Dundalk FC season review on sale soon
The Dundalk FC season review book will go on sale on Saturday November 29th. The 264 page full colour publication has been put together by journalist Gavin McLaughlin of The Dundalk Democrat,...
View ArticleNew drive-in cinema on the way to Dundalk
A new drive-in cinema is on the way to Dundalk. Dundalk Drive-In Cinema is a first of its kind for the area and will be located at Dundalk Retail Park on the Inner Relief Road. The new venture is...
View ArticleArdee Road reopens to traffic
The scene at the Ardee Road on Sunday. Picture courtesy of Marko’s Pizza, Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk The Ardee Road reopened to traffic. The road – the N52/R171 – had been closed since the weekend due...
View ArticleDundalk striker Hoban feels he has to make English move to move up the ladder
Pat Hoban with his SSE Airtricity / SWAI Player of the Month Award for October Dundalk striker Pat Hoban looks to be on his way out of the club with a move to English League Two outfit Oxford Utd in...
View ArticleSharkey “livid” at shoddy work carried out on Blackrock sea defences
Cracks are already quite evident in the sea defences at Blackrock just a couple of months after the work was carried out Louth County Councillor Tomás Sharkey has hit out at the shoddy work that was...
View ArticlePat’s and Dreadnots to clash again in league final
St Patrick’s GFC and the Dreadnots will meet this Sunday in the Cardinal O’Donnell Cup final having come through their respective Anchor Tours Division One League semi-final ties last night The Pat’s...
View ArticleHeaven Boutique open pop up shop on Clanbrassil Street
Inside the new Heaven Boutique pop up shop at the Clanbrassil Centre on Clanbrassil Street Heaven Boutique, which used to trade in the Marshes Shopping Centre in the outlet now occupied by Starbucks,...
View ArticleNew dye could wipe out fuel laundering
Fuel laundering is a major issue in this area Illegal fuel laundering should be “virtually eliminated” by next spring with the introduction of a new dye, Britain’s Revenue and Customs has said. It...
View ArticleThe Friary Youth Club to host quiz night tomorrow
The Friary Youth Club’s annual quiz takes place this Thursday night at 8.30pm in Byrne’s Pub on Hill Street. The event has been organised to raise funds for a defibrillator with a table costing €25 on...
View ArticleArdee by-pass unlikely to proceed anytime soon
Seamus Kirk TD Local TD Seamus Kirk today received a reply from the National Roads Authority regarding the progress of the N52 western by-pass of Ardee, which suggests the project is not likely to...
View ArticleRents on the rise in Louth
Rents in Louth have risen by 8.5% in the last year, according to the latest rental report from property website Daft.ie. The report found that the average rent paid in the Wee County now stands at...
View ArticleCops and Donut Shop in Dundalk this Saturday
You can treat yourself to a donut this weekend and help out Special Olympics Ireland as a result. The Cops and Donut Shop will be in the Marshes Shopping Centre this Saturday from 9am to 5pm. The...
View ArticleDundalk RNU to protest outside local Topaz garage this Saturday
The Dundalk branch of the Republican Network for Unity (RNU) are set to stage a protest outside Niall Clarke’s Topaz garage on the Dublin Road this Saturday at 1pm. The protest has been staged due to...
View ArticleDundalk Simon Community issue urgent appeal for donations
Dundalk Simon Community has issued an urgent appeal for donations to their shop in York Street. The charity are seeking any of the follow: Ladies, gents and kids clothing Unwanted gifts Jewellery CDs,...
View ArticleThen/Now Dundalk calendar to be released next week
Local photographer Mark Quigley has certainly caught the eye throughout the year with his Then/Now Project, which combines current images of some of Dundalk’s landmark areas with pictures from the...
View ArticleDundalk Retail Park on verge of being sold
A US investment fund are believed to be close to securing a deal to buy Dundalk Retail Park. It is reported that Varde Partners are hoping to snap up the Spectrum portfolio of shopping centres and...
View ArticleMore than 200 local athletes take part in Run in the Dark
More than 200 local athletes took part in the second annual Mark Pollack Run in the Dark last week. Blackrock AC first competed in the charity run last year with 70 people taking part and raising over...
View ArticleD’Arcy and Fitzpatrick refusing to give up on Narrow Water Bridge project
An artist’s impression of the Narrow Water Bridge The Narrow Water Bridge project is moving forward according to local Fine Gael representatives Senator Jim D’Arcy and Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick. Last...
View ArticleArchbishop Martin to celebrate Christmas Mass in Dundalk next month
Archbishop Eamon Martin Armagh Diocesan Cursillo will celebrate the annual Mass in Preparation for Christmas with Archbishop Eamon Martin on Friday 12th December at 7.30pm in St Patrick’s Church,...
View ArticleThe Home Bakery receives a special mention from food critic Paolo Tullio
The Home Bakery in Jocelyn Street Dundalk’s famous Home Bakery received a smell mention from renowned food critic Paolo Tullio in his Irish Independent column last weekend. The bakery in Jocelyn Street...
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