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ERIN TREANOR REPORTS Monaghan retained the Ulster Minor title with an impressive all-round performance against Tyrone in Crossmaglen last Saturday. Having started the campaign slowly, Monaghan moved through the gears as it progressed, culminating in an outstanding display in the final. From the throw-in, the Monaghan midfield partnership of Kerrie-Anne Walsh and Laura McGeown had the upper hand, with the Corduff player quickly opening the scoring. The combination of the pacy Sarah Tierney and the tireless Shannon Murphy helped extend Monaghan’s lead early on, while Éabha Sherry gave an outstanding display ...

Colm Shalvey reports Monaghan launch their Ulster Minor Football Championship campaign tomorrow night (Friday) when they host Antrim in Inniskeen. Monaghan will be looking for a repeat performance of their last league game, where they ran out comprehensive winners over Antrim in Belfast. Mark Counihan’s (PICTURED) side had started their Ulster MFL Section A campaign with a depleted side falling to a heavy defeat against eventual winners Tyrone, but they dug out a dramatic one-point win over Armagh in round two. Comfortable wins over Down and Antrim saw Monaghan sign off ...

Charlie Bird, accompanied by his wife Claire and his dog Tiger, showed his tenacity on April 2nd in reaching the top of Croagh Patrick in Co.Mayo and descending safely. A tremendous achievement by him, having been diagnosed last year with motor neurone disease. His nationwide project raised over €2 million in funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and the suicide prevention group Pieta. A huge thanks from Northern Standard reporter and Monaghan Lions Club President Michael Fisher to all who took part in the Rock Walk, Knockballyroney, enjoying ...

COLM SHALVEY Monaghan will be looking to make it back-to-back wins in senior hurling for the first time in three years when they take on Louth in Darver this Sunday. Monaghan haven’t put two consecutive wins together in either league or championship since finishing the 2019 NHL with three victories, but they go into this one on the back of taking full points from another derby against Cavan last Sunday. Monaghan and Louth are the highest-ranked teams in the competition based on league status, with the other four sides operating in ...

COLM SHALVEY Monaghan Harps hosted a star-studded Ulster championship preview night in the Hillgrove Hotel in Monaghan Town last Saturday. A host of high-profile pundits joined Monaghan’s Shane Hannon (Off the Ball, Newstalk) both to reminisce on GAA memories and most importantly to look ahead to the inter-county championship season, which gets underway this weekend. The first panel consisted of former Monaghan and Fermanagh manager Malachy O’Rourke; Dick Clerkin, who won two Ulster titles during Malachy’s time with Monaghan; Roslea and Fermanagh legend Peter McGinnity; Crossmaglen and Armagh stalwart Aaron Kernan; ...

Colm Shalvey reports Coláiste Oiriall, Monaghan made history in Longford last Friday when their senior girls won the school’s first All-Ireland title with an impressive victory over Mount Saint Michael, Claremorris. The game was level at half-time, but the Oiriall girls won the second half by 2-8 to 0-2, hitting an unanswered 2-5 from the 38th minute on. Alannah Ní Chorragáin’s goal, which finally put some daylight between the teams, was a game-changer as Coláiste Oiriall took control. Coláiste Oiriall had leaders in every line of the pitch, including Orna Ní ...

A well-attended emergency meeting which took place in Glaslough Community Centre on Wednesday March 30 last galvanised local opposition to the decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for the erection of a Vodaphone telecommunications mast in the area. Local residents have responded angrily to the decision to grant the planning application, which would see a 19.5m structure erected on a plot of land in the centre of the village, which was the winner of the SuperValu Tidy Towns national title in 2019 and was awarded a gold ...

Forty refugees from the war in Ukraine arrived in Co Monaghan from Poland on Sunday morning, April 2 last. Accommodation for the refugee party, which consists of a number of families with young children and elderly persons, is being provided at present by the Monaghan Civil Defence Service. Monaghan Co Council said in a statement on Monday that it was currently co-ordinating with IPAS or the International Protection Accommodation Service in relation to the longterm accommodation needs of the group. Monaghan Co Council has been given no direct role in ...

Monaghan Co Council is awaiting a response from Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD to a request that he allow money from the Shared Island Fund to be used to enable work on the major Clontibret to the Border road development on the N2 to continue this year. No Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) funding for the project was forthcoming for 2022, leading to fears that work might have to be abandoned. In the management report before Monday’s meeting of the Council, Director of Transportation Services Patricia Monahan said that a special meeting ...

“Give me a D!…Give me an A!…” The pupils of St Michael’s National School literally spelled out their delight when they were visited by Irish Olympian David Gillick yesterday, Wednesday morning. One of Ireland’s most successful track and field athletes of recent times, David was at St Michael’s to congratulate the pupils on their participation in the Marathon Miles programme promoted by Monaghan Sports Partnership. See story and more pictures in next week’s edition.