Articles in the General News Category

Car enthusiast, Jim Joe McCarra arriving in his vintage Ford at Tydavnet Show on Saturday last. The 68th running of the event attracted record entries and many visitors to the North Monaghan area for what proved to be a very successful day for all concerned. Report and more images on pages 22 & 23.

By Veronica Corr This week, Celtic Pure, through their PR company Legacy Consultants confirmed to The Northern Standard that there had been no lay-offs, production was running at their facility in Corcreagh, Shercock PO, Monaghan and that Well 3 had been closed indefinitely. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has a service contract with the Health Service Executive (HSE). Last Friday, the FSAI released a list of their most recent closure orders which included one served two days previously (14th August) on Celtic Pure’s Well 3. Although the full ...

The Gardaí have re-emphasised to the public the dangers of using mobile phones while driving, calling on motorists to desist from what they term “killer behaviour” and warning that it will lead to more road fatalities. Gardaí are making a national appeal to motorists to drive with particular care in the run-up to the end of the summer holiday period and the return of children to school, traditionally a high-risk time on Irish roads. A total of 93 people have been killed on Irish roads so far this year (six ...

€30,000 funding for the 2019 Cavan/Monaghan Science Festival was announced by Business Minister Heather Humphreys when she performed the national launch of Science Week at the Market House in Monaghan Town on Tuesday. The Cavan/Monaghan event is one of only 13 regional festivals to receive funding. It was praised by the local TD and Government Minister for promoting engagement with the STEAM or science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics subjects. “Topics being covered at this year’s festival include ‘The Science of Climate Change’, ‘The Science of Irish Weather’ and ‘Transitioning ...

Concern over public drinking and related anti-social behaviour problems at a number of locations in Monaghan Town has risen over the past week. Complaints in relation to people congregating on steps near the Mall Road that serve as a shortcut for residents from the Pound Hill and Killygoan areas has prompted the erection in the area by the Monaghan Municipal District of signs highlighting the bye-laws prohibiting public drinking in the town and the fines that can be imposed for a breach. Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher told the ...

CAROLINE’S CAFÉ, MONAGHAN DURING BLUES FESTIVAL SOSAD Carrickmacross will be holding ‘Look after your mental health — Play a musical instrument’ Fundraising and Awareness music events at Caroline’s Cafe on Glaslough Street from Friday 6th– Sunday 8th. The informal jams or sessions takes place from 2pm to 6pm on each of the three days, and musicians who may be interested in playing their part are asked to drop in or email the organisers (see below). ‘Misneach Éireann’ is the theme behind the initiative. Selfharm/ suicide is a difficult subject to talk ...

The bomb which exploded in Co Fermanagh near the main Clones-Cavan road on Monday has created ominous reverberations. Echoes of the dark and not-too-distant past and a troubling prediction of what a post no-deal Brexit landscape might portend for our Border region were audible within the detonation, responsibility for which has been laid at the door of dissident republicanism. The sound was answered with emphatic condemnation from across the political spectrum – these answering calls made clear the distaste among all right- thinking sections of our communities for the actions of ...

Some of the tractor drivers at the Jason McGovern Memorial Tractor Run in Tydavnet last Sunday. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

Michael Fisher Construction of EirGrid’s North South interconnector will begin in Northern Ireland in 2021 if approved and will be completed within three years by 2023, according to the electricity grid operator’s northern subsidiary, SONI. The target dates are contained in a document submitted last month to the Stormont Department for Infrastructure. This corresponds with the date reported exactly a year ago by The Northern Standard, “Completion of interconnector in 2023” (August 16th 2018 p.14). The North’s Department for Infrastructure is currently holding a four-weeks public consultation exercise on further ...