Tuesday 18 June 2013
Local care workers took to the streets of Dundalk last Friday as part of SIPTU's Time to Care campaign which urges the government to reverse its decision to cut back on the hours of care being provided the the elderly and disabled in their own homes.
A DUNDALK couple are on cloud nine after winning €500,000 in the EuroMillions Plus draw last Friday.
Anne Campbell
THE rate of teenage births in Louth has fallen dramatically with three times as many women aged 40 and over now having children, new figures revealed.
DUNDALK father of three Raymond McCabe paid a moving tribute to his late wife when he presented funds to cancer charities in her memory.
TWO female tourists from the USA had cash stolen at knife point moments after leaving a bureau de change at the border last week.
A 17-YEAR-old who is facing six burglary charges as well as two for knife possession had his bail conditions varied last week so that he can start a specialised education course.
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A REFEREE who was badly injured in a freak accident at a GAA match last week will make a full recovery, his family hopes.
A 17-YEAR-old who is facing six burglary charges as well as two for knife possession had his bail conditions varied last week so that he can start a specialised education course.
THE rate of teenage births in Louth has fallen dramatically with three times as many women aged 40 and over now having children, new figures revealed.
TWO female tourists from the USA had cash stolen at knife point moments after leaving a bureau de change at the border last week.
LOCAL care workers took to the streets of Dundalk last Friday as part of SIPTU's Time to Care campaign which urges the government to reverse its decision to cut back on the hours of care being provided the the elderly and disabled in their own homes.
DUNDALK father of three Raymond McCabe paid a moving tribute to his late wife when he presented funds to cancer charities in her memory.
A DUNDALK couple are on cloud nine after winning €500,000 in the EuroMillions Plus draw last Friday.
TWO teenagers accused of being involved in a robbery at a Dundalk supermarket had their cases adjourned at the district court last week.
THE LOUTH show is ready to go, with the finishing touches being put to the grounds of Bellurgan Park for Sunday.
THE two alpacas who feature in the Cadbury's 'Chocolate Tree' ad which has attracted over three quarters of a million viewers on Youtube will be making a special appearance at Louth Agricultural Show and will happily pose for photographs!
HARBOUR Grove residents celebrated the restart of work in their unfinished estate last week, The Argus has learned.
THE young people of Dundalk Youth Centre have been hard at work over the past couple of weeks on a wearable bull for last weekend's Táin Festival.
ONE Dundalk man has an unusual claim to fame - he has smacked a president's bottom!
MOTORISTS who think they have to drive at 60kmph on the way out of Dundalk on the Inner Relief Road will be pleased to know they can hit 100kmph, despite the absence of a sign telling them they're allowed.
THREE local schools are to benefit from the pre-fab replacement programme announced by the Education Minister Ruairi Quinn on Monday as part of a €15 million programme to provide permanent resource rooms and classrooms to 46 schools around the country.
IMAGES of Louth will be seen by about one million TV viewers across Australia later this year, after scenes for a popular travel TV show, The Gurus Explore, were filmed here over the weekend – courtesy of Tourism Ireland.
FIVE Cuchulainn riders travelled to Slade Valley in Dublin on Sunday to compete in round five of the Irish XC NPS Series.
WEXFORD are developing a bit of a knack for pooping Louth parties.
THE Muirhevnamor derby on Friday night produced a pulsating encounter with a real sting in the tail as the Youths took a 2-0 lead before conceding a last-gasp Mickey O'Kane (pictured) winner.
AIDAN O'Rourke hailed his players for battling back from a seven-point deficit in the final 20 minutes of an absorbing contest on Sunday, but ultimately the Wee County chief was offering no excuses for a lacklustre display up to that point.
THE Tour of Louth Cyclosportive was held in superb sunshine - in stark contrast to the previous two editions that saw wind and rain.
REDEEMER United joined Muirhevnamor Youths as joint leaders in the fluctuating head of the Summer League table, which has changed in each of the past three weeks.
Olivia Ryan
ROCHE Emmets are aiming to break the world record for the most people taking part in a GAA training session at their family fun day this Sunday, in their home ground of Pairc Roiste.
On Friday night we headed for the Lisdoo where the Marian Park Reunion Night was taking place. The idea for the evening started off as a Facebook page about three weeks ago and snowballed into a huge night that ended up being a fundraiser for the Friends of St. Oliver's Support Group
CONDITIONS couldn't have been better for Swimfest 2013 which took place in Carlingford on Sunday morning with the sun shining and air temperatures above 20 degrees celsius.
TOWNSPEOPLE and visitors to Dundalk are urged to make that extra effort to help keep the town looking clean and tidy as the first round of judging in the National Tidy Towns Competition takes place this month.
MAURA WARD, the well-known sacristan of St Mary's Church, Knockbridge, has retired from her post following a thanksgiving mass in her honour on Sunday.
IT was a bakers delight at the pop up 'book 'n' bake' shop in aid of the Team up for Kenya 2013 project at the Long Walk Shopping Centre last week.
FORMER Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has spoken for the first time about the serious illness which cut short his political career.
A CRACK undercover assassin. That's a possible career for the Wee Lad that came up as a possibility, quite by accident, over the weekend.
THE Irish Cancer Society has sent thanks women in Louth who 'ran all over cancer' in the recent Flora Women's Mini Marathon.
OXFAM Ireland will host a mountain trek this Saturday.
DUNDALK hairdresser and charity supremo Karen McArdle will host a pop up shop in aid of the 'Team Up for Kenya 2013' building blitz.
ON Saturday night we headed for the Library Suite in the Fairways Hotel where the Miss Louth 2013 beauty contest was taking place. The winner of the evening would represent Louth in the Miss Ireland competition which takes place in Dublin on July 20th.
THE BATTLE for bragging rights in the Dundalk Rugby Club white collar boxing fundraiser at the weekend is hotting up and there are still some tickets left for what promises to be a wonderful night's entertainment.
JOHNNY Wiseman went to see his beloved Clans playing in the Gaels field on Saturday night and went back to the Clans clubrooms for a swift one with his mates and Johnny, originally from The Laurels, now living in Sandfield Gardens in Blackrock got somewhat of a shock when he found the clubrooms completely packed with family, friends and well wishers wanting to wish him a happy 80th birthday!
Grainne Loughran
Singing sensation Nathan Carter who headlines the open air concert in Market Square this Sunday has got the last laugh on those who slagged him for liking country music as a teenager as he is now one of the hottest properties on the music scene.
The County Museum in Dundalk is to play a major role in preserving Ireland's photographic history with the announcement that it will house a new archive of the Irish Photographic Federation (IPF).
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