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Michael Fisher Fine Gael’s new representative on Monaghan County Council will be 34 year-old Richard Truell from Aghabog. He will replace Cllr Eva Humphreys who resigned last month, citing work commitments. Mr Truell, who described himself as ‘a team player’ was the only person to be nominated for co-option at a convention in Newbliss on Monday evening. It’s expected he will be formally approved at next Tuesday’s Council meeting. He has a full time job in the laboratory at Cavan General Hospital. But he told The Northern Standard he hopes ...

Cavan/Monaghan Sinn Féin Dáil Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, accompanied by Monaghan Co Council colleagues Councillors Brian McKenna and Seán Conlon, met with LacPatrick Head of Communications and Merger Overseer Patrick Donohoe on Friday last at the LacPatrick Monaghan premises, the site of the former Town of Monaghan Co-op. Deputy Ó Caoláin told the Northern Standard that he had secured the meeting in his ongoing efforts to give voice to the concerns of the Monaghanbased LacPatrick workforce, and the wider north Monaghan community, at the recently announced cutbacks in workers’ pay ...

Peter Hughes A funding announcement on Monday was hailed as possessing significant potential to bring the regeneration of one of the main commercial arteries of Monaghan Town closer to reality. Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy TD granted approval of a Monaghan Co Council application to the Government’s new Urban Regeneration and Development Fund in respect of the Dublin Street Regeneration Plan which was launched in 2017. The Monaghan local authority will share with the Co Councils of Roscommon, Cavan and Mayo a funding “pot” of €1,674,000 ...

Heather Humphreys, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Fine Gael TD for Cavan Monaghan, has welcomed the news that counties Monaghan and Cavan are set to receive up to €120,000 in funding under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme and the Historic Structures Fund. Speaking on the matter Minister Humphreys said: “New funding of up to €60,000 has been granted to both counties Monaghan and Cavan respectively for heritage projects here under the launched the Built Heritage Investment Scheme ..

A call for strong local support for a public demonstration in Dublin on December 1 seeking address of the problem of homelessness was made this week by Monaghan People Before Profit’s Paddy Grenham. In a statement to the Northern Standard, Mr Grenham said: “I was delighted to see the turnout at the Four Seasons Hotel in Monaghan Town last Thursday for the talk on medical cannabis. Over 80 people turned up to greet our guest speakers. “Sadly the right to medication is not the only issue affecting the people of ...

The Monaghan Town Voucher has reached a milestone in sales this week with €1,000,000 vouchers now sold! With approximately 140 participating outlets in Monaghan, Emyvale, Glaslough, Scotstown and Clontibret the Monaghan Town Voucher offers fantastic choice and variety this Christmas it is an ideal gift of choice for occasions such as Retirements, Birthdays and Christmas Bonuses and Staff Rewards! Monaghan Town Vouchers are guaranteed to stay local, supporting your local businesses. The voucher is a perfect gift for Christmas as you can use it in a variety of ways, such ...

AIB ULSTER CLUB SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL COLM SHALVEY Scotstown appear in their second AIB Ulster Club SFC Final in four years when they take on first-time finalists Gweedore in Omagh on Sunday. Scotstown are bidding to become the first Monaghan club to win this title since Castleblayney back in 1991. Scotstown followed their own threein- a-row between 1978 and 1980 with a fourth provincial success in 1989 and the north-Monaghan club also got this far in 2015, when it took extratime for Crossmaglen to pull away. This is new territory …

Ratoath capture All-Ireland title with a power packed display Ratoath 1-12 Clontibret 0-03 Clontibret’s dreams of All-Ireland glory were shattered on Sunday last when they were defeated by a very skilful, physical Ratoath team from Meath in the AIB All-Ireland Junior “B” Camogie Club Championship Final at Pairc Tailteann. Ratoath laid the foundations for their victory in the first half, spear-headed by Player of the Match Áine McInerney who notched up 1-1 throughout the course of the game. However, it was captain Sinéad Beagan who inflicted the early damage with three unanswered points ...

Michael Fisher Staff at LacPatrick Dairies have been told there will be no Christmas bonuses paid this year at any of the company’s three centres in Monaghan, Artigarvan Co. Tyrone and Ballyrashane near Coleraine. It’s part of a number of cost saving measures being put in place in order “to support the survival of the company”. The cuts do not involve any change to salaries. The co-operative’s shareholders last month unanimously approved plans to amalgamate with Lakeland Dairies, a move that needs to be approved by the competition authorities on ...

SADNESS at the tragic death of Republic of Ireland fan David Clerkin in Copenhagen at the weekend was shared by many people in Monaghan along with people in his native Co Louth and throughout the country. It’s understood that Mr Clerkin, who came from the Beamore area of Drogheda, had close family connections in the Monaghan town area. The 30-year-old is believed to have fallen into the water in the Havnegade area of Copenhagen Harbour, where his body was found at about 10.30am on Sunday. The regular traveller to home ...