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LADY LUCK SMILES ON NEWBLISS LADY AS SHE WINS OVER €30,000 ON TV GAMESHOW
Newbliss woman Annemarie Connolly has much to celebrate after scooping over €30,000 on TV gameshow ‘Winning Streak’ last weekend. Annemarie, who is currently planning her wedding to Monaghan man Avin...
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ONE MAN, ONE BIKE, ONE ADVENTURE!
Clontibret man Dean McMenamin is gearing up for a mammoth cycle challenge in aid of two worthy charities. On Wednesday next, 3rd April Dean will embark on a six-month cycle adventure that will see him...
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NO RESPITE ROLE FOR MONAGHAN HOSPITAL – BUT PRIMARY CARE CENTRE PROJECT...
Recent calls by Monaghan Town Council for beds at Monaghan General Hospital to be used to provide respite care on a temporary basis while major refurbishment takes place at St Mary’s Hospital in...
View ArticleST MARY’S TO UNDERGO MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS – BUT BED NUMBERS WILL BE REDUCED
St Mary’s Hospital in Castleblayney will have 75 beds, a reduction in its current capacity of 92, following the completion of major capital works there, HSE Service Development Manager Cathal Hand...
View ArticleGARDA ALERT ON GARDENING EQUIPMENT THEFTS
The Co Monaghan public were strongly advised by the Gardaí this week to take the proper precautions to prevent the theft of gardening equipment from private homes and community and sporting property....
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PARADE PRIZES PRESENTED – TOWN COUNCIL TO SEEK GREATER SCHOOLS AND BUSINESS...
A plan to generate greater involvement from local schools and businesses in Monaghan Town’s annual St Patrick’s Day parade and celebrations was formulated at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Town...
View ArticleHOSPITAL HEAT, HOSPITAL HOPE
Although the severe service reductions experienced by Monaghan General Hospital in recent times make it easy to be antagonistically disposed towards representatives of the Health Service Executive, a...
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WHEEL OF GOOD FORTUNE BRINGS EASTER DELIGHT FOR MARGARET AND GERALDINE!
The wheel of fortune that exercises a hypnotic fascination for viewers of the National Lottery’s WINNING STREAK game show on RTE 1 brought delight on the double to The Northern Standard’s circulation...
View ArticleDIRTY MONAGHAN
For a county comprised of towns and villages that pride themselves on a strong sense of community, Monaghan people are astonishingly tolerant of the activities of the minority who blight our urban and...
View ArticleSEVERE ENFORCEMENT ACTION URGED AS LITTER EPIDEMIC CONTINUES
dumping, and the wanton littering of town streetscapes, countryside areas and main roads came under a highly critical spotlight at Tuesday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. During a briefing from Co...
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NOT SUCH A “GOOD FRIDAY” FOR PARKING FEES!
By Cianna McNally A Monaghan Town Council official has admitted that pay parking machines in the town should not have been in operation on Friday last, 29th March. In accordance with the town council...
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MONAGHAN STUDENT HONOURED FOR VOLUNTEERISM
Pramerica Systems Ireland Ltd. honoured Gemma O’Shea, a fourth-year student at St. Louis Secondary School, Monaghan, for her outstanding volunteer work during the seventh annual Pramerica Spirit of...
View ArticleRURAL COMMUNITY SHOCKED BY TRAGIC FARM FATALITY AT ROCKCORRY
By PATSY McARDLE A CLOSE-KNIT rural community was shocked and stunned over the Easter period by the sudden and untimely death last Thursday, as a result of a tragic farm accident near Rockcorry, of a...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETING ARRANGED FOR PROTEST OVER NORTH MONAGHAN WASTE PLANT PLAN
RESIDENTS in the North Monaghan area are staging a public meeting next Monday to express public opposition to a proposal for the building of a major waste incinerator in the area. The meeting will be...
View ArticleMONAGHAN FARMERS FACING FODDER CRISIS
A section of farmers in Co Monaghan are being confronted with a financial crisis as they struggle to feed their livestock after last year’s wet summer and the poor weather conditions of early 2013,...
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HURLING: TIMOLIN TUCKS AWAY TWO GOALS IN MID-WEEK TYRONE TRIUMPH
Tyrone 3-12 Monaghan 3-07 A SHARPER, hungrier Tyrone inflicted a first defeat on Monaghan in this year’s Ulster minor hurling league division 2 when the sides met at Garvaghey on Wednesday evening...
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MONAGHAN CHAMPS
Monaghan 7-10 Cavan 3-12 BY JOHN GRAHAM THE predatory instincts and clinical finishing of Tony Forde and Donal Meegan were central planks of this victory by a rampant Monaghan that saw them put Ulster...
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MONAGHAN MAKE WINNING RETURN TO DIV 2 FOOTBALL IN PROMOTION SHOOTOUT
Monaghan ensured that their stay in Division Three of the Allianz NFL was a short one when they eased to victory against Antrim to finish top of the table. by COLM SHALVEY Monaghan ensured that their...
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MONAGHAN HURLERS IN RELEGATION DOG FIGHT WITH TYRONE
MONAGHAN V TYRONE Kingspan Breffni, 2-00pm, Saturday It is often said that a week is a long time in politics and based on that a year is a long time in sport and the past year has seen a dramatic...
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