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SOUTH MONAGHAN FAMILY AWAIT INQUIRY AS F.F. LEADER MAKES CALL TO TAOISEACH IN...
BY PATSY MCARDLE THe grieving family of a 23- years-old Carrickmacross law graduate who was killed by a hit-and-run lithuanian driver on August 2nd 2011 is awaiting a response from new taoiseach leo...
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BENNY BIDS BYE-BYE TO THE BEARD!
Corcaghan man Benny Connolly is pictured with his children Noah and Ellie just prior to the sacrifice of his profuse growth of facial hair for some very worthy causes last Friday night. Benny’s “Bald...
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CAVAN/MONAGHAN RESTORED TO FIVE-SEAT CONSTITUENCY FOR NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
The Cavan/Monaghan constituency should once again have five Dáil seats when the next General Election takes place. The constituency was reduced to a four-seater for the last Dáil election but new...
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LOCAL GARDAÍ PREPARED FOR TERRORIST ATTACK THREAT
By Cianna McNally Garda armed response units will be in attendance at next month’s GAA Ulster Final in Clones, Chief Superintendent with the Cavan – Monaghan Garda Division, Christopher Mangan...
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ANTI PYLON GROUPS HIT OUT AT MINISTERS OVER NEW INTERCONNECTOR STUDY
Michael Fisher Campaigners against EirGrid’s proposed overhead interconnectorlinking electricity grids on both sides of the border have strongly criticised the latest move by the Communications...
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MANOR FARM SELLS FOR €70 MILLION TO SCANDI STANDARD
By Veronica Corr On Tuesday morning news broke that Manor Farm, the largest chicken processor in the country, was sold to Scandi Standard for €70 million. Managing Director, Mr. Vincent Carton, took...
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THE STAGE IS SET – NOW KEEP HER COUNTRY
Members of the organising committee are pictured by our photographer Rory Geary supervising the final stage of the preparations for this weekend’s much anticipated Monaghan Town Country Music Festival...
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WHO WON THE €6.4 BIG ONES IN COOTEHILL?
Rumours galore —but who knows who knows? By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie THE rumour mill was in full swing in Cootehill all week following last Wednesday’s revelation that a bumper...
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CASTLEBLAYNEY YOUTH CAFÉ TAKES TWO PRIZES HOME TO MONAGHAN FROM XHALE YOUTH...
Ellen Carroll from Castleblayney Youth Café has been awarded the prize for Best Actress at the Irish Cancer Society X-HALE Youth Awards 2017. Ellen scooped the award for the group’s short film “The...
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MONAGHAN PARTICIPATION IN BELFAST ORANGE PARADE
Members of the Co. Monaghan True Blues Loyal Orange Lodge no. 1302 took part in the annual 12th July Orange Order parade in Belfast yesterday (Wednesday). They walked to the field at Barnett Demesne...
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MONAGHAN ROSE MARIA’S FABULOUS FUNDRAISER!
By Veronica Corr Maria Murnaghan, the Monaghan Rose from Laragh would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of her fundraiser last Saturday night in Lisdoonan Community Centre. “I’m...
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COOTEHILL STORE CELEBRATES €6.4M JACKPOT TICKET!
BREAK OUT THE BUBBLY! – The National Lottery’s €6.4 million winning golden ticket was sold at Argue’s Londis Service Station, Cootehill, last Wednesday. Speculation about who may or may not be the...
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MONAGHAN NEEDS A MOTORWAY!
Upgrade of N2 only solution to traffic dangers say Co Councillors A call for the N2 through Co Monaghan to be upgraded to dual carriageway or motorway status was made at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co...
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SHERCOCK MAN IN FATAL ACCIDENT AT LURGANS, CARRICKMACROSS
Gardaí in Carrickmacross have confirmed that Patrick Browne, from Corgrea, Shercock was the sole occupant of a single vehicle when it was involved in a fatal collision at Lurgans on the...
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MASTER FIRE EXPANDS VISION FOR CARRICK DEVELOPMENT TO OVER 100 JOBS WITHIN...
SF CO COUNCILLORS CLAIM VINDICATION AS COMPANY OPTS FOR SITE CHANGE Master Fire, the life safety systems company that announced plans to locate their headquarters in Carrickmacross in March, has...
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BUILDINGS TO BE DEVELOPED IN CO MONAGHAN
A number of ATBs or advanced technology buildings are to be developed in Co Monaghan in a significant economic stimulus measure, it was disclosed at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. Director of...
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AGRICULTURE MINISTER PRESENTS LAKELAND DAIRIES MILK QUALITY AWARDS
At the Lakeland Dairies Milk Quality Awards, dairy farmers from both sides of the border won top honours for the exceptionally high quality of milk produced on their farms. The awards publicly...
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CO MONAGHAN MOTORISTS URGED TO HEED THE SUMMER SAFETY MESSAGE BY RSA AND IFA
(RSA) and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) have this week urged Co Monaghan road users to take extra care as the number of tractors, trailers and other farm machinery on the roads increases over the...
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SOSAD FUNDRAISING CLIMBS TO WELL IN EXCESS OF TARGET!
By Cianna McNally A group of friends who recently took on a fundraising challenge of climbing the three highest mountains in the UK in under 24 hours handed over a cheque for just over €22,000 to SOSAD...
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