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MONAGHAN 16/1 TO TOP TABLE AS NATIONAL LEAGUE CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Generous odds of 16/1 were announced by bookmakers BoyleSports this week on Monaghan topping Division 1 of the National Football League. The county open their League campaign this Saturday with a clash...
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MINISTER KEEN TO REALISE CLONES HERITAGE POTENTIAL
The importance of developing the rich heritage potential of Clones was emphasised by Government Minister Heather Humphreys when she visited the town on Monday. The holder of the Arts, Heritage,...
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EIRGRID DEFENDS OVERHEAD INTERCONNECTOR
Michael Fisher As calls continued for the undergrounding of the proposed North/South electricity interconnector, the latest coming from the Fianna Fáil party environment spokesperson and from the...
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IRELAND RUGBY SQUAD TO USE MONAGHAN AS BASE FOR SIX NATIONS CAMPAIGN
Monaghan will form part of the base for the Ireland senior rugby squad’s preparations for the RBS Six Nations international series getting underway this weekend. Coach Joe Schmidt will bring his...
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FINE GAEL RULES OUT COALITION WITH SINN FÉIN
• Minister Humphreys says their policies are incompatible Michael Fisher “Sinn Féin and Fine Gael are like oil and water, they don’t mix; they’re incompatible”. Those were the views of the Minister for...
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FARMERS HEAVILY FINED FOR NUMEROUS CATTLE REGULATIONS BREACHES
By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie TWO Co Monaghan-based farmers were given very substantial fines — but narrowly escaped prison — when they appeared at a special sitting of Monaghan...
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FORMER MONAGHAN ROSE THANKS BELARUS TRIP SUPPORTERS
By Cianna McNally Former Monaghan Rose Sonia Casey has issued a message of thanks to everybody who donated towards her recent trip to Belarus to volunteer in Vesnova Children’s Mental Asylum. Sonia...
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CATHAOIRLEACH MAKES STRONG ROADS FUNDING APPEAL TO MINISTER
An impassioned petition to try to secure more roads funding for Co Monaghan was made to Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Heather Humphreys on Monday by the...
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TAOISEACH RAISES DUBLIN-MONAGHAN BOMBINGS WITH BRITISH PM – BUT FF LEADER...
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has raised the issue of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings with British Prime Minister Theresa May – but Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has expressed disappointment at the lack of...
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CASTLEBLAYNEY YOUTH VOLUNTEER RECOGNISED IN SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS
For the dedication he has demonstrated in service to his community, Bartek Karpinski, from Castleblayney Co Monaghan has been recognised as one of 20 finalists in the 2017 Pramerica Spirit of Community...
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POPE FRANCIS MEETS WITH SENIOR CLOGHER DIOCESE FIGURES
• Our pictures show Pope Francis greeting the Clogher Diocesan Administrator Monsignor Joseph McGuinness and Bishop-Emeritus of Clogher Liam MacDaid at an audience during the Ad Limina visit of the...
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STRICT BAIL CONDITIONS SET FOR MAN ACCUSED OF SERIOUS ASSAULT ON ELDERLY WOMAN
Strict bail conditions were set by Judge Denis McLoughlin at a special sitting of the District Court in Monaghan Town on Saturday last in the case of a man accused of assaulting an elderly woman,...
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ST MACARTAN’S IS THE FITTEST SCHOOL IN IRELAND
By Cianna McNally Monaghan secondary school, St Macartan’s College, recently won big in a national fitness challenge. The all boys school, which has over 600 students in attendance, won four titles in...
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ANTI-PYLON GROUPS EXPLAIN CONCERNS OVER INTERCONNECTOR TO MINISTER
Michael Fisher Anti-pylon groups from Monaghan and Meath explained their continuing concerns about the proposed EirGrid North/South interconnector to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and...
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FORMER FG TD FINED €750 FOR BALLYBAY PUB ASSAULT
A former Fine Gael TD was fined €750, and allowed six months to pay, at a special sitting of the District Court in Monaghan on Tuesday last when he was convicted for an assault at his family-owned...
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MAN DIES AND TWO SERIOUSLY INJURED IN N2 COLLISION
Michael Fisher The latest fatality on the N2 main Dublin to Derry road outside Monaghan town on Tuesday was compounded by a delay in obtaining an ambulance to bring two seriously injured people to...
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THE LATE MONA FRANCES CLARKE
In loving memory of Mona Frances Clarke (nee O’Duffy) who was born on 2nd August 1963 in the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin. Her remains were buried on her Month’s Mind on 4th February in the family plot...
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MONAGHAN ARCH CLUB VISITS
We would like to thank Monaghan Harps GAA for having us on Thursday. There was a great representation of Harps Committee and players which was great to see. We would like to thank the band Packie...
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MINISTER HUMPHREYS ANNOUNCES ARTS AND CULTURE FUNDING FOR INNISKEEN AND CLONES
Significant funding for the Patrick Kavanagh Centre in Inniskeen and for the redevelopment of the former Post Office building in Clones was announced by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and...
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AMBULANCE RESPONSE TO FATAL ROAD CRASH TOOK FORTY MINUTES
Michael Fisher The National Ambulance Service has confirmed it took forty minutes to respond to a serious road crash on the N2 road between Monaghan and Emyvale last Tuesday, in which one person was...
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