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Fermanagh await in familiar Ulster duel COLM SHALVEY COMMENTARY A familiar foe awaits Monaghan in Sunday week’s All-Ireland SFC Round One Qualifier after Monday morning’s draw paired them with Fermanagh. This local derby in Clones on June 9 will be an eighth time for Malachy O’Rourke to face his native county since he took charge in Monaghan for the 2013 campaign. Monaghan had enjoyed a good record against their near-neighbours, including Ulster championship wins in 2015 and 2017, but Fermanagh, of course, turned the tables on a fancied Oriel side in last ...

Senior Football League ROUNDUP Clontibret remained seven points clear at the top of the Shoe City Senior Football League after making it seven games unbeaten last Friday. Clontibret have already matched their points total from the 2018 SFL after they continued their unbeaten start with a sevenpoint win away to Castleblayney. The teams shared the first six points of the game evenly, but a Conor McCooey brace moved Clontibret ahead, before Michael O’Dowd netted a penalty to leave them 1-5 to 0-4 up at half-time. Kieran and Brian Greenan added points ...

The national launch of the O’Neill Pipe Band video in Irish Sign Language of the popular hit song ‘Only You’ took place in Leinster House on Tuesday. The unprecedented and arguably historic event, was attended by a large Clontibret contingent and members of the deaf community from Co. Monaghan and elsewhere in the country. Hosted by Cavan Monaghan Dáil Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality, the official launch of the video was performed by the Ceann Comhairle of the ...

SHIRLEY TENANTS ACTION GROUP RISES FROM THE ASHES Michael Fisher There was a major breakthrough in the long-running saga over ground rents in Carrickmacross on Tuesday, when the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, introduced the new Landlord and Tenant Ground Rents Amendment Bill 2019 in the Dáil. At the end of the brief debate the Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl remarked it was not often that legislation passed its second stage so quickly. A GREAT EXAMPLE OF NEW POLITICS: HUMPHREYS After hearing contributions by Fianna Fáil and ...

By veronica Corr It was revealed at Monday morning’s meeting of Monaghan Municipal District, that the six present members, will meet with Gardaí to discuss the recent civil unrest in Monaghan Town’s Dublin Street. The meeting will take place in Monaghan Garda Station at 2.30pm on Friday, May 31st. The debate arose out of the need for public CCTV in the town, which had been held up because of new data protection regulations. However, it was noted during the Municipal District Co-ordinator’s Report delivered by Donal McElwain, that efforts would ...

PETROL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION AGREES REVALUATION IS “NOT FAIR OR EQUITABLE” AS MEMBERS FACE MASSIVE HIKES By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie A WELL-KNOWN forecourt and retail/convenience store proprietor in Newbliss has warned that her business will have to close down — with the loss of 13 jobs — unless there’s a significant reduction in the new annual rates bill that Monaghan Co Council is demanding from it. Under a new valuation system of rates for businesses — known as ‘Reval 2019’ —which is to come into force for bills payable from 2020 onwards, ...

By Veronica Corr The sun had its hat on at the official opening of the new adventure playpark at Rossmore Forest Park on Monday afternoon, as Municipal District Co-ordinator Donal McElwain welcomed the Cathaoirleachs of both the Municipal District and County, Minister Heather Humphreys, Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Senator Robbie Gallagher, Richard Jack from Coillte, Shane Raftery from Failte Ireland, Monaghan Town Team, Monaghan County Council Chief Executive Eamonn O’Sullivan along with members and officials from the Local Authority and the children who played an active part in the consultation ...

Having recently revealed the notified transfer of all orthopaedic outpatient services provided by consultant Mr Khalid S Khan Bhambro from Monaghan Hospital to Cavan General Hospital, Sinn Féin Cllr Brian Mc Kenna says he is continuing his efforts to have this decision reversed. The outgoing Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council said he had established that the HSE has not approved any more such transfers. “It would appear that Mr Khan’s action was taken unilaterally. If that is the case, it is yet another example of the tail wagging the dog” ...

St. Laurence O’Toole pipe band from Dublin came out on top at the British Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow. Over 120 bands took part in one of the world’s largest piping events last weekend with competitors travelling from across the UK and Ireland as well as the USA and Denmark to attend. Local pipers David Markey from Scotshouse, and Brendan Murphy from Derrynoose are members of the Grade 1 outfit. The band will defend their UK championship title…

“There’s more to elections than just voting for the most popular candidate; elections give us space to think about the direction of our country and local communities and about how the representatives we elect might play their part to enable us grow and renew the world we live in.” This was stated in a pastoral letter by the Bishop of Clogher, Larry Duffy, on the eve of tomorrow (Fridays) elections and referendum. In his message Bishop Duffy stated: “There is a saying that ‘all politics is local’. Whether we are ...