Articles in the Headline Category

Ballybay Garda Eve McCrystal (right) and her blind paracycle partner Katie-George Dunlevy (left) celebrate after retaining their gold medal in the Paralympics. The Irish duo won the B time trial in a time of 47 minutes 32.07 seconds to claim their second medal of Tokyo 2020 and retain the title they won at the Rio Games five years ago. Pic: Paralympics Ireland (see further report inside).

TAOISEACH APPEALS TO PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED Michael Fisher As the government set out the roadmap for the ending of almost all Covid restrictions on October 22nd (see separate report), it was revealed that County Monaghan has the highest incidence rate of Covid-19 and the lowest vaccine uptake in the Republic. New figures seen by the Irish Independent show that another border county, Donegal, has the second lowest rate for vaccines. The HSE said it had begun extra advertising campaigns in counties with a low vaccine uptake using local radio, newspapers ...

410 residential buildings were under construction in Co Monaghan in June of this year, but the residential vacancy rate in Co Monaghan stands at higher than the national average, according to a report published this week. GeoDirectory’s GeoView Residential Buildings Report for the second quarter of 2021 found that the residential vacancy rate in the county was 5.9%. The national average was 4.5%. The average residential property price in Monaghan in the twelve months to May 2021 was €172,414. 8.2% of all transactions which involved new dwellings. 259 new residential ...

Michael Fisher The late Nika McGuigan was posthumously honoured in July with the lead actress (Film) award at the Irish Film and Television Academy film and drama awards for her final performance in the film Wildfire. Covid restrictions meant that the ceremony had to be held online. So when the film was being given its première showing in Clones on Sunday, a very poignant and brief ceremony took place before the outdoor screening. Nika’s parents Barry and Sandra McGuigan returned to their native town for the event organised by Clones ...

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was provided with an update on the investigation into the murder of Cullyhanna man Paul Quinn at Oram in Castleblayney in 2007 when he visited the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division on Monday of this week. The investigation team working on the case provided Commissioner Harris with a briefing on the most recent developments at Castleblayney Garda Station. It was reported last week that officers involved in the joint investigative operation by the Gardaí and the PSNI had visited a number of residences in the South Armagh area ...

Michael Fisher A former British soldier will stand trial for the death of Aidan McAnespie at a border checkpoint near Moybridge 33 years ago after an attempt to have the case against him dropped was refused by a judge in Northern Ireland last week. David Jonathan Holden, now aged 51, will appear at Belfast Crown Court next month. He will be formally charged with unlawfully killing Aidan Martin McAnespie from Aughnacloy. Mr Justice O’Hara rejected a legal application made on behalf of Mr Holden to quash the case, and expressed ...

Michael Fisher Many pharmacies nationwide now offer a trusted and confidential Covid-19 vaccination service for people aged 12 and over. For people wishing to avail of this service, they can simply make contact with a participating pharmacy in Monaghan and book an appointment. Acting Chief Officer, Community Healthcare Organisation Monaghan and Cavan, Edel Quinn, said: “Support from pharmacies is instrumental in ensuring access to vaccines for people in the community who may not be in a position to get to one of our HSE vaccination centres. We would encourage people…

If ever a picture could be said to be worth a thousand words, it’s Rory Geary’s capturing of all the contrasting emotions associated with the first day at school on the faces of the new Junior Infants Class at Latnamard National School as they took the founding step on the education highway on Tuesday. The class are being taught by Principal Gena Curley and are pictured at the new play area that has been developed at the school over the summer months. © Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

The current and future challenges that the shortage of clergy will pose to the operation of Roman Catholic parishes in the diocese of Clogher was commented upon this week by Bishop Larry Duffy as he announced a number of clerical changes in the diocese. Among the appointments announced was that of a Diocesan Director – Very Rev Canon Pat McHugh – for the Synodal Pathway announced by the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference in March of this year, which Bishop Duffy described as “a new journey and “a period of prayerful ...

Monaghan man Brendan Finnegan has scooped €100,000 following the purchase of a €2 Ryanair charity scratch card. Brendan purchased the card while on a Ryanair flight to Italy. “This has been an incredible experience, one that I will never forget,” the Monaghan man stated. “Never in a million years did I think when I bought the scratch card that I would make it all the way to the Ryanair Win A Million event. I knew of Ryanair’s charity partnerships with the likes of Jack and Jill here in Ireland and ...