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Food producers in Co Monaghan and across the Border region have called for intensive efforts to stave off the threat of a UK-Ireland meat product ban that has emerged as talks between the UK and the EU on a post- Brexit trade deal approach their conclusion. Co Monaghan farmer Edmund Graham from Ballyleck, who is the Chairman of the Beef Committee of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association, said this week that the situation was “very worrying” and said a solution had to be found as soon as possible. ...

Smithboro’s professional boxing brothers Stevie and Aaron McKenna will fight on the same bill for the first time in London on Friday December 11 next. The “baby-faced Irish terrors” as they have been dubbed in the pugilistic press will appear in promoter Mick Hennessy’s prestigious event, coverage of which will be free-to-air on British TV’s Channel 5. Stevie and Aaron will be protecting unbeaten records in separate six-round contests on the undercard of the crunch clash between welterweights Sam Eggington and Ashley Theophane. Stevie, 23, made his first appearance for ...

Chief Executive Officer of Enterprising Monaghan Finbarr Daly has issued the following clarification following last week’s article about the damaged pontoon at the Ballybay Wetlands Centre, which had featured in a video published on a Facebook page about Ballybay. The Northern Standard is happy to add his comments on the present position and repeats his appeal that people should not use it under any circumstances. Last week we reported that Mr Daly told members of Ballybay Clones Municipal District the management had spent quite a lot trying to repair the ...

By Veronica Corr Monaghan Town was celebrating one of its most accomplished sons as we went to press yesterday (Wednesday), Peter McKenna, who was announced as being UK Chef of the Year 2020 in The Staff Canteen’s inaugural hospitality awards ceremony, which took place online that morning. Peter, who the co-owner and chef of The Gannet restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland spoke to this reporter over the phone shortly after yesterday’s win. When asked if he had been on to Monaghan, Peter replied: “Monaghan has been on to me! My parents ...

Monaghan Co Council on Tuesday morning adopted a Budget for 2021 designed to position the local authority to contribute to the economic and social recovery of Co Monaghan from the impact of the Covid-19 virus. “This Budget is framed on the basis that we are looking forward during 2021 to continuing the progress and momentum of our work, continuing to support businesses and preparing and positioning the county for the future,” Chief Executive Eamonn O’Sullivan stated. “We will come through the Covid-19 pandemic and Co Monaghan will be well positioned ...

Michael Fisher The government Department responsible for integration has said there are no plans to convert the former Riverdale Hotel in Ballybay into a Direct Provision Centre for asylum seekers and refugees. This was also confirmed to Fine Gael Councillor Sean Gilliland, who had contacted Minister Roderic O’Gorman through the offices of Minister Heather Humphreys. Speculation had developed locally in recent weeks and there were several comments on social media. It led to a public meeting being planned for Monday evening in Ballybay town park. This was subsequently cancelled after ...

BioConnect Innovation Centre CLG announced this week that it was seeking tenders from building contractors to construct its new 1,639 square metre research and innovation centre situated along the Armagh Road at Knockaconny in Monaghan. The €7 million project, driven by Monaghan Co Council and founding industry partners, Monaghan Mushrooms, Manor Farm, Lakeland Dairies and Bio-Marine, in partnership with major food producers from the region, together with tertiary educational institutions, will provide up to 125 jobs in phase one of the development. Planning permission for the research and innovation centre ...

Michael Fisher The Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD has told the Dáil that a high-level taskforce has been created by the government to oversee the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines in Ireland once they are approved by the statutory authorities. Mr Martin said that targeting people who are vulnerable to Covid will be the immediate priority. He revealed that Ireland is due to receive around 1% of whatever vaccines are made available through the EU’s collective purchase scheme. Mr Martin was replying to Labour leader Alan Kelly TD who said the government ...

Two of Cavan/Monaghan’s Dáil representatives were at odds yesterday as the political fallout continued to radiate from Tuesday night’s contentious Leinster House debate prompted by the tabling by Sinn Féin of a vote of no confidence in Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar. Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy accused fellow constituency Deputy and Government Minister Heather Humphreys of engaging in “gutter politics” for attacks on his party made by her when speaking during the debate, which resulted in a Government motion of confidence in the Tánaiste being passed by ...

Michael Fisher Anti-pylon groups in Monaghan, Cavan and Meath have accused Fianna Fáil Oireachtas members of selling out local communities and reversing their policy of undergrounding EirGrid’s proposed North South electricity interconnector. Fianna Fáil’s complete U-turn on the issue now that they are members of a three party Coalition government became apparent in a radio interview on LMFM’s Michael Reade Show by the Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne TD on Friday (see transcript on page 12). Speaking on the EirGrid sponsored programme, Minister Byrne confirmed that there ...