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RETIRED PARISH PRIEST KILLED IN BROOMFIELD ROAD ACCIDENT
ALL sections of the Co Monaghan community were shocked and saddened on Wednesday of last week to learn of the tragic death in a road traffic collision of a much loved retired parish priest who was well...
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HUMPHREYS SAYS BREXIT ISSUE “FOREMOST” AS SHE TAKES UP BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE...
“It goes without saying that the Brexit issue is foremost in my mind,” Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael TD Heather Humphreys told The Northern Standard this week as she settled into her new Government position...
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LATTON BAWN ARE THE PRIDE OF IRELAND!
It’s official – Latton Bawn are the best community in Ireland! One of the most scenic corners of Co Monaghan took centre stage at the Irish Public Bodies (IPB) Pride of Place awards in Letterkenny on...
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PATRICK KAVANAGH COMMEMORATION
“Homer’s ghost came whispering…”: Modern-day literary disciples of the great Inniskeen poet Patrick Kavanagh gathered at his graveside to pay homage on Thursday last as the 50th anniversary of his...
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CLONES CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
At the switch-on of the Clones Town Christmas lights were (L-R) Cllr Sean Gilliland and Grace, Santa Claus, Michelle Reinhart-McCabe, who switched on the lights, Mrs Claus, Cllr Pat Treanor and Eileen...
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CLONTIBRET SOCIAL CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY
Some of the members of the Clontibret Social Club, are pictured making a presentation to Ann McEneaney, at their Christmas party, that was held at the Clontibret Community Centre. The presentation was...
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STEPHEN CALLS IT A DAY
Gollogly calls time on fourteen years in Monaghan jersey By COLM SHALVEY Stephen Gollogly says his retirement from inter-county football after 14 campaigns was “an easy decision” and one he had in mind...
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PRO WIN FOR MCKENNA
Young Co Monaghan native Aaron McKenna made a winning debut in his pro boxing career in Las Vegas last Saturday night. 18-year-old McKenna, who has signed for Oscar De La Hoya’s ‘Golden Boy...
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ADVANCED CRAFT CERT RECIPIENTS
Cavan Monaghan Advanced Craft Certificates…..Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government with special responsibility for Housing and Urban Development Damien English,...
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NEW PUBLICATIONS CHALLENGE DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUALITY IN CO MONAGHAN
“My name is Ablaa. I am thirty-two and a Muslim woman. “I am proud of my Muslim heritage but I am saddened by the horrible acts extremists have committed in the name of Islam. I do not understand their...
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KILLEEVAN SCHOOLCHILDREN WIN NATIONAL DISABILITY AWARENESS AWARD
A project submitted by children from Killeevan National School to a national disability awareness competition has taken top honours. Killeevan won first prize in the ‘Someone Like Me’ art competition...
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MONAGHAN GARDA POSTHUMOUSLY HONOURED FOR BRAVERY
A Monaghan Garda who was killed in the line of duty in 1976 was posthumously awarded a Scott Gold Medal for bravery in a moving ceremony held at the Garda College in Templemore on Friday last....
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BAD EXAMPLES MOTORCYCLE CLUB BRINGS CHRISTMAS JOY TO COOTEHILL AND MONAGHAN
“The members of the Bad Examples Motorcycle Club are a treasured addition to our local community, and should be praised for their community efforts.” So stated a spokesperson for the Monaghan SNAP...
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“PHENOMENAL” RESPONSE TO MOVEMBER INITIATIVE FOR CROCUS
“Phenomenal” was how key organiser Frank McEnaney of the Westenra Arms Hotel in Monaghan Town described the local public response to the Movember initiative undertaken to raise funding for Monaghan’s...
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CRUCIAL EU SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS TO SET TERMS FOR NEXT PHASE OF BREXIT TALKS
Michael Fisher A visit last week to the Monaghan/Armagh border at Middletown by a group of British MPs from an influential House of Commons committee demonstrated the differences over Brexit amongst...
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ENTERPRISE BOOST FOR BALLYBAY
Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael TD and recently appointed Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys brought good news to Ballybay on Monday last. Speaking at the town’s Enterprise...
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WAITING GAME
The game between Monaghan and Donegal scheduled for Clones on Sunday last fell victim to the arctic weather after the level of frost on the pitch was deemed dangerous by the referee. The starting time...
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SEAN MCCAFFREY? HE WAS WHY ROBBIE FOWLER TURNED UP TO PLAY ORIEL CELTIC
Tipping Point: Our late coach showed us the world was out there. We just had to go get it [The influence which Monaghan soccer coach the late Sean McCaffrey cast over a generation of aspiring young...
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MINISTER HUMPHREYS PLEDGES TO ADDRESS GENDER EQUALITY ISSUE THROUGH ACTION...
A pledge to investigate ways in which the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs can be utilised to advance the cause of gender pay and employment equality was made by Minister for Business, Enterprise and...
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CLONES MAN CECIL PRINGLE, LONGEST-SERVING MINISTER IN CLOGHER DIOCESE,...
The longest-serving Minister in Clogher Church of Ireland Diocese, Clones man the Venerable Cecil Pringle (Archdeacon Emeritus), has announced his retirement, to take effect from the end of February...
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