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Michael Fisher You see them here. You see them there. You now see them almost everywhere. From Monday, face masks or coverings became the new norm, to be worn in the interests of public health and not treated as a fashion accessory. If you went shopping anywhere in the county, then the wearing of face masks was mandatory in retail outlets including supermarkets and shopping centres. Previously public transport was the one area where the coverings were compulsory. ONE FURTHER CASE The number of recorded cases of coronavirus following testing ...

An additional service from Letterkenny to Monaghan and on to Dublin has been introduced by Bus Éireann from Sunday last. Bus Éireann confirmed to the Northern Standard this week that they are now running an additional Expressway 32 service between Letterkenny and Dublin, serving Lifford and Monaghan. The coach will depart Letterkenny at 17:45 (5.45pm) and depart Dublin at 22:45 (10.45pm). Online booking is available at expressway.ie and a number of seats are available on a ‘walk up’ basis…

DERRY MOURNS JOHN HUME Michael Fisher ‘Lord, make me an instrument of your peace’: the prayer of St Francis based on the Gospel beatitudes filled the vast space of St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry yesterday as the city by the Foyle said farewell to its visionary. More than anyone else John Hume, former SDLP leader and MEP, had helped to transform the fortunes of the city over the past fifty years and bring peace to the North. The Nobel Peace Prize winner along with David Trimble in 1998 following the Good ...

Michael Fisher Largy College science student Ruth Madden from Clones has achieved her most important success so far, this time on the world stage. Her invention has won the Gold Award for Physics and Engineering at a major international science and technology competition that took place online in Hong Kong on Saturday. Representing her school, Scifest and Ireland, Ruth showcased her invention, “The Microplastic Filter – a small solution to a global problem”. This globally unique filter system removes microplastic fibres and particles suspended in the waste water of domestic ...

Cavan/Monaghan Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy told the Northern Standard yesterday that he had received confirmation from Bus Éireann that all Monaghan passengers who book their tickets online will be guaranteed a seat on the service. In recent weeks complaints have arisen of passengers in Co Monaghan being left stranded at bus stops due to reduced bus capacity arising from Covid-19 stipulations. Deputy Carthy said he had raised the matter with Tánaiste Leo Varadkar TD in the Dáil and had also written to Bus Eireann CEO Stephen Kent. Correspondence sent ...

• COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS A FACTOR IN PRESSURE ON SERVICES SAYS BUS ÉIREANN Bus Éireann has said that restrictions on capacity arising from Government regulations to stop the spread of Covid-19 are a factor in issues that have arisen with their Monaghan services. Complaints have escalated in the last week about passengers being unable to access buses at the Monaghan station because they are already filled to existing capacity when they arrive at the local depot, even though some prospective travellers have pre-booked their tickets online. Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan Matt ...

Confirmation by the HSE that 23 additional beds are to be opened at Monaghan Hospital was welcome but must lead to more meaningful service restoration at the facility in the near future, Fianna Fáil member of Monaghan Co Council Seamus Coyle told the Northern Standard this week. Councillor Coyle obtained information on the increase in the hospital’s bed capacity, which the HSE says is designed to alleviate pressure on other hospitals in the region, at Monday’s meeting of the Regional Health Forum for Dublin and the North- East. He said ...

On Sunday afternoon last Emyvale club held a Drive-In Bingo at the GAA Grounds in Tully and it proved a hit with the punters. We were greeted to an afternoon of sunshine and between the Bingo organising committee and the many volunteers the event ran smoothly for one and all. The bingo was held on the training pitch field and all spectators had the enjoyment of listening to our regular Bingo callers George McCarron for the first half and Niall McKenna for the second half. Plenty of horns were beeping ...

SUBSIDY OF €32 MILLION URGENTLY NEEDED TO KEEP BUSES ON THE ROAD Michael Fisher The future for private coach operators is bleak because of Covid-19 restrictions, according to the industry’s representative body, which includes five companies from the Co. Monaghan area. In an open letter they say a 95 per cent drop in revenue incurred by operators will lead to many regional Irish coach operators going out of business. They estimate that 11,000 vehicles are currently off the road. The collapse of these companies would undoubtedly have a ripple effect on ...

New local authority campaign seeks public support to keep Monaghan public amenities clean “Be Clean, Keep It Green, Take Your Litter Home” is the mantra foregrounding a local authority campaign launched on Monday to enlist the public’s help in keeping popular public amenities throughout Co Monaghan in the pristine condition necessary for all to enjoy them. As the campaign got formally underway at a photo shoot in a resplendent Rossmore Forest Park in Monaghan Town, where the recently developed children’s play area was in busy use, Councillor Seamus Treanor, Cathaoirleach of ...