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Investigators Hopeful of a Successful Conclusion Michael Fisher “When it’s wet, it’s so difficult to work on this (bogland) terrain; it’s very much like you’re standing on porridge,” senior investigator Jon Hill from the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains told me. Seven months ago, we stood at the same site on Bragan mountain near Carrickroe when the Commission announced it was suspending the search for the remains of one of the ‘disappeared’, Columba McVeigh, as the winter drew on. “The light and the weather are the two conditions ...

Micro businesses; Rucksnacks and Old Carrick Mill confidently represented County Monaghan at an inaugural LEO ‘Meet the Buyer’ food event which took place on ‘The Street’ at the Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) on Thursday 23 May 2019. The event featured up and coming producers from all over the country, buyers from Ireland and a significant number of buyers from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. The majority supermarket groups including Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Musgrave group, Barlett Mitchell, Barry Group, Co-Op, Cotswold Fayre, Simply Fresh and Thornton Budgens, attended. This ...

• Patsy McArdle • Michael Fisher DESPITE the serious slippage in support for Sinn Féin, in several constituencies across the country in last week’s Local Government elections, and the loss of a seat on Monaghan County Council, local Dáil Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin claimed yesterday (Wed) the party “still produced a phenomenal performance” in Co. Monaghan! He pointed out, in a postelection count statement, that Sinn Féin in Co. Monaghan actually recorded a small percentage increase on its 2014 showing, securing 34 per cent of the ‘number one’ votes cast ...

The EirGrid Files compiled by Michael Fisher was one of four stories shortlisted for ‘Best news series of the year’ at the Local Ireland awards. The extensive revelations about the semi-state company that operates the electricity grid in Ireland were published in The Northern Standard in July last year. The other finalists in this category were ‘Clare’s Drug Crisis’ by Carol Byrne and Owen Ryan of the Clare Champion; ‘Wiped Out’ about the devastation caused by forest fires by Ann Casey, Gavin Becton and Louise Walsh of the Meath Chronicle; ...

The national launch of the O’Neill Pipe Band video in Irish Sign Language of the popular hit song ‘Only You’ took place in Leinster House on Tuesday. The unprecedented and arguably historic event, was attended by a large Clontibret contingent and members of the deaf community from Co. Monaghan and elsewhere in the country. Hosted by Cavan Monaghan Dáil Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality, the official launch of the video was performed by the Ceann Comhairle of the ...

PETROL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION AGREES REVALUATION IS “NOT FAIR OR EQUITABLE” AS MEMBERS FACE MASSIVE HIKES By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie A WELL-KNOWN forecourt and retail/convenience store proprietor in Newbliss has warned that her business will have to close down — with the loss of 13 jobs — unless there’s a significant reduction in the new annual rates bill that Monaghan Co Council is demanding from it. Under a new valuation system of rates for businesses — known as ‘Reval 2019’ —which is to come into force for bills payable from 2020 onwards, ...

By Veronica Corr The sun had its hat on at the official opening of the new adventure playpark at Rossmore Forest Park on Monday afternoon, as Municipal District Co-ordinator Donal McElwain welcomed the Cathaoirleachs of both the Municipal District and County, Minister Heather Humphreys, Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Senator Robbie Gallagher, Richard Jack from Coillte, Shane Raftery from Failte Ireland, Monaghan Town Team, Monaghan County Council Chief Executive Eamonn O’Sullivan along with members and officials from the Local Authority and the children who played an active part in the consultation ...

FUNDING OF €2M TOWARDS TREATING FISH WITH ENZYMES TO MAKE HIGHER VALUE FEED INGREDIENTS Michael Fisher From the outside, it looks like any other industrial warehouse at Lough Egish Food Park. But what goes on inside is unique in Europe. Monaghan might be known for its agriculture and agrifood industry. In this instance, it’s at the centre of what promises to be an important development in the field of aquaculture and the production of innovative products not seen elsewhere on this continent. Bio-Marine Ingredients came to Co. Monaghan three years ago ...

Primary school pupils from Scoil Naomh Pádraig, Corracrin, Emyvale have made it to the national final of the 2019 Our World Irish Aid Awards, which is the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s flagship global citizenship programme for primary schools. They, along with pupils and teachers from 11 other primary schools across Ireland, will travel to Dublin Castle on Tuesday 11 June to showcase their projects as they compete for the overall ‘Our World Irish Aid Awards’ trophy. Pupils and teachers from Scoil Naomh Pádraig are also celebrating after winning ...

MINISTER HUMPHREYS STRESSES GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO RESTORING POWER-SHARING Michael Fisher In an enlightened address to a conference in Monaghan last week of women from the business sector and community reconciliation groups, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, has said the government will work faithfully to support the protection and full realisation of the achievements of peace in Northern Ireland for everyone. She said the key to getting the power-sharing institutions back in place again in the North, and the North South Ministerial Council, was for everyone involved to ...