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ULSTER RECOGNITION FOR MONAGHAN
MONAGHAN’S run to the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals received further recognition when six of the county’s senior footballers won Irish News Ulster All-Stars awards last Thursday night. One of those, Rory...
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151 PEOPLE TAKE CHALLENGE 21
Last Saturday, saw 151 people take on the challenge of navigating the steep, boggy terrain of Sliabh Beagh. People came from all corners of Ireland and some even travelled from the UK to take part. It...
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TASTE OF MONAGHAN SET TO SHOWCASEALL THAT’S GREAT ABOUT LOCAL FOOD
By Veronica Corr Monday’s workday came to a mouth-watering close with the Taste of Monaghan launch in the Market House. As one would expect there was fantastic fayre on offer, including finger food...
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SEARCH RESUMES IN BRAGAN FOR IRA MURDER VICTIM
“I Can Only Pray That The Torment Will End”: Dympna Kerr (McVeigh) Michael Fisher Excavators began clawing into the bogland and stripping off the top cover of earth as a fresh search began on Monday at...
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“UNITED WE STAND”
Eleven Years on the Pylon Campaign is Not Going Away Michael Fisher Anti pylon protestors objecting to the North South interconnector held copies of The EirGrid Files series and new posters based on...
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MCELVANEY HEARING ADJOURNED
A hearing in Dublin on Monday involving Monaghan Independent Councillor Hughie McElvaney by the body that investigates standards in public office has been adjourned for four weeks pending a High Court...
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FALLEN TREES AND POWER OUTAGES AS ‘STORM ALI’ LEAVES ITS MARK ON MONAGHAN
• Michael McDonnell “STORM ALI” left a trail of havoc in its wake as it swept across Ireland yesterday, Wednesday, reaching its peak in this part of the country in the hours between 8am and lunchtime....
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MONAGHAN AND THE GREAT WAR EXHIBITION
Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council, Cllr David Maxwell officially opened the World War I exhibition at Johnston and Madden Memorial Hall in Monaghan on Monday. The display will continue until...
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REASONS FOR SUICIDE STILL A STORY THAT REMAINS UNTOLD
A large crowd gathered in the Iontas Theatre on Thursday evening last to view the ‘Magpies on the Pylon’ play by renowned actor Michael Collins. The play looked at the issue of suicide and its...
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CLERKIN PAVES THE WAY FOR STELLAR CONCRA WOOD GOLF EVENT
Clerkin is pictured enjoying a spectacular preview of the experience about to unfold for the competitors in this weekend’s Monaghan Irish Challenge golf tournament at the Concra Wood course in...
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LOCAL MEP HOSTS TRIP AS… MONAGHAN AND CAVAN TRADE UNION REPS VISIT EU PARLIAMENT
By PATSY McARDLE A GROUP of trade union representatives from counties Monaghan and Cavan paid an Information Visit to the European Parliament which was hosted last week by local Sinn Fein MEP Matt...
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ELDERLY LADY KILLED ON CARRICK’S MAIN STREET
A female pedestrian in her seventies died on Main Street, Carrickmacross, last Thursday, September 27th, as a result of an incident involving a lorry at the pedestrian crossing around noon. Eileen...
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MAN (34) PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER IN SEAMUS BELL CASE
LITHUANIAN DEFENDANT TO BE SENTENCED IN JANUARY Lithuanian nationality pleaded guilty at Monaghan Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday to the manslaughter of Seamus Bell, who died five months after an...
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“OUR FOCUS IS ON SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBOURS” –
Gyproc seeks to reassure Magheracloone public in aftermath of subsidence incident By Veronica Corr “Our focus is on supporting our neighbours in the area where we have mined for well over 80 years,”...
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FOODIE HEAVEN!
Monaghan Town became Foodie Heaven last weekend as the annual Taste of Monaghan festival exerted a magnetic attraction on the public. Thousands of gourmands and gastro buffs filed through the...
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PYLON CAMPAIGNERS CONTINUE TO OPPOSE EIRGRID’S INTERCONNECTOR
More Calls for Electricity Project to be Placed Underground after Publication of Expert Reports EirGrid was given sight of reports in advance of publication Michael Fisher “It’s entirely up to the...
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LACPATRICK TO MERGE WITH LAKELAND
DEAL NEEDS APPROVAL BY SHAREHOLDERS Michael Fisher LacPatrick Dairies, formerly the Town of Monaghan Co-op, has agreed the terms for a merger with County Cavan based Lakeland Dairies. Together they...
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COUNTY’S BUSINESSPEOPLE WANT RATES REVALUATION TO REFLECT COMMERCIAL REALITIES
Peter Hughes The process of rates revaluation underway in Co Monaghan should reflect the commercial realities facing local businesses on the ground, a public meeting held in Monaghan Town last week was...
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Ó CAOLÁIN ACCEPTS ROLE AS SINN FÉIN DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS
Outgoing Cavan/Monaghan dáil deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has accepted the role of Sinn féin’s Constituency director of elections for the next general election contest. A media release stated: “At a...
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EMYVALE ALL SET FOR MACALLA NA HÉIREANN 2018!
LOCAL GIRL CATHY KIRKE TO PERFORM ON HOME GROUND! MACAllA na hÉireann, the 2018 Comhaltas Concert tour of ireland rolls into the leisure Centre, emyvale this Saturday night, where one of the performers...
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