Articles in the General News Category

Peter Hughes Irish Water connection charges could put farmers and small enterprises in Co Monaghan out of business, it was claimed at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. Sinn Féin’s Pat Treanor said he was sure that all councillors had received representations from people who had sought a connection from Irish Water in recent times. Irish Water had recently spoken of standardising connection costs and made it appear this was a good thing. However, he was aware of a farmer in the county who had sought a connection in relation ...

CORONAVIRUS NEEDS PRUDENT BUT PROPORTIONATE RESPONSE Every period of human history can be seen as having some predominant unease circulating in the collective consciousness of society. The nature of the unease changes with time, place and historical period but nearly always it is a manifestation of the primal fears hotwired into the human condition and which the author of the Book of Revelation chose to embody in the dread personages of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and their assigned cargo of war, famine, death and pestilence. The last of ...

The Sean McCaffrey Foundation hosted ‘Lets Talk Football’ – a discussion on all things football with an emphasis on Mental Health in The Garage Theatre, Tuesday evening past, 3rd March. Proceedings were kicked off by Lead speaker Derek Pepper, RDO from Shine Mental health Services, who provided a gripping presentation on all aspects concerning Mental Health and the services Shine can provide. Keith Fahey, former Irish International and Birmingham player, shared stories from his expansive football career and an honest account of his mental health journey throughout. Final speaker on ...

A new music education initiative was launched on Thursday last. Music Generation Cavan/Monaghan was formally brought into being at a special event held in Cavan Town Hall Theatre. Present were local representatives from Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board, Monaghan Co Council, Cavan Co Council, Music Generation and the Local Arts Education Partnership. Music Generation is Ireland’s national music education programme which aims to create access to high-quality, subsidised performance music education to all children and young people. Music Generation is initiated by Music Network and co-funded by U2, ...

DONEGAL 2-12 MONAGHAN 0-08 COLM SHALVEY REPORTS Monaghan’s Allianz National Football League Division One fate hangs in the balance after a disappointing defeat away to Donegal last Sunday. Monaghan put in four encouraging performances in succession for which five points was arguably scant reward, with points slipping away in Salthill and Croke Park, but their third away game without a win was a different story. A flat performance in Ballyshannon, where the locals remain unbeaten since 2009, saw Monaghan’s seniors follow the U-20s a week earlier in leaving the south- Donegal town ...

Monaghan hurlers get “monkey” off their back PATRICK SMYTH Monaghan’s premier hurlers saved their best wine ‘till last to leave Louth punch drunk and relegated in a winner- takes-all clash last Sunday in Inniskeen. Paul Hughes’ charges arguably produced their best display of the national league season in securing their first win of the campaign. In doing so, the hosts ensured that they had retained their NHL Division 3A status for 2021. “I had to find out a lot about the players and we have been changing the team around and looking ...

The profound sadness being experienced in the Newbliss and wider Co Monaghan area this week at the passing of Sarah McGuigan, Lisnagore, echoed with deep poignancy among the staff of the Northern Standard newspaper. Sarah was this publication’s Newbliss News correspondent for close to four decades, and among the loyal ranks of this essential component of our newsgathering function she occupied a vaunted place for her reliability, diligence and sense of community. The high regard with which Sarah was held in her native place, to which she gave so much ...

Michael Fisher Ireland is on a collision course with Britain over Brexit, according to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD. Addressing agricultural journalists in Dublin on Friday evening, he predicted the Brexit issue would dominate politics here for the next twelve months, which he believed would be crucial for Ireland. Mr Coveney also said the farming sector had done a huge amount of damage to itself because of the fracture in farming organisations over the beef crisis last year. His comments were made in an interview ...

Michael Fisher The Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council Seamus Coyle has been nominated to stand in the forthcoming election for the Seanad on the agricultural panel. The Dairy Executives’ Association of Ireland confirmed the selection of the Fianna Fáil representative in recent days. He joins outgoing Monaghan Senator Robbie Gallagher (Labour panel) and Cavan Senator Diarmuid Wilson (Administrative panel) as candidates for the Seanad, along with the Cavan County Council Cathaoirleach, Cllr Shane P. O’Reilly (also Fianna Fáil). Cllr Coyle wrote last week to the general secretary of the Dairy ...

Work engaged in by Monaghan Co Council to protect bogs and wetlands, and to develop a countywide community communication network, has earned the local authority two prestigious national awards. Gold Awards for Best Connected Council and Best Environmental or Ecological Project or Initiative came the Monaghan authority’s way at the All- Ireland Community and Council Awards ceremony in Croke Park Stadium in Dublin on Saturday February 15. The awards are presented by IBP Insurance and the Local Authorities Members Association or LAMA. Ireland Community & Council Awards. The ceremony presented ...