Articles in the General News Category

By Veronica Corr The Northern Standard has learned that within the first hour of the Gardaí’s enhanced road safety campaign for July and August ‘Operation Guide’, two drivers were stopped at a checkpoint and arrested on suspicion of drug driving late on Monday morning. It is understood that drugs stay in the system longer than alcohol does and are detectable for longer. Commenting on the launch of the campaign, Chief Superintendent Alan McGovern for Counties Monaghan, Cavan and Louth, said: “We would like to thank the public who are clearly ...

PETER HUGHES Legal opinion obtained by Monaghan Co Council planners indicates that there is no time restriction on the planning permission granted by An Bord Pleanála to EirGrid to construct the north-south interconnector project, Monday’s meeting of the local authority was told. Counsel has also advised that ESB Networks is entitled to act for EirGrid in engagements with the planning authorities with regard to compliance with the conditions of the permission granted for the project. The first monthly meeting of the newly elected Co Council saw a reaffirmation of the ...

Renowned 22-year-old Monaghan musician and songwriter Jamie Duffy has just announced he is joining the line-up for Andrea Bocelli’s spectacular 30th anniversary in Hyde Park on July 5. He will perform alongside Hans Zimmer, Zucchero, Katherine Jenkins and other noted performers. Jamie’s debut track, “Solas,” broke records in 2022, becoming the most streamed debut song by an Irish artist since Hozier’s “Take Me To Church,” with over 67 million streams on Spotify. Jamie is releasing a new song Torus this week and begins his Irish tour on September 5. Jamie ...

Irish Water’s €32million investment in Carrickmacross Wastewater Treatment Plant, was welcomed this week by the town’s first citizen, Cathaoirleach of Ca r r i c kma c ros s /Ca s t l ebl a yne y Municipal District, Councillor PJ O’Hanlon. Speaking to The Northern Standard this week, the proud Carrickmacross man said: “I want to welcome the very positive news from Irish Water on their plans to invest €32million on the upgrade to the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Carrickmacross. The investment will benefit homes and businesses in Carrickmacross ...

COLM SHALVEY Monaghan manager Vinnie Corey was proud of his team’s efforts in falling short to Galway in the last 12 of the All-Ireland SFC on Saturday: “The boys fought hard the whole way through. They worked their socks off into a strong breeze in the first half and were unlucky to go in a point down. We definitely lost the free count. I obviously haven’t looked back on it yet, but it seemed like we were on the wrong side of some very soft frees. We came here with full ...

A farm family from Scotstown has been announced as Supreme Champions of the Lakeland Dairies Milk Quality Awards. Brian, Gene and Gene (jnr) McGinnity, who farm in partnership at Scotstown, won the top prize for the exceptionally high quality of milk produced on their farm throughout the past year. The McGinnitys also took home the 500,000 litre producer category award. “The Milk Quality Awards are a recognition of the achievements of Lakeland Dairies’ milk suppliers who are committed to quality in all aspects of their milk production. Winning a milk ...

used Artificial Intelligence in their workplace, a study published this week revealed. Research undertaken by the recruitment agency FRS Recruitment showed that 52% of employees surveyed in the county were worried about the impact AI would have on their jobs and believed that AI could replace their jobs in the future. Nationally, eight out of 10 people said they had used AI in the workplace and 47% believed it would have future employment consequences for them. Those most likely to be using AI in the workplace were in the Education ...

Families of victims of the 1974 bombings in Monaghan Town and Dublin could take legal action against the Irish Government as a result of the non-co-operation by the Gardaí with an investigation currently being conducted by the office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. The PONI is conducting a probe into the activities of the Glennane Gang, a loyalist group comprised of UVF, UDR and RUC members who have been linked to more than 120 murders in South Armagh and the wider area during the Troubles period and whose ...

Monaghan is the second best town in the country when it comes to keeping its streets free of litter, according to the latest survey by IBAL or Irish Businesses Against Litter. IBAL regularly ranks 40 Irish towns and cities on cleanliness criteria and their first survey of 2024 shows Monaghan in second place overall. “An excellent result for Monaghan, one of its best ever over many years of inclusion in the IBAL Anti-Litter League,” said the An Taisce assessment. “Nine out of the ten sites surveyed got the top litter ...

COLM SHALVEY TALKING POINTS As Monaghan manager Vinnie Corey said after Sunday’s game: “we’re not in a position to turn our noses up at any win”. After all of 140 days since Monaghan made a stunning start to the league by turning Dublin over at Croke Park, they finally got back to winning ways despite a fairly patchy performance against a Meath side who exited the championship with four consecutive losses. A draw with Louth had stopped the rot for Monaghan, who started full of purpose on Sunday, racing into a ...