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NORTHERN STANDARD TEAM IN BELGIUM AIRPORT BOMB DRAMA
From Patsy McArdle in Brussels A Northern Standard news team, which included South Monaghan photographer Pat Byrne, and reporter Patsy McArdle, was at the centre of Tuesday’s bomb drama in Brussels,...
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D-DAY FOR MONAGHAN’S NFL BATTLE
Monaghan’s battle to maintain their Allianz National Football League Division One status goes into Sunday’s final round after a fourth consecutive defeat. by COLM SHALVEY Monaghan now need a win...
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MINISTER HUMPHREYS HOPES FOR LASTING LEGACY OF CONFIDENCE AND PRIDE FROM 1916...
“I want to see an Ireland proud of its identity and comfortable with its history, going forward with confidence and pride,” Acting Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys stated...
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ORAL HEARING ON INTERCONNECTOR TOLD OF POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON TOURISM AND FARMING
A planning inspector has been told that EirGrid’s plan to put overhead power lines across part of County Monaghan including lakelands near Ballybay, Castleblayney and Carrickmacross could impact...
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COMBILIFT TAKES MAJOR BUSINESS ACCOLADE FOR FOURTH YEAR RUNNING
Combilift has once again been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies in a prestigious national awards programme instituted by Deloitte. The Co Monaghan-based manufacturer was presented with...
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CALL FOR MONAGHAN SCHOOLS TO ENTER ANTI-RACISM COMPETITION
Show Racism the Red Card is calling on all schools and youth services in Monaghan to register for the Anti Racism Creative Competition 2016. The competition – which aims to address racism through...
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DONEGAL SET TO EXAMINE MONAGHAN’S CHARACTER SAYS O’ROURKE
Malachy O’Rourke (pictured) has forecast that this weekend’s do-or-die NFL clash with Donegal will be a real test of character for his squad. “There is no doubt about it, this is a very difficult game...
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CLOGHER DIOCESE REFLECTS ON A CENTURY OF CHANGE
By PATSY McARDLE THE interdenominational spirit which abounds throughout the diocese of Clogher was fully reflected last week when the Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather...
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CONCRETE AND CLAY ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED AT INTERCONNECTOR HEARING
Michael Fisher Persistent questioning of EirGrid representatives by Monaghan County Council staff at the oral hearing in Carrickmacross into the North/South interconnector led to the company making...
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MICHAEL’S STAR CONTINUES TO RISE
Clones fans of the RTÉ singing competition show ‘The Voice of Ireland’ are getting used to a familiar face appearing regularly as local lad and employee at ABP Food Group, Michael Lawson, has been...
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BABY JESSICA FAMILY URGES SUPPORT FOR ORGAN DONATION CAMPAIGN
A Clontibret family whose little girl Jessica was the beneficiary of a heart transplant has encouraged the people of Co Monaghan to become active in support of organ donation. Young parents Elaine...
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MONAGHAN CHARACTER SEALS SURVIVAL
Whatever else about Monaghan’s championship potential this year, their 2016 NFL campaign is likely to go down in the annals after their heroics in ‘blayney last Sunday. They say consistency is the...
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NOTHING BEATS PLAYING DIVISION ONE – O’ROURKE
By Patrick Smyth After Monaghan’s storming victory over Tir Chonaill in ‘blayney came the calm. In the confines of the Monaghan dressing-room, Malachy O’Rourke held court away from a madding crowd who...
View ArticleALERT FOR GATE THIEVES IN … NEW ‘OPEN- AND-SHUT’ CASES ON BORDER!
By Patsy McArdle POLICE along the Monaghan/Armagh border are now involved in a new type of ‘open and shut’ case in which several farmers are being targeted by travelling criminals!. The gangs have...
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TOM MOHAN APPOINTED MANAGER OF REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U-19 SQUAD
A man closely associated with the development of soccer in Co Monaghan has secured the prestigious appointment of manager of the Republic of Ireland U-19s. Tom Mohan had been at the helm of the...
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THE HILLGROVE HOTEL MONAGHAN STAGES RALLY LAUNCHED
Some of the drivers and competitors from Monaghan Motor Club, are pictured with David Devlin, from The Hillgrove Hotel, at the launch of the 2016 The Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan Stages Rally. In photo...
View ArticleGARDA ON DRINK AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CHARGES HAS CASE ADJOURNED
A GARDA who is facing drink driving and dangerous driving charges relating to an incident in which the car he was driving reportedly crashed into a Garda patrol car in March of last year had his case...
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COMMUNITY AND POLITICIANS CALL FOR EIRGRID INTERCONNECTOR TO BE PUT UNDERGROUND
Michael Fisher Eight TDs from the three main parties expressed unanimous opposition to EirGrid’s plan for a North/South high voltage electricity transmission line when stage two of the Bord Pleanála...
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