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Farmers’ Protest Continues in Clones Michael Fisher “Tell them farming is on the floor and rural Ireland is on its knees.” This was the stark picture described by the dozen or so farmers protesting near the entrance to the ABP factory in Clones. They have spent days and nights over the past fortnight camped in a field and observing movements in and out of the Goodman plant. A High Court injunction remains in place served against the Beef Plan Movement and a number of named individuals to prevent any blockade of ...

Michael Fisher An investigation is underway on both sides of the border into a serious assault in County Fermanagh on Tuesday evening, during which a Director of Quinn Industrial Holdings was abducted, badly beaten and then dumped on the side of the road. Sinn Féin Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality, raised the matter of what he said was the horrific attack on Kevin Lunney in the course of yesterday’s meeting of the Justice Committee with the Garda Commissioner Drew Harris. Addressing ...

Peter Hughes A rallying cry to make the achievement of a United Ireland through consensus and dialogue their priority in the months ahead was made to the members of Sinn Féin in Co Monaghan who gathered at a function in Monaghan Town’s Four Seasons Hotel last Friday evening to celebrate their party’s achievements in the recent local government elections in the county. Donegal SF TD Pearse Doherty in his keynote address said he had become involved in the party to end British rule in their country, “and that is coming ...

The sudden death on Sunday, September 15 last of Mr Noel Melvin, Crumlin, Threemilehouse has sent waves of shock and grief through the soccer, athletics and general communities of Monaghan and the surrounding area. Aged 48, Mr Melvin was a former League of Ireland footballer who enjoyed a distinguished playing career with Monaghan United, Dundalk and Finn Harps, predominantly as a central midfielder. He scored 19 goals over a 219-game playing career in the league. A native of Ballina, Co Mayo, he was a long-time resident of Monaghan and was ...

After a competitive tender process, Ballybay Enterprise Park Ltd have announced the appointment of Rodney Brady Construction for the refurbishment and upgrade of five 1,500 sq ft units into state-ofthe- art food grade production units. “The LEADER supported project is part of a €400,000 plus investment in the park to create a Food Hub in the area for artisan and start up food businesses,” a media release stated. “It will build upon the county’s long food heritage in an industry that already has a turnover of over €1 billion within ...

At the launch of the Taste of Monaghan Street Food Festival were (L-R) Sean Redmond, chairman, Monaghan Food Network, Siobhan Sherry, Enterprising Monaghan, Seany McCleary, Blasta, Jenn Gonnelly, event coordinator, Bernie McElvaney, Monaghan Municipal District and Trevor Connolly, Monaghan Town Retail Manager. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

There is much talk in these Brexit-afflicted days about a United Ireland. Those doing the talking are not just those, like Sinn Féin, who have always been canvassing the reunification of the country as a deeply rooted tenet of political ideology. The conversation has become quite a commonplace one in Ireland as Brexit has made manifest the problems and complications arising from the existence of two separate countries on our small island and what would happen if the invisible border between them suddenly became a much more tangible thing, an impediment ...

Last Saturday 14th September, all roads and paths led to Knockatallon for the second annual Challenge 21 event in aid of the Down Syndrome Centre North East. The concept of the challenge was to sign up and ask 21 people to sponsor you €21 to walk 21 kilometres. However, many of the participants came up with novel ideas to fundraise for their challenge this year, such as hosting a bake sale, a table quiz, card games, a car wash, online raffles or using online platforms such as Go Fund Me ...

Three Monaghan-based businesses have achieved a quality mark signifying they meet the highest standards of service and trust. They were awarded with the coveted Business All-Star Accreditation at Croke Park recently. This is an independently verified standard mark for businesses based on performance, trust and customercentricity. House of Colour, run by Maria Macklin (Carrickmacross); Tiny’s Day Nursery (Castleblayney), run by Lorraine Linton, and Touch and Glow Skin and Laser Clinic (Carrickmacross), run by Charlene McMahon were all delighted to have attended the Business All-Stars ceremony last week to receive their ...

Hughes, Carey, McCarthy and Turley on the spot for champions Scotstown SCOTSTOWN 0-19 TRUAGH 2-13 John Graham reports Scotstown survived a real scare in this at times tense local derby game in Clontibret last Sunday afternoon, fighting back initially to force extra time and then surviving a penalty shootout when the sides were still deadlocked after twenty plus hectic minutes to keep their undefeated senior football championship run intact. This is a game that Truagh will look back on though as one that they were in a strong position to push for victory, but ...