Articles in the General News Category

Independent member of Monaghan Co Council Seamus Treanor in a statement to the Northern Standard this week rejected findings made against him by the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) in relation to complaints made to them regarding election literature Councillor Treanor published in 2019. Last week SIPO announced the outcome of an investigation it conducted into the complaints in November of last year. It said that it had found Councillor Treanor to be in breach of requirements on public representatives under sections of the Ethics in Public Office and ...

A shift in Government roads funding policy has cast doubt over the future of the major road improvement project planned for the Clontibret to the Border section of the N2 in Co Monaghan. The members of Monaghan Co Council were shocked to learn on Monday that the project could be facing suspension, and perhaps termination, because it had slipped downwards in national roads funding priorities. Director of Services for Transportation Patricia Monaghan told the Council’s monthly meeting that the Clontibret to the Border project had not received any funding from ...

The snow clouds that loomed over Co Monaghan last Friday has a silver lining for Norris family members Lindsey, Hannah and Vicki. With school transport disrupted, they were left with an unexpectedly free day to enjoy the seasonal conditions and made the most of it as our photograph by Rory Geary shows. Wintry conditions were reported across most parts of the county through last Thursday night and into the early part of Friday, when a yellow snow and ice warning was in force for the county. Some traffic disruption ensued, ...

Construction of North South Interconnector Set for September Michael Fisher EirGrid has requested a meeting with the Planning Section of Monaghan County Council to discuss traffic management plans in relation to proposed works on the North South electricity interconnector (see separate story). Meanwhile an official EU document seen by The Northern Standard states that construction of the overhead line with 400 pylons, from Woodland in Co. Meath through Cavan and Monaghan to Turleenan, Co. Tyrone, is scheduled to begin in September this year. I t’s anticipated that construction work will be completed ...

Monaghan’s Co Councillors on Monday added their weight to the mounting opposition in the Border region to any triggering of Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol by the British Government as part of its post-Brexit trade negotiation strategy with the EU. Fianna Fáil’s Seamus Coyle had a motion passed which asked the Council to fully endorse the position of the Irish Government and the EU in the Article 16 controversy. The motion pointed to European Commission Vice President Marcos Šefčovič’s declaration that the Northern Ireland Protocol was the foundation ...

Strong opposition to any attempt to introduce a programme of mandatory vaccination to combat the current Omicron variant wave of Covid-19 was expressed in a statement to the Northern Standard this week by the Co Monaghan branch of the Aontú political party. The statement read: “We, the members of Aontú Contae Mhuineacháin cumann, would like to voice our opposition to any proposal that could lead to the introduction of mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. This is in response to an announcement from NPHET, an unelected team of civil servants, indicating that they ...

Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Disability and Carers, Cavan/Monaghan Dáil Deputy Pauline Tully, has called on the Government to act urgently to ensure carers are available to assist people who need home support, after new figures revealed shocking numbers of people across the state have been left without much-needed carers. Deputy Tully said that figures released to her by the HSE had exposed that almost 5,000 people across the State were waiting for a carer to be allocated to them despite being approved. “Figures released to me by the HSE in ...

Monaghan Senator Robbie Gallagher has been appointed to a new Fianna Fáil Committee on Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement. Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin TD has confirmed the membership of the first of a series of internal policy development committees he is establishing as part of the Party’s renewal programme. Senator Gallagher said, “I am delighted to be appointed to this position. This policy group is about all the factors and elements of Ireland’s future. The Shared Island involves all our futures on this Island. The framework with ...

Colm Shalvey Monaghan can reflect on a productive weekend after shuffling their pack for last weekend’s busy schedule in the Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup. While some counties saw their group campaigns spread over a week or more, Monaghan’s Section C fixtures were squeezed into the space of 43 hours, which saw 31 players get game-time in the draw with Derry and the win over Fermanagh. Those results were enough to earn Monaghan a place in next Tuesday’s semi-finals, with the pairings yet to be decided, but more importantly, the ...

LGFA ERIN TREANOR Monaghan Ladies County Board are delighted to announce the appointment of Kieran Kearns (PICTURED) as senior manager for the 2022 season. Kieran has been ratified as the new Monaghan county senior manager for 2022. Having been approved by Monaghan LGFA’s executive at a meeting on Tuesday last, the clubs formally ratified the executive’s recommendation without hesitation. Kieran hails from the Scotshouse area and played his club football with Clones and Currin. He also played minor at county level. When he ceased his playing days with Currin, Kieran moved into ...