Former Dundalk FC star set to feature on this year’s X Factor
Jamie Duffy, who covered his scar from open-chest surgery with make-up for his X Factor appearance A former Dundalk FC footballer is set to make a big impact on this year’s X Factor. Jamie Duffy, who...
View ArticlePeadar to retire after 25 years running McArdle’s
McArdle’s pub in Anne Street Peadar McArdle One of Dundalk’s best known publicans, Peadar McArdle, is set to retire after 25 years of running McArdle’s in Anne Street having placed the leasehold...
View ArticleStabannon Parnells to hold gala fundraising dinner next month
Stabannon Parnells GFC will host a gala fundraising dinner to celebrate over 125 years of Gaelic Games in the parish. The community celebration will take place in The Nuremore Hotel in Carrickmacross...
View ArticleShields pipped by O’Sullivan to Player of the Month award
For the second month in-a-row Dundalk midfielder Chris Shields has finished in second place in the voting for the SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Player of the Month. The...
View ArticleKnockbridge Vintage Run this Sunday
Knockbridge Vintage Club will hold their annual road run this Sunday, starting from 2pm at the local community centre. Vintage cars and tractors are all welcome to join in the run to Blackrock, where...
View ArticleInformation sought on missing bullocks
Gardaí are appealing for information after five bullocks were stolen from a field in north Louth last night. The incident happened beside the graveyard in Ravensdale. Anyone with information on the...
View ArticleBlood donor clinic in Dundalk next week
The blood donor clinic will be in Dundalk next week from Tuesday to Thursday. It will be located in the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Tuesday and Wednesday July 15th and 16th from 5pm to 8.30pm each day. It...
View ArticleWitnesses sought to Dundalk assault
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Clanbrassil Street last week. The incident happened just before midday on Tuesday last, close to the Clanbrassil Centre. Anyone with...
View ArticleDundalk set up Hadjuk Split tie after easing past Jeunesse
The Dundalk FC Til I Die flag, printed by Graphic Lights in Park Street, which was displayed before kick-off for the first time last night by the Shed Side Army Dundalk advanced to the second...
View ArticleDiesel laundering waste dumped in Knockbridge
One of the cubes leaking at Stephenstown Pond this morning. Picture: Cllr Tomás Sharkey A quantity of diesel laundering waste has been found dumped in Knockbridge this morning. Approximately 2,000...
View ArticleDunleer AC to host four mile road race this Sunday
Dunleer AC will host their four mile road race this Sunday from 3pm. Up for grabs will be the Sean Carrie and Ollie Brennan Memorial Cups, currently held by 2013 mens champion Mark Hoey (19.55) and...
View ArticleCentre Travel put together Croatian travel package for Dundalk fans
Centre Travel’s window supporting Dundalk FC Local travel agents Centre Travel have put together a travel package for Dundalk fans hoping to take in the club’s Europa League clash with Hadjuk Split...
View ArticleThis week’s Dundalk Leader
This week’s Dundalk Leader focuses on the four climbers from Dromiskin who set a new record by climbing to the highest point of every county in Leinster in under 24 hours. There’s also an interview...
View ArticleNash promoted to Super Junior Minister
Gerald Nash with Labour leader Joan Burton Louth TD Gerald Nash has received a promotion this afternoon after being named the new Super Junior Minister in the Cabinet reshuffle. The Drogheda-based...
View ArticleDublin Meets charity run this Sunday
Dublin Meets will host a charity run this Sunday. The event is being organised to help a local cancer patient visit the event of his dreams. It will also support local palliative care. The run leaves...
View ArticleDundalk vs Hadjuk Split match and ticket details announced
UEFA have confirmed that Dundalk’s Europa League second qualifying round matches with Hadjuk Split have been reversed. This means that the first leg will be played in Oriel Park next Thursday July 17th...
View ArticleEarl Street premises close to being sold
7 Earl Street, the former Tommy Hilfiger premises, has gone sale agreed recently One of Dundalk town centre’s prime retail units is on the verge of being sold after being marked sale agreed by local...
View ArticleDundalk teacher speaks about battle with insomnia
Sonya Cooling A Montessori teacher from Dundalk has spoken to The Irish Independent about her battle with insomnia. Sonya Cooling spent almost a year surviving on just a few hours sleep a night before...
View ArticleNaomh Malachi hosting Tour De Lu cycle event
Following on from the success of their cycle to Dublin last year, Naomh Malachi GFC are hitting the road again this year with a 100km “Tour De Lu” cycle on Sunday August 3rd. The cycle will take them...
View ArticleJunior Songschool coming to Louth
Junior Songschool, a music camp for 8-12 year-olds who are interested in writing, recording and performing their own songs and music, is coming to Co Louth. The camp traditionally books out the...
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