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A VERY successful Family Fun Evening arranged by Co-operation Ireland in association with Drum Development Association was enjoyed by young and old in Drum village on Monday evening last. This event was part of a Culture & Heritage thematic programme of activities, which is happening within Co Monaghan in 2013 and is being delivered by Co-operation Ireland. On the evening, there was a walking Treasure Hunt that provided an opportunity for all participants to learn about the culture and heritage of the locality surrounding Drum. Afterwards all ...

Thousands of people from across Ireland and abroad attended the National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Monaghan Town last weekend. Picture by Rory Geary shows a section of the huge crowd assembled in the town’s Church Square on Sunday evening. Full report and pictures in The Northern Standard.

SAVILLS Ireland have reported they sold a commercial premises in Monaghan Town at auction in Dublin last Thursday for €361,000, which represented a yield of 7.63% — or a multiple of thirteen times the passing rent. The property concerned was the landlord’s interest in the Monaghan NCT Centre at Gortakeegan, off the Clones Road out of Monaghan town, which was offered for sale on behalf of Joint Receivers Neil Bannon and Paul Doyle of Bannons. The final selling price was €361,000, which was €141,000 in excess of ...

AAI Juvenile Championships Conditions were very warm and humid as athletes from all over the island competed in the first two days of the U12-19 Juvenile Championships in Tullamore last weekend. The headline performer from a local point of view was Niamh Malone of Monaghan Phoenix. Having successfully mixed the Hurdles and 800m all season she once again showed real steel as she tackled both on Sunday last. In the Final of the 250m Hurdles the Phoenix athlete put in an truly excellent performance to have a compartively comfortable victory to take ...

Monaghan Harps GFC held a very successful fashion show in the Hillgrove Hotel last Thursday night. The juvenile and senior players kicked the night off, with the help of Hugh Coyle, who got a great cheer as he bounced the ball up and down the catwalk!  Local models then did an excellent job of displaying a wide range of clothes from local shops, before the highlight of the night, which was the ‘wedding’ of Ronan Clarke and Margaret Brennan, with the help of a number of club members!  A massive thanks goes ...