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STRONG CAVAN/MONAGHAN TURNOUT ANTICIPATED IN 8TH AMENDMENT REFERENDUM
• Michael McDonnell THE NORTHERN STANDARD received confirmation from the HSE yesterday afternoon that Ballybay Community Crèche was closed earlier in the day after a “number of linked cases of VTEC...
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MUINEACHÁIN ABÚ!
…But No Live TV Coverage Until June Michael Fisher Congratulations to both Monaghan teams on their performances in Omagh on Sunday. But many local fans who were unable to travel to Healy Park expressed...
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BALLYBAY COMMUNITY CRÈCHE CLOSED AFTER DETECTION OF E. COLI
• Michael McDonnell THE NORTHERN STANDARD received confirmation from the HSE yesterday afternoon that Ballybay Community Crèche was closed earlier in the day after a “number of linked cases of VTEC...
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ULSTER FINAL SPOT AWAITS …
Colm Shalvey reports A place in a first Ulster SFC Final since 2015 is up for grabs for Monaghan when they return to Omagh to take on Fermanagh this Sunday. Having followed up a strong campaign in the...
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STORIES THAT MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE SCOOP TOP HONOURS IN LOCAL MEDIA AWARDS
Breaking news of the death of Cranberries singer Dolores Keane, preventing the closure of a Credit Union in Clonmel and a local sporting story that went national and righted a wrong were just some of...
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WOMEN’S ROLE IN KEEPING THE PEACE RECOGNISED AT MUSEUM EVENT
Monaghan Co Museum brought to an end its highly successful The Watchmen exhibition (charting the history of policing on the island of Ireland with particular reference to the Border area) with an event...
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LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS LEFT FOR SEAN MCCAFFREY FOUNDATION LAUNCH
A limited number of tickets are still available for this Sunday night, June 3rd’s gala launch of the Sean McCaffrey Foundation. The tickets can be obtained from the Hillgrove Hotel venue in Monaghan...
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SENATOR GALLAGHER GETS POSITIVE NEWS ON MULLAGHMATT REMEDIAL WORKS SCHEME
The final phase of the Remedial Works Scheme at the Mullaghmatt estate in Monaghan Town is expected to commence by the end of the year, Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher was informed...
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NEW HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL PROJECT TO MOVE TO CONSTRUCTION PHASE
Confirmation this week that the long-awaited building development at the Holy Family School in Cootehill can now move to construction phase has been welcomed by local Dáil representatives....
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BALLYBAY CRÈCHE REMAINS CLOSED FOLLOWING ‘E. COLI’ OUTBREAK
BUT H.S.E. CONFIRMS THAT NO CASES NEEDED HOSPITALISATION Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed this week that it is continuing to investigate a number of linked cases of VTEC (“E. coli”) infection...
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COUNCILLORS VOICE CONCERN OVER TEEN MURDERS
By Veronica Corr Councillors at Monday afternoon’s meeting of Carrickmacross/Castleblayney Municipal District were extremely concerned about the two recent killings where teenagers were both the...
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50% INCREASE IN BUS ÉIREANN SERVICES FOR CO MONAGHAN EXPECTED
A 50% increase in Bus Éireann services to Co Monaghan is expected to be put in place in the coming months. The National Transport Authority has granted an application by Bus Éireann to amend its...
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55.5% CAVAN/MONAGHAN VOTERS FAVOUR 8TH AMENDMENT REPEAL
By PATSY McARDLE In an electorate of 91,062 for Cavan/Monaghan, a marginal 55.5 per cent of the 58,067 voters who went to the polls in the sprawling border constituency to cast their preferences in...
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FERMANAGH EDGE SHOCKER
Fermanagh 1-08 Monaghan 0-10 JOHN GRAHAM Two weeks is a long time in football and that time frame saw Monaghan drop from the elation of taking out the Ulster champions in their own backyard, two weeks...
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MONAGHAN ULSTER LOW
O’Rourke laments “sickening” shock defeat PATRICK SMYTH Monaghan manager Malachy O’Rourke has described last weekend’s Ulster SFC defeat in Omagh to his home county of Fermanagh as “sickening.”...
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LUSITANIA ARTIFACT IS TO BE HANDED ACROSS THE BORDER
By PATSY McARDLE A DEDICATED Co. Monaghanbased group of divers are involved in plans for the historic hand-over of an artifact recovered from the ill-fated Lusitania—a passenger ship which was...
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LASTING MEMORIES MADE AS CO COUNCIL CATHAOIRLEACH AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE VISIT PEI
The twinning links between Prince Edward Island and Co Monaghan were strongly reinforced by the recent visit to the Canadian maritime province by Monaghan Co Council Cathaoirleach Cathy Bennett and...
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MONAGHAN MAN WINS INAUGURAL BEST CONTRACTOR AWARD AT BORD BIA’S BLOOM
Mark Mohan of Co Monaghan company Silverstream Landscapes has been named the winner of the first ever award for Best Contractor at Bord Bia’s Bloom. The award is voted for by all contractors involved...
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MORE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMME TO AID LOCAL ROADS PROJECTS
The Cavan/Monaghan constituency is to receive €1,136,000 in funding over the course of two years through the Government’s Community Involvement Grant Programme, which allows a wide range of works to be...
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STELLAR LAUNCH FOR SEAN MCCAFFREY FOUNDATION
The Foundation established in the memory of one of Monaghan’s most distinguished soccer sons, the late Sean McCaffrey, received a truly stellar launch in Monaghan’s Hillgrove Hotel on Sunday night...
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