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COLM SHALVEY Monaghan ladies will hope to put a challenging league campaign behind them when they face Armagh in Sunday’s TG4 Ulster LSFC semi-final at the Athletic Grounds. Monaghan were relegated from Division One of the league, while Armagh almost went in the opposite direction as they won six of their seven group games in Division Two, only to fall short in a semi-final against Kerry. Monaghan have been a traditional power of ladies’ football in Ulster, but Donegal …

Micro businesses; Rucksnacks and Old Carrick Mill confidently represented County Monaghan at an inaugural LEO ‘Meet the Buyer’ food event which took place on ‘The Street’ at the Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) on Thursday 23 May 2019. The event featured up and coming producers from all over the country, buyers from Ireland and a significant number of buyers from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. The majority supermarket groups including Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Musgrave group, Barlett Mitchell, Barry Group, Co-Op, Cotswold Fayre, Simply Fresh and Thornton Budgens, attended. This ...

• Patsy McArdle • Michael Fisher DESPITE the serious slippage in support for Sinn Féin, in several constituencies across the country in last week’s Local Government elections, and the loss of a seat on Monaghan County Council, local Dáil Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin claimed yesterday (Wed) the party “still produced a phenomenal performance” in Co. Monaghan! He pointed out, in a postelection count statement, that Sinn Féin in Co. Monaghan actually recorded a small percentage increase on its 2014 showing, securing 34 per cent of the ‘number one’ votes cast ...

The EirGrid Files compiled by Michael Fisher was one of four stories shortlisted for ‘Best news series of the year’ at the Local Ireland awards. The extensive revelations about the semi-state company that operates the electricity grid in Ireland were published in The Northern Standard in July last year. The other finalists in this category were ‘Clare’s Drug Crisis’ by Carol Byrne and Owen Ryan of the Clare Champion; ‘Wiped Out’ about the devastation caused by forest fires by Ann Casey, Gavin Becton and Louise Walsh of the Meath Chronicle; ...

Micheál Briody and Stuart Steele, making a presentation to Patsy Whelan, on the occasion of his retirement from Silver Hill Farm, after 56 years service. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

Since its formation the members of the Donagh Development Association have worked tirelessly and determinedly to achieve the aim for which it was set up and that was to develop a walkway around Emy Lake. That was completed and the public, from near and far, are enjoying the fruits of the labours of the association. However developing the walkway was one thing but its constant maintenance is vital and again the committee have stepped up to the plate and have ensured that it remains an attractive place to walk and ...

A Co. Monaghan lady who is now residing in Co. Cavan scooped €25,000 last Saturday on Winning Streak She won the cash when she appeared on the National Lottery TV game show last on RTÉ 1. Mrs Veronica Quinn from Monaghan now resides at Mullagh, Co. Cavan. She spoke of learning about her Winning Streak luck after her sister-in-law sent her a video of Sinead Kennedy pulling her name out of the drum on RTE’s Today Show two weeks ago. At first Veronica was a bit apprehensive of getting too ...

A number of students from Largy College in Clones will attend Irish courses in Gaeltacht areas in Donegal and Galway this summer. Students received scholarships from Cavan and Monaghan ETB, Monaghan County Council, Ballybay Clones Municipal District and Monaghan GAA. Go n-éirí go geal leo sa Ghaeltacht!

Cllr Sean Gilliland said he wanted people to feel safe in their homes and content in the community. “That’s a big commitment of mine,” he said. “I want to see those communities and their facilities made better,” he said. He said he had polled well in the core areas of Doohamlet, Aughnamullen, Latton, Cremartin and Ballybay. He wanted to see those communities survive and be successful, as well as being secure. RICHARD TRUELL (FG) Richard Truell who had been co-opted to the County Council last October to replace Eva Humphreys ...

Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney won their first Ulster title at U-13.5 level since 1992 when they pipped St. Joseph’s Grammar School, Donaghmore 3- 11 to 3-9 in a thrilling finish to last Friday’s Corn Colmcille Final in Emyvale. Our Lady’s held a narrow lead for most of this cracking encounter, but they needed to produce a grandstand finish, via a Tommie Duffy goal, to reclaim the lead after they had fallen behind during the final quarter. Our Lady’s started brightly, with Duffy, Max McGinnity and Tadgh Hegarty kicking early ...