New cake business opens in Dundalk
A new cake making business has been set up in Dundalk in recent weeks. 27 Cakes by Lisa McLaughlin offers a wide range of made to order cakes and treats suitable for a variety of occasions. Based on...
View ArticleDunnes Stores workers in Dundalk holding solidarity day today in three local...
Dunnes Stores workers in Dundalk will hold a solidarity day today. The event gives members of the public the chance to speak to workers at the three local stores about their current dispute which led...
View ArticleOperations and appointments from Louth County Hospital could be outsourced
The Louth County Hospital in Dundalk Hundreds of surgical operations and specialist appointments are set to be outsourced to private health providers in a bid to cut down on waiting lists with the...
View ArticleBelles Coffee Boutique opening in Dundalk on Monday
Belles Coffee Boutique will open in Clanbrassil Street on Monday with a special private launch event taking place from 6pm this evening. The sister café of the popular Belles Tea Rooms in Blackrock, it...
View ArticleFaughart couple Brighid and Paddy Whyte reiterate their call for a Yes vote...
Ahead of next Friday’s marriage equality referendum, local couple Brighid and Paddy Whyte have released a new video campaigning for a Yes vote. The Faughart couple, who will be 50 years married this...
View ArticleKeenan debuts new track ‘Field upon Field’ at Sin É gig
Local singer/songwriter David Keenan performed a new track ‘Field upon Field’ at a gig in Dublin earlier this week. The singer, who shot to fame earlier this year when his track ‘El Paso’ went viral...
View ArticleBellingham Castle to host outdoor production of Pride and Prejudice this July
Bellingham Castle Chapterhouse Theatre Company will host an outdoor production of Pride and Prejudice at Bellingham Castle on Tuesday July 14th. The event gets underway at 7.30pm with tickets on sale...
View ArticleSpanish Consulate visits Annagassan to discuss twinning based on Viking heritage
The sun setting in Annagassan A representative of the Spanish Consulate visited Annagassan this afternoon to discuss the first stage of a twinning proposal with Catoira, which shares a Viking heritage....
View ArticleHuge jackpot up for grabs tonight at Let’s Bingo
Let’s Bingo on the Racecourse Road have a massive jackpot tonight at their bingo. The game is only €3 to play and the jackpot is on €2,700 if you can check in 55 calls or less! Play the whole night of...
View ArticleDundalk Gardaí investigating separate armed robberies
Gardaí in Dundalk are investigating an armed robbery at the home of a local businessman last night. The incident happened in the Ballymascanlon area around 10.45pm. Three raiders, two armed with a...
View ArticleMountney goal earns late victory for Dundalk against Derry
John Mountney struck late on to earn Dundalk a narrow 1-0 victory over Derry City at Oriel Park last night. Stephen Kenny’s side looked like dropping points for the first time at home this season until...
View ArticleSix reasons Dundalk is where it is right now
The Sunday Times article An article in a recent edition Sunday Times Culture section titled ‘Rotting to the Core’ certainly ruffled a few feathers locally. For those who didn’t see it, the article...
View ArticleCouncil tenants left owing thousands in rent after miscalculation by local...
Cllr Kevin Meenan A number of Louth County Council tenants could face bills of thousands of euro after being undercharged on their rent by the local authority. The issue was raised at yesterday’s...
View Article25 new jobs to be created by Maxol opposite Dundalk IT
Brian Fitzpatrick, outgoing Student Union president; Aaron Lawless, incoming Students’ Union president; John Sisk; Brian Donaldson, the Maxol Group; Mario Macblain; John Hanna (contracts manager) and...
View ArticleDundalk see off UCC to book EA Sports Cup semi-final spot
Holders Dundalk overcame UCC 5-0 in Cork last night to book their place in the semi-finals of the EA Sports Cup. Stephen Kenny’s side hit the front inside the opening two minutes through Ciaran...
View ArticleThis week’s Dundalk Democrat
This week’s Dundalk Democrat leads with the story that Louth County Council could be facing a major financial crisis after it was revealed yesterday that just half of commercial rates were collected...
View ArticleAmy Kieran of Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy nominated for pharmacist of the year
Amy Kieran from Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy on the Avenue Road has been nominated for the people’s community pharmacist of the year award by The Irish Pharmacy News magazine. Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy was...
View ArticleDundalk wedding planner outlines reasons why to vote Yes on Friday
In the build-up to Friday’s marriage equality referendum there are plenty of videos which have been put together encouraging you which way to vote. Talk of the Town has already pledged its support...
View ArticleDundalk and District Schoolboys’ League table quiz this Friday night
The Dundalk and District Schoolboys’ League U-15 squad will hold a fundraising table quiz ahead of their participation in this summer’s Milk Cup tournament this Friday night in the Lisdoo at 8pm. A...
View ArticleGerry Adams and Prince Charles shake hands in Galway
Sinn Féin leader and local TD Gerry Adams and Britain’s Prince Charles shook hands at an event in Galway this afternoon. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived in the west of Ireland this morning...
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