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Cuchulainn Cycling Club prepare for women’s only league launch
Cuchulainn Cycling Club Dundalk will shortly launch a new women’s only league for 2014. The league will run every Tuesday evening over eight weeks from Tuesday 6th May and is suitable for women of all...
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New records set at Patsy Kelly 5k
Peter Brandon led the field in the Patsy Kelly 5k The male and female course records were smashed at the third annual Patsy Kelly 5k in Dundalk on Saturday evening. Up to 900 people took part in the...
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Disruption for local rail commuters on Easter Sunday
Commuters travelling between Dundalk and Dublin via Irish Rail on Easter Sunday will face disruptions, with part of the Northern line set to close to allow for track and points placement. Portmarnock,...
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This week’s Dundalk Democrat
This week’s Dundalk Democrat leads with the story we brought you on Friday night about an attempted abduction in Blackrock. There’s also continued build up to the Giro d’Italia’s visit to the town...
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Nuala Kennedy to return to Dundalk for hometown gig in The Spirit Store
Nuala performing with her band Dundalk-born musician Nuala Kennedy will be bringing her band over to Scotland for a hometown gig in The Spirit Store next month. Trad artist Nuala is an internationally...
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Kirk demands action on UK-EU referendum
Seamus Kirk Louth TD Seamus Kirk has expressed concern that the Government has no clear contingency plan in the event the UK decides it wants to leave the European Union. In a response to a...
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Dundalk students running for positions on Irish Secondary Schools Union
Craig McHugh’s election poster Two Dundalk students, Craig McHugh and Shay McArdle, are running for positions on the national executive of the Irish Secondary Schools Union (ISSU). Craig McHugh is...
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Sinn Féin angered by council asking them to remove national flag from Market...
One of the tricolours flying in the Market Square. Picture: Cllr Tomás Sharkey Sinn Féin have hit out at Dundalk Town Council after the local authority instructed them to remove the national flag from...
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Family fun day this Saturday at Black and White Living
Black and White Living on the Coes Road are holding an Easter-themed family fun day this Saturday between 12 noon and 4pm. The coffee shop are providing free face painting, free balloon modelling,...
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Brendan into semi-finals of The Voice of Ireland
Local singer Brendan McCahey booked his place in The Voice of Ireland semi-finals on Sunday evening after impressing the judges yet again with a version of Stevie Wonder’s hit track ‘For Once In My...
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Sunrise in Dundalk
Check out this stunning shot of the sun rising in Dundalk this morning, as captured by Cynthia Salako as she was out for her morning run at 6am. Source: Cynthia Salako (Instagram)
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Gardaí investigating hoax call to paramedics in Dundalk
Gardaí are investigating a hoax call to paramedics that took place in Dundalk on April 1st. The HSE has confirmed that an emergency call was made claiming that a 14-year-old was in labour. When...
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Riva to reopen today following brand refresh
Riva in Earl Street will reopen its doors at 12 o’clock today following a brand refresh. The popular eatery, which is run by Tim and Bernie Murphy, will now be called Riva Wine, Bar & Kitchen. The...
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Adams backs reopening of Dunleer train station
The Dunleer Train Station committee Local TD Gerry Adams has offered his backing for the current campaign to reopen Dunleer Train Station. The Sinn Féin president attended Monday night’s meeting in...
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Shamrocks FC to host Texas Holdem night in Fagan’s
Shamrocks FC Dundalk are holding a Texas Holdem Classic on the Friday May 2nd in Fagan’s Lounge on the Castletown Road. All interested parties are invited to get involved, with the entry fee €20 and...
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Louth Bee Keepers lecture taking place tonight
The Louth Bee Keepers’ Association continue their lecture programme with a talk on ‘Queen Rearing’ by Keith Pierce in the Teagasc Centre on the Dublin Road tonight from 8pm to 10pm. Membership cards...
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This week’s Dundalk Leader
This week’s Dundalk Leader leads with the story of local man David Garvey getting home from hospital as he battles locked-in syndrome. There’s also a report on former Louth GAA star Ciaran Byrne...
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3,000 litres of fuel laundering waste dumped in Haggardstown
Around 3,000 litres of toxic sludge was discovered dumped just outside Dundalk earlier today. In total three containers of oil laundering waste, each containing about 1,000 litres of the toxic...
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Tallaght Stadium to host Setanta Cup final between Dundalk and Sligo Rovers
Tallaght Stadium Tallaght Stadium has been confirmed as the venue for this year’s Setanta Sports Cup final on Saturday May 10th. Dundalk and Sligo Rovers will face off on the day, with both clubs...
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Then and now on the Castletown Road
Mark Quigley has been busy working on his Then/Now project for the past few weeks and here’s another stunning shot from the Castletown Road. In it he shows the street in its current format but also as...
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