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Michael Fisher The resumed search in Bragan Bog near Carrickroe for the remains of Columba McVeigh is now in its seventh week. The team from the International Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains went back to the isolated mountain site at the start of June. However he has still not been found. The torment and anguish for the family continues, according to the WAVE trauma centre in Belfast. Their representatives accompanied Columba’s sister Dympna Kerr when she visited Bragan last week and made a heartfelt plea for more information ...

By PATSY McARDLE A ‘consultant crisis’ is seriously impacting on patient access to mental health services in the North East region, which includes counties Monaghan and Cavan, it emerged this week, with some 100 permanent consultant psychiatric posts unfilled throughout the country. The position is particularly disturbing for families with patients requiring a determination in relation to schizophrenia diagnosis and the need for close monitoring to provide for essential medicinal and treatment changes. It emerged this week that a staggering 2,498 children are waiting for access to mental health services, ...

Members of the Errigal Truagh Special Needs Group and members of the Donagh Truagh Community Employment scheme, cutting the ribbon to official open the new sensory garden at the Errigal Truagh Special Needs Centre. The garden was officially opened at the group’s annual summer social, that was held at the centre on Friday night last. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

Pictured with Deputy Brendan Smith is a delegation of MPs from the Republic of Korea and the Ambassador to Ireland. Deputy Brendan Smith told the Northern Standard that the delegation of MPs were on a factfinding mission to London, Belfast, Monaghan and Dublin in relation to BREXIT. The Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil TD stated that as Chairman of the Oireachtas All Party Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence he had detailed discussions with the delegation concerning BREXIT and they also discussed the potential to grow Irish exports and create ...

Senator Robbie Gallagher has expressed concern that businesses are ill-prepared for Brexit. Senator Gallagher was speaking after information received by Fianna Fail through a parliamentary question revealed that 70% of businesses do not have an EORI number. An EORI number is the minimum requirement for businesses that wish to trade with, or through, the UK following their departure from the EU. “Of the 92,000 businesses that traded with the UK in 2018, 65,000 (70%) of them have not obtained an EORI number. It has also been revealed that Revenue has ...

Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan- Monaghan, Brendan Smith, has said uncertainty and concerns have increased in the Border Region as the Brexit deadline of October 31st approaches. Speaking during a Dáil debate on the introduction of Brexit contingency plans, the Border Region TD commented, “We should prepare for a disorderly Brexit as it becomes clear there is a vacuum of leadership in London and Stormont. It is very concerning this is the situation we find ourselves in as the October deadline looms. “The claims from Tory leadership candidates are frightening ...

Some of the members of the Joggernutts group and friends that took part in the Magee 1866 Wild Atlantic Way Half-Marathon at Glencolmcille, Co Donegal, last weekend. The group which encompassed runners, joggers, walkers and even a group of cheerleaders, were treated to a great weekend in Donegal, with a full calendar of activities organised for the weekend. The event, which saw a large contingent of Monaghan athletes taking part, was considered by many to one of the toughest courses undertaken, but all of the Monaghan competitors completed the event without complaint. The group, which is primarily ...

Perfect ten for 2-in-a-row Monaghan MONAGHAN 1-13 TYRONE 1-11 Monaghan retained the Ulster MFC title after edging an exciting final against Tyrone in Armagh last Sunday. This win saw a Monaghan side featuring three starters from 12 months ago became the first male team from the county to win back-to-back provincial titles since the minors of 1939 and 1940. The first half was end-toend throughout, with Tyrone hitting three of the first four scores, only for Monaghan to hit the front via five unanswered points. Monaghan, who had seven players on the mark ...

Monaghan minor captain Jason Irwin raises aloft the Fr Murray Cup. (Circled) Manager Mark Counihan with selector Mark O’Connor. PICTURES © NORTHERN STANDARD

Monaghan bid for rare Ulster minor double COLM SHALVEY are preparing for a second con- secutive Electric Ireland Ulster MFC Final, where they will re- new rivalries with Tyrone in Ar- magh on Sunday. rn to the Athletic Grounds – which was also the venue for last year’s final – will be a good omen, with several players still involved from the class of 2018. To make it a ‘perfect ten’ straight wins in the competition and to become the first male team from the county to retain an Ulster title in almost eight ...