness, of...
View ArticleU.S. VISITOR REMANDED OVER FATAL CRASH
A 26-years-old American woman, who was holidaying in Ireland, appeared in court yesterday (Wed) charged with dangerous driving causing the death of a 3-years-old boy in a car accident on the N2...
View ArticleHSE INVESTIGATING BABY DEATH IN CAVAN HOSPITAL
The HSE has promised an external inquiry into the death of a baby at Cavan hospital last month, following what it has described as a “clinical incident”. A baby boy died on April 26th last, and the...
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