Louth County Council vote in support of marriage equality
Cllr John McGahon put forward the motion for Louth County Council to support a Yes vote in the marriage equality referendum on May 22nd Louth County Council has passed a motion in support of the...
View ArticleBusy and successful week for Pearse Óg
It has been a very busy week and a half for Pearse Óg Hurling Club, with three games in 10 days resulting in three victories. The first victory game on Good Friday, with Pearse Óg beating near...
View ArticleGala night of music and song in Dundalk Golf Club this Wednesday
Violinist Patricia Treacy will be one of the main attractions at Wednesday’s event The Dundalk and District Lourdes Invalid Fund will host a gala night of music and song in Dundalk Golf Club on...
View ArticleGideon triumphs in Patsy Kelly 5k
Gideon Kizmosop on the way to winning the Patsy Kelly 5k on Saturday. Picture: Paul O’Connor Gideon Kizmosop of the Project Africa Athletics group was the winner of the Patsy Kelly 5k in Dundalk at the...
View ArticleTowell treble sees Dundalk past Galway
Richie Towell grabbed a second half hat-trick as Dundalk seen off Galway Utd at Oriel Park last night to maintain their two point lead at the top of the table. The midfielder opened the scoring from...
View ArticleRape Crisis North East car boot sale this Sunday
Rape Crisis North East will hold a car boot sale this Sunday from 11am to 4pm in McEvoy’s car park on Batchelor’s Walk. Admission on the day is €2 for adults, while children go free. Sellers with...
View ArticleDundalk IT students unable to register to vote after Garda no show
Students at Dundalk Institute of Technology, who had hoped to register to vote in the upcoming referendums on May 22nd, were unable to do so on Monday. Brian Fitzpatrick, president of Dundalk IT...
View ArticleDundalk RFC prepare for biggest game in their history
Dundalk Rugby Club will play arguably the most important game in their history on Saturday when they travel to Kilternan in Dublin to take on De La Salle Palmerston in the All-Ireland League...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection with disappearance of Dundalk teenager Ciara Breen...
Ciara Breen has been missing since February 1997 A man in his 50s has been arrested this morning in connection with the disappearance of Dundalk teenager Ciara Breen in February 1997. The then...
View ArticleBell X1 to bring acoustic tour to The Spirit Store
Top Irish band Bell X1 will be bringing their acoustic tour to The Spirit Store in Dundalk on Thursday October 15th. Tickets for the show, priced €25, go on sale this Friday at 9am from...
View ArticleAll local beaches have good water quality
Templetown Beach Good news for anyone looking to avail of the good weather by going to the beach – the areas beaches have all received good reports on the quality of their bathing waters from the EPA....
View ArticleDundalk Schoolboys League table quiz this Thursday
The Dundalk Schoolboys’ League Kennedy Cup square will host a fundraising table quiz this Thursday night in Kennedy’s Bar on the Carrick Road. The event gets underway at 8.30pm on the night, with a...
View ArticleThis week’s Dundalk Democrat
This week’s Dundalk Democrat leads with the story of Louth County Council backing a Yes vote in the forthcoming marriage equality referendum. There’s also news of a house fire in Muirhevnamor that led...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection with Ciara Breen disappearance released without...
Ciara Breen has been missing since February 1997 The man arrested yesterday in connection with the disappearance of Dundalk teenager Ciara Breen has been released without charge. The man in his 50s was...
View ArticleThis week’s Argus
This week’s Argus leads with news of an arrest in the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Ciara Breen in Dundalk in February 1997. There’s also report on a bid to track down local...
View ArticleThree men break-in to house of elderly women in Dundalk
Gardaí in Dundalk are appealing for witnesses following a break-in to a home of two elderly women in the town on Monday night. The incident happened between 10.15pm and 10.30pm in the Parnell Park...
View ArticleByrne suffers injury blow after AFL debut
Ciaran Byrne Louth Village man Ciaran ‘Casey’ Byrne’s AFL career has suffered a blow after barely getting out of the starting blocks. The 20-year-old made his debut for Carlton against Essendon last...
View ArticleLocal properties sold at auction
10 Yorke Street Three local properties sold at yesterday’s Allsop auction in the RDS in Dublin. First under the hammer was 10 Yorke Street, a mid-terraced property set up as two one bed apartments,...
View ArticleOmeath Tidy Towns table quiz this Friday
The Omeath Tidy Towns committee will host a fundraising table quiz this Friday night at 8pm in the Granvue Hotel. A table of five is €25 and all support for the event is welcomed. The Phillips...
View ArticleFr Gerry Campbell to embark on cross-border run to highlight trafficking
Fr Gerry Campbell Local priest Fr Gerry Campbell will undertake a diocesan run this weekend to help raise awareness of modern day trafficking. The parish priest of Kilkerley, Fr Campbell will start...
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