The Blackwater 10k Run took place in Gortakeegan/Rossmore on Sunday the 13th May. There was a great turn out of an estimated 1000 participants of both runners and walkers. The weather was also a great benefit to the success of our day as the rain held off until we had the last of our runners and walkers safely home.
Our overall winners this year in Senior Men were
1 Patrick Cassidy Glaslough harriers 00:34:13
2 Paul Gleeson Clones A/C 00:34:44
3 Dermot Kerr Armagh AC 00:35:05
4 Paul Finnegan Armagh AC 00:35:35
Senior Ladies
1 Denise Toner Clones A/C 00:40:46
2 Nuala Reilly Drogheda District AC 00:43:07
3 Fionnuala Duffy Unattached 00:43:12
Junior Men
1 Caoimhin Kelly Glaslough harriers 00:36:16
2 Ariel Lanza Monaghan Phoenix 00:42:50
3 Thomas Gorman Unattached 00:47:18
Girls Fun …

A LATE fusillade of scoring by Derry City put Tuesday night’s Airtricity League Premier Division clash with Monaghan United out of the home side’s reach in a bewildering flurry of late-on action that stood out in stark contrast to the indifferent footballing fare that had gone before.
Roddy Collins’ side, desperate to improve on their poor home record, would have been hoping to profit from the Candystripes’ rather indifferent run of recent form that culminated in defeat in the Setanta Cup final last weekend to …

Garda Inspector Pat McMorrow told last week’s meeting of Monaghan Town Joint Policing Committee that thanks to co-operation received from the public the Gardai had recorded some success in combating the recent wave of “creeper” crimes in the area.
In a comprehensive report on the Gardai’s actions against local crime activity, Inspector McMorrow expressed thanks to the members of the public through whose assistance the Gardai had experienced success in the detection of a number of “creeper” burglaries.
“There will be people appearing before the courts very shortly,” …

• Michael McDonnell
Gardai are still appealing for information following last Friday’s audacious raid on a bank in Kingscourt which resulted in a number of vehicles on the street catching fire.
An armed and masked gang rammed the door of the Bank of Ireland at Main Street, Kingscourt with a white-coloured Citroen van a short time before 5pm.
Two of the men then confronted staff — who had just closed to the public for the day — while armed with handguns.
A substantial sum of cash is reported …

By Cianna McNally
Clones has become the first town in Ireland to accept the punt as a valid form of currency – again!
A total of 42 businesses in the town officially embraced the punt on Saturday last, 12th May. Change is given in Clones Town vouchers.
As previously reported in the Northern Standard in March, it was canny Clones shopkeeper Tony Morgan who took the first steps towards bringing the old currency back to life ten years after it was replaced by the euro.
The …

A DISTRICT COURT judge has warned what he described as the “Dublin media” that he will “sue the pants off them” if they publish any more “snide remarks” about him.
Speaking during a bail application at Clones District Court on Friday, Judge Sean MacBride said he was the “best qualified judge in the country” when he was appointed, and had been the only district judge in Ireland with an LLM (Master of Laws) degree at the time.
Referring to “snide remarks that were made about me by certain …

The potency of the Monaghan General Hospital issue as a generator of pungent political debate was demonstrated once again in the meeting chamber of Monaghan Town Council on Tuesday night.
A discussion on the proposals to close the kitchen in the facility which arose at the conclusion of the meeting evolved into a lengthy and at times quite heated discussion when the Fine Gael Cathaoirleach of the authority, David Maxwell, reacted to Sinn Féin suggestions that he and his colleagues consider resignation over the Monaghan Hospital issue with a …

MONAGHAN 1-13
CORK 2-07
MONAGHAN clinched their first National League title since 1999, halting defending champions Cork’s bid for five titles in a row at Parnell Park on Saturday with an electrifying 1-13 to 2-7 victory.
Monaghan were superb throughout and thoroughly deserved their win, once again proving their worth at the the Dublin venue which has proven to be a lucky stomping ground for the county.
It was here that they last tasted league success all those 13 years ago against Waterford.
Once again, Monaghan’s full-forward line showed how lethal they were, Cathriona McConnell, …

MONAGHAN HARPS 0-13
CASTLEBLAYNEY 0-07
BY COLM SHALVEY
MONAGHAN HARPS produced an improved second-half performance to run out fairly comfortable winners at home to Castleblayney in the Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League last Friday.
The Harps were lucky to be level at the end of a low-scoring first half where Blayney kicked seven wides, but they won the second period by ten points to four to pull away.
The Harps had Aodhán Óg McAnespie back to anchor their defence, but their injury list lengthened when Dean Fanning was forced to come off …

A progressive picture of entrepreneurial and infrastructural development was presented to the Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, Loyola Hearn, when he fulfilled a busy round of engagements in Co Monaghan yesterday.
The former Minister for Fisheries in the Canadian Government took particular interest in activities at the fish farm operation of Mr John Connolly in the Ballybay area, which he inspected around noon, prior to a tour of the McAree Engineering enterprise in Ballinode, stops on his schedule interspersed with lunch in Monaghan Town’s Westenra Hotel.
The Ambassador had …