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Michael Fisher A nursing home in Ballybay has been found by the Health Information and Quality Authority to be moderately non- compliant in four areas of care. The aim of the unannounced inspection in March at St Anne’s Nursing Home by monitors from HIQA was to look at dementia care. The nursing home’s self- assessment said it demonstrated compliance in four areas, and was substantially compliant in two other areas. The health watchdog found that the health needs of the 31 residents were met and that they were seen regularly by ...

Michael Fisher A team of archaeologists working with school students from Ballybay and Derry have recovered parts from a US Air Force P-38 Lightning aircraft that crashed near Castleblayney during the Second World war. The items removed from the site at Creighanroe close to Annyalla and the border with Co. Armagh will eventually go on display at Monaghan County Museum, which has been a partner in the project. They will form part of the nationally acclaimed exhibition ‘The Monaghan Spitfire – Life on the Border with a World at War’, ...

Michael Fisher It was another major occasion for the diocese of Clogher and its new Bishop on Sunday, when Deacon Kevin Connolly from Glaslough was ordained a priest at St Macartan’s Cathedral in Monaghan. The Most Reverend Lawrence Duffy, Bishop of Clogher, was the chief celebrant of the Mass. Reverend Kevin was the first priest to be ordained by Bishop Duffy since his own installation in February. The ceremony happened a year after Fr Sean Mulligan (now curate in Carrickmacross) was ordained by Bishop Noel Treanor of Down and…

Seany McCleary from Blasta, preparing some of the taco’s during the World Guinness Record attempt for the Longest Line of Taco’s. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

A group protesting against 5G phone masts and service’s in Monaghan Town last weekend. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

Some of the group from the Monaghan Branch of the Alzheimers Society are pictured with the cheque for €10,510, that they raised for the charity through a recent breakfast morning that they held at The Drumkill Centre in Threemilehose. The event which was held at the centre, saw a huge number of people in attendance, with thanks going to everybody that attended, including the members of the Monaghan GAA Senior panel that made a special effort to attend on the morning. In photo are front (L-R) Margaret Mohan, Martin McManus, ...

THE first ever Children and Young People’s Plans for Cavan and for Monaghan were launched in Cootehill’s Errigal Hotel on Friday morning last, and over the next three years they will seek to have all the relevant services agencies working on behalf of youth to interact in a more coordinated way to deliver various actions that are aimed at “improving outcomes” for younger people. The separate action Plans for Cavan and Monaghan will seek to address gaps in provision and areas of concern for children and young people. They will ...

At the launch of the 2019 Monaghan Town Country Music Festival which was launched by country music star, Jimmy Buckley and upcoming star Claudia Buckley, were some of the members of the committee, Donal Sherry, Kerry Hurson, George Wright and Julie Brannigan, with the Willie McKenna Memorial Cup and Liam Stirratt Memorial Cup, which will be competed for at this years festival. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

By PATSY McARDLE A South Monaghan councillor has highlighted a need this week for residents throughout the county to make submissions before the end of this month to Monaghan County Council in relation to the levels of their local Property Tax Cllr. Colm Carthy said during the week that each year, Monaghan County Council seeks submissions from the public on the Local Adjustment Factor for Property Tax in the County. These submissions need to be made in writing and need to be sent, by email to lpt@monaghancoco.ie or by post ...

On Saturday June 29th the first ever Monaghan’s Fittest Company Event took place in Rossmore Park. This was hosted and organised by Silver Hill Farm in association with Glaslough Harriers. Over 40 teams from various local companies registered for the race, an amazing uptake for an event in its first year, with all proceeds going to Errigal Truagh Special Needs. The Corporate Relay Race catered for people of all abilities and fitness levels with each company team consisting of 4 team members and each member challenged to run a 1km ...