Monaghan actresses Aoibhinn McGinnity (left) and Charlene McKenna were dressed to impress at last weekend’s IFTA or Irish Film and Television Academy awards in Dublin’s Mansion House. Charlene was nominated for her role as Rose Erskine in the BBC period crime drama Ripper Street. (Photos: Philip Fitzpatrick)

Monaghan has seen an increase in its population, according to the results of the 2016 Census. The first set of results of Census 2016 has been published showing a national population increase of 3.8% since April 2011. The population of the Republic of Ireland stands now at almost 4.8 million. Monaghan’s population is 61,386, up by 1.5% over the last five years. The CSO results show the average age of people has risen in Monaghan to 37.4. For the first time, same sex marriages and civil partnerships were captured in an Irish census. The findings ...

It’s business as usual at a new location for the long-established Monaghan Town business of Albany Home Décor. The home decoration and paint outlet commenced trading again this week in bright and spacious new premises at Latlurcan on the Dublin Road, beside Drumbriston Furniture. A number of weeks ago Albany’s premises in Market Street was severely damaged by fire, dealing a heavy blow to the McAdam family who set up the business 46-and-a-half years ago and built it into one of the most progressive in its sphere of trading in the Border ...

By Patsy McArdle THE tragic death of South Monaghan law student Shane O’Farrell (23) from Carrickmacross who was the victim of a hit-and-run driver on August 2nd 2011 was recalled again this week in a poignant interview given to national media by the victim’s mother, Mrs Lucia O’Farrell. In the interview, relayed on Facebook, Mrs O’Farrell claimed that the authorities had failed in preventing the Lithuanian national responsible for her son’s death from driving, although he had several convictions, and was also described at the time ...

Work carried out by a mobile telephone service operator to a mast located near the Garda Divisional Headquarters in Monaghan Town had caused many people in the locality to lose their RTÉ television reception, Independent councillor Seamus Treanor claimed at Tuesday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District. Councillor Treanor said a 4G aerial had been changed and this had knocked everyone’s RTÉ service out. He knew people who had to spend €270 to get their reception up and …

The quality of floats entered in this year’s Monaghan Town St Patrick’s Day Parade came in for high praise on Tuesday at a ceremony to present awards to the entrants adjudged the most outstanding across a range of categories. The difficulty which parade guest of honour John Skinner, the Mayor of Douglas on the Isle of Man, and the other adjudicators faced in coming to their final determination was referred to by Cathaoirleach of the Monaghan Municipal District David Maxwell prior to the prize presentations. The ceremony took ...

A new book being publicised as the first to explore the issues arising from Border security during the most intensive period of the Northern Ireland Troubles was launched in Monaghan Co Museum on Friday last. “Bombs, Bullets and the Border – Policing Ireland’s Frontier: Irish Security Policy, 1969-1978” is published by Irish Academic Press. Its author Patrick Mulroe is a teacher in Monaghan with a PhD in Politics from the University of Ulster. He has lived and worked all his life in …

Commitments given by the Dept of Education and Skills on Friday last should mean that there will be no further delays in bringing a major building project planned for Cootehill’s Holy Family School to construction stage, Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan/Monaghan Brendan Smith told The Northern Standard this week. Deputy Smith raised the issue during a debate in Dáil Éireann early last week following concerns expressed to him by the board of management of the school. The FF TD said he was informed by the Dept on Friday that it is their ...

Some of the members of the Monaghan Rotary Club are pictured with representatives of some of the charities and fitness centre’s involved in the clubs Greenway Challenge, which will be held on Sunday 23rd April. Tte group were pictured at the launch event which was held at The Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan, earlier this week. Included in the photo are front (L-R) John Murphy, Solas Drop-In Centre, Phyllis Moffett, The Fitness Habit, Dairine McGinn, SOSAD, Michael Quinn, President, Monaghan Rotary Club, Michelle Moffett, Crocus and Michael Liddle, Monaghan Rotary Club. ...

By Veronica Corr On Saturday night last, April 8th, nine applicants assembled in the Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan, all eager to find out which one of them would be selected as the Monaghan Rose 2017. The honour was given to Maria Murnaghan from Laragh. The 18-year-old, is about to sit her Leaving Certificate examination in St. Louis Secondary School, Carrickmacross. According to Sonia Casey, of the Monaghan Rose Centre, Maria wasn’t expecting to be selected as she was the baby of the bunch. Nonetheless, she is delighted. Outgoing Monaghan Rose from ...