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By Cianna McNally Cheers and applause greeted Monaghan’s Voice of Ireland star Michael Lawson when he paid a visit to his former school, Largy College, Clones yesterday, Wednesday to meet with staff and students. The talented Newbliss man, who has reached the semi-final stage of the RTE competition and will be seen singing live on TV this Sunday evening at 6.30pm, is the bookies favourite to win the show after a stunning performance at the quarter-final stage. Aoife Heffron, PR Executive for BoyleSports commented: “The Voice of Ireland quarter-finals threw the betting into ...

Michael Fisher Eight TDs from the three main parties expressed unanimous opposition to EirGrid’s plan for a North/South high voltage electricity transmission line when stage two of the Bord Pleanála oral hearing into the planning application began in Carrickmacross on Monday. All pointed out that local communities and landowners were strongly opposed to the overhead line and the 300 pylons that would be erected across Monaghan, Cavan and Meath. EirGrid again defended its choice not to put the cables underground for reasons of cost and security. But they were told by a ...

Some of the drivers and competitors from Monaghan Motor Club, are pictured with David Devlin, from The Hillgrove Hotel, at the launch of the 2016 The Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan Stages Rally.  In photo are (L-R) James McCarville, Jim McKenna, Jason Gillespie, David Moffett, David Devlin, The Hillgrove Hotel, Niall Maguire, Darragh Kelly, Conor Mohan, Michael Carbin and Brendan Flynn. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

A Clontibret family whose little girl Jessica was the beneficiary of a heart transplant has encouraged the people of Co Monaghan to become active in support of organ donation. Young parents Elaine McMahon (25) and her partner Stephen Hall (26) had little idea that their world would be turned upside down when their second child Jessica was born with a suspected heart murmur which led to a diagnosis of two potentially fatal heart conditions. They already had a four-year-old boy, Daniel. It soon became apparent Jessica’s only chance of survival ...

Clones fans of the RTÉ singing competition show ‘The Voice of Ireland’ are getting used to a familiar face appearing regularly as local lad and employee at ABP Food Group, Michael Lawson, has been singing up a storm on the show! Three judges turned their chairs for Michael in the initial blind auditions round but it was popular judge and team leader, Niall Breslin –better known as Bressie – whom Michael chose as his mentor. As part of Bressie’s team, Newbliss native Michael went through to the battle sing off ...

Michael Fisher Persistent questioning of EirGrid representatives by Monaghan County Council staff at the oral hearing in Carrickmacross into the North/South interconnector led to the company making available more details about the extent of the construction work required. The Council representatives probed EirGrid for answers on specific areas such as cultural heritage, geology, the disposal of soil and the effects of construction traffic at pylon sites. Senior planner Toirleach Gourley asked EirGrid to provide site specific details for tower construction. ESB international consultants told him their designs were not site specific ...

By PATSY McARDLE THE interdenominational spirit which abounds throughout the diocese of Clogher was fully reflected last week when the Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys—who was guest speaker at St. Macartan’s Cathedral in Monaghan town— declared how she would like to specifically acknowledge the key role played by Churches of all traditions, especially in the Diocese of Clogher, in the peace process, and during the past one hundred years, since the Easter Rising. She was speaking in the Monaghan Cathedral on Wednesday evening as Clogher diocese reflected on ...

Show Racism the Red Card is calling on all schools and youth services in Monaghan to register for the Anti Racism Creative Competition 2016. The competition – which aims to address racism through education – involves young people developing creative messages about racism and integration, using written, visual and audiovisual means. Show Racism the Red Card is an international, anti-racist, not-forprofit organisation. Their mission is to challenge racism through providing education resources and intercultural activity which support integration. To get involved in the initiative, schools and youth services can register online. Once registered, ‘Show Racism ...

Combilift has once again been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies in a prestigious national awards programme instituted by Deloitte. The Co Monaghan-based manufacturer was presented with the gold standard accolade in recognition of having demonstrated superior business performance for the fourth year running at an awards gala dinner in Dublin on March 4, which was attended by over 800 people from the Irish business community. The event, in Dublin’s Convention Centre, marked the eighth year of the Deloitte Best Managed Companies awards programme, run in association with Barclays ...

A planning inspector has been told that EirGrid’s plan to put overhead power lines across part of County Monaghan including lakelands near Ballybay, Castleblayney and Carrickmacross could impact adversely on plans to increase angling tourism. Dympna Condra, Monaghan County Council tourism officer, told the oral hearing in Carrickmacross into the North/South interconnector the proposed pylons and electricity lines would affect their ability to sell Monaghan as a tourist destination. Landscape and the natural environment were important elements in attracting visitors to County Monaghan. The promotion of Monaghan as a destination for outdoor ...