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Taking a step back in time for Gathering
On Friday night we headed for the Dundalk Stadium where there was a 'Gathering' night taking place.
Taking a step back in time for Gathering
On Friday night we headed for the Dundalk Stadium where there was a 'Gathering' night taking place.
Almost 70 donors attend blood clinic
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service would like to say thank you to all 69 donors who attended the recently held clinic in the Foy Centre, Carlingford.
Share a cuppa with a senator
Fancy having a cup of tea and a slice of cake with a Senator?
Sarah is new Louth Rose
THE NEW Louth Rose for 2013 is DkIT business student Sarah McCrave from Willow Grove and, at 18, the youngest ever to win the county-wide competition.
Stage school dances to success
STARMAKER stage school danced their way to success in the first 'Dance School Stars' competition in the TLT Drogheda.
Bush group take part in farm walk
Students from Bush Post Primary School, Riverstown, Dundalk were among the large attendance at the Agri Aware 'Farm Walk and CAP Talk' event held at the Teagasc research centre at Grange, Co Meath, recently.
Ann on cloud nine after big win
Grandmother Ann Byrne from Dunbin, Knockbridge, will be traveling in style, having won an Opel Insignia car as part of her €48,800 winnings on the National Lottery Winning Streak TV Gameshow in the RTE studios last week.
Getting the ball rolling in 'Strictly Marist' showdown
The official launch of 'Strictly Marist' took place last Friday night in The Windsor Bar and Restaurant ahead of the actual competition which takes place in The Fairways Hotel on Saturday, May 18.
Tidy Town's group treat guests to mystery tour
Dundalk Tidy Town's treated representatives from the local tourist and hospitality sector and officials from Dundalk Town Council to a mystery tour around town last Tuesday.
Castleroche selected as finest example of 13th century castle
ONE of Louth's hidden gems – Castleroche – has received a boost after it was selected as 'the finest example' of Ireland's 13th Century castle by a popular online newspaper.
Tots ready to learn about Music Matters
Music Generation Louth's early years programme, Music Matters, gets under way this week with musician in residency programmes starting in twelve pre-schools across Louth.
The Wee Lad isn't keeping his (rear) end of the bargain
ANYONE got any cheap cat litter? My cat is house-trained, but the Wee Lad isn't. Three weeks into this new regime and progress has been one step forward and two steps back.
Breaking the cycle of suicide
Cycle Against Suicide, an awareness cycle taking place all around the country will arrive at DkIT this Saturday at 4.45 p.m.
Former prison governor talks to parents
PARENTS who completed the Dundalk Incredible Years project were treated to a unique event last week when former Mountjoy Prison governor, John Lonergan, pictured, addressed 100 of them at what was the first event of its kind in Ireland.
I used to be 'down with the kids', but now it's grandads
I USED to be 'down with the kids' or whatever the phrase is these days. Even using that phrase is probably showing how out of touch I am with the young ones these days. But it was when my mobile phone provider rang me last week to offer me a sweetener to stay with them, in the shape of a smart phone, that I realised just how far behind the times I really am.
Students show flair for fashion
The team from St Vincent's Secondary School showed that they had the keys to success when they emerged as one of the four regional finalists in the national 'Junk Kouture' fashion contest in the Bord Gais Energy Theatre on Friday night.
News
Wallet theft by pair 'with mental health problems'
GARDAí have issued a warning for people in Dundalk to be wary if they are approached by two men who seem to have mental health difficulties after a pensioner's wallet was stolen by a pair who conned him into helping them.
Hijacking believed to be part of 'turf war'
GARDAI are liaising with their colleagues in the PSNI in an investigation into a serious incident during which a man was beaten up and a car hijacked before being dumped near Dundalk in what has been described as a 'turf war' between illegal fuel smugglers along the border.
Dromad wins top European award
DUNDALK-based hire company, Dromad Hire, has won a major European award at a special ceremony in the Savoy Hotel in London – and became the first Irish firm to do so.
Further searches in garda murder inquiry
GARDAI investigating the murder of Detective Adrian Donohoe have continued to search addresses in North Louth as law enforcement officials in the USA revealed they have the details of one of the suspects believed to be involved in the gang that killed the 41-year-old in January.
Jail for driver in mad car chase
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.
Defence forces pardon welcomed
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.
Number of PLC courses to be cut
Co Louth VEC is going to have to cut the number of post-Leaving Cert (PLC) courses on offer at O'Fiaich Institute of Further Education and Drogheda Institute of Further Education from September due to budget cuts.
Late show, as Merry Christmas card arrives at the end of April
The weather may have been winter-like but the Marry family from Rosslough weren't expecting a Christmas card to arrive at the end of April, having travelled right around the globe.
Patient says she was attacked outside hospital
A FORMER patient at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has made a plea for increased security after she alleged she was assaulted at a main gate of the facility.
Woman accused of running brothel
A WOMAN accused of running a brothel in Dundalk nearly two years ago will have her case heard at the circuit court after the district court judge said he wouldn't deal with it.
