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Dundalk couple speak out in favour of Yes vote in same-sex marriage referendum
A local couple who will be married 50 years this year have come out in support of a Yes campaign in the forthcoming same-sex marriage referendum on May 22nd. Brighid and Paddy Whyte from Faughart...
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Funfair arriving in Dundalk this Thursday
A funfair will arrive at the Marshes Shopping Centre this Thursday and will remain there until Sunday March 22nd. It will be open from 6.30pm to 10pm from Monday to Friday, 2pm to 10pm on Saturdays and...
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Naomh Moninne table quiz on Monday
Naomh Moninne Hurling Club will host their annual table quiz on Monday night (St Patrick’s Eve) at 9pm in McGeough’s Bar in Roden Place. Entry for a table of four is €40. Refreshments will be served on...
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Louth man alleges Sinn Féin and IRA covered up his rape as a teenager
A Louth man will appear on BBC’s Spotlight programme tonight claiming he was raped by a well known IRA volunteer as a teenager. Paudie McGahon (40), who now lives in Ardee, told the programme he was...
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Plans for 12 new homes in Dromiskin
One of the existing homes in the Seabrook development in Dromiskin Plans are in place to build 12 new homes at Seabrook on the Commons Road in Dromiskin. Adonis Enterprises Limited have applied to...
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Fairways Hotel complex up for sale for €1.5m
The Fairways Hotel complex The Fairways Hotel has been put up for sale with an asking price of €1.5m. The area of land around the hotel being sold The Dublin Road premises, which was forced to close by...
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This week’s Dundalk Democrat
This week’s Dundalk Democrat leads with the story of local couple Paddy and Brighid Whyte’s appeal to vote Yes in the forthcoming referendum on same-sex marriage. There’s also a local at the future...
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1,200 litres of fuel laundering waste found north of Dundalk
Close to 1,200 litres of toxic sludge has been found north of Dundalk. The discovery was made at a lay-by close to the border with Northern Ireland on the M1/N1 motorway. The sludge is the waste of...
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Double Dundalk connection to Oxford goal
Callum O’Dowda of Oxford Utd has family in Dundalk There was a distinctive Dundalk connection to Oxford Utd’s 1-0 win at promotion chasing Bury at the weekend. Former Lilywhites striker Pat Hoban...
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Adams insists he believes McGahon’s IRA rape claims
Paudie McGahon told his story to BBC Spotlight reporter Jennifer O’Leary Sinn Féin president and local TD Gerry Adams has said he believes claims made by Paudie McGahon on BBC Sportlight last night...
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Rosie back home after Louth SPCA campaign proves a success
Rosie A stolen dog was returned to the Louth Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) last week after being stolen last month. It is believed Rosie the Lurcher was let go by thieves...
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Silverware, silverware everywhere in Dundalk
Not a bad haul! Former Armagh footballer Steven McDonnell posted this pictured on his Twitter account earlier today of the silverware recently won by Dundalk FC, Dundalk Rugby Club, St Patrick’s GFC,...
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Local consultants named on Revenue defaulters’ list
Two local consultants were named in the Revenue Commissioners’ latest defaulters’ list, which was released yesterday. The biggest settlement was made by IT consultants Assured Business Software Ltd...
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This week’s Argus
This week’s Argus leads with the story about last night’s BBC Spotlight programme and how the local Sinn Féin party handled it. There’s also an interview with the couple who got married last week in...
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When swans meet a (rubber) duck
Check out this superb shot from local photographer Darran Rafferty in Dundalk yesterday. In it he captures a black and white swan coming across a rubber duck at the North Marsh in Dundalk. Fantastic...
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Former Dundalk striker Hoban nominated for SSE Airtricity League Player of...
Pat Hoban with his SSE Airtricity / SWAI Player of the Month Award for October 2014 Former Dundalk striker Pat Hoban has been nominated for the SSE Airtricity League Player of the Year award at the...
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David Keenan’s Maxi Taxi hit El Paso now available to download
Local singer/songwriter David Keenan hit the headlines recently when his performance of ‘El Paso’ in the Maxi Taxi went viral. The song proved a huge hit with people locally, nationally and...
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New video highlights all Dundalk Stadium has to offer
Cheltenham is in full flow at the moment and, as a result, horse racing has rarely been in as much focus. It can be easy to forget we have a world class racing facility on our doorstep in Dundalk...
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St Patrick’s Day 5k in Omeath
A St Patrick’s Day 5k run or walk will take place at Omeath Greenway at 11.30am on March 17th. The event will run from Omeath Pier towards Greer’s Quay with refreshments and entertainment afterwards...
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Gardaí preparing file on two IRA rape claims in Co Louth
Paudie McGahon told his story to BBC Spotlight reporter Jennifer O’Leary earlier this week Gardaí have confirmed that a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions relating to the...
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