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PETER HUGHES Monaghan Co Council on Monday gave formal approval to the disposal of 0.31 hectares of land at Roosky in Monaghan Town to the Alzheimer Society of Ireland. The decision paves the way for the development by the society of a new care facility at the site, which was described at the meeting as having the potential to be a transformative resource for Alzheime’sr sufferers and their families in the North Monaghan and wider region. Director of Services Cathal Flynn told the meeting that the site was being provided ...

PETER HUGHES The tributes flowed as copiously as the tears this week when the death of Castleblayney’s Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes, widely regarded as the greatest Gaelic footballer player Co Monaghan has ever produced, was learned of. Hailing from York Street in Castleblayney, Mr Hughes passed away peacefully at his home in Finglas in Dublin on Monday. A pivotal member of the Monaghan senior football team that captured the National League title in 1985, Nudie also won an Ulster title with his county and two with his Castleblayney Faughs club. He ...

By Veronica Corr The McKennas from the Emyvale/ Glaslough area of County Monaghan make their debut on the small screen this week, as they are competitors in Ireland’s Fittest Family. So, our readers are encouraged to tune into RTÉ One on Sunday evening at 6.30pm to see how the local family get on. On Tuesday, The Northern Standard caught up with Sharon McKenna, who told this reporter how the whole thing came about. Filming of the series is now complete, however, there were some things Sharon couldn’t say, so we’ll ...

The paper format Monaghan Town Voucher will soon be no more. Next month it’s being replaced with a digital gift card that will be available all across Co Monaghan. The voucher was launched in 2016 by the Monaghan Town Team and the town local authority and proved a hugely popular initiative across North Monaghan, being particularly embraced in the Christmas holiday season as a gift idea and a means through which local businesses gave yuletide bonuses to employees or expressed appreciation to valued customers or suppliers. To date €12 million ...

The new interim special school for children with complex needs opened its doors for the first time in Castleblayney this week. “A very welcome step in the journey towards a new permanent special school for Monaghan, ” was the reaction of Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher. Sinn Féin Dáil Deputy Matt Carthy also welcomed the coming into operation of the temporary facility but stressed the need to accelerate the campaign for the development of a permanent facility, a requirement also acknowledged by Senator Gallagher. The Fianna Fáil Senator wished the ...

Rural and Community Development Dara Calleary TD of €664,668 in funding for the St Tiernach’s Quarter Generation Project will be “a gamechanger” for the town of Clones, it was claimed this week. The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund allocation will also support the development of a community hub in the town. “This is a gamechanger for Clones and St Tiernach’s Park and I congratulate all involved in the process that has brought us to this point, ” stated local Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher this week. “The RRDF Category 2 ...

By Veronica Corr The cultural partnership between Project Children and Monaghan County Council promised a spectacle never before witnessed in Monaghan and on Wednesday, October 7th it delivered, with a Transatlantic parade marking the launch of ‘The Project Children Stories: A legacy of peace lives on in Monaghan’ at the Peace Campus incorporating Monaghan County Museum. A total of 320 visitors made the sentimental journey from America, all of them possessing a connection to this remarkable programme, which changed the lives of everyone who took part. Project Children, a grassroots ...

he new ALDI store at the Broad Road in Monaghan Town will open its doors to shoppers for the first time on Thursday next, October 16 at 8 am. ALDI said this week that the opening of its second store in Co Monaghan and 165th in Ireland “continues ALDI’s 25 years of growth, and deepens our commitment not only to the county, but to our nationwide promise of delivering exceptional value and quality, to every community we serve. “Since opening our first Co Monaghan store in Carrickmacross in 2014, we’ve ...

Some of the impacts of Budget 2026 introduced by Ministers Paschal Donohoe and Jack Chambers in the Dáil on Tuesday are already being experienced in Co Monaghan and across the country. 2.5c has gone on the cost of a litre of petrol and diesel following carbon tax measures and users of tobacco products have to content with a 50c excise duty increase. But measures voted through in the Dáil on Tuesday evening also bring immediate benefits, such as the reduction of the VAT rate on the sale of completed apartments ...

“Chaos” and “bedlam” had been caused in the South Monaghan village of Inniskeen by a new traffic light system installed on a trial basis at the River Fane Bridge, Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council was told. But the meeting also heard that alleged criminal damage to equipment, verbal and other abuse of local authority and contractor staff members, and the sharing of personal information about a staff member on social media had manifested out of local displeasure over the trial system. Co Council Chief Executive Robert Burns voiced serious ...