Families of victims of Dundalk bombing make complaint to Police Ombudsman
The scene following the bombing in Dundalk in December 1975 A complaint on behalf of the families of the victims of the 1975 Dundalk bombing has been lodged with the Police Ombudsman in Northern...
View ArticleAdams calls for HIQA inquiry into ambulance service in the North East
Gerry Adams Sinn Féin president and Louth TD Gerry Adams has called on Minister for Health James Reilly to order a HIQA inquiry into the ambulance service in the North East. Deputy Adams’ call comes...
View ArticleMcConville charity match organised in aid of North Louth Hospice
Tommy McConville RIP A charity football match in memory of the late Tommy McConville will be played on St Valentine’s Day, Friday February 14th, in Oriel Park. The McConville family, who collected a...
View ArticleWorklink to host jobsearch event in Dundalk
Worklink’s first event of 2014 will take place in O Fiaich College from 11am until 1pm on Tuesday 28th January. “Staying Motivated in your Jobsearch” aims to boost your confidence and increase your...
View ArticleO’Connor to host 5k run in Dundalk for children’s cancer
The route for Stephen’s run Local businessman Stephen O’Connor will be hosting a run of children’s cancer and respite in Dundalk on Saturday March 8th. The 5k event will take place along the Old Newry...
View ArticleMacDonald claims bronze in Belfast as Cuchulainn clinch gold in team event
Aidan MacDonald who claimed the bronze in the Vets National Cyclo Cross Championships Sunday saw the first Irish Cycling Championship of 2014, when Belfast’s Lady Dixon Park hosted the event that was...
View ArticleCiarán makes it three from three on Countdown
Ciarán all smiles on yesterday’s show Dundalk man Ciarán Crawley made it three successive wins on Channel 4 game show Countdown yesterday when he beat Sophie Handling by 95-74. The salesman, who runs...
View ArticleMcParlands issue warning over bogus door to door sellers
McParlands of Newry Newry-based home and hardware store McParland’s have issued a warning about people going door to door in the Louth area selling items and claiming they are representatives of the...
View ArticleDate set for Malone Cup
This year’s Jim Malone Cup match between Dundalk FC and Drogheda Utd has been confirmed for United Park on Friday February 7th at 7.45pm. The game will act as a curtain raiser to the two Louth clubs’...
View ArticleDundalk Schools face Wicklow this afternoon
Dundalk Schools will be taking on Wicklow Schools in the opening round of the Leinster Post Primary Senior Football A Championship this afternoon. Throw-in at Pairc na nGaeil on the Ramparts Road is at...
View ArticleCounty Museum in Dundalk celebrating 20th anniversary this year
The County Museum in Dundalk The County Museum, Dundalk this year celebrates its twentieth anniversary with a number of events organised and more in the planning stages. The building, a former...
View ArticleAnother blow for Dundalk as Pulse Pacemaker closes its doors
Kate English of Pulse Pacemaker Dundalk’s business community has suffered another blow with well-known ladies boutique, Pulse Pacemaker, set to close its doors. Talk of the Town understands that staff...
View ArticleDundalk Schools lose out to Wicklow
Dean Maguire, pictured here in action for Louth, found the net for Dundalk Schools on Friday Dundalk Schools suffered a disappointing 1-17 to 1-10 defeat at home to Wicklow Schools in the first round...
View ArticleNew Twitter accounts enable Dundalk motorists to keep track of local fuel prices
Applegreen was found to offer some of the best value fuel prices in the area, according to Pumps.ie Motorists in Louth will now be able to keep track of petrol and diesel prices easier than ever...
View ArticleThis week’s Dundalk Leader
In this week’s Dundalk Leader, a local family’s association with the BT Young Scientist Exhibition continued when two members of the Begley clan competed in the event. To date the family have won six...
View ArticleNational Blood Pressure Day screenings in Dundalk next Thursday
Operation Transformation’s National Blood Pressure Day will take place on Thursday 23 January with test centres being set up in shopping centres across the country. In Dundalk, the team from the Irish...
View ArticleNew photography exhibition opening in Dundalk on Monday
A new photography exhibition called ‘The Wise’ will open in the County Museum, Roden Place, Dundalk on Monday. The launch of the Realigning Photographic exhibition will take place from 7pm to 9pm and...
View ArticleTeagasc forest advisory clinic in Dundalk
Teagasc will hold a free forestry advisory clinic in Dundalk on Friday January 31st for people who are considering forestry or who are existing forest owners. The advisory clinics, which are organised...
View ArticleLecture on geology and archaeology of Bellurgan and Proleek next week
The Mourne Cooley Gullion Geotourism group will host a lecture on the geology and archaeology of Bellurgan and Proleek in Bellurgan Park on Wednesday January 22nd at 7pm. The lecture will be given by...
View ArticleTwo cars destroyed during break-ins at Belfry Drive
The scene at Belfry Drive on Friday night, with one of the burnt out cars A man was arrested in Belfry Drive on Friday night after an incident which seen two cars destroyed and a number of others...
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