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Michael Fisher Anti-pylon campaigners have called on Fianna Fáil representatives in Monaghan and Cavan to clarify their position on the North South interconnector project. This follows comments made last week by Minister Eamon Ryan of the Green Party that he did not intend to order a further review of the development, something Fianna Fáil had previously committed to. This project has been a point of contention for the people of Cavan, Monaghan, and Meath for almost a decade, with the completion date for the interconnector already moved from 2012 to ...

A targeted, high-impact bovine TB Control Plan is in place in Co Monaghan to try to address the continuing high levels of the disease detected in herds there, the Department of Agriculture said this week. The plan was also being implemented in parts of counties Cavan and Clare in collaboration with stakeholders, the Department stated when releasing an update on national bovine TD statistics for the second quarter of 2020. These showed that there had been a 5.38% herd incidence of bovine TB in Co Monaghan since January 1 this ...

Michael Fisher Monaghan natives living in Melbourne Australia, are among those coping with the coronavirus lockdown imposed earlier this month by the Victoria state government. The Northern Standard has been in contact with two of them, Bronagh McKenna from Truagh and Niall Bishop from Oram. They have been explaining how they have managed as the state closed its border to its neighbours in New South Wales (where Sydney is located). BRONAGH McKENNA Bronagh McKenna lives a few minutes away from the central business district of Melbourne. She works as a ...

Michael Fisher Fourteen people qualified recently as regional tour guides for Co. Monaghan following a six months course and examination last year sponsored by LEADER and organised by the Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board. They received their certificates and Fáilte Ireland badges in a virtual graduation ceremony hosted by Zoom. Six of the new guides specialise in the Monaghan town area and some of them are already familiar faces as part of the Monaghan Town Tour Guides group. It’s hoped that (Covid-19 restrictions permitting) the popular free ninety minute ...

Following on from their success in 2019, first class students from Corracrin National School have once again been awarded overall winners of the Road Safety Authority’s national ‘Seatbelt Sheriff’ competition for 2020, for their wonderful poster ‘Before you go out for a drive. Buckle up and stay alive!’ taking home a prize of €2,000 for their class. There was also success for Scoil Éanna in Ballybay who finished as runners up in the High-Glo Silver’ category with their “Shine as Bright as a Diamond’ entry taking home a prize of ...

Heroes-Aid, a voluntary notfor- profit organisation established in the early stage of the covid-19 pandemic in March, to protect and support frontline health care workers, is arranging for the distribution of approximately 35,000 pieces of PPE to frontline workers at 54 sites around Ireland, including those working in nongovernmental organizations. The deliveries will be made during the coming days. Heroes Aid will deliver 500 face masks, 50 visors, and 100 high specification FFP2 face masks to frontline healthcare staff working in Monaghan. In total, Heroes-Aid will be delivering 35,000 pieces ...

INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Like the senior championship there are four games down for decision in this year’s intermediate football championship, two on Saturday afternoon, Monaghan Harps at home against Doohamlet in Gavan Duffy Park (4pm), and Emyvale taking on Killanny in St Oliver Plunkett Park (4pm). MONAGHAN HARPS V DOOHAMLET: Doohamlet have a good record in the intermediate championship in recent times and having been relegated from senior ranks at the end of last year they would certainly come into the reckoning as strong contenders in this ...

Colm Shalvey reports The long-awaited start of the club football championships is almost with us, with 12 Senior, Intermediate and Junior games down for decision this weekend. In a year like no other, the ‘new normal’ continues to pose challenges to clubs, particularly the limits on supporters attending the games, but for now there is a prevailing sense of relief that the focus can finally turn to the on-field action, with a host of intriguing pairings on the agenda for week one. The stand-out fixture on Saturday evening (and the one ...

Juvenile’s return plan starts tomorrow Ladies’ championships begin Saturday Colm Shalvey reports Monaghan GAA’s condensed programme of juvenile competitions is set to get underway tomorrow (Friday) with the first round at the minor grade. The U-17 Football Championships are set to begin with eleven games in the opening round across the three divisions. The top division features Carrickmacross v Donaghmoyne; Cremartin v Magheracloone; and Monaghan Harps v Castleblayney, while Division Two starts off with Clann na nGael (Oram/Toome), Clontibret, Latton and Scotstown hosting St. Patrick’s (Ballybay/ Drumhowan), Truagh, Tyholland and Emyvale, respectively. Division ...

JOHN GRAHAM REPORTS The GAA has announced a raft of new measures that will apply in club competitions which are due to get under way this week, the exercise aimed at making the playing of the games as safe as possible. Chief among them are two specially strengthened regulations regarding deliberate coughing and spitting while others are designed to limit the contact between players, team mentors and squad members. Deliberately coughing in the face of an opponent will be considered as behaving in a way that is dangerous and will warrant ...