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Continuity and community willbe the watchwords for the future governance of the Hillgrove Hotel, its new owners told the people of Monaghan Town last Thursday. Representatives of iNua Hospitality, the Irish hotel group which purchased the Hillgrove from Colm and Audri Herron for an undisclosed sum in April, were present at a celebration evening in the hotel attended by several hundred patrons, customers, suppliers and local business and community representatives. Among the guests was Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Heather Humphreys TD, who was joined from ...

A Monaghan teacher received the 2017 ASTI Honorary Life Membership Award in recognition of his exceptional service to the union at a reception in Dublin last Friday night. Pat Deery, formerly a teacher at Largy College, Clones, first joined the ASTI in 1970 and became a committed ASTI activist at school, regional and national level. He spent most of his teaching career at St Tiarnach’s Secondary School which later became Largy College where he taught Irish, history, geography, Latin and music. He was an ASTI School Steward for more than ...

By Veronica Corr On Tuesday evening a large delegation of Fine Gael supporters congregated at the Errigal County House Hotel, Cootehill, where paid-up members passed their vote on who they felt should be the next leader of their party. One of the candidates in the two-Minister race to the top, Minister Leo Varadkar called up for a quick canvass to meet the people who could get him where he wants to go. There were a lot of constituents wanting to shake his hand and pose for a picture with him, but ...

There was an urgent need for Monaghan Town to retain and attract shoppers and to increase the “critical mass” of its population or it would suffer a town centre business decline similar to that experienced by Clones. This message was imparted by Monaghan Co Council’s Director of Services for Economic and Community Development Paul Clifford to traders from the county capital who gathered in the Market House on Monday evening to receive a presentation on an ambitious new regeneration plan for the Dublin Street area and its surrounds. The plan ...

Michael Fisher A few days after the EU’s Chief Negotiator on Brexit Michel Barnier visited County Monaghan and saw where the Dundalk to Castleblayney road crosses the border, a representative of the Revenue Commissioners has revealed that a new type of customs post could be established up to 15km from the border following Brexit. The Oireachtas Finance Committee heard on Tuesday from officials from Revenue, who said the UK was to be classed as a so called “third country”, which would see all transactions subject to customs declarations. There’ve been ...

Deputies from three constituencies in Cavan/Monaghan and Meath affected by the proposed EirGrid interconnector have held a meeting with Communications Minister Denis Naughten about the terms of reference recently announced by his Department for a new study on the overhead pylon project. Four Ministers including Heather Humphreys TD attended the briefing at Leinster House by their Cabinet colleague. Afterwards the two Fianna Fáil Deputies for Cavan/Monaghan along with Senator Robbie Gallagher from Monaghan expressed their concerns. Deputy Niamh Smyth said she was exasperated after the meeting. She said they had ...

The patience of the people and political representatives of Monaghan Town with public drinking and anti-social behaviour activities by individuals who congregate in an area of the scenic Peter’s Lake park in the centre of the county capital has reached an end. This was the clear message emanating from Monday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District when the Gardaí were called upon to step up patrols in the area and implement the heavy fines for public drinking applicable under town bye-laws. Those responsible for the behaviour were referred to as ...

2017 Monaghan Darkness Into Light event, which took place in the early hours of last Saturday morning, was hailed a resounding success by organisers with over 2,500 people taking part. This was the fourth year that Monaghan participated in the national fundraiser for Pieta House and the 5K walk and run was facilitated by Monaghan Harps GAA Club. Speaking to The Northern Standard, one of the 30 organisers behind the Monaghan event, Sean McKenna, said that an increase in people taking part in this event both nationally and ...

There will be a Dinner Dance and Book Launch for the Monaghan CBS, St. Mary’s BNS 150yr Celebration in the Hillgrove Hotel on Friday, June 9th at 8.00pm. Past pupils, staff, former staff members, parents and friends are all welcome to attend. We have already had confirmation that past pupils and family members from the 1940s,50s,60s,70s,80s,90s and 2000s will be attending. This night is a great opportunity for generations of Monaghan people from far and wide to gather together. People who wish to arrange specific tables of 10 or 12 ...

By PATSY McARDLE THE Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys T.D., announced special funding of over €305,000 for Castleblayney Care Housing Association Ltd. on Thursday last. The announcement was warmly welcomed in the mid- Monaghan town by local Fine Gael councillor Aidan Campbell, who said the allocation will further enhance the excellent work which the care body is doing for the benefit of others in need of special care in the area. Announcing the funding the local Dail deputy, Minister Humphreys said she was delighted ...