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Gerry Adams to launch Dundalk Pride event
The Dublin Pride event, which celebrates gay and lesbian rights, will be held this weekend. With that in mind it’s worth noting that its Dundalk equivalent is only around the corner. The Dundalk...
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The top of Slieve Gullion
Thanks to local digital artist Paul Connolly for sharing this superb shot from the top of Slieve Gullion, looking down on County Louth. A wonderful photograph. Source: Paul Connolly Digital Artist...
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Speech and Drama stage camp to be held next month
Geraldine’s School of Speech and Drama will be hosting Stage Camp Summer Performance Workshops from July 22nd to 26th in the Louth Creative Community Hub in Muirhevnamor. The workshops run from 10am...
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Louth make tough work of seeing off Antrim
Louth’s Ciaran Byrne celebrates his goal against Antrim today Louth saw off Antrim by six points on a 1-17 to 1-11 scoreline in Drogheda today but the victory was nowhere near as comfortable as the...
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Limerick come from two down to derail Dundalk’s title hopes
Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny Dundalk’s bid to force their way into the Airtricity League title race suffered a major setback at Thomond Park last night as they squandered a two goal lead at the break...
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Memories of Pa’s at the Dundalk Shopping Centre
Anyone over a certain age in Dundalk will surely recall the old Pa’s Bar upstairs in the Dundalk Shopping Centre. It must be closed for well over a decade at this stage but many people still have fond...
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InstaDundalk group to host InstaWalk of the town this Friday
The people behind InstaDundalk are organising a photo walk of Dundalk this Friday. InstaWalk will gather at the courthouse square in Dundalk on Friday evening at 7pm, with the walkabout expected to...
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Louth paired with Kildare in next round of Qualifiers
Louth boss Aidan O’Rourke will be going head to head with his former Armagh team-mate Kieran McGeeney when the Wee County take on Kildare Louth will face a trip to Newbridge the weekend after next to...
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Local man fired by Northern Trust for operating rogue scheme, which saw...
A LOCAL man with family connections to politics in the area has lost his job at US financial services firm Northern Trust’s Dublin office after the company uncovered a rogue scheme, which saw over...
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Gibson wins her first round in women’s cycling league
Rosemary Gibson, winner of the most recent round of the women’s league, being presented with flowers by Eve McCrystal Following the success of the national championships in Carlingford the previous...
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Louth County Museum in Dundalk awarded interim accreditation by Heritage Council
The Louth County Museum in Dundalk is amongst five museums to have been awarded interim accreditation by the Heritage Council under the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland at a ceremony in Dublin...
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Bellingham Castle taking shape
Thanks to local digital artist Paul Connolly for sharing this sneaky shot of the new look Bellingham Castle, which was scheduled to open in June but has been delayed slightly. The...
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Kennedy’s Beer Garden gets a new resident
It’s summer time and the weather isn’t bad. That’s all of an excuse that a lot of people need to hit a beer garden. One of the best in the area is undoubtedly Kennedy’s on the Carrick Road. Little...
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Clanbrassil Street in the rare ould times
Thanks to Sharron McQuaid for sharing this old snap of Clanbrassil Street outside the Bank of Ireland premises. Plenty of businesses might have come and gone in between but not much has changed on...
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Brown bin now compulsory in Dundalk
A new type of bin will become more visible along Dundalk streets from this week, as it becomes compulsory for households to use. The brown bin is for disposing of household food waste in large urban...
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28% have yet to pay this year’s second home tax in Louth
Over 28% of people with second homes in Co Louth have yet to pay the NPPR charge –despite the passing of the deadline for payment on Sunday. Over 6,800 people in the county registered for the second...
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CCTV to be used in Dundalk’s fight against drugs
The Green Party’s Mark Dearey Dundalk Town Council has been urged to use its CCTV cameras to help combat open-drug dealing in the town. Sinn Fein’s Kevin Meenan and the Green Party’s Mark Dearey both...
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One Way Summer Camp returns to Dundalk for an eighth year
The One Way Summer Camp will return to Dundalk for an eighth year at the end of the month. The biggest children’s summer camp in town, One Way caters for between 150 and 200 children between the ages...
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Protest march in Dundalk this Saturday
A protest march against austerity will take place in Dundalk this Saturday from 1pm. The gathering will meet at the Fair Green before marching up Clanbrassil Street to the Market Square. Everyone is...
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Sean O’Mahony’s to host community day this Saturday
Sean O’Mahony’s will host a community day at their pitch on the Point Road in Dundalk this Saturday from 1pm. The proceedings will get underway with a sponsored underage 5k walk, with a sports day...
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