Williamson’s Mall in Dundalk to be sold at auction
Williamson’s Mall in Dundalk will be sold at auction later this month for a reserve price of between €670,000 and €730,000. The retail units, which front onto Francis Street and the Ramparts, will go...
View ArticleDundalk students create handmade dress out of shuttlecocks
Aoife O’Malley in the shuttlecock dress Four local schoolgirls have served up something unusual in the style stakes with a handmade dress made from 2,000 badminton shuttlecocks. Eimear McCoy, Aine...
View ArticleTraditional Latin Mass pilgrimage taking place on April 18th
The Traditional Latin Mass pilgrimage to St Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral in Armagh will take place at 12 noon on Saturday April 18th. Everyone is invited to attend and support the event, which is being...
View ArticleDundalk today
Weather like today makes the area seem that little bit nicer and local digital artist Paul Connolly certainly captured this in this shot of the Newry Bridge today over the Castletown River. Stunning!
View ArticleMountney goal sees Dundalk advance in EA Sports Cup
Holders Dundalk booked their place in the last eight of the EA Sports Cup with a 1-0 victory over Shelbourne in Oriel Park last night. John Mountney scored the game’s only goal in the 12th minute with...
View ArticleNew café opens outside Dundalk
A new café has opened along the border, just outside Dundalk today. Benny’s Café is located in the Jade Centre in Jonesborough and will be open from 9am to 6pm daily. Work has been ongoing at the café...
View ArticleThis week’s Argus
This week’s Argus leads with the story of local people having their cars stolen at various locations around the town after attempting to sell them online. There’s also reaction to the news of 40 new...
View ArticleDublin City Ramblers to perform in Ferguson’s Bar next month
The Dublin City Ramblers will be appearing at Ferguson’s Bar in Gyles’ Quay on Saturday May 2nd. Tickets, priced €15, are available from the bar or by calling 087 6440384. The band will be playing all...
View ArticleDundalk Photographic Society exhibition to be launched this Friday
Dundalk Photographic Society will open their annual exhibition this Friday at 7pm in An Táin Arts Centre at the Town Hall. The exhibition will be officially opened by Michael O’Sullivan, IPF...
View ArticleSinn Féin motion to remove chairperson’s allowance in Dundalk is defeated
Cllr Edel Corrigan The chair of the Dundalk Municipal District Committee will continue to receive an annual allowance of €12,000 after a vote to remove it was defeated last night. The sum was approved...
View ArticleGyles’ Quay beach in the sunshine
We’ve been spoilt in this area of late with some wonderful aerial shots of the town and its surroundings. Talk of the Town stumbled upon another today with this superb picture of the beach in Gyles’...
View ArticleAn Táin’s theatre company in residence Quintessence to stage Oscar Wilde...
An Táin Arts Centre have announced Quintessence Theatre Company as its theatre company in residence. Quintessence’s first production will be Oscar Wilde’s classic “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” which...
View Article€57,224,354 for local authority housing will reduce the Louth waiting list...
Cllr John McGahon Fine Gael councillor for Dundalk-Carlingford, John McGahon has welcomed the allocation of €57,224,354 for local authority housing in Louth. This is part of a national allocation of...
View ArticleNew village type development featuring over 1,000 houses given the go ahead...
Part of the proposed development would be located on lands to the rear of St Paul’s Church in Haynestown The go ahead has been given for over 1,000 new homes on the outskirts of Dundalk. The new...
View ArticleDundalk singer/songwriter David Keenan signs record deal with Vilkas Records
Local singer/songwriter David Keenan yesterday put pen to paper on a record deal with Vilkas Records The Dundalk-based music label have snapped up Keenan on the back of his recent success with his...
View ArticleA Lidl off with your parking there mate
Last week we carried a picture of a car pretty much abandoned outside the Lidl store on the Avenue Road. That prompted a lot of reaction, with readers of Talk of the Town insisting this is a regular...
View ArticleCarlingford Players to stage Philadelphia Here I Come this weekend
The Carlingford Players will present the Brian Friel play ‘Philadelphia Here I Come’ in the Foy Centre this weekend. The performances will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8pm sharp....
View ArticleDundalk’s David McMillan named Player of the Month for March
Dundalk striker David McMillan has been named the SSE Airtricity/SWAI Player of the Month for March. The 25-year-old overcame doubts over whether he could fill the void left by Pat Hoban’s departure...
View ArticleServisource Recruitment to host pre-Championship discussion panel in Dundalk...
Dundalk company Servisource Recruitment will host a GAA Pre-Championship Panel Discussion in the Carrickdale Hotel on Friday May 15th. The event, which is being run in aid of the Alan Kerins Projects,...
View ArticleNew Beginning to host Dundalk debt clinic on Monday
New Beginning will host a clinic in Dundalk on Monday giving people a chance to come and meeting with a qualified debt professional in your area. The event in the Imperial Hotel runs from 9am to 4pm...
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