Dundalk IT to host industry open day
Dundalk IT will host an on-campus Industry Open Day on Wednesday April 15th from 12 noon to 5.30pm. On the day local industries and businesses can find out how to work more closely with the institute...
View ArticleThe San Siro
Masterpiece Aerial Photography recently captured this superb shot of the Sean O’Mahony’s GFC pitch on the Point Road. Nicknamed the ‘San Siro’ locally, there is a fantastic background view of the...
View ArticleThe Malt House hoping to expand smoking area
The Malt House on the Dublin Road are hoping to increase the size of the smoking area at the front of the pub and restaurant. Rosemary Mullen has applied to Louth County Council for planning...
View ArticleBusiness consumer expo coming to Dundalk next month
Dundalk Chamber of Commerce will host a business consumer expo in the Marshes Shopping Centre on Friday May 15th from 10am to 5pm. Sponsored by the Local Enterprise Office and Bank of Ireland, the...
View ArticleBeached Whales looking forward to All-Ireland inter-varsity battle of the...
Local band Beached Whales recently booked their place in the All-Ireland inter-varsity battle of the bands final, representing Dundalk IT. The final will take place on April 14th in Galway and comes...
View ArticleRegistration open for Tommy McConville Golf Classic
The late, great Tommy McConville The Tommy McConville Annual Golf Classic will take place this year in Dundalk Golf Club on Friday May 29th. Entry is €200 per team for a four ball scramble. This...
View ArticleH&M coming to Dundalk
The Dorothy Perkins/Burton store in the Marshes will close to make way for H&M Clothing retailer H&M are on their way to Dundalk. Their new local store, which has been in the pipeline for over...
View ArticleDundalk could bag over €1m from Champions League
Dundalk FC will collect almost €1.2m in prize money if they win their Champions League second round qualifier in July. That is after UEFA confirmed earlier this week a huge increase in rewards for...
View ArticleGardaí called to Marshes during Dunnes strike
Local senator Mary Moran was one of several politicians who supported those on strike yesterday Gardaí were called to the Marshes yesterday to ensure access to the shopping centre was left unblocked by...
View ArticleMeanwhile, in Lidl
Those parking spaces are only a guideline it seems as this customer at their Avenue Road store seems to think they can just park (abandon?) their car where they like.
View ArticleLocal twins become the first to serve in Aircorps
Eugene and Frankie Mohan with their father, Garda Inspector Brian Mohan, at Frankie’s commissioning of his Military Pilot Wings Local men Eugene and Frankie Mohan created history yesterday after...
View ArticleQuayside Business Park sells after auction for undisclosed amount
A major Dundalk office block sold after auction on Tuesday for an undisclosed amount. The offices at Quayside Business Park in Mill Street had an AMV at the GW2 auction of €1,150,000. The offices...
View ArticleAdams under fire for McConville comments
Local TD Gerry Adams has come under fire after describing the abduction and murder of mother-of-ten Jean McConville as something that “happens in war”. The Sinn Féin president said the horrific murder...
View ArticleO’Conor goal ends Dundalk’s winning run
A late Paul O’Conor goal earned Limerick a 1-1 draw with Dundalk in Jackman Park on Saturday, bringing to an end the Lilywhites’ 100% start to the season. A Richie Towell strike before the break looked...
View ArticleLouth relegated to Division Four
Louth will be playing Division Four football next season after yesterday’s 2-13 to 2-11 defeat to Limerick in Drogheda consigned them to a second successive relegation. The result, which kept the...
View ArticleDundalk Fire Service deal with shed fires
Dundalk Fire Service were called to the scene of two shed fires in Dundalk in the early hours of this morning. The incidents occurred around 2.30am in the Hoey’s Lane area. Fortunately the fires were...
View ArticlePart of Táin Holiday Village destroyed by fire
The Táin Adventure Centre has been allowed to fall into disrepair since closing for business in 2007 A portion of the former Táin Holiday Village at Ballyoonan in Omeath was destroyed by fire in the...
View ArticleAppeal for lost engagement ring
A local woman has appealed for the return of her engagement ring, which she lost in Dundalk on Easter Sunday. Karen Farrelly lost the 18ct white gold diamond ring in the Park Street area and made the...
View ArticleMcConville’s son hits out at Adams’ comments
Gerry Adams The son of Jean McConville, the widowed Belfast mother of 10, who was murdered in Belfast by the IRA in 1972 has criticised comments made about the case on US TV by Sinn Féin president...
View ArticleOrder of Malta Dundalk seeking new recruits
Local voluntary service Order of Malta Dundalk is looking to recruit new members. The appeal for new recruits comes after demand for the service increased by over 20% in the last two years. The Order...
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