Carlingford to Omeath path starting to take shape
A view of the proposed path The wonderful new walk and cycle path between Carlingford and Omeath is starting to take shape. Local businessman Kevin Woods, who was hugely influential in getting the...
View ArticleRegistration now open for Dundalk 10k Run
The registration process for the Dundalk 10k Run is now open with an early bird offer running at present. This year’s race will take place on Wednesday April 2nd at 6.30pm. There are some changes to...
View ArticleDundalk suffer penalty heartbreak yet again in Malone Cup
Paddy Malone, son of the late Jim Malone, presents the Malone Cup to Drogheda after the game, alongside his nephew Cillian Moran For the eighth time since the competition’s inception in 1997, Dundalk...
View ArticleDundalk in the rare ould times
The Dundalk Northend and Friends Facebook page has been one of the greatest sources of old photographs of the area in recent times so we decided to share a few of them with you. All of the old snaps...
View ArticleDundalk Winter League pull the plug on their association with Oriel Park
The Dundalk Winter League’s long running association with Dundalk FC has come to an end. For years the league has used Oriel Park as one of their main venues for matches, contributing thousands in...
View ArticleThis week’s Dundalk Leader
In this week’s Dundalk Leader there’s news of Annagassan man Brian Bell taking part in the Yokon Arctic Ultra race. There’s also an update on the Coláiste Rís students taking part in the F1 in Schools...
View ArticleSuccess for Marist students in Irish public speaking competition
Shane Durnin debating for the Marist in Newry St Mary’s College recently took part in the regional round of Gael Linn’s prestigious ‘Abair’ Irish public speaking competition, which was held in Gaeláras...
View ArticleRobbie to take part in Home to Rome cycle
Local physio Robbie Caraher will be taking part in the Home to Rome cycle challenge this summer. Robbie, who runs Louth Physiotherapy Clinic in Barrack Street, will be competing in the event to raise...
View ArticleDundalk Theatre Workshop to host ‘The Winslow Boy’ in the Town Hall
Aine Corcoran, Sean Og Cairns and Tim Ahern lead the stellar cast in Dundalk Theatre Workshop’s production of ‘The Winslow Boy’ Dundalk Theatre Workshop are staging Terence Rattigan’s classic tale ‘The...
View ArticleeBay and PayPal donate €45,000 to 17 charities
Louise Phelan, vice president of PayPal’s global operations in EMEA and Hazel Mitchell, director at eBay Global Customer Experience, Europe announcing the donations Seventeen Irish charities – some...
View ArticleLouth go down to 14 man Laois in National League
Fourteen man Laois held out for their first win of the season in the Allianz League Division Two after overcoming Louth by 2-08 to 0-11 at the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda. Tomas O Flaharta’s side were...
View ArticleVideo highlights of Dundalk v Man Utd emerges
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Dundalk’s pre-season friendly with Manchester United in 1994. Plenty of local football fans will have fond memories of the clash at Oriel Park, which the...
View ArticleKingsmill killers may be named soon
A permanent monument to the Kingsmill victims that was unveiled at the site of the atrocity last year The identity of IRA members who butchered 10 Protestant workmen in one of the most brutal sectarian...
View ArticleCircus arrives in Dundalk this week
Tom Duffy’s Circus has arrived in town with shows from Tuesday to Sunday. There will be performances on Tuesday and Wednesday night at 7.30pm, with two shows on Thursday and Friday at 4.30pm and...
View ArticleOld rail carriages being scrapped at Dundalk train station
The old carriage being demolished The scrapping of the 0ld Mk3 intercity rail carriages got underway at Clarke Station in Dundalk this morning. Diggers were on hand to break up the old carriages, which...
View ArticleAfternoon tea anyone?
The good folks over at Bellingham Castle have shared the above image of one of their newly renovated bars at the castle. Needless to say, it looks absolutely stunning. The official opening of the...
View ArticleArmagh Road flooding a problem for motorists
There have been numerous complaints over the course of the last week about the flooding under the railway bridge at Sportsman’s Hall on the Armagh Road. The flooding there is creating great difficulty...
View ArticleWedding bells for Eamonn and Lisa
Congratulations to local couple Eamonn O’Hagan and Lisa O’Connor, who tied the knot on Saturday. The couple got married in St Joseph’s Redemptorist Church in Dundalk before celebrating their reception...
View ArticleDundalk company manufacturing new craft brewery in Kildare
Dundalk-based company Spectac International are currently in the process of manufacturing a new craft brewery for Rye River Brewery in Kilcock, Co Kildare. This will be the first commercial brewery to...
View ArticleKirk calls on renewed support for Narrow Water Bridge
An artist’s impression of the Narrow Water Bridge Local Fianna Fáil TD Seamus Kirk has called on the government to keep the Narrow Water Bridge on the political agenda. Plans for the proposed bridge –...
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