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DONAGHMOYNE 1-11 TERMON 1-09 KEVIN ÓG CARNEY Two late points worked the oracle for Donaghmoyne as they secured yet another Ulster Club SFC ladies football title with a deserved 1-11 to 1-9 victory over Termon in a titanic final at Killyclogher. In annexing their 12th provincial crown, the county champions were forced to hold off a stern challenge from the Donegal champions and it took a point apiece late in the game from teenage pair Lauren Garland and Louise Kerley to seal the deal for Francie Coleman’s charges. Powered forward by the ...

Recently retired principal of St Louis Secondary School, Monaghan, Vera O’Brien saw a long-cherished dream realised on Monday with the official opening of the school’s new extension. She is pictured by Northern Standard photographer Rory Geary about to address the ceremony watched by Alastair Keys of Keys and Monaghan Architects, and Dept of Education architects Ben McCabe and Ciaran O’Brien. Current school principal Margaret Conlon said on Monday: “Without Vera’s persistence, commitment, dedication, stubbornness…this project would not have come to fruition.” (See page 16 for story by Veronica Corr and ...

By PATSY McARDLE THE SCENIC surrounds of Concra Wood Golf and Country Club, overlooking the unrivalled picturesque beauty of Lough Muckno at Castleblayney, was the scene for a very productive morning of networking, idea sharing, and showcasing of the latest initiatives to promote and boost tourism in Co. Monaghan, on Tuesday last. The Cathaoirleach of the County Council, Cllr. Seamus Coyle was joined by the Co. Monaghan Tourism Officer Dympna Condra, and a number of representatives from the Co. Monaghan Enterprise Office, the County Council, and Failte Ireland, at the ...

SECOND ROUND OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION HELD IN MONAGHAN Michael Fisher As Monaghan County Council’s largest ever civil engineering project progresses, plans went on display in Monaghan this week for six possible new routes for the N2 Clontibret to the Border national road scheme. Only one will be selected following the latest round of public consultation. A second related project covering a 32km section of the N2 from Ardee to Castleblayney is progressing simultaneously and consultation will be held in a fortnight’s time in both towns as well as Carrickmacross. Monaghan County ...

Clontibret captain Brian Greenan is pictured with the Mick Duffy Cup following his side’s 1-14 to 0-11 victory over Scotstown in the Co Monaghan Senior Football Championship Final played on Sunday last in Clones. Clontibret claimed their 17th senior title, in the process thwarting Scotstown’s five-in-a-row ambitions. See full details on our GAA pages. © The Northern Standard

By Veronica Corr On Monday, 21st October the Food Safety Authority of Ireland published a report on its website regarding a recall of certain batches of bottled water, bottled by Celtic Pure due to microbiological contamination. The report read: “Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcior E. coli bacteria were detected in a range of batches of water bottled by Celtic Pure… These implicated batches are unsafe or potentially unsafe and are subject to recall.” It went on to explain the nature of this potential danger: “Pseudomonas aeruginosa poses a higher risk of complications ...

Plans paused for converting former Council yard into artists’ studios Michael Fisher An ambitious plan by Monaghan County Council to convert a former Council building in Newbliss into a space for artists’ studios and residences in association with the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at nearby Annaghmakerrig House has been put on hold. A meeting on Monday of Ballybay Clones Municipal District was informed about important issues delaying the project. The proposal which was subject to grant approval from the government was jointly launched amidst much publicity in August last year by the Minister ...

While the promise of a momentous breakthrough that would deliver some feel of finality to the long-running Brexit saga that hung in the air as we went to press last week was circumscribed somewhat by subsequent events at Westminster, there is, as the cloister bells of deadline sound in our ears again this week, a prevailing sense that some of the sound and the fury has been extracted from the issue and that it is progressing towards a conclusion that holds some realistic prospect of the doomsday no-deal scenario being ...

Industry leaders gathered in Dundalk last Friday for a “Business Beyond Brexit” seminar, organised by the British Irish Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Ulster Bank. They discussed the impact of Brexit on companies in the border region and how to support growth in a post-Brexit world. The second in a series of regional events provided local business leaders with an update on the latest EU negotiations, economic trends and market forecasts influencing business decisions and trade with the United Kingdom. Those in attendance were presented with a case study ...

Peter Hughes “The truth needs to be told out there and Ministers need to say they are or they are not going to give us funding for the restoration of the Ulster Canal – it is time to cut the crap out,” stated Sinn Féin councillor Brian Mckenna at the October meeting of Monaghan Co Council. Councillor McKenna was expressing frustration at the ongoing lack of clarity about the availability of the funding necessary to realise in full the major tourism project which has long been mooted as possessing considerable ...