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Monaghan Collegiate School is among those playing a part in helping those on the front line in the fight against coronavirus. Last week they sent a special delivery to a Cavan General Hospital containing hand sanitiser, goggles, gloves, antibacterial wipes and cleaning products from the stores of the school. In an added touch of generosity they included a selection of Easter eggs for the children’s ward. #inthistogether Photo: Special delivery from Monaghan Collegiate School to Cavan General Hospital

Michael Fisher Almost deserted streets and Garda checkpoints. Only essential services such as pharmacies and supermakets remaining open. People staying at home and confining their daily exercise to the areas around them. One person commented that the scene on the main street of Carrickmacross was like a Christmas day. All of Co. Monaghan has been in what is virtually a lockdown, apart from the operation of important services, since midnight on Friday. People have been following guidelines announced by the Taoiseach to stay at home until Easter Sunday, 12th April, ...

Constraints in testing frequency at Cloghan and other locations in the HSE CHO 1 area are being experienced because of limitations in the availability of testing kits and reagent used in laboratories, the health authority said in a statement to the Northern Standard. The HSE informed us: “As part of the Public Health Emergency response to Covid-19, the HSE established testing centres for Covid-19 in the 9 Community Health care Organisations (CHOs) across the country. “People referred for a Covid- 19 test were offered appointments to attend for a test ...

Michael Fisher Public funerals have now been banned in the Catholic diocese of Clogher as part of efforts to halt the spread of coronavirus. Bishop Larry Duffy said on Saturday the move was necessary to protect the public and because many priests are elderly and considered vulnerable. The previous week, Bishop Noel Treanor of Down and Connor (a native of Co. Monaghan) ended funeral Masses in his diocese of Down and Connor, which includes Belfast and is the second largest diocese after Dublin. The diocese of Clogher has a Catholic ...

‘THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM’ Michael Fisher After the country had experienced a St Patrick’s Day without any public celebratuions, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD took the unusual step of making a Ministerial announcement on RTÉ and Virgin Media television on Tuesday evening about the measures that were being taken to deal with the spread of coronavirus. It was made under Section 112 of the Broadcasting Act, which allows broadcasting time for the government for announcements in the event of a major emergency. His address came after 69 new cases were ...

By Veronica Corr The Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan came to the rescue of a couple who had their wedding cancelled in Rome because Italy is on lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Laura Farrell from Ballygawley, Co. Tyrone and Finian O’ Callaghan from Donoughmore, Co. Cork, now living in Liverpool, tied the knot in front of family and friends on Friday the 13th of March. Despite everything they have been through, they are still not superstitious and the groom went as far as to comment on how lucky they were. ...

Minister Humphreys cancels USA trip to work on aid package for businesses Carthy calls on banks to offer help to customers affected Michael Fisher There will be no St Patrick’s Day parades in the main towns of County Monaghan this year as Ireland attempts to deal with the onset of coronavirus. Monaghan County Council says that owing to the unique nature and scale of the annual 17th March festivities, in terms of size, and because they involve the mass gathering of local and international travellers, the government has decided that all ...

Maynooth University has awarded the Co Monaghanborn actess Laura Madden the President’s Medal at a special event to mark International Women’s Day. President of Maynooth University, Professor Philip Nolan, paid tribute to Ms Madden for bravely coming forward to speak of her personal trauma despite the threat of retribution. Ms Madden was one of the first women to speak on the record to New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey about the sexual predation of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The bravery of the women who told their stories ...

Work engaged in by Monaghan Co Council to protect bogs and wetlands, and to develop a countywide community communication network, has earned the local authority two prestigious national awards. Gold Awards for Best Connected Council and Best Environmental or Ecological Project or Initiative came the Monaghan authority’s way at the All- Ireland Community and Council Awards ceremony in Croke Park Stadium in Dublin on Saturday February 15. The awards are presented by IBP Insurance and the Local Authorities Members Association or LAMA. Ireland Community & Council Awards. The ceremony presented ...

Peter Hughes A major exhibition on the War of Independence experience in Co Monaghan opened in Monaghan Co Museum on Thursday evening last, attracting an extremely large attendance from the local community. A vivid and immersive experience combining artefacts, documents, textual context and film, the display, mounted in collaboration with Co Monaghan- born historian Professor Terence Dooley from Maynooth University, brings to life the everyday experience of the people of Co Monaghan during the turbulent years under review as well as presenting the key happenings and influential actors in the ...