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COOTEHILL ‘COMP’ REUNION OF 1972 CLASS
Cootehill ‘Comp’ schoolmates reunite 44 years on!’ CREW of 72! – Members of the St Aidan’s Comprehensive School 1967-1972 Leaving Cert Class are pictured at the school’s recent 50th anniversary...
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TEACHERS’ PAY DISPUTE – EIGHT OUT OF MONAGHAN’S TWELVE SECOND-LEVEL SCHOOLS...
By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie EIGHT out of Monaghan’s 12 second-level schools were due to close today (Thursday) as a result of the strike action being taken nationally over...
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DONAGH PARISH CHURCH CELEBRATION – 350 YEARS OF ST SALVATOR’S GLASLOUGH
Michael Fisher St Salvator’s Church on the edge of Glaslough village became the centre of international interest for several days in 2002. It was where ex-Beatle Paul McCartney married Heather Mills,...
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PLEA TO MINISTERS BY REGIONAL ASSEMBLY IN 11TH-HOUR BID TO SAVE MUSHROOM...
By PATSY McARDLE AN INTENSIVE eleventh-hour campaign to protect the mushroom industry which faces huge difficulties pending the Brexit impact—with the drop in sterling severely hitting producers in Co....
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FAMILY HOPE GREATER AWARENESS OF RARE SKIN CONDITION WILL BE PART OF LIAM’S...
By Cianna McNally “Our hearts are really breaking. We don’t have our funny little man anymore but we are asking people not to forget other kids with EB.” This poignant appeal came from Kathleen...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: BRIAN, THE LION & THE UNICORN
It was really frisky of Brian McKenna to resurrect the cry, last heard a half century or so ago, for the removal from the facade of the Courthouse of the Lion & Unicorn (NS, 20 October). Brian is...
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SENIOR ROLE IN RTÉ NEWS FOR ORAM JOURNALIST
Oram native Declan McBennett has been appointed to a senior management position in RTÉ News. He is taking up the new post of Managing Editor, Live and Continuous news output. In this role he will...
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BALLYBAY GARDA HONOURED FOR OLYMPIAN EXPLOITS
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Heather Humphreys TD was among the guests at an event held last week in the Riverdale, Ballybay to honour the achievements in the 2016...
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DICK CLERKIN RETIRES
Michael Fisher One of Monaghan’s best-known GAA footballers Dick Clerkin from Currin has announced his retirement from the game. The 34-year-old was the longest-serving inter-county footballer after...
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RECREATION BOOST FOR CARRICK, ‘BLAYNEY AND BALLYBAY
THERE was a warm welcome this week from community leaders and local authority representatives in Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, and Ballybay, for an announcement by the Minister for Arts Heritage...
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BALLYBAY TO HOST ENTERPRISE TOWN EVENT
By Cianna McNally Ballybay has been selected as a Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town and will host a one-day event showcasing all the town has to offer next month. This event, which was officially...
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FREEDOM OF TRAVEL WITH UK WILL CONTINUE POST-BREXIT SAYS TAOISEACH
People will continue to be able to travel freely between Ireland and the UK post-Brexit, Taoiseach Enda Kenny told a major conference yesterday which discussed the implications for the Border counties...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: BRIAN, THE LION & THE UNICORN
It was really frisky of Brian McKenna to resurrect the cry, last heard a half century or so ago, for the removal from the facade of the Courthouse of the Lion & Unicorn (NS, 20 October). Brian is...
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HIGH NELLY CYCLE RAISES €4,138
Some of the members of Emyvale Cycling Club and Killylough Cycling Club, making the presentation of the cheque for €4,138 to the Crocus Cancer Support Group. The money was raised by the annual High...
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LAUNCH OF NEW VROOM-TOWN BOOK IN MONAGHAN TOWN LIBRARY!
There is super exciting news from Vroom-Town, the wonderful series of children’s books….the much anticipated FOURTH book in the series has literally just arrived. Entitled The Adventure of Tang Arnold...
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HILLGROVE HOTEL HOSTS BOARD BIA’S BIENNIAL EVENT
OVER 200 representatives from the Irish poultry and egg sector gathered in Monaghan yesterday (Wednesday) for Bord Bia’s biennial Poultry and Egg Conference, whose theme was ‘Innovation Supporting...
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PEOPLE ENCOURAGED TO SHOP LOCAL THIS CHRISTMAS
With just over six weeks to go until Christmas, Monaghan Co Council launched its Shop Local campaign on Monday in a bid to encourage shoppers to consider the local economy. Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Co...
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SCOTTISH BAFTA AWARD FOR CAITRIONA BALFE
Monaghan County Council has sent its congratulations to Tydavnet’s Caitriona Balfe on her latest screen success. She received a Scottish BAFTA award on Sunday for her role in the time travelling...
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