Light Up the Lough event planned for Omeath tomorrow
A Light Up the Lough event in support of the people of Palestine will take place on Omeath shore this Friday at 9.45pm. Similar events will also be taking place on the other sides of Carlingford Lough...
View ArticleMass at Ladywell Shrine
Mass for the Feast of the Assumption at Ladywell Shrine will take place on Thursday August 14th at 11.15pm, with the rosary set to commence at 11pm. The feast day takes place the next day and all are...
View ArticleFour new houses given the go ahead at The Towers
Black & White Construction Ltd have been granted conditional planning permission to build new homes at The Towers estate on the Point Road. The unfinished estate was granted planning permission in...
View ArticleHumston to launch EP next week
Local singer/songwriter James Humston will host an EP launch party on the rooftop of the Garden Bar in Park Street on Friday August 15th. The free event gets underway from 7pm, with his self-titled...
View ArticleNominations sought for Louth Business Awards 2014
Nominations are now being accepted for the Louth Business Awards 2014. The event, which is run by Dundalk Chamber of Commerce, recognises the achievements of companies and individuals in promoting...
View ArticleGreenore Maritime Festival next weekend
The Greenore Maritime Festival 2014 will take place in Greenore on Saturday and Sunday August 16th and 17th. Amongst the events set to take place over the course of the weekend include street music,...
View ArticleCuchullain Credit Union to host family open day next weekend
Cuchullain Credit Union Cuchullain Credit Union will host a family open day on Saturday August 16th. You are invited to come along on the day to meet the team to find out all they have to offer with...
View ArticleLocal guidance counsellor encourages students not to panic ahead of Leaving...
Gerry Malone The PRO of the North East Branch of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors Gerry Malone says that next week is indeed a very stressful time for Leaving Certificate students and their...
View ArticleGrainne lands dream trip to Disneyland
Grainne with her cake A young Dundalk girl has landed her family a dream trip to Disneyland in Paris. Grainne Moran, aged 6, was one of five winners in a cookery competition run by The Sunday World...
View Article49 new jobs created by the opening of Tesco Extra in Dundalk
Tesco Ireland officially launched their new store in Dundalk yesterday, with the help of the new super junior minister and local TD Ged Nash. The store employs 174 people in total, 90% of whom are...
View ArticleLocal dog earns thousands of YouTube hits for version of Ave Maria
A local dog has earned thousands of YouTube hits after being recorded singing along to Ave Maria while looking at the Hangover 3 movie. Gerry and Caroline Dillon from Dundalk were watching Alan’s...
View ArticleDundalk held by neighbours as lead at the top of the table is cut to four points
Dundalk’s lead at the top of the table was cut to four points after they were held to a 1-1 draw by neighbours Drogheda Utd in United Park last night. The Lilywhites looked to have got off to a dream...
View ArticleMajor changes proposed for the Violet Pub in Blackrock
The Violet in Blackrock Major changes are being proposed to the former Violet Pub at The Square in Blackrock to turn it back into a home. Ronan and Denise Wogan have applied to Louth County Council for...
View ArticleStarbucks could be on its way to Dundalk
Starbucks could be on the way to Dundalk. Sources have informed Talk of the Town that the popular coffee chain are looking at the possibility at opening a store in the Marshes Shopping Centre. It is...
View ArticleSearch party organised to look for Ken Fagan today
CCTV footage of Kenneth Fagan from 6 August 4.17pm A search party has been organised to help looking for Kenneth (Ken) Fagan later today. The search will commence from the Clan na Gael GFC clubrooms at...
View ArticleNew coffee shop for Dundalk?
Starbucks could be on the way to Dundalk. Sources have informed Talk of the Town that the popular coffee chain are looking at the possibility at opening a store in the Marshes Shopping Centre. It is...
View ArticleFlynn triumphs in IVCA league
Jimmy Flynn takes the win in the IVCA race Cuchulainn Cycling Club’s rich vein of form in the IVCA League continued recently with Jimmy Flynn taking the win in the most recent round of the league....
View ArticleTwo wins in three days for Dundalk Cricket Club
Kalkeran Kieran Dundalk Cricket Club have had good reasons to celebrate this week with two remarkable wins in the space of one week. The 1st and 2nd teams had both been in the doldrums this season, the...
View ArticleThis week’s Dundalk Democrat
This week’s Dundalk Democrat leads with the story of the McShane family, whose home in Avondale has been robbed four times. There’s also an appeal for information on the whereabouts of missing local...
View ArticleGreenore Port on verge of being sold
An aerial view of Greenore Port Investment company One51 and the State-owned Dublin Port Company are on the brink of selling Greenore Port to a new owner for a figure in the low single-digit millions,...
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