Articles in the Monaghan Category

Bishop of Clogher Most Rev Liam MacDaid officiated at the ordination in St Macartan’s Cathedral in Monaghan Town on Sunday last of Fr Leo Creelman. Fr Creelman (51) is a native of Coleraine in County Derry. He is one of nine children, five daughters and four sons of Harry and Philomena Creelman. Leo was educated at Dominican College, Portstewart and then obtained a degree in Accountancy and Economics from Queens University Belfast. After working in the family business, Leo embarked upon a very successful career as an entrepreneur and businessman both in ...

“It is a shame and an absolute disgrace” – the forthright comments of Monaghan Municipal District spokesperson Bernie McElvaney to the Northern Standard this week summated the public reaction to the wanton vandalism of flower planting in the Dublin Street area of Monaghan Town on Wednesday, June 24 last. Ms McElvaney pointed out that the flower arrangements had only that day been made up and put on public display to enhance the appearance of the town for the benefit of local businesses and visitors. “Considerable money and time was spent ...

Patricia Kelly from Mullaghmatt, Co. Monaghan has won €37,000 including a car on last Saturdays (4th July 2015) National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE.  Pictured here at the presentation of the winning cheques were from left to right: Marty Whelan, Winning Streak game show co-host; Patricia Kelly, the winning player; Peter Plunkett, Head of I.T at the National Lottery who made the presentation and Sinead Kennedy, Winning Streak game show co-host.  The winning ticket was bought from Mace, Old Cross Square, Co. Monaghan. Pic: Mac Innes Photography

Michael Fisher The proposed merger of Town of Monaghan Co-Op and Ballyrashane Co-Op in North Antrim has been strongly endorsed by shareholders of both Societies. There will now be a three weeks cooling-off period before the plans are put before the members again for formal approval. Both chief executives said afterwards there had been very good turnouts at the two shareholder meetings on Tuesday night in Monaghan and Ballyrashane. They said it was clear there was a resounding acceptance of the strategic fit between the two co-ops and that a merger ...

“You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em…” Irish country music’s favourite adopted son Robert Mizzell was taking a leaf out of the book of Kenny Rogers’ The Gambler when he posed for Rory Geary’s picture at Friday’s launch of the Monaghan Town Country Music Festival 2015. The Louisianan, one of the “kings” of the country scene, paired up with four of the “queens” of the occasion – Festival Committee Secretary Julie Brannigan, Nancy McKenna (wife of Festival founding force the late Willie McKenna), Monaghan’s own fabled country songstress Gloria, and ...

The launch last Friday of the third Monaghan Town Country Music Festival, to take place later this month, highlighted a field of activity in which the people of our county perform conspicuously well. We have established throughout our county’s extent a formidable and varied range of community-based summer events, ranging from music performances, agricultural shows, vintage and heritage showcases and village and rural area galas, all of which enliven local life and provide a focal point and sense of purpose for our prodigious capacity for voluntary effort. The organisation of these activities ...

PETER HUGHES “The last time I stepped on stage at the Monaghan festival, it was like being in Glastonbury – the atmosphere was absolutely fantastic!” So stated Ireland’s favourite Louisianan Robert Mizzell when he supplied the closing (verbal) notes for last Friday’s official launch of the Monaghan Town Country Music Festival 2015. The exhibition gallery of Monaghan Co Museum echoed, with infectious incongruity, to intermittent cheers of the “Yee-har!” variety as the invited guests, many of them in appropriate attire, indulged in their own prelude of the big July event when a comment ...

Fleming’s SuperValu in Monaghan has scooped the prestigious award for Best Fruit and Veg in Ireland at the annual Checkout ‘Best in Fresh’ awards. This award acknowledges Fleming’s SuperValu in their ongoing commitment to delivering an unrivalled fresh fruit and veg range at great value prices, while striving to support Irish suppliers. Some of the biggest names in Irish grocery descended on The Shelbourne Hotel for the 2015 Checkout Best in Fresh Awards, the only annual event to acknowledge excellence in fresh produce retailing. Some of Ireland’s most innovative multiples, independent ...

Monaghan Social Inclusion week 2015 brought a great atmosphere of celebration to the county last week. A wide range of events, activities and celebrations took place throughout the week that all said clearly the same message. It’s ok to be different. Not everyone in Monaghan feels ok to be different, not everyone in Monaghan feels its ok for others to be different. The truth is, every day in Monaghan, Ireland and the rest of the world people are often treated differently because they are different. But Monaghan social inclusion measures group, led ...

A powerful focus for the message of Monaghan Social Inclusion Week 2015 was formally unveiled by Monaghan Co Council in Monaghan Town’s Diamond on Tuesday morning last. Images from the book ‘Here I Am’, published by Down Syndrome Ireland, have gone on display in the county town heartland and will remain on view until June 14 as an articulation of the “It’s okay to be different” message that themes this year’s comprehensive programme of social inclusion activities. Monaghan Co Council’s Leas Cathaoirleach, Sinn Féin public representative Jackie Crowe, ...