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EVERYTHING COMING UP ROSES IN MONAGHAN!
Reigning Rose of Tralee Elysha Brennan is pictured by our photographer Rory Geary with the Monaghan Rose Michelle Caulfield during her visit to Monaghan yesterday. Elysha fulfilled a series of...
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MONAGHAN TOWN VANDALISM CONDEMNED – VEHICLES AND BARRIER DAMAGED ON SAME NIGHT
By Cianna McNally “I don’t know what we are going to do now, we are at our wits’ end.” So said Noel Maxwell as he spoke to The Northern Standard about damage caused to a barrier at the back of the...
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EMERGENCY MEETING CALLED – CLOUD OVER FUTURE OF COMMUNITY GAMES IN CO MONAGHAN
An emergency county meeting has been called for tonight, Thursday in Castleblayney’s Glencarn Hotel in an attempt to stave off a threat to the future of Community Games in Co Monaghan. The County...
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FIANNA FÁIL’S ELECTION TICKET FINALISED AFTER MONTHS OF INTRIGUE
By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie FIANNA FÁIL finally finalised its 2016 General Election ticket in Monaghan and Cavan last Thursday when Mike Durkan of Clones and Bailieboro-based...
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MONAGHAN TRAVEL BLOGGER IN LINE FOR NATIONAL AWARD
A travel blogger from County Monaghan has been nominated as Blogger of the Year at next month’s Digital Media Awards Ireland. Last year Sarah Holden from Clones left her job as a journalist with a...
View ArticleBALLYBAY SOCIAL PROTECTION OFFICES TO RELOCATE TO OLD CROSS SQUARE PREMISES
By Cianna McNally A spokesperson from the Department of Social Protection confirmed to The Northern Standard this week that the Department of Social Protection offices in Ballybay will relocate to...
View ArticleSOLICITOR PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING ALMOST €9,000 IN SOCIAL...
A SOLICITOR living in Monaghan and whose practice is based in Cavan had seven charges against him, relating to falsely claiming Jobseekers’ Benefit, dismissed when he appeared at Cavan District Court...
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MINISTER HUMPHREYS ANNOUNCES €1M FUNDING TO UPGRADE MONAGHAN TOWN LIBRARY
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, local Fine Gael TD, Heather Humphreys, announced on Tuesday last that €1million in funding is to be provided for the upgrade of Monaghan town library....
View ArticleMONAGHAN REGIONAL AND LOCAL ROADS GET €7.1 MILLION
Funding of €7.1 million for improvement and maintenance works to regional and local roads in Co Monaghan was announced this week. The figure received by Monaghan Co Council comprises €3,879,025 for...
View ArticlePLANNING ENQUIRY ANNOUNCED FOR NORTH/SOUTH INTERCONNECTOR
Michael Fisher The controversial plan by EirGrid for a second North/South electricity interconnector running through Monaghan, Cavan and Meath is to be examined at an oral hearing in March by An Bord...
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MONAGHAN SCHOOLS FARE WELL IN “LEAGUE TABLE” REVIEW
MONAGHAN second-level schools rated very favourably in a seven-year review of student transfers from over 700 Irish secondary schools to university and third level colleges published on Sunday. The...
View ArticleTD FURTHER REMANDED ON BALLYBAY PUB INCIDENT CHARGES
A local TD appeared in court yesterday (Wednesday) on remand on bail on charges relating to an alleged assault at his family-owned pub last year. Former Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael deputy, Sean Conlan,...
View ArticleMINISTER WELCOMES MORE THAN €1M IN FUNDING FOR PUBLIC NURSING HOMES IN...
The announcement of more than €1 million in government funding for refurbishment works at three nursing homes in Cavan and Monaghan has been welcomed by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht...
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HEDGE CUTTING IS MAJOR MONAGHAN ROAD SAFETY ISSUE – COLR MCELVANEY
Adherence to the regulations governing hedge cutting was essential for road safety in Co Monaghan, Independent member of Monaghan Co Council Hugh McElvaney stated this week. Colr McElvaney highlighted...
View ArticleARTS COUNCIL TO INVEST OVER €350,000 IN CO MONAGHAN ORGANISATIONS
The Arts Council announced last Friday that it will invest over €350,000 in Co Monaghan. The funding will go to “organisations with a proven track record of delivering great arts experiences for people...
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COLR CONNOLLY ANGRY AFTER URGENT BUSINESS DEBATE ON EMYVALE SAFETY ISSUE...
“It is an awful pity this has become a political issue,” Independent councillor Paudge Connolly declared at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council after his attempt to have an urgent business debate...
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MONAGHAN LIONS CLUB CELEBRATES 25TH CHARTER NIGHT
Monaghan Lions Club celebrated its 25th Charter night in style with a glamorous ball in the stately surroundings of Castle Leslie in Glaslough. An auction and raffle raised a substantial amount for...
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CARRICK SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SLAMS LEAGUE TABLES SYSTEM
The principal of a Carrickmacross secondary school that figured highly in a recent “league tables” survey published in the national press has questioned the value of the system in giving parents a...
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MONAGHAN CHOIRS AND EMYVALE SONGSTRESS TO FEATURE PROMINENTLY DURING PEACE...
Co Monaghan musical talent will be very much to the fore in the forthcoming Cross-Border Orchestra of Ireland Peace Proms tour. 470 Co Monaghan children will take part in the event, drawn from the...
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JOSEPHINE IS DRIVING IN STYLE!
A delighted Josephine Kelly, from Clonkeenlucas, Clones is pictured collecting her new car, a Renault Captur, from Blackstone Motors, Drogheda on Monday past. Josephine won the car, worth €19,500, in a...
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