Saturday 25 May 2013
THE murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was captured on CCTV by a camera that was trained on the exact spot at the car park in Lordship Credit Union where he was gunned down, it has been revealed.
A FATHER of three who was found with almost €16,000 of drugs at his home was given a suspended sentence at Dundalk Circuit Court.
A 22-YEAR-old who robbed a teenage boy of his phone after punching his pal in the face was carrying a tube of Pringles crisps when he attacked them outside a shopping centre in Dundalk, while he was on bail for a public order offence.
A DUNDALK man who ordered crisp packets filled with cannabis from South Africa over the internet was caught when customs officers spotted the packages at Dublin Airport and got an undercover official to deliver them.
A LITHUANIAN man who tried to claim other people's social welfare has been given community service instead of a jail term.
HAVING led Dundalk Chamber of Commerce through some of the toughest economic challenges, Paddy Malone stood down as president this week.
TWO MEN who beat an African taxi driver in Dundalk because he asked them for the correct fare had the cases against them adjourned once again after the victim said he was still suffering from the effects of the attack.
A 28-year-old man who waved a gun at gardaí and tried to run officers over as they attempted to arrest him after break-ins to two north Louth premises has been given a five-year jail sentence.
Labour TD Ged Nash has welcomed the announcement of for an amnesty and pardon for the 5,000 members of the Irish Defence Forces who absented themselves from their posts during the Second World War to fight fascism.
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NEGOTIATIONS have been taking place between Louth County Council and the management of the massive waste water treatment plant at Soldier's Point about what will happen when the facility loses millions of litres from the Harp Lager brewery when Diageo shuts down the site in the early autumn.
A 22-YEAR-old man who was caught attempting to steal home heating oil from a tank at the Louth GAA Centre of Excellence in Darver was in breach of a suspended sentence, the Circuit Court heard last week.
THERE'S good news for the town centre with two positive developements on Clanbrassil Street with the opening of a homewares department in Houstons and the relocation of the Gift and Art Gallery to new premises.
THERE was a big crowd of rail enthusiasts, from Thomas the Tank Engine fans to steam engine buffs, at Dundalk's Clark Railway Station for the visit of the Engine 461 which was travelling to Dublin last Thursday for an excursion organised by the Dundalk Railway Heritage Society in conjunction with the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland.
ONE of the most senior Garda officers working on the Adrian Donohoe murder cases has said the Garda killer – whose identity they know – is 'battling with their conscience'.
A DROGHEDA man who admitted drug dealing was jailed for six years after gardai seized cocaine valued at €140,000 from his home.
A 22-YEAR-old who robbed a teenage boy of his phone after punching his pal in the face was carrying a tube of Pringles crisps when he attacked them outside a shopping centre in Dundalk, while he was on bail for a public order offence.
A DUNDALK man who ordered crisp packets filled with cannabis from South Africa over the internet was caught when customs officers spotted the packages at Dublin Airport and got an undercover official to deliver them.
TWO MEN who beat an African taxi driver in Dundalk because he asked them for the correct fare had the cases against them adjourned once again after the victim said he was still suffering from the effects of the attack.
HAVING led Dundalk Chamber of Commerce through some of the toughest economic challenges, Paddy Malone stood down as president this week.
ONE of the most senior Garda officers working on the Adrian Donohoe murder cases has said the Garda killer – whose identity they know – is 'battling with their conscience'.
THERE'S good news for the town centre with two positive developements on Clanbrassil Street with the opening of a homewares department in Houstons and the relocation of the Gift and Art Gallery to new premises.
A PUBLICAN, at whose premises a 15-year-old girl was able to buy drink, had the summons against him adjourned so a more substantial donation could be paid to avoid a conviction.
NEGOTIATIONS have been taking place between Louth County Council and the management of the massive waste water treatment plant at Soldier's Point about what will happen when the facility loses millions of litres from the Harp Lager brewery when Diageo shuts down the site in the early autumn.
THERE was a big crowd of rail enthusiasts, from Thomas the Tank Engine fans to steam engine buffs, at Dundalk's Clark Railway Station for the visit of the Engine 461 which was travelling to Dublin last Thursday for an excursion organised by the Dundalk Railway Heritage Society in conjunction with the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland.
A DROGHEDA man who admitted drug dealing was jailed for six years after gardai seized cocaine valued at €140,000 from his home.
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SEAN O'Mahonys made it four wins from five thanks to a splendid defensive display at the Point Road. It looked to be an uphill task for the home side as they led by just five points and had to play into a stiff breeze with only 14 men, but they responded to collect another valuable two points.
ALTHOUGH Sidelines usually concentrates on Gaelic Games I couldn't ignore the biggest sports story of the week, and quite possibly the year so far, Alex Ferguson's retirement. Like him or loathe him, the abrasive Glaswegian has had a phenomenal managerial career with Manchester United over the past 27 years.
SUPERSUB Tiarnan Mulvenna finally broke the resistance of a Shelbourne side in desperate need of points to lift them off the bottom of the table.
FATIMA Park was the venue for the final league game of the Fastfix Under 14 Division 1 league as home team Shamrocks hosted champions Glenmuir Celtic who won the league the previous week beating Carlingford 3-2 in Carlingford.
CHAIRMAN Padraic O'Connor defended the CCC and their handling of club fixtures, following comments made by O Raghallaigh's delegate Robert McKenna at last week's County Board meeting in Darver.
David McBride, Ard Easmuinn, Dundalk who died peacefully in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda on April 18th was a dedicated teacher for over 25 years and loved his profession so much that he frequently remarked that it was 'a noble endeavour'.
Eileen Carr of Hillcrest, Rock Road, Blackrock who passed away peacefully on April 21, 2013 was a member of a large and well known Dundalk family.
THE National Council for the Blind is sent to benefit from the Nathan Carter headlined Táin Summer Festival Open Air Concert as concert promoters Oriel Events confirmed this week that a percentage of the concert proceeds would be donated to the charity.
Frank McArdle, Fr. Murray Park, Dundalk passed away peacefully after a short illness on April 15th in the Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda.
THE Dundalk Simon Community is looking for volunteers to help with its fund-raising bagpack which takes place in Tesco stores in Dundalk this coming Friday May 17th from 2.00pm to 9.00pm and on Saturday May 18th from 11.00am to 6.00pm
THE Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) would like to thank all 78 Donors who attended the Blackrock clinic recently held in the Fairways Hotel, Dublin Road, Dundalk.
THEY say 40 is the new 30, and the Dundalk ladies who celebrated their big birthday with Ryan Tubridy certainly had the time of their lives!
FUNDING of €200,000 has been sanctioned for the construction of County Louth's first dedicated willow drying and processing facility in Richardstown, Dunleer.
THEY'VE been dubbed the iGeneration - the young people of today for whom using computers and smartphones is second nature. And now, students at O'Fiach College are using iPads in the classrooms in the way that previous generations used text books and copies.
IT was feet on the streets for the Run Dundalk 10k when over 500 runners laced up to compete in the annual event.
AN important meeting for bee-keepers, who have just experienced the worst year for bee colonies in living memory, takes place in the Teagasc Centre, Dublin Road, Dundalk, (Beside Meehan's Garage Toyota Dealers), on Thursday, May 23rd at 8pm to 10pm.
THERE'S nothing like a bit of car trouble to take the va-va-voom out of your life. I'm going to put the hand up here and say I'm pretty clueless about motors, or at least I was until a few hard lessons last week gave me a 'crash course' in mechanics.
We headed for the Tain Suite in the Fairways Hotel where 'Da Show Hi' an entertainment filled fundraising night was taking place to help raise money for the North Louth Hospice being run by Paul Brady and the Brady Bunch and featured amongst its acts The Muppets, Mrs Brown's Boys, Grease, Sister Act and the Rat Pack to name but a few.
Legendary fiddle player John Sheahan who played with the world famous Irish band The Dubliners dropped into Dundalk Grammar School to speak to the junior school pupils about his life and work as a musician.
THE talented TY group at St Vincent's will take to the stage with a brand new, original stage play, 'Definitely, Maybe' next week.
RUSSIAN Cossacks, sheep dogs, show jumping and line-dancing are just some of the attractions on offer at this year's County Louth Agricultural Show which has a new home in the splendid setting of Bellurgan Park, five miles north of Dundalk, and takes place on Sunday, June 16.
THE 3rd Annual Carlingford National Poultry Races are set to take place on the Folklore Park beside the Sailing Club, Ghan Road, Carlinford on Sunday May 19th at 2pm.
Dundalk fiddle player extraordinaire Zoe Conway is joining legendry musicians Dónal Lunny and Máirtín O'Connor for a Music Network tour of Ireland.
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