By Veronica Corr Following a two-year campaign by her parents Gráinne and David, Grace Cogan is to receive Vimizim drug to improve her quality of life. Grace was born with a condition called Morquio, which means that her body does not produce an enzyme naturally. That is why she needs Vimizim, to help break down the sugars in her body. She is to receive this medication through the HSE in Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. The nine-year-old lives at home with her parents and older siblings Hannah (16) and Killian (14) ...

By Cianna McNally Concern in relation to an unfinished housing estate in Tydavnet was raised at the March meeting of Monaghan Municipal District, which took place on Tuesday. Referring to the Cnoc na Greine estate in the village, which he had submitted a written question to the local authority about ahead of the meeting, Councillor Paudge Connolly said that he had been told that the estate was not classed as unfinished despite there being six houses not completed in it. “It is a blight on the ...

Members of the Castleblayney- Carrickmacross Municipal District were recently given a preview of the draft road safely audit which is being carried on the N2 Dublin/Derry route between Castleblayney and Carrickmacross. Some of the information coming from this draft audit suggests that driver behaviour on the stretch is a key contributor to some of the accidents, including fatalities. Speaking at last week’s council meeting, Cllr. Aidan Campbell proposed that when this audit is complete a presentation is given to the full council. ”The consultant showed some video ...

Winger injured against Wales after coming on as replacement Michael Fisher Ireland and Ulster winger Tommy Bowe is recovering after his latest injury problem. The Emyvale man sustained a left ankle fracture soon after coming on as a replacement in the Ireland against Wales Six Nations Championship game in Cardiff last Friday. He underwent surgery on Tuesday to stabilise the fracture and is expected to be sidelined for two or three months. Bowe had only just returned to full fitness after being out of action since October 2015 after suffering a serious knee ...

In 2016 Monaghan Sports Partnership launched the ‘Walk the Earth’ programme for primary schools in County Monaghan.   From October 2016 to January 2017, over 800 pupils in 11 primary schools have accumulatively walked a over 20,000 kilometres (halfway across the world!!!). We will be profiling the schools involved in our programme over the coming weeks; our sixth school is Scoil Mhuire, Rockcorry.  There are 79 pupils in Scoil Mhuire, spread across all classes from junior infants to sixth class taking part in our ….

A 50-YEAR-OLD Moldovan man who stole a number of jars of a particular type of honey from a Monaghan town supermarket — in what his lawyer called a “very peculiar case” — has been told to pay compensation and also to make a charitable donation in order to avoid a criminal conviction. Tudor Boboc, of 40 Monfort, Monaghan had been charged with stealing six jars of Manuka Honey, worth €124.94 in total from Fleming’s SuperValu, Church Square, Monaghan on four dates during May of last year. He pleaded guilty to taking ...

Threemilehouse man, Patrick Hurson who celebrated his 100th Birthday recently.Patrick better known as Paudge, was born on the 12th of march 1917  at Rooskey, Threemilehouse, Co. Monaghan. He was the eldest of nine, 6 boy’s and 3girls. He enlisted in the Irish Army in 1933 and was first stationed at Mc Kee Barrack’s in Dublin in the Artillery Corps.   While there he was in the Blue Hussars, Irelands Mounted Presidential Escort. He served at Kildare, Curragh, Kilkenny, Clonmel and Ballincollig Barrack’s , before being transferred to …

By Kevin Carney Roscommon boss Kevin McStay might insist that he won’t be looking back on his side’s four league outings to date but the spectre in his rear-view mirror is so large now that it’s impossible to miss. Little could anyone have imagined that when the Rossies racked up 1-19 away to Donegal this time last year that they would be the basement-bottom side in Division One right now. Roscommon’s travails this year has been one of the major talking points of the NFL season to date. It doesn’t matter that they ...

AN EARLY start is in store tomorrow (Friday) for Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney as their senior boys’ football team contest the Danske Bank Ulster Schools MacLarnon Cup Final against first-time finalists St. Ciarán’s College, Ballygawley in Armagh at 10.45am. Our Lady’s won this title in 2015, defeating fellow Monaghan side Patrician High School in the final to end a ten-year wait for their second success at this level, before the Carrickmacross school came back to win it last year. That means the Castleblayney school will not only be attempting to ...

By Cianna McNally Chief Executive Officer of Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board John Kearney last week paid warm tribute to a teacher in Beech Hill College, Monaghan, who died as a result of a road accident in early January. Speaking to The Northern Standard on Thursday last, following a ceremony held in St Macartan’s Cathedral to celebrate Mona Clarke’s life, Mr Kearney said it had been a very sad day but he described the ceremony as fitting and moving with staff past and present and students contributing. Ms ...