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The sadness but warmth of recollection current in the minds and hearts of the members of Rossmore Golf Club following the passing of their friend and club stalwart George Leonard is encapsulated in the following tribute from VINCENT GILHAWLEY… A stalwart of Rossmore -George Leonard remembered George Leonard was a man I was extremely honoured to call a staunch loyal friend ever since I first met him through golf at Rossmore Golf Club in the early 1980s. George was the quintessential loyal club member, the one who believed in totally ...

Athletics From temporarily setting aside Leaving Cert worries to going toe to toe with veteran Mark English to contesting a first senior European Championship, it has been a whirlwind month for Longford athlete Cian McPhillips (PICTURED), who has strong family connections in north Monaghan. Eyes in Co Monaghan, particularly in Scotstown, would have been fixed on RTÉ’s coverage of the European Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, where 18-yearold McPhillips ran in the 800m. A composed run in his heat on Friday saw the Longford AC youngster breeze through the field in ...

“There is no reason why any business in our region can’t take on the world,” stated Chief Executive John Shaw yesterday (Wednesday) during the online launch of the North-East Digital Innovation Hub project, a new dedicated facility based in Monaghan Town which will assist enterprises across the region in applying emerging technologies in areas such as Artificial Intelligence and robotics and maximising the potential of their data resources. Around 150 representatives of north-east businesses signed in to listen to presentations on the theme of “Helping Your Enterprise Win with Data”. ...

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD has today (Thursday) announced almost €464,000 in funding for outdoor projects in Monaghan. In a major investment in outdoor amenities in the county, some €200,000 will be spent on the Ballybay trail networks. A further €200,000 will be invested in the Dromore Greenway and almost €64,000 will be spent on the Lough na Glack to Ardee Road Walking Trail in Carrickmacross. The total spend is part of a €6.5 million investment nationwide under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, which is run ...

Conroy Gold and Natural Resources announced this week that it is pursuing a joint venture with Turkish mining company Demir to develop its gold exploration project in the Border region, including its prospect at Clontibret in Co Monaghan. Conroy said it had signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture with Demir Export, which had agreed to pay €9 million in two tranches to finance the first two phases of development of the 65- kilometre gold prospecting corridor at the Longford-Down Massif. Chairman Professor Richard Conway stated: ”Demir ...

To a mundy backing track, JACK MADDEN runs the rule over decisions taken at the 2021 GAA Congress and finds “some necessary, some strange and some in-between” … GAA Congress 2021. It is that time of year again. This time Larry McCarthy of Cork was announced as President of our 137-year-old association. His appointment coincided with the sudden appearance of experts nationwide, the commencement of debate from Derry to Kerry. Here we go again. The rolling stone of the GAA gathers no moss. For all its faults, 2020 gave us space ...

No planning application has so far been lodged with Monaghan Co Council in relation to the erection of a 5G telecommunications mast near Rossmore Forest Park in Monaghan Town, it was stated at Monday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District. Concerns in the local community, and a degree of associated commentary on social media, over such a proposal being imminent were referenced ..

The potentially transformative effects on the economic and social fabric of Clones of the realisation of the next phases of the Ulster Canal regeneration project were outlined by representatives of Waterways Ireland in an online engagement with the members of Monaghan Co Council on Tuesday. But a statement by Waterways Ireland Director of Technical Services Joe McMahon that his organisation had no remit from the North-South Ministerial Council to “look at anything beyond Clones at this stage” dismayed councillors from the North Monaghan area who were anticipating future phases of ...

HAPPY DAYS: Clodagh Kelly from Smithborough, who won the world I.J.K.A Karate championships in Cork, is back training after lockdown. PICTURE © PHILIP FITZPATRICK

https://www.northernstandard.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Local-Ireland-Awards-2020.mp4 Superb Journalism and strong advertising win again! “This has been a year like no other. The Corona virus pandemic has wreaked havoc across the globe. However, throughout the pandemic local newspapers played a vital role in reporting accurate, trusted news to their readers in every community in the country, stated David Ryan, President Local Ireland at the recent announcement of the winners of the 5 Annual Local Ireland Media Awards. Continuing Mr. Ryan said, “despite the pandemic we had a tremendous response to this year’s awards scheme and entries in all categories were ahead of last ...