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The Lodge at Castle Leslie Estate has won a major tourism award in recognition of the quality and hospitality of its staff. The AA Courtesy & Care Award goes to Co. Monaghan for the first time and was presented by Minister of State for Tourism Michael Ring at a prestigious ceremony in Dublin yesterday, Wednesday evening. A member of The AA’s Secret Hotel Inspectorate commented: “This award is an acknowledgement to the staff at The Lodge at Castle Leslie Estate who are inherently warm and welcoming; virtues that can make or break ...

Michael Fisher A nine months old baby from County Monaghan has had a life-saving heart transplant in London and is now recovering in hospital in Dublin. The family of Jessica Hall from Corcaghan have expressed their thanks to all those who helped by their donations and in any other way to make her operation possible and also to the medical teams involved. Jessica’s parents Elaine and Stephen said after a long time in intensive care, Jessica was now back at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin . Asked about their emotions following ...

By Cianna McNally A Carrickmacross designer is gearing up to fly the flag for Co Monaghan at London Fashion Week. Natalie B Coleman is one of 11 fashion designers who have been selected to showcase their work at London Fashion Week under the auspices of ‘Unfold,’ an initiative of Irish Design 2015. London Fashion Week takes place from 18th – 22nd September. Speaking to The Northern Standard, Natalie, who is no stranger to such an event having shown at New York and Paris Fashion Weeks in the past, described being selected for London as great. “It’s great, ...

By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie IN AN ERA of growing interest in creative culinary delights, food lovers in Monaghan town, county and beyond are being promised a mouth-watering menu of all things related to cookery, fine cuisine and fresh country foods over the first weekend in October when the sixth annual ‘Taste of Monaghan’ festival takes place in the county town. A host of celeb chefs and well-known gourmet personalities will be on hand to thrill the punters with their cookery demos in the Festival Marquee in the Upper Courthouse Carpark over the Friday, ...

By Cianna McNally A Monaghan Town woman is currently fundraising ahead of a charitable trip to Mexico to work with street children and orphans. Mary White, who hails from Cortolvin View, will travel to Playa Del Carmen on 2nd October to work with Global Vision International / Save The Children. Mary, who will stay in the country for a month, will work in a centre that provides safe daycare for street children and orphans. Speaking to The Northern Standard, Mary, who has three children and two grandchildren, told how she spotted a GVI advertisement on social media last ...

Established in 1901, one hundred and fourteen years ago, the name Town of Monaghan Co-op will soon disappear from our daily lives. Town of Monaghan is one of the longest established co-ops in the country. Over the years it established a name nationwide for quality dairy products such as Champion Butter and Champion Milk as well as Mona and Champion yogurt. One of the largest employers in Monaghan, the Co-op took pride in supporting local events and charities. With up to three hundred farms supplying Town of Monaghan Co-op and virtually every ...

Mickey McDonnell THE “20th Edition” of Monaghan’s Harvest Time Blues festival was another runaway success, with good crowds turning up to support the events at all levels in what has a become a firmly-embedded annual event that Monaghan can rightly be proud of promoting and sustaining over the years. The sheer class and quality of the artists who entertained the punters was again evident from the word go, and even the weather refrained from raining on the parade as locals and visitors alike were treated to one great full-house show after another ...

By Veronica Corr Fuel theft is a crime that can be prevented by asking for pre-payment — This was the message Gardaí wanted to get across at their Fuel Retailers Seminar, which took place on Tuesday last at the Four Seasons Hotel. The seminar was hosted by Inspector James O’Leary, Sgt. Noel Harraghy and Garda Seamus Gallagher. Gardaí felt that it was time to address the issue and have a frank open discussion with affected retailers as fuel theft is a growing problem, not only here but also throughout Ireland. The Inspector actively encouraged ...

By Veronica Corr Everything Laragh Heritage Group put their minds to, they do exceptionally well and their ‘Follow the thread from Flax to Laragh Linen’ heritage project was no exception. Last Sunday afternoon the Laragh Harvest Celebration was held in the beautiful south County Monaghan village. This heritage day served as part two of the process which turned the flax plant into linen cloth before spectators’ very eyes. No shortcuts were taken through the painstaking task either. The hard-working committee would like to pay particular tribute to Patsy Connolly for his dedication and determination ...

By PATSY McARDLE A TOP political group in the European Parliament is to hold its Autumn Conference in Ireland—and local Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy has pulled off a major coup by attracting the ‘summit’ to Carrickmacross. In what is expected to be a huge boost to the South Monaghan economy, details were revealed this week of the proposed major European Parliament Conference of the GUE/NGL political grouping, scheduled for Hotel Nuremore, Carrickmacross, on 29th-30th September and 1st October. The hugely influential GUE/NGL grouping consists of 52 MEP’s from left wing political parties ...