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Last Friday was a proud moment for young Glaslough musician Jamie Duffy when he took to the stage to perform at Andrea Bocelli’s 30th anniversary concert at Hyde Park in London. This was a tremendous achievement for the Monaghan native who has been making great strides in the music business since the release of his debut single Solas only two short years ago. Having recently graced the stages of the illustrious National Concert Hall Studio and Belfast Grand Opera House Studio with four sold-out performances, Jamie took to the stage ...

By Veronica Corr The Northern Standard has learned that within the first hour of the Gardaí’s enhanced road safety campaign for July and August ‘Operation Guide’, two drivers were stopped at a checkpoint and arrested on suspicion of drug driving late on Monday morning. It is understood that drugs stay in the system longer than alcohol does and are detectable for longer. Commenting on the launch of the campaign, Chief Superintendent Alan McGovern for Counties Monaghan, Cavan and Louth, said: “We would like to thank the public who are clearly ...

Renowned 22-year-old Monaghan musician and songwriter Jamie Duffy has just announced he is joining the line-up for Andrea Bocelli’s spectacular 30th anniversary in Hyde Park on July 5. He will perform alongside Hans Zimmer, Zucchero, Katherine Jenkins and other noted performers. Jamie’s debut track, “Solas,” broke records in 2022, becoming the most streamed debut song by an Irish artist since Hozier’s “Take Me To Church,” with over 67 million streams on Spotify. Jamie is releasing a new song Torus this week and begins his Irish tour on September 5. Jamie ...

Irish Water’s €32million investment in Carrickmacross Wastewater Treatment Plant, was welcomed this week by the town’s first citizen, Cathaoirleach of Ca r r i c kma c ros s /Ca s t l ebl a yne y Municipal District, Councillor PJ O’Hanlon. Speaking to The Northern Standard this week, the proud Carrickmacross man said: “I want to welcome the very positive news from Irish Water on their plans to invest €32million on the upgrade to the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Carrickmacross. The investment will benefit homes and businesses in Carrickmacross ...

Monaghan is the second best town in the country when it comes to keeping its streets free of litter, according to the latest survey by IBAL or Irish Businesses Against Litter. IBAL regularly ranks 40 Irish towns and cities on cleanliness criteria and their first survey of 2024 shows Monaghan in second place overall. “An excellent result for Monaghan, one of its best ever over many years of inclusion in the IBAL Anti-Litter League,” said the An Taisce assessment. “Nine out of the ten sites surveyed got the top litter ...

By Veronica Corr Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin, alongside Waterways Ireland, yesterday, Wednesday, officially opened Phase 2 of the Ulster Canal redevelopment project following a €28.4 million investment. Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys, Minister for Heritage Darragh O’Brien and Minister for State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan were also there, accompanied by two elected representatives from the Northern Ireland Assembly. Yesterday, Wednesday was a glorious day, as Mother Nature pulled out all the stops to ensure that Clones and the Ulster Canal Marina were drenched in ...

Monaghan-based digital health start-up Spryt, which uses AI to predict clinical noshows, has emerged victorious at the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) Europe Startup Pitchfest competition finals held in Rome. Founded in 2017, Spryt was one of two finalists in the category of start-ups that according to organisers are revolutionising workflows in the medical space with automation. The other finalist was Briya, another digital health start-up based in Israel and the US. Co-founder and chief operations officer Neill Dunwoody said that he and the Spryt team were “surprised” ...

By Veronica Corr The launch of the 71st Tydavnet Parish Show took place in the aforementioned village’s community centre on Monday evening. Tydavnet Show have had a rough deal over the years, when it came to the heavens opening, so who better to launch this year’s campaign than Met Eireann meteorologist? Gerry Murphy is better known as RTÉ’s weatherman, and he just so happens to hail from a South Monaghan farming background. \ After what was a busy weekend with Local Elections, Minister Heather Humphreys, was in attendance, with her Parliamentary ...

By Veronica Corr Following Friday’s Local Elections, the stage was set for a weekend of political theatre as the count to find out who would be the elected members for the next term of Monaghan County Council began in Sean McDermott’s Sports Centre, Threemilehouse. The two-day count, capably overseen by Local Returning Officer Carmel O’Hare, elected eighteen public representatives from three electoral areas, to Monaghan County Council, fourteen familiar faces and four new ones. A total of 36 candidates, from main and smaller parties, as well as those with no ...

PETER HUGHES Flower petals, poetry and prayer, quietude and plaintive music and song interwove with words to fashion a poignant tribute to those who died and those who suffered, those still suffering trauma and lack of closure, from the bombing of Monaghan Town in 1974. At the precise moment 50 years before when the detonation of a car bomb stopped the heartbeat of the town, Church Square fell silent at 6.58 pm on Friday evening last to the more gentle sound of church bells. Silence descended too after President Michael ...