Articles in the Tydavnet Category

Fr Stephen Joyce has been installed as the new Parish Priest of Tydavnet by Bishop Larry Duffy of Clogher. The rite of Induction and Installation took place during the regular Sunday Mass at St Mary’s Church, Urbleshanny. After Bishop Duffy’s homily, the new Parish Priest was inducted by hearing his rights and responsibilities read aloud. He then made a Profession of Faith following which he was formally installed by the Bishop. To mark his responsibility to preach the Gospel and administer the sacraments, he was presented with the Lectionary of ...

Robert McBride receives his prize of €100 Monaghan Town Voucher which he won at this years Tydavnet Show and was sponsored by AIB Monaghan. In the photo are – L-R Beulah Alexaner, AIB, Ian McBride, AIB, Robert Mc Bride, and Una Curran, AIB.

Car enthusiast, Jim Joe McCarra arriving in his vintage Ford at Tydavnet Show on Saturday last. The 68th running of the event attracted record entries and many visitors to the North Monaghan area for what proved to be a very successful day for all concerned. Report and more images on pages 22 & 23.

At the launch of Tydavnet Show were front (L-R) Rachel Woods, Tydavnet Show Queen, Gerard Meehan, President of Tydavnet Show, Kevin Connolly and Raymond Brady, Irish Shows Association. Behind are (L-R) Joy and Tom Bratten, Armagh Show, Paula McKenna, Tydavnet Show and Mary Clerkin, Ballybay Livestock Sales. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

By Veronica Corr Wednesday night last saw a packed attendance congregate for the launch of the 68th Tydavnet Show in the community centre of the village that bears the same name. Gerard Sherlock acted as MC on the evening and he pointed out that preparation for the next show begins when the annual show ends — there are monthly meetings etc., but the launch acts as a kickstart in the run-up to the event itself. This year’s chairperson Paula Treanor welcomed distinguished guests including Jim Harrison and Raymond Brady of ...

Michael Fisher It was a day of celebration for the parish of Tydavnet and the diocese of Clogher as former Scotstown footballer Seán Mulligan from Knockatallon was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Noel Treanor at St Macartan’s Cathedral in Monaghan on Sunday. It had been over fifty years since anyone from that area close to the border with Co. Fermanagh had been ordained. Fr Seán is 47 and is a lifelong pioneer, with a great devotion to Our Lady, in the footsteps of the late Canon Bernard Maguire from ...

Michael Fisher Belgium’s Ambassador to Ireland hosted a reception at his residence last Thursday for a group of visitors from Geel, a city in the province of Antwerp. They flew in from Brussels and were given a short tour of Dublin city centre on their way to the embassy. Their route took them past Croke Park and the GPO in O’Connell Street, as well as Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, where the link with Monaghan poet Patrick Kavanagh was explained. The Belgians were on their way to County Monaghan to celebrate 25 ...

The committee members of Tydavnet Show for 2017, at their AGM, which was held at St Mary’s Hall, Urbleshanney. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

Monaghan County Council has sent its congratulations to Tydavnet’s Caitriona Balfe on her latest screen success. She received a Scottish BAFTA award on Sunday for her role in the time travelling television series Outlander. The actress triumphed over Ashley Jensen and Annie Wallace to win this year’s Actress Television distinction at a glamorous red carpet ceremony in Glasgow. She thanked the Outlander team for “taking a chance on someone who had never been on a TV set before”. She also said: “I’m also very lucky that I have not one, but two amazing ...