St. Louis students, Aoife Savage, Eimear Whitmarsh and Charlene Woods are congratulated by St Louis Principal, Michelle Dolan, after they received their Leaving Certificate results. Page 2 Page 6 Page 12 forlaunchedappeal€35,000Zoe resultsLeavingcelebrateStudentsCertcelebrationsgear‘D’Avenya’upfor
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AN 11-year-old boy was airlifted to Temple Street Children’s Hospital (Children’s Health Ireland) from the Clan na Gael football pitch after falling through a Perspex roof at a premises on Clanbrassil Street on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon at approximately 4:30pm and saw the boy sustain a serious head injury after falling through the Perspex roof at the back of a public house on the corner of Clanbrassil St/Market St. Friends of the boy immediately raised the alarm and emergency services were called to theThescene.boy was brought to the Clan na Gael GAA club on the ECCO Road before he was airlifted to Chil dren’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Tem ple Street. Byrne
€35,000 appeal launched for six-year-old Zoe
The caravan was completely de stroyed and there was significant dam age caused to the front of the house. Deputy Ó Murchú, who attended the scene following the fire with chair person of Dundalk Municipal District, Cllr. Kevin Meenan, praised the efforts of neighbours. He said: ‘This could have been a lot worse than it already is, if it was not for the quick thinking of the neigh bours who alerted the family to the fire and then doused the gas cannisters with water before the fire service ar rived. ‘In addition, I understand the fire service had to disconnect the mains gas from the property such was the risk to the house, and neighbouring properties.‘iwould ask anyone with informa tion to bring it forward to Dundalk gardaí’.
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Zoe’s journey doesn’t end there, as she had hip dysplasia as a baby her hips where always a weak area for her. “As she has grown over the years, her cerebral palsy has caused bone deformities to her hips, knees and feet.”Zoe was comfortably walking in her Kaye walker after SDR surgery but unfortunately her muscles con tinued to tightening while her bones continued to grow.
“This will lengthen her tendons and muscles in her calf area, her team in America have agreed to do both these surgeries together, which means just one anaesthetic and one recovery, making things a little easi er on Zoe,” said Lynda.
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Zoe Murphy pictured last week af ter her first day back at school. The caravan was burnt out in Muirhevnamor, outside a home at Doolargy Avenue.
The caravan, which was parked in the driveway of the home, was com pletely destroyed in the fire. Quickthinking neighbours alerted the fam ily inside about the blaze and assisted in their evacuation before dousing gas cannisters close to the caravan in wa ter before the arrival of the fire and rescue service.
Quick thinking neighbours save family after caravan blaze
Lynda added: “Over the space of a year, we have seen her walking pattern deteriorate, and upon con sulting with her neurosurgeon and Orthopaedic surgery in St.Louis, our fears were confirmed.”
A garda spokesperson confirmed that the youngster had sustained serious injuries from the fall. An 11-year old boy was airlifted to Temple street Children’s hospital (Children’s health ireland) from the Clan na Gael football pitch af ter falling through a Perspex roof at a premises on Clanbrassil Street on sunday afternoon. The incident occurred on sunday afternoon at approximately 4:30pm and saw the boy sustain a serious head injury af ter falling through the Perspex roof at the back of a public house on the corner of Clanbrassil St/ Market St. Friends of the boy immediately raised the alarm and emergency services were called to the scene.
THE mother of a six-year-old Dun dalk girl who needs life-changing surgery is appealing to the local community to rally around her daughter.Lynda Bannon from Belfry Drive is the mother of Zoe Murphy, a lit tle girl who was born with spastic diplegic Cerebral Palsy, caused by moderate to severe PVL brain in jury.“We are trying to raise €35,000 as quickly as possible so that Zoe can avail of a time sensitive sur gery,” she said. “I know there’s a lot of fundrais ing going on around the town at the minute. We really appreciate the support we have had in the past. “We hope we can get people rally ing around us again. We’ve already had a lot of people contacting us al ready to show their support.” According to Lynda, the family will never know how Zoe acquired this brain injury, however medics say it may have been caused by an infection before birth.
The boy was brought to the Clan na gael gAA club on the ECCO Road before he was airlifted to Children’s health ireland (Chi) at Temple street. A garda spokesper son confirmed that the youngster had sustained serious injuries from the fall.“gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene of an incident that occurred at approxi mately 4:30pm on sun day, 4th September, 2022, on Clanbrassil Street in Dundalk.“Amale child was airlifted to Children’s health ireland (Chi) at Temple street with serious injuries. garda en quiries are ongoing. Local Fianna Fáil councillor Seán Kelly was passing the Clans pitch on sunday after noon when the helicop ter was taking the young boy away and he sent his thoughts and prayers to the boy’s family. “The child comes from a well known and well respected family locally and i can only send my thoughts and prayers to them at this very difficult time. it was a devastating thing to happen, and the whole area are praying that he comes through this and make a full recovery,” stated Seán.
The incident happened outside a home at Doolargy Avenue, Muir hevnamor, around 6am on saturday. A man in his thirties was arrested a short time later on suspicion of criminal damage and released without charge, with a file being sent to the DPP.
Zoe’s family were told she would never walk, talk or sit unaided. They were told to manage their expecta tions with Zoe’s limited abilities Fast forward six years, Zoe had a very successful SDR surgery in St Louis Children’s Hospital in Mis souri.Zoe’s body has been released of most of the spasticity that was re stricting Zoe’s life in such a big way.“Since this surgery Zoe has gone from strength to strength defying all the odds set against her,” said Lynda.Zoeis now a Senior Infants pupil at CBS in Dundalk.
“Zoe has walked unaided in wa ter for the first and continues to im prove on this, from there we believe she can do it on land with just more confidence needed, we are not giv ing up on our wee warrior. “We appreciate all of the support we have received and are so grateful for any donations. If anyone would like to donate they can do so on our Gofundme.com page.”
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Zoe has what is called severe antiversion femoral and needs surgery to correct this, she also needs a sur gery called bilateral gastrocnemius recessions.
“We, as her family, disagree com pletely. They also are not willing to do both surgeries together and are only offering for us to put Zoe back into a spica body cast.
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NeighBours in Doolargy Avenue who helped douse gas cannisters when a caravan parked outside a house went on fire have been praised by Sinn Féin TD ruairí Ó Murchú.
“Her team are eager to get these surgeries done to prevent any further regression, they have even given us a date for October 24. Of course, we do not believe this will be pos sible to achieve in such a short time frame.”Shecontinued: “We have spoken with her team here in Ireland, they agree she needs this surgery but they want to wait until her teenage years because in their eyes ‘Zoe is not a walker’ therefore the deterioration will not affect her as much as some one who walks independently.
“Zoe is the most charismatic, in telligent, funny and determined lit tle girl you could meet. She attends main stream school and is deter mined to live an independent life,” she“Unfortunately,said.
Fundraiser by Lynda Bannon : Zoe Murphy Appeal (gofundme. com)
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“Without these surgeries all of Zoe’s progress that she has worked so hard to make over the last three years will be lost and she will be re fined to her wheelchair.
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THE current electricity crisis caused by the mis management of electric ity supplies is causing significant financial hardship to families and businesses throughout County Louth. On the resumption of the Dáil, Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick, alongside the Regional Group of TDs, will be forcing a debate for emergency legislation to be intro duced to ensure that electricity supply and prices are affordable for families and business thisHewinter.will be pushing for this legislation to in corporate a ban on any threat to turn off elec tricity supply to domes tic customers as well as any critical social infra structure such as hospi tals, nursing homes and schools.Deputy Fitzpatrick will insist that legisla tion should also direct and the ringfencing of all profits for a local community and envi ronmental benefit fund. All measures should be implemented for a period of 36 months until we overcome the current electricity sup plyElectricitycrisis. prices are inflating whether gen erated by natural gas or not. On those grounds, Deputy Fitzpatrick will demand that the Minis ter for Energy Eamon Ryan secure EU wide agreement at the up coming Energy Coun cil for the immediate decoupling of the link between gas prices and electricity prices. Finally, as some busi nesses are experiencing a 200%-300% increase in utility costs, Deputy Fitzpatrick will call on the Government to es tablish an energy sup port scheme for busi nesses.
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high-energy users, such as data centres, to use emergency backup gen erators at peak electric ity demand. On top of this, it is recommended that 250 megawatts of power generation from the midland power stations in Lanesboro and Shannonbridge; which are lying idle despite having a tenyear lifespan; should be reopened and fuelled by biomass.Deputy Fitzpatrick will advocate that ex isting biomass supplies should be supplemented with an immediate sus pension of any require ments for licences for the felling and thinning of Additionally,forestry. Fitz patrick and the Regional Group of TD’s will back the re-commission of Derrybrien Wind Farm
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Senator McGreehan attended the Cooley Sheep Breeders Associa tion Annual Sale and she congratulated the organisers for a well run event on their 12th Annual Show. She congratulated “all the organ ising committee for organising such a well planned event. There was great stock and the fact that the auction is online opens it up to so many more bidders. I have been coming here for years, attending the sales since I was wee girl. Only downfall was the weather but that didn’t dampen the spirits”.
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THE residents of St Nicholas Avenue in Dundalk are pre paring to celebrate the street’s 85th anniversary this year. Mickey McEnaney, a mem ber of the St Nicholas Avenue Residents’ Association told the Dundalk Leader that the group is planning to have an anniversary party. The party is due to take place in the Clan na Gael hall on Sunday, September 18 from“The4pm-8pm.partyis for Over 18s only and will include music and finger food. It’s free for members of the residents’ as sociation and €10 for nonmembers,” said Mickey. “It’s an anniversary party so there will be a lot of old people at the event. They can have a drink or take a cup of tea.”Two days prior to the anni versary party, there will be a candle-lit vigil held on Friday, September 16. “We’ve been doing it for a few years. We supply candles for every house and residents light a candle in memory of the residents who have gone before us,” said Mickey. “Former residents are wel come to come and take part. It’s a lovely event, very touch ing and it’s a nice image see ing all the candles lit there. “Sometimes people donate money and over the last few years we have given to dif ferent charities. This year any money raised will be donated towards the Dickie Newell Foundation.” year did the Berlin Wall come retired from tennis after her defeat in the US Open on Saturday evening. is the name of her father who coached both Serena and her sister Venus they were party’s name of athlete Sonia long standing 1500m record in Brussels
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Fiaich Institute Students Get a Step Ahead with Early CAO Offers
Livia Menezes. Mohamad Marza.Maggie Delaney. Owen O Connell. Rebecca Halpenny.
Mohamad Marza who studied Computer Science & Mobile Apps in Ó Fiaich Institute, received a CAO offer to study Computer Science in DCU. Maggie Delaney studied Advanced Early Childhood Care in Ó Fiaich Institute and re ceived a CAO offer to study Childcare in DkIT. Livia Menezes studied Nursing Studies in Ó Fiaich Insti tute and received a CAO offer to study Midwifery in UCD. Owen O Connell studied Pre-Garda & Secu rity Studies in Ó Fiaich In stitute and received a CAO offer to study Criminology in Maynooth University. Rebecca Halpenny studied Photography in Ó Fiaich Institute, received a CAO offer to study Photography in TUD. Anita Sylvester studied Nursing in Ó Fia ich Institute, received a CAO offer to study Intel lectual Disability Nursing in Trinity College. There are numerous benefits of doing a PLC Course at Ó Fiaich Insti tute, Dundalk. Firstly, this one year course allows learners to have a taste of what studying this sub ject area is really like be fore embarking on a three year degree at university level. All courses involve work placement which also gives a real life insight into the working world. Completing a course at OFI Dundalk qualifies the learner with a QQI Level 5 or 6 certificate. This cer tificate can lead straight to employment in areas such as childcare, healthcare, youthwork, photography, hairdressing and beauty just to name a few. For others hoping to progress to universities and I.T’s, completing a PLC or PreUniversity Course gives the learner experience on how to complete assign ments, work to deadlines and how to reference properly. Our past OFI students who are now in University, have reported how confident they felt starting off because of the experience they gained at PLC level. Ó Fiaich Institute has more than 50 PLC and Pre-University Courses to choose from. For de tails of these courses visit www.ofi.ie Applications are open now to help you Shape Your Future.
UNI v ERSITIES and I.T’s reserve a number of college places for students who have completed a PLC or Pre-University Course. Students are offered these places at CAO Round 0 offers. Ó Fiaich Insti tute graduates received a record number of CAO of fers in August 2022, giving them a step ahead! As the Leaving Cer tificate Results Day draws closer, there will be many students anxious about their future studies. Did you know, that doing a PLC Course or Pre-University Course can give students the opportunity to gain up to 390 CAO points. PLC Courses and Pre-Universi ty Courses have given stu dents in Dundalk the CAO offers they have dreamed of with offers coming in from UCD, DCU, May nooth University, TUD, DkIT, Trinity College and many more.
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CoNNeCT Cu had the privilege of being invited to the unveiling of rock Celtics new coaches’ jack ets. in this year’s sponsorship pro gram, Connect Credit union were delighted to support local football club Rock Celtic by kitting out 80 coaches with new all-weather sports jackets.Voluntary coaches of rock Celtic have played a vital role in develop ing the club facilities, grounds, and juvenile training academies over the last 10 years, hence creating a great sense of community in Blackrock. The dedication and support of rock Celtics coaches towards the local community has fostered great suc cess at the football club with over 500+ juveniles and adults enrolled in the club. With Rock Celtic’s com munity ethos mirroring that of the credit union, Connect Cu where were delighted to give back to the local football club by sponsoring these committed coaches with new jackets.Commenting on the sponsorship, Ceo of Connect Credit union, Nor man Mc Donnell stated “Connect Credit union’s sponsorship initia tive is designed to help local clubs like rock Celtic to develop their organisations and service the com munity. Connect Credit union con tinually strives to give back to the local community, providing help in any form possible to as many local initiatives. Accordingly, we want to show our appreciation by supplying these coaches with new jackets that they can be proud to wear and rep resent Rock Celtic FC in the seasons ahead”.Adding to this, Donal lynch chair man of Rock FC commented “The Rock Celtic Family are delighted with our new Connect Credit union partnership. our committee and coaches work very hard to create the best facilities and environment for our 500+ boys and girls and 100 adults to enjoy their football. There fore, sponsorship is crucial for our continuous improvement. we are very grateful to Norman and his team for coming on board with us.”
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FáILTE Ireland has ini tiated a review the Táin Trail Route (Walking/ Hiking, Cycling & Driv ing) for Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Longford and Roscommon, to establish it as an impor tant tourism trail within Ireland’s Ancient East and Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.Thepurpose of the review is to transform the Táin Trail, which stretches from the Cooley Peninsula in Louth to Rathcroghan in Roscommon, into an internationally iconic walking, hiking, cy cling and driving route that possesses a variety of experiences and links existing attractions on theThetrail.project will focus on creating defined the matic experience routes that enhance the existing offering to provide com prehensive experiences telling the ancient Táin Trail story. This will be achieved by blending a range of experiences from food and activi ties to attractions and events, pinpointing bril liant visitor experiences that will disrupt typical visitor flow encourag ing increased dwell time along the route, and identifying new and supporting experiences along the route. The development of the Táin Trail is a key part of Fáilte Ireland’s Ancient Destination Experience Develop ment Plan (DEDP), a 5-year development plan for Louth and Meath, which launched in May 2021. The Táin Trail will allow visitors to journey through the Ancient heritage of the Boyne Valley region, immersing themselves in local heritage and exploring the Ancient landscape.Allwork will be aligned with the Ire land’s Hidden Heart lands and Ireland’s An cient East experience brands and carried out in consultation with in dustrySpeakingstakeholders.about the project Director of Re gional Development Paul Keeley said, “The development of the Táin Trail is an im portant part of the longterm tourism develop ment in Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Longford and Roscommon. Im proving accessibility, orientation and signage along the route will boost its attractiveness to domestic and interna tional visitors, driving demand and increasing dwell time in the area. We envisage the Táin Trail will become one of the iconic tourist trails in Ireland, and look for ward to working closely with the Local Authori ties, stakeholders and suppliers to execute this project.”Aninvitation to ten der was issued by Fáilte Ireland on 17th August to identify a supplier that will undertake a review and audit of the current Táin Trail offer ing, and develop a plan to re-optimise and reim agine the route. This will include access, orienta tion, signage, interpreta tion, sustainability and transportation elements, and will tie in with both the Ireland’s Ancient East and Ireland’s Hid den Heartlands brand propositions.Theclosing date for applications is Wednes day 14th September 2022 at 12pm. For more information, please gov.ie/.http://www.etenders.visit
Cronan McCabe (Rock Celtic), Norman McDonnell (CEO Connect Credit Union), Conor Richardson (Marketing Officer, Connect Credit Union) and Ciara Maguire (Rock Celtic) at launch of new sponsorship deal.
Táin Trail route to be re-imagined by Fáilte Ireland
Connect Credit Union sponsors Rock Celtic FC
Over the course of the financial year, Connect Credit union has do nated sponsorship to 25 different voluntary organisations and initia tives, from tidy town groups to local sports clubs. Local sponsorship and donations by Connect Credit Union is greatly welcomed by volunteer initiatives and organisations around louth as it continues to keep the community spirit alive.
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‘government must tackle cost of living crisis’—o’Murchú
Naomh Moninne and Knockbridge U15 teams with referee Kevin Brady. This was before the first ever official game in the U15 Hurling League to be played at the Dundalk clubs new grounds in Toberona last Tuesday night August 30. Ruairí Ó Murchú.
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‘When the Dáil re turns, we will then be two weeks out from the budget and the govern ment simply has no choice – in the jaws of a cost of living crisis not seen for decades, they have to do every thing in their power to ensure that families are protected from the worst ravages of price hikes. ‘The government has been stagnant over the summer. They have not done enough to ease the pain for families and small‘Thebusinesses.government was slow to look at what needed to be done such as a windfall tax on the huge profits of the ener gy companies and price caps.‘We are now seeing some of the European proposals that include decoupling of electricity prices from ‘Everythinggas. has to be used from price re duction factors, better planning and the speed ing up of renewables delivery and looking at consumption reduction, particularly for busi nesses, where possible’.
‘FromProtection.talking to peo ple while canvassing over the last few weeks, the number one topic is energy costs and how people, particularly those on low or fixed incomes like pension ers, are going to be able to afford the huge in creases’.Deputy Ó Murchú said the price hike news last week, where a number of utility companies announced massive increases to electricity and gas costs, ‘was almost constant’.
Muirhevnamór Community Centre extension making good progress to Jim O’Neill and his crew”.Louth County Coun cil is proud to be in volved with this ex tension project in the Muirhevnamór Com munity Centre and aims to ensure continued cooperation between the two bodies. Louth County Council recog nises the fantastic fa cilities and services that the Community Centre provide to the area and
THE cost of living cri sis ‘must be the gov ernment’s number one priority’ when the Dáil returns next week, ac cording to Sinn Féin TD Ruairí Ó Murchú. The Dundalk deputy said the Sunday Inde pendent/Ireland Thinks poll at the weekend showed that 37% of people say they will be unable to pay the in creased energy bills this winter, while a further 39% say they will have to cut back on other costs to afford the forth coming bills. He said: ‘Towards the end of the summer, it was becoming clear that people are becoming alarmed by what they will have to deal with this winter. There are an increasing number of people coming into my constituency office seeking help with bills through exceptional needs payments from the Department of So He said: ‘There were a couple of days last week that every time the notification from RTE News came up on my phone, it was price increase, price increase, price increase.
‘In addition, there are serious concerns being aired to me by small businesses and retail ers in Dundalk who are looking at their electric ity bills for the last two months and wondering what on earth the one in October will look like, and how they will pay it’.The Dáil resumes on September 14 after a two-month summer recess and Deputy Ó Murchú said the number one priority for the gov ernment has to be the cost of living crisis.
LCC Chief Executive Joan Martin with Jim O’Neill. LOUTH County Coun cil Chief Executive and Chair of Louth Peace IV Partnership, Joan Martin, visited the Muirhevnamór Com munity Centre on Wednesday 24 August to see the progress of ongoing building works which will create an ex tension of 2200 sq. ft to the building. During the visit, the Chief Execu tive met with the Muir hevnamór Community Council Director Jim O’Neill.Commenting on the meeting, Joan Martin said, “I was delighted to visit Muirhevnamór and see the amazing progress on the new extension. Well done commends all involved in the Community Council and the Com munity Centre for their excellent work and ab solute dedication. The project is sup ported by the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme, managed by the Special European Programmes Body (SE UPB) and supported lo cally by Louth County Council and Louth Local Community De velopment Committee (LCDC). Match-fund ing has been provided by The Executive Of fice in Northern Ireland and the Department for Rural and land.DevelopmentCommunityinIre
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Drogheda Institute of Further Education [DIFE] has an excit ing range of Pre-University and employment focused courses that can act as a springboard to access degree courses that may have been previously out of their reach based on points. DIFE has a state-of-the-art campus offer ing over 50 full time courses to over 1000 undergraduate and mature students in the region. Prospective learners will de velop many skills that are es sential for success at third level, including assignment writing, study skills, self-management and dealing with continuous assessment, while allowing stu dents to explore an area of study for a year without making a commitment to a degree course. This can be invaluable in ensuring that the chosen subject area and degree course is suited to the stu dent and importantly research highlights that the drop-out rates in higher education are sig nificantly lower among students who have completed a Further Education course first. There are many benefits of studying with DIFE including low course fees of €200 foal all courses, access to susi grant, established links to Institutes of Technologies and universities, Industry based work experience and strong links to many lo cal and national employers. All courses are fully accredited by QQI and other relevant profes sional examining bodies including: iTeC, City & guilds, CiB TAC, Pearson etc. For those who are employment focused and wish to commence a career without completing a degree, a PLC is invaluable for developing knowledge and skills in specialised areas such as bar bering, healthcare, office admin istration, childcare, hairdressing, pharmacy, iT or sport. For further information on all course areas and to make an ap plication for a course this year; visit www.dife.ie
St. Louis Leaving Cert Results Day
Hannah McDonnell and Nicole Shearman with St Louis maths teacher Charlene Woods.
an on-campus Available Places event on the 9th of September, from 1pm to 5pm. Prospective students are welcome to make an appointment to view the campus or talk to a member of the ad missions team. Please make sure you register online for this event on www.dkit.ie
Students have several paths to their preferred place
AFTER the issuing of leaving Certificate results last Friday, many students are now anxiously awaiting CAo offers this week. with an uplift of grades ensur ing alignment with last year’s results, students now face tight points race for college places. it is important that all students remember that their results and CAO offers will not define them as a person and that there are many pathways to their end goal. students who do not secure their preferred CAo options should not be disappointed, with several routes now available to their pre ferred degree course or career.
Have you just got your Leaving Certifi cate results but are still unsure about where to go or what to do at col lege? Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) will have a selection of available Places which are courses that still have spaces available at DkIT after CAO offers have been given out. If you are unhappy with the offer you received or if you haven’t been given an offer through CAO, then you can ap ply for a new course through the Available Places facility through the CAO website. Available Places opens on the CAO website on Friday 9th September 2022.DkIT is renowned for offering a memora ble college experience which includes high quality education from award winning and highly regarded practi cal courses that leaves you work ready and ex
Principal Michelle Dolan, Ijeoma Enyoazu, Ifeoma Enyoazu and Deputy Principal Mary Gilmore.
Aoife Savage, St Louis Principal Michelle Dolan, Eimear Whitmarsh and St Louis teacher Charlene Woods.
Former St Louis student Louise McCartney celebrates.
Just got your leaving Cert results? Think DkiT tremely employable for your selected industry. The Institute prides itself on offering a wel coming and supportive community atmos phere. Lots of factors contribute to students’ success in DkIT in cluding the open-door policy for students, small class sizes and a teacher and academic strategy focused on practical work skills and employability. The Institute are proud to report that 91% of DkIT graduates are in employment or in fur ther education within 6 months of Dundalkgraduating.Institute of Technology com prises of four academic Schools which com prise of Business & Hu manities, programmeswithnumbereachHealthArtsInformaticsEngineering,&CreativeandtheSchoolof&Sciencewithoneconsistingofaofdepartmentsawiderangeofonoffer.DkITwillbehosting
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Former St Louis Leaving Cert students Greta Croker, Aisling Matthews and Favour Isijola.
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Also, sosAD has a fantastic on line raffle for a chance to win two Premium Garden Box Tickets to Garth Brooks at Croke Park on September 11 with complimentary drinks and refreshments. More info on the raffle here: direland.ie/gig-with-garth/https://sosa
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SOSAD Dawn to Dusk
sosAD Dundalk is holding its annual walk Dawn to Dusk on Saturday, September 10. The charity is ask ing everyone, young or old, to join them in walking 7km from Panama Coffee in Dundalk.Youcan also choose when to walk any time between Dawn to Dusk from 8am - 6pm. sosAD Dundalk have a list of T-shirt collec tion points available on our registration page.At these locations, you can collect your Tshirt on the day, start your walk, take some photos and get some light refreshments. or you can choose to do the walk in your own time and any where in Ireland by registering online and choosing the option to receive your T-shirt by post.whether you want
Neighbours come to Vivian’s aid after nasty fall to challenge yourself, take part in the event as a family, or have a few friends together, your support and participation in our Dawn to Dusk event will help sosAD to keep de livering its life saving service to the community. For more information on Dawn to Dusk and how to register: ht tps://sosadireland.ie/dawntodusk
Walk this weekend
POPULAR Blackrock man Vivian Sands has thanked his neighbours for their quick re actions after he fell and hit his head on the concrete ground outside his house last Sun day. His partner believes their speedy response may poten tially have saved his life. Vivian’s partner Monica Neacy was with him at his home in Gort na Glaise when the fall occurred and she imme diately called Vivian’s neigh bour Ellie who arrived on the scene in seconds and helped stem the flow of blood before calling the emergency services. “Vivian had a very nasty fall while out feeding his dogs last Sunday evening,” stated Moni ca. “He tripped over on to the concrete ground and sustained a nasty wound to his head and face and if it had not have been for the quick action of Vivian’s neighbours, I dread to think what might have happened,” explained Monica. “His next door neighbour Ellie came in first and then his other neighbours, Colm, Grainne and their son Fia chra arrived and were able to put him in the recovery posi tion while we waited for the ambulance. A local First Aid Responder called Martin was Vivian Sands praised his neighbours for their quick reaction thankfully with us very quickly and he was brilliant as he got to work on Vivian. “He was taken by ambu lance to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, where he received a blood transfusion and stitches to his face after he regained consciousness. Vivian is in his 70’s and takes medica tion to make his blood thinner and the doctors said this is why he lost so much blood. He was discharged on Monday night and is now recovering well at home.“Vivian would like to thank his neighbours in Gort Na Glaise for coming to his aid and give a special thanks to El lie his next door neighbour and to Grainne, Colm, Fiachra and also the first Aid Responder Martin who came very quickly when he received the call. If it hadn’t been for them the out come could have been fatal with the amount of blood he was losing.
Paws in the Park
The 1st meeting after the summer holi days takes place on Monday 26th Sept @ 2.30pm in Carroll Mead Hall, Pearse Park. New members warmly welcomed.
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Culturecommunity Night at An Táin cast in the Oriel Centre, Dundalk Gaol. Are you afraid to go ‘Into the Dark’, this Halloween? This prom enade theatre special from Quintessence The atre Company will have you shaking in your boots and takes place in the wonderful grounds of Anaverna House. Suitable for ages12+ and for the little music lovers in your life check out Glas Quartet’s ‘Lit tle Notes for Little Dotes’ a magical musi cal experience for our 0-3 year olds. Looking for something different? Why not try a night at the Opera as The Irish National Opera return with a new production, Donizetti: Don Pasquale in December, which is sure to be exhilarating. An Táin Arts Centre, Crowe Street, Dundalk. Booking, 042-9332332 or Meanwhile,www.antain.ie.
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CULTURE Night is back on 23rd Septem ber and with it, An Táin Arts Centre have free facepainting, Chinese lantern workshops with their Emerging Visual Artist in Residence, Li juan McQuillan, music from An Táin Arts Cen tre’s School of Music, an Open Artist Studio with Bó Studios, Story telling workshops with Ditch Witch Tara Tine and our musicians, Slow Sessions with Brendan McCreanor.Foranight of laugh ter, inspiration and joy check out An Evening with Rory’s Stories & Special Guests Live theatre lovers shouldn’t miss the Lyric Theatre’s critically acclaimed The Border Game from the award-winning writers Michael Patrick & Oisín Kearney and Legacy: Stories from the Civil War produced by An Táin Arts Centre in as sociation with Upstate Theatre Project explor ing real life testimonies from the civil war per formed by a
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M.t novena to the sacred heart Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I asked you for many favours This time, I ask for this special favour (mention it). Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart, where your Fa ther sees it. Then in his merciful eyes, it will become your favour, not mine. Amen. Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise publication and favours will be granted. (Never known to fail). f.t. novena to the sacred heart Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I asked you for many favours This time, I ask for this special favour (mention it). Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart, where your Fa ther sees it. Then in his merciful eyes, it will become your favour, not mine. Amen. Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise publication and favours will be granted. (Never known to fail).
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Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I asked you for many favours This time, I ask for this special favour (mention it). Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart, where your Fa ther sees it. Then in his merciful eyes, it will become your favour, not mine. Amen. Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise publication and favours will be granted. (Never known to fail). p c novena to the sacred heart
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Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I asked you for many favours This time, I ask for this special favour (mention it). Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart, where your Fa ther sees it. Then in his merciful eyes, it will become your favour, not mine. Amen. Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise publication and favours will be granted. (Never known to fail). p c novena to the sacred heart Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I asked you for many favours This time, I ask for this special favour (mention it). Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart, where your Fa ther sees it. Then in his merciful eyes, it will become your favour, not mine. Amen. Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise publication and favours will be granted. (Never known to fail).
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Free 15 week programme to recovering substance misusers
TURAS is currently offering places on it’s next Transformational Recovery Programme beginning in September. This programme is free of charge to recovering substance misusers within the North East Area.
Dundalk Active Retirement are pleased to be back DuNDAlK Active retirement are looking forward to start ing back on Monday, September 12th at 2:30pm in Carroll Mead Hall, Pearse Park. Welcome back to all of our members and we look forward to meeting new ones.
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bride- but also ‘Flute’ one of the mechanicals. He’s sure the audience will get a great laugh at the mechanicals antics but promises there’s plenty magic and ro mance too! Anita Guest will play his daughter ‘Hermia’. She’s stand ing up to her dad- run ning off to be with the man she really loves. For local legend Anita this play is simply a great comedy that is go ing to cheer everybody up!The remaining stage cast comprises Oliver Hanratty, Olivia McGin nity, Rodger Zyro, Mary Francis McAteer, Do lores McKeever, Sandra Shields, Jamie Linden, David Coyle, Paddy Du rnin, and Melissa Fox. Historically, produc tions by this group have featured much larger casts with an emphasis on participation and in clusion whilst seeking to maintain the highest possible artistic stand ards. In recent years a smaller cast has taken to the stage, enabling those involved to tour some of these more compact productions for the first time. These smaller numbers worked well during the Covid Pan demic when social distancing put special pressures on users of performance venues. Now with restrictions somewhat eased, En core Productions have sought to strike a bal ance by having the 12 stage actors joined by 12 additional actors who have created a series of short films that will be integrated as projections in the stage show. The film making proc ess comprised a varied series of arts workshops.
Students from St. Louis who created ‘war postcards’ for the event along with some of the invited guests including Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland H.E Larysa Gerasko. Melissa Fox ( Ardee) as Titania the Fairy Queen and Jamie Linden (Dromiskin) as Bottom GARDAí in the Louth Division will commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the foundation of An Garda Síochá na with a number of commemorative events starting on Tuesday 13th Sep tember 2022 and finishing on Friday 16th September 2022. On Tuesday 13th September, the Drogheda District will have a ceremony that will commence at 10.30am with the planting of a Commemorative Tree and a Wreath Laying Ceremony to mark the 100th Anniversary of An Garda Sío chána. This will take place within the confines of Drogheda Garda Station. A display of historic and current Garda memorabilia will take place in the Bar bican Centre in Drogheda from 12 noon. There will be a number of guest speak ers between 2pm and 3.30pm. Next Wednesday, the Ardee District will have a ceremony that will com mence at 3pm with the planting of a Commemorative Tree and a Wreath Laying Ceremony to mark the 100th Anniversary of An Garda Síochána. This will take place within the confines of Ardee Garda Station. This will then be followed by a display of historic and current Garda memorabilia within Ar dee Garda station and there will also be a number of guest speakers on the day. On Thursday 15th September, the Dundalk District will have a ceremo ny that will commence at 3pm with a representative party of Garda person nel marching from the Market Square in Dundalk to Dundalk Garda station, accompanied by the Garda Band and Garda Ceremonial Unit. This will be followed by the planting of a Commem orative Tree and a Wreath Laying Cer emony within the confines of Dundalk Garda Station to mark the 100th Anni versary of An Garda Síochána. At 6p.m. there will be a display of historic and current Garda memorabilia in the Oriel Centre, directly behind Dundalk Garda station. There will also be a number of guest speakers at 7pm. The above displays at Barbican Cen tre Drogheda, Ardee Garda Station and Oriel Centre Dundalk are all open events and all members of the community are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served throughout the day at eachOnlocation.Friday 16th September, a Com memorative Centenary Medal / Coin presentation evening will take place in the Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Co. Louth at 7pm for the Louth Division. Eligible serving and retired Gardaí and Garda Staff from the Louth Garda Division, as well as the families of those who served but are no longer with us, will receive a Commemorative Cen tenary Medal/Coin. This presentation evening will be a private Louth Garda Division event.
ArT students from st. louis secondary school were proud to participate in the “war Postcards” exhibition, which was officially opened by the Ukrainian ambassador to Ire land, h e larysa gerasko, in the Oriel Centre on Friday 26th August. The exhibition was coordi nated by Mr. Fergal Kilkenny, art teacher in st. louis, and featured artwork from stu dents in twenty six second level schools in ireland, spain and the uK. A total of 426 postcards were designed by the students, in response to the theme of “war”. The many colourful inter pretations of the theme re sulted in a varied, imagina tive and ultimately moving exhibition. Great credit is due to Mr. Kilkenny and to all the students who contributed to this project, which succeeded in delivering a message of soli darity and hope in these difficult times.
BACK on tour due to popular de mand, The Border Game, by award winning writers Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney, comes to An Táin Arts Centre, 17th September at The8pm. play centres around es tranged couple, Sinead (Cat Barter) and Henry (Patrick McBrearty) who discuss their pastas they attempt to mend a fence in a border land field next to an old custom shut. What begins as a simple task soon turns to talk of their past, are living of old memories, and a relentless competition to come out on top. The Border Game is a timely and powerful reflection on 100 years of the border and how it has impacted those who live along it. Inspired by 100 testimonies col lected by the writers with real peo ple living all over the 300-miles of theTicketsborder. are €18/€16 + €1.50 booking fee per ticket and can be purchased from An Táin Arts Cen tre’s Box Office on Crowe Street, over the phone on 0429332332 or on line at
AN Táin Arts Centre’s theatre company in residence - Encore Pro ductions, are proud to be back with their spec tacular adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘A Mid summer Night’s Dream’ Having previously tackled the mighty ‘Macbeth’ and the phil osophical twists of ‘The Tempest’ these veteran actors from Rehabcare Dundalk are more than ready to shake loose and enjoy the comedy of the Bard’s ‘Frolic in the Forest’!‘Thepath of true love never did run trueoffhertangle.hascomedyShakespeare’ssmooth!’classicofconfusionallitsloversinaRefusingtoobeyfather,HermiarunstotheforestwithherloveLysander.With ditched fiancé Demetrius and his jilted girlfriend Helen hot on their heels it was never going to be easy – but when Oberon, the Fairy King and his cheeky sidekick Puck put a spell on the lovers, things really get out of hand. Mean while the starforofwedding.tainment’-turnedknockaboutMechanicals-workmennoviceactorspreparetheir‘enterforthebigThiscomedyerrorsseemsdestineddisasterwhentheirperformer‘Bottom’ finds himself turned into a donkey and head over heels in love with Tita nia – the Fairy Queen! For their retelling of the tale Encore have added an extra dimen sion in the form of ‘The Shadows’ – from the spaces between the trees and beyond the shining moon itself these dark silhouettes weave their spells on mortal and fairyActoralike.Martin Hanley proves his versatility by playing not only ‘Egeus’ – father of the unwilling Dara and Orlaith but re ally loved making mu sic with Eoin – making sounds with branches and leaves to be part of the soundtrack. Therese Baxter also found the sound workshops fas cinating but really en joyed making the prints from leaves and flowers withStarringOrlaith. alongside Liam and Therese in the films are Nikki Cormican, Brendan O’Shea, Lauren Mur phy, Mairead McBride, Stephen Mannison, Cal lum O’Brennan, Gavin Holmes, Christopher McKevitt, and Moninna McCarthy.Blackrock’s very own Eileen Johnston will weave her customary magic decking Oberon and Titania, Puck and Cobweb in all their fairy finery. As ever Jason Kelly will be up in the light box while the show is directed by Sandy Sneddon assisted by stage favourites Grainne O’Hanlon and Rachel Tinniswood who also take stage management and performance roles. Encore productions are delighted to welcome Alex Tumuye in his first ever stage role as ‘Quince’ the leader of theIfMechanicals!everweneeded the escape of a great night at the theatre we need it now, so get the family and friends together and book your tickets today for this season’s most magical spectacular! Show times are 8pm Tuesday 4th and Thurs day 6th October – tick ets 8.50euro (plus 1.50 booking fee) and a Mat inee at 11am Wednes day 5th October –tickets 3.50 (plus 1.50 booking fee). Tickets available only from the box office on antain.ie.0429332332/www.
“War Postcards” exhibition in the Oriel Centre
First up, Bridge Street Studio based artist Or laith Cullinane led the group through printing and collage processes – building up a rich stock of forest, animal and night images which would provide the back drop for videos created by the actors in conjunc tion with visionary film maker Dara McCluskey. Green screen techniques were used to transport the action to a magical realm born of the actors own prints and draw ings. The third and final part of the jigsaw to lock into place is a sound scape of music and spe cial sound effects cre ated by the participants in workshops with in novative composer and sound designer Eoin Hannaway.LiamO’Reilly en joyed working with
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The event will include pres entations of plaques to both the volunteer and full-time staff and a number of long service medal presentations. There will also be a fly-past of a Coast Guard heli copter.
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MINISTER for Transport Ea mon Ryan and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton, will be holding a commemorative event at 10:00am on Thursday 8th Sep tember 2022 to mark the 200th anniversary of the Irish Coast Guard. The event is an oppor tunity to thank all full-time staff and volunteers, past and present, for their dedication and commit ment to the Irish Coast Guard over the past 200 years. The Irish Coast Guard com prises of approx. 80 fulltime staff and almost 1,000 volun teers who together provide a 24/7 Search and Rescue serv ice. Originally under the UK, the service was enacted in 1822 and following independence in 1922, and through various guises, the Irish Coast Guard of today can trace its origin back to 1822. On average, the Coast Guard responds to over 2,600 call outs annually with around 400 lives saved each year in re sponding to maritime and inland SAR incidents as well as pro viding assistance to the National Ambulance Service.
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