Articles in the General News Category

Children and young people from Monaghan Town added their voices to the powerful call to arms for climate change justice heard across the globe on Friday last. People going about their business in Church Square during the busy early afternoon stopped to view and listen to a colourful highlighting of the emerging generations’ concerns about the way their planet is being looked after by those in charge. “We want to make our presence felt,” local visual artist Olivia Johnson told the Northern Standard as her children donned costumes and held ...

Monaghan writer Peter Hughes has been awarded second prize in the 2019 Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition. Mr Hughes, who is editor and journalist with the Northern Standard newspaper, received the prize for his short story ‘The Rules’, which the author describes as “a black comedy centred around some terrible events that occur during a smalltown Irish wake.” Mike Allen from Norfolk, England is this year’s first prize winner in the competition for his story ‘Come Closer’. Mr Allen will read his winning story on Saturday September 28 ...

The ordination has taken place in St. Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen of Colin Brownsmith and Abraham Storey as Deacons, the first in Clogher Diocese following their training in Ordained Local Ministry. The ordination was conducted by the Bishop of Clogher, the Right Revd John McDowell on Sunday, 15th September 2019. Bishop McDowell told a large congregation of friends and family members and representatives of parishes where both Colin and Abraham have served as Diocesan Readers, that this was an important day for them and reminded them it was not merely taking ...

Boris and Donald, where would we in the media be without them? Open a newspaper or tune in to a broadcast or social media news platform this week and there the two lads were again, deflecting the very worst of headlines with astounding savoir faire. There once was a time when a British Prime Minister found by the highest court in the land to have acted outside the law would have been facing not merely the extinguishment of his political career but processes that would have at their end the severest ...

The Squealing Pig Photographer of the Year competition kicked off in style on Tuesday night last with a massive entry of 75 images. Dundalk judge Gabriel O’Shaughensy rattled through the entries and gave great feedback to all. On the night the best images were taken by Conor McCombe (advanced) and Margaret Hughes (Intermediate) both scoring 19. In the advanced section four other members scored 18 (Ben Kelly, Gerry Murtagh, Maria Thomas and Alex Watson). In the intermediate section Inese Jasinska scored an 18 and new member Bronwyn Verens had a ...

THE Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation Heather Humphreys has officially announced plans for the launch of an innovative conference to be held at a Castleblayney school on the last weekend of October. It aims to examine the future of the Irish border in the context of Brexit. There is an impressive array of national and international experts attending. The conference, which is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Communicating Europe Initiative, takes place at the campus of Our Lady’s Secondary, Castleblayney on October 26- ‘Brexit weekend’. Among those ...

Over 30 representatives from Ireland’s local and national publishing news publishing industry, including CEOs, editors and journalists gathered in unity to speak with members of the Oireachtas about the challenges facing independent journalism in Ireland. Over 50 Oireachtás members attended the event and included; Among those in attendance at today’s event were: Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin, T.D.’s including, Michael Ring (FG), Minister Regina Doherty (FG), Brendan Smith (FF), Timmy Dooley (FF), Minister Helen McEntee (FG), Catherine Murphy (Soc Dem), Bobby Alyward (FF), Maureen O’Sullivan (Ind), Dara Calleary (FF), Jan ...

World Alzheimer Month takes place this September and this week the Northern Standard takes a look at dementia and the actions that we can take to better support people with dementia and their families in our communities: For people with dementia and their families, it is often the small things that make a big difference. Dementia: Understand Together is working to create a social movement where people all around the country, be they individuals, businesses, service providers or community groups, are inspired to take simple actions to tackle the stigma ...

KEVIN ÓG CARNEY reports O’Neills Shamrocks’ manager Declan Moen is expecting his side to face their toughest test of the season so far when they seek to extend their championship campaign this Saturday. Moen has reported a fully-fit squad ahead of his team’s trip to Buncrana, County Donegal this weekend when the newly-crowned Monaghan IFC champions will bid to add the Ulster ladies football title to their county crown. The amalgam of players from Clontibret and Cremartin has been buoyed by their success last weekend in overcoming Ballinascreen in the preliminary round ...

Peter Hughes The development of a remote work facility in Monaghan Town was among a number of projects and initiatives being engaged in by the Monaghan Town Team business support organisation outlined to the members of the Monaghan Municipal District on Monday. The presentation was made by the Monaghan Town Centre Retail Co-ordinator Trevor Connolly, who provided details of a pilot project and collaboration taking place between the Town Team, Monaghan Co Council, Enterprising Ireland and Grow Remote. Mr Connolly said the project would have the end goal of attracting ...