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		<title>MONAGHAN AIM TO PROVE THEY’RE IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN AT PARNELL PARK VENUE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kevin Carney
With a clean bill of health and a crew itching to make up for a decade and more with &#8216;what-might-have-been&#8217; tags attached, Monaghan&#8217;s premier ladies football squad will go into this Saturday&#8217;s (4.45pm) NFL Division One final against Cork at Parnell Park in confident mood.
Cork&#8217;s football tradition might make them more blue blooded than the the Oriel county girls but tradition never won a match yet and Monaghan team-manager Greg McGonigle and his think-tank and players won&#8217;t be thinking about past meetings this weekend as they head to ...]]></description>
		<link>http://northernstandard.ie/2012/05/11/monaghan-aim-to-prove-they%e2%80%99re-in-a-league-of-their-own-at-parnell-park-venue/</link>
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		<title>MONAGHAN MISS OUT BY A POINT AT OFFICIAL OPENING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ARMAGH1-11
MONAGHAN 0-13
By JOHN GRAHAM
Monaghan and Armagh served up a very entertaining and well contested challenge match in Oram on Sunday evening last as both sides begin to put the final touches to their championship preparations.
On the day Armagh shaded the result by a single point, a point from a free by Stefan Forker in the final minutes and while Monaghan would have been a little disappointed at losing they had greater cause for concern when Owen Lennon had to be carried off the field some five minutes into the second-half ...]]></description>
		<link>http://northernstandard.ie/2012/05/11/monaghan-miss-out-by-a-point-at-official-opening/</link>
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		<title>THE SUCCESS STORY OF SHAUNA’S TALK FOR SPORT NIGHT IN THE HILLGROVE HOTEL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[‘Talk Sport for Shauna’ entertained, informed and
enthralled the sizeable crowd at the Hillgrove Hotel
last Saturday night. by COLM SHAVLEY
‘Talk Sport for Shauna’ – a fundraiser for Shauna McPhillips, a six-year-old girl from Scotstown who suffers from the rare neurological disorder, Rett Syndrome, which means she requires round-the-clock care – was a great success.
Peadar McMahon of the organising committee was keen to stress that, as well as the few hundred-odd people who attended; many more had also bought tickets to show their support for a very worthy cause. Also on the ...]]></description>
		<link>http://northernstandard.ie/2012/05/11/the-success-story-of-shauna%e2%80%99s-talk-for-sport-night-in-the-hillgrove-hotel/</link>
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		<title>JOBS ON THE AGENDA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The devotion by Monaghan Co Council of the greater portion of its monthly public meeting on Tuesday to discussions relevant to job creation is undoubtedly a sign of the times.
  Elected local public representatives and the administration of local government may have a limited function in the actual delivery of employment, but the need for the development of new opportunities in this sphere touches on all aspects of their work.
  And, while providing jobs themselves is not the remit of our local authorities, it can be argued forcefully ...]]></description>
		<link>http://northernstandard.ie/2012/05/11/jobs-on-the-agenda/</link>
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		<title>HEALTH MINISTER ASKED TO REVERSE HOSPITAL KITCHENS  CLOSURE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The members of Monaghan Co Council on Tuesday gave their full backing to calls on Minister for Health Dr James Reilly to intervene to reverse the decision to close the kitchen facilities at Monaghan General Hospital and St Mary&#8217;s Hospital in Castleblayney.
  Correspondence on the issue from Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan Sean Conlan stated that his enquiries had ascertained that the decision to amalgamate the kitchen services at the two hospitals with St Davnet&#8217;s Hospital in Monaghan Town was &#8220;a local initiative&#8221; taken by staff and area management, ...]]></description>
		<link>http://northernstandard.ie/2012/05/11/health-minister-asked-to-reverse-hospital-kitchens-closure/</link>
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		<title>LIFE SAVING BOOST FOR SHAUNA’S  TRUST FUND</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Patsy McArdle
Rugby exponents and other popular  sports’ personalities took part on Sunday last  in a special  day-long charity fund-raising programme for a six-years-old North  Monaghan girl who may have to  travel  overseas  for life-saving treatment for Retts’  Syndrome.
Shauna McPhillips of Scotstown, is suffering from the rare neuro-development disorder which is threatening  her life and is causing  severe multiple disabilities.
She  is  the youngest  daughter of Declan and Marie McPhillips, who have another young  daughter, Sinead.
Her  ...]]></description>
		<link>http://northernstandard.ie/2012/05/11/life-saving-boost-for-shauna%e2%80%99s-trust-fund/</link>
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		<title>MONAGHAN UNITED NEEDS YOUR HELP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following a speical open meeting on Tuesday night last at Gortakeegan, Monaghan United Football Club is seeking assistance from the people of County Monaghan to help tide the Club over an immediate financial shortfall.   With the Club winning promotion to the Premier Division of the Airtricity League , it had set a target of achieving Stadium and/or Main Shirt Sponsorship for the Season. Unfortunately this major sponsorship has not been obtained to date, despite the fact that several national Companies expressed strong interest in it.  This has ...]]></description>
		<link>http://northernstandard.ie/2012/05/11/monaghan-united-needs-your-help/</link>
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		<title>HEALTH MINISTER ASKED TO REVERSE HOSPITAL KITCHENS CLOSURE &#8211; BUT DECISION WAS TAKEN LOCALLY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The members of Monaghan Co Council on Tuesday gave their full backing to calls on Minister for Health Dr James Reilly to intervene to reverse the decision to close the kitchen facilities at Monaghan General Hospital and St Mary&#8217;s Hospital in Castleblayney.
  Correspondence on the issue from Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan Sean Conlan stated that his enquiries had ascertained that the decision to amalgamate the kitchen services at the two hospitals with St Davnet&#8217;s Hospital in Monaghan Town was &#8220;a local initiative&#8221; taken by staff and area management, ...]]></description>
		<link>http://northernstandard.ie/2012/05/11/health-minister-asked-to-reverse-hospital-kitchens-closure-but-decision-was-taken-locally/</link>
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		<title>FÉILE ORIEL 2012  PROVIDES VIBRANT WEEKEND OF MUSIC IN MONAGHAN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Monaghan town had plenty to celebrate at the weekend when the annual Féile Oriel attracted the crowds to its many and varied events, where an upbeat atmosphere pervaded despite the occasional moodiness of the weather.
  And our picture by Rory Geary shows someone with plenty to celebrate after winning the coveted 2012 Senior Fiddler of Oriel title: Nuala McBride from Trillick, Co Tyrone. A delighted Nuala is presented with the Charlie McGuinness Cup by Charlie himself and his son Darragh, while internationally renowned fiddler player Gerry O’Connor (left), looks ...]]></description>
		<link>http://northernstandard.ie/2012/05/11/feile-oriel-2012-provides-vibrant-weekend-of-music-in-monaghan/</link>
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		<title>ACTION FROM THE CASTLEBLAYNEY BOXING TOURNAMENT</title>
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		<link>http://northernstandard.ie/2012/05/04/action-from-the-castleblayney-boxing-tournament/</link>
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