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Louth GAA mourning passing of Brendan Carthy
Brendan Carthy RIP Louth GAA is mourning this morning following the passing of Minor Board chairman Brendan Carthy. The Roche Emmets clubman has been pivotal in reviving the underage game in the county...
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Sinead’s anthem becoming a major hit after Monaghan win
Local singer/songwriter Sinead McNally was on the Breakfast Roll show with Sean McCaffrey on Northern Sound last Friday and with the Monaghan station busy preparing for Sunday’s Ulster final against...
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Locals play their part in Riverdance world record
Nicola McGee, Cal Moran, Dearbhla Mackin and Sonya Levins all participated in the successful World Record Riverdance performance in Dublin on Sunday A number of locals played their part in setting a...
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New store set to open in the Marshes Shopping Centre
A new store is set to open in the Marshes Shopping Centre in the coming weeks in the outlet previously occupied by Jane Norman and, most recently, Freestyle. Entertainment Exchange will allow people...
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Richie steers Monaghan to famous win
Richie Ford Monaghan are currently basking in the glory of a first Ulster Championship win in 25 years but little do most people know that it was a Louth man who played a pivotal role in their victory...
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The Newry Bridge
Check out this superb picture of the Newry Bridge over the Castletown River in Dundalk, as captured by local digital artist Paul Connolly at 5.32am this morning. Source: Paul Connolly Digital Artist
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Boylesports expanding but in London, rather than Dundalk
Local bookmakers Boylesports are expanding their digital business but have opted to do so in London rather than Dundalk, according to a report in today’s Irish Times. The company, which has its...
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Dundalk in the sunshine
Thanks to Aaron Smith for capturing this superb shot of the sun beaming down on Clanbrassil Street on Saturday. Source: Aaron Smith (Instagram)
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Death occurs of popular Dundalk doctor
The death has occurred of popular local doctor Tom O’Callaghan. Best known for his work as a consultant physician in the Louth County Hospital, Dr O’Callaghan worked in the Louth for 23 years before...
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Dundalk Gardaí investigating fire at Park Hotel
Gardai are investigating the cause of a fire at the Park Hotel on the Armagh Road last night. The local fire service was called to the hotel around 11.30pm to deal with a small blaze in the golf...
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Dumping in Defender’s Row
Gary Moran has raised the matter of dumping on Defender’s Row over on the Dundalk Northend and Friends Facebook page. Gary, who works nearby in McGeough’s Bar in Roden Place, took the above picture...
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Corrigan urges caution on quads
Louth County Councillor Edel Corrigan has taken to Facebook to appeal people in the Toberona, Oldbridge and Fatima areas of the town to be cautious about driving quads and scramblers around the...
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The changing face of Park Street
Sharron McQuaid shared the above picture of Park Street in decades gone by recently over on Facebook. There was an interesting reply by Ciaran McNulty though, who used an image from Google Maps (see...
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Tragic death of Dundalk man in Boston
Adrian Skehan RIP The tragic death has taken place of local man Adrian Skehan in Boston. Adrian, aged 30, had been living in the States for sometime but passed away at the weekend following an...
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Major accident avoided at Dundalk Shopping Centre after roof caves in
The scene at Tesco following yesterday’s incident which seen a roof cave in A major accident was narrowly avoided at Dundalk Shopping Centre yesterday after a roof caved in. The incident happened at...
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This week’s Argus
In this week’s Argus, the main story features on the removal of care meals at St John of God’s in Drumcar. There’s also news of Dundalk Women’s Aid refuge’s struggle to survive, an update on the...
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Bagatelle to play Dunleer show this Saturday
The legendary Bagatelle, featuring Dundalk’s very own Liam Reilly, will play an exclusive Louth summer date this Saturday July 27th at the Grove House, Dunleer. The show gets underway at 9pm with the...
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Bygone times in Earl Street
Thanks to Sharron McQuaid for sharing this old snap of Earl Street. It looks a lot different today with the buildings in nowhere near as good a condition as they are captured here and the street...
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New housing development planned for Newry Road in Dundalk
Part of the boarded up area in Maxwell’s Terrace, as well as Coogan’s Shop, which is earmarked for demolition subject to planning permission. Picture courtesy of Google Maps 2009 A new housing...
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O’Hanlon Park community centre gets the go ahead
Secret Millionaire John Fitzpatrick with members of the O’Hanlon Park Boxing club, who will benefit from the new community centre if and when it is built The O’Hanlon Park and Hillview Residents’...
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