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Wednesday, 26th November, 2012. Vol. 7, Issue 48 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Tel: 042 9320888. Fax: 042 9329676. Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
Politicians display their festive spirit By Paul Byrne
Local politicians have shown their generous side by getting into the Christmas spirit after giving up some of their allowances to help the elderly. A landmark decision at last week’s November Louth County Council meeting saw a majority of councillors back Sinn Fein’s motion to scrap all allowances of the Chairpersons, vice chairs and SPC chairs of Dundalk, Drogheda, Ardee and Louth councils. The allowances which in total add up to €78,000 per year will will now be transferred into Housing Adaptations for elderly citizens in Co. Louth. Sinn Fein’s Tomás Sharkey was delighted that the motion was carried and congratulated his party col-
league Imelda Muster for putting forward the proposal. “This is exactly what being elected is all about. It’s about improving the lives of the vulnerable in our society and making a commitment to serve the public.” explained the Knockbridge based councillor. “We are coming from a position where we believe all 29 councillors are equal and where we believe any top-up allowances are completely wrong. We have been saying this for years and we are delighted that we had the numbers to help scrap these extra payments which amount to €78,000 per year.” added Tomás. There was controversy earlier on this year when the majority of councillors voted Continued on Page 14
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Rachel Lee and Eva Nicole Loy will perform on the Toy Show
By Paul Byrne Two young Irish dancers from Dundalk girls are all set to perform in front of an audience of over one million people during this weekend’s Late Late
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Cox’s Demesne project up for award The Cox’s Demesne Regeneration Scheme will battle it out next week at the Ace Awards, which is one of Europe’s most prestigious events for recognising achievements in renewable and sustainable energy. The project, which was shortlisted at the beginning of this year,
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will now compete with other nominated projects from across Europe at the final on Friday November 28 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Dundalk Town Council carried out energy-efficiency upgrades on more than 600 homes which included energy-efficient insulation, boiler
installations, draughtproofing and the installation of heating controls in the Cox’s Demesne houses. The project has recorded some very impressive results so far and many of the houses’ Building Energy Ratings have improved from an E2 rating to a C1 rating. All of the work was car-
cal communities and what the local authority has done in Cox’s Demesne as part of the Regeneration Scheme is very much in line with this message.”
Minister Damien English celebrates 25 years of the RDC with the Cathaoirleach of Meath Co. Co. Jim Holloway, Cathaoirleach of Louth Co. Co. Oliver Tully, Chief Executives of Louth and Meath Joan Martin and Jackie Maguire alongside DkIT President Denis Cummins and Governing Body Chair Andrew Griffith.
and educational institutes cross border with highly successful outcomes. Located on campus at Dundalk Institute of Technology, then the Regional Technical College, the RDC was the first on campus incubation centre in the Institute of Technology sector in Ireland. Over the past 25 years, the RDC has incubated 130 companies, completed 238 applied research projects and supported 1,162 entrepreneurs. Their work in supporting early-stage knowledge enterprises has led to the creation of thousands of high quality jobs in the region. In an independent economic study (conducted
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by BiGGAR), it is estimated that the activities of the RDC are worth €38.9m to the regional economy every single year. The event was jointly hosted by the Regional Development Centre and DkIT. Founder of Digiweb Colm Piercy was honoured with a Recognition Award for Outstanding Economic Contribution to the region. Other award recipients included Peter Smyth of Redmere/Spectra7, Sean O’Connor of STATSports, Peter Carroll of Mara, Jim O’Callaghan of TSM Control Systems, Jane Kelly and Philip McGovern of Big Mountain Productions.
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Development centre celebrates 25 years
Friday was a day of joyous celebration for the team at the Regional Development Centre (RDC) as they celebrated 25 years of driving innovation and enterprise in the North East. The milestone was marked with an awards lunch and the launch of a book commemorating the past 25 years. Success stories emerging from the RDC since 1989 include Digiweb, Big Mountain Productions, Mcor Technology and many, many more. Founded in 1989, the Regional Development Centre serves Louth, Fingal, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan. The RDC has also worked collaboratively with companies
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ried out free-of-charge to all local authority and private residents living in the Cox’s Demesne area, thanks to a unique Public-PrivatePartnership between the local authority, the SEAI and Electric Ireland. Project Manager Stephen Cull, who will be attending the ceremony on behalf of
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Founded in 2005, Turas Counselling Services Ltd. provides a range of supports to individuals who are experiencing problematic substance use including a Twenty Week Day Programme, a Community Based Alcohol Detox, Counselling Service, Outreach Support, Family Support and Women for Sobriety Groups. Today Minister Ged Nash will launch its new 3 Year Strategic Plan that will set out a road map for the service provision for 2015-2017. Speaking before the event the managers Nora Donaghy and Marian Sloan emphasised that despite the difficult financial climate it is important to develop and hold a vision for service provision that evolves to meet the ever-changing needs of presenting service users. They also expressed their gratitude for all the support the service has received over the past nine years.
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Man fails to have drink drive charge dismissed A 58-year-old man who was observed driving a vehicle with four flat tyres and veering from side to side before narrowly avoiding a collision failed in a bid to have a drink driving charge against him dismissed. Terence King, a coal merchant from Edentubber, Ravensdale, Dundalk, was disqualified for three years after his challenge on a number of technical points failed. The court heard that on January 13 last year, Gardai were on patrol near the Carrickdale Hotel when they saw a vehicle driving on four flat tyres while it was veering from side to side. The driver failed to stop and continued towards Edentubber
where it narrowly missed a collision with another vehicle at a junction. When Gardai got out, the vehicle rolled back and one officer had to break the passenger window to get the passenger out. Mr King refused to get out of the vehicle and gripped the steering wheel. He was informed that he would be removed by force and when he eventually got out Gardai noticed a smell of alcohol of his breath and he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. A test revealed that he was over the limit for driving. Barrister, Martin Dully, asked if it was necessary to break the passenger window which resulted in passenger, Imelda Culleton, be-
ing showered in glass. The stated it was the appropriate action as he felt the vehicle was trying to evade Gardai by moving backwards. In applying for the charges to be dismissed, the defence barrister argued on a number of points, but Judge Flann Brennan ruled that there was a case to answer. The barrister then indicated that his client, who had a previous conviction dating backs 20 years, would not be providing testimony in the case. Judge Brennan imposed a €500 in relation to the drink driving charge and a three-year disqualification, while on a reduced charge of careless driving he impsed a €250 fine Peter John Hanratty, centre, Scoil Uí Mhuire, Dunleer, is presented with his Certificate of Distinction in the ETTA/ EirGrid National Junior Certificate Young Technologist Competition from Senator Gerard P Craughwell, left and Ciaran O’Callaghan, Chairman, Engineering and Technology Teachers Association.
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Jake shoots for the stars Shooting star Jake Byrne is counting down the months for the biggest challenge of his young career as he prepares for next April’s World Clay Shooting Championships in Florida. The 19-year-old Louth Village man is technically still a junior but his form has been so good this season that he was picked to represent his country at the World Championships next year. Jake was selected following a series of outstanding results around the country in recent months which have left him in second place in the overall senior table so far in 2014. Jake admits he is delighted with how the season has gone so far and with how he has built on his success in 2010 when he was crowned All Ireland Youth champion. “I’m really pleased with how things have been going for me in 2014. I won the Leinster Senior title earlier this year which was a huge confidence booster for me
and I’ve built on that to qualify for the World Championships in Florida next year with some decent performances”, explained Jake. “It’s a dream come true for me to represent my country at such a huge event as the World Championships. I’m the youngest on the Senior team but I’m going to try to keep calm and do what I’ve been doing all year and maybe even come back with some sort
of a medal”, added the prodigious young talent. Jake’s love for the sport was nurtured in Louth Village by his father Peter and over the years his love for clay pigeon shooting has grown and grown. Despite most of his friends spending their time kicking a football or picking up a hurley stick, shooting was always number one for Jake. “I suppose I’ve been taking it seriously since I was about 14 and I actually won the Leinster junior title that year so I suppose I got the hang of it pretty quickly. I’d say my strengths are my ability to concentrate and my hand eye co-ordination. I don’t generally get nervous and I hope that stays the same when I shoot in Florida”, laughed Jake. “I’m really looking forward to going to Florida in April and it will be great to have my Mam and Dad with me as well. With regards to preparation I’m just going to keep on doing what I’m doing at the moment and competing in events around the country”, said Jake.
A Spirit of Christmas fashion extravaganza including a Christmas market with lots of local goodies, fine foods, crafts and much more, will be held in St. Patricks GAA clubrooms on Saturday December 6.
Doors open at 7pm. All proceeds in aid of St. Pats GAA, Dulargy NS, Bellurgan NS and Rampark NS. Great raffle prizes on night with Santa there to say hello to all.
Tickets cost €10 with U12s €5 and are on sale in each school, in St. Patricks Clubrooms on Thurdays evenings and from Catriona (086 8512466) or Aeidamar (086 6094640).
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Trophy visits school
The pupils of St Nicholas Primary school received an early Christmas present last week as Liam Burns and Anthony Bravender from Dundalk FC brought the league cup and league trophy on a visit to the school. Formerly a teak tough centre back for the Lilywhites Liam now works as a Community and Schools development officer for the club and along with media officer Anthony Bravender both men paraded the trophies in front of the excited schoolchildren. Liam spoke to all the classes in St Nicholas’s encouraging the children to work hard and to listen to their teachers and coaches. “I would advise you all to dedicate yourselves to whatever it is you choose to do in life and work hard at it. Dundalk FC didn’t win these
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trophies by accident this year. They won them because they were the hardest working most dedicated team in the country”, explained the former Dundalk player. “Hard work will always be rewarded. This trophy hasn’t been in Dundalk since 1995 which is a long time ago and you should all be very proud that the team did so well this year”, added Liam.
Pupils posed for photos with both trophies as Liam explained what his role in Dundalk FC entails and how he hopes that his work will help young people connect with the club. “It’s really enjoyable bringing the trophies to the schools and seeing how excited the kids get and it would be great if some of them ended up going up to Oriel Park next year to support the
team”, noted Liam. “We have put great emphasis into our youth set up in recent years and we want to get the kids in schools to feel part of the club and want to play for them and maybe stop some of our better young players travelling to Dublin to try and find a team. These trophies don’t just belong to Dundalk FC they belong to every single person in the town.” he added.
St Malachy’s host Car Boot Sale in Fairways Hotel A CAR Boot Sale will be held in aid of the St. Malachy’s Girls School on Sunday November 30. It will take place at the Fairways Hotel Dundalk from 10am to 3pm.
The admission fee is €2 for adults. The whole event also includes a free raffle. The sellers should arrive by 9am and are asked to bring their own tables. Fees for the indoor
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Family say thanks with €14k By Paul Byrne
A charity fundraising event in memory of local woman Sandra Hickey proved a huge success with a whopping €14,360 raised for the North Louth Hospice and Palliative Care Team. The event was organised by Sandra’s sister Caitriona McArdle with the help of family and friends and took place in Oriel Active on Sunday October 26. She came up with the idea in August just a month after her beloved sister passed away from cancer on July 28. According to Caitriona she felt she had to do something not only to remember her sister by but also to recognise the wonderful support given to Sandra and her family by the North Louth Hospice and palliative care team. “Sandra’s 44th birthday would have been on October 28 so I decided to organise a fundraising event both to honour her memory and try and raise funds for both the North Louth Hospice and Palliative care team who were both brilliant
Pictured are Arthur McAdle, Caitriona McArdle, Catherine McArdle and Aisling O’Reilly at the cheque presentation to the Palliative Care team
Pictured are Caitriona McArdle, Mary Mulholland, Sinead Reilly and Aileen Norton at the cheque presentation to North Louth Hospice
and provided great support during Sandra’s illness. The hospice provided drivers to bring Sandra to Dublin for her chemotherapy and the palliative care team were a great help visiting Sandra when she was sick at home”, explained Caitriona. “Myself and my family are so delighted with the response and we have been overwhelmed with the support we’ve
got from so many people around Dundalk. I have to give a huge thanks to all the local businesses for their generous donations and to everybody who helped make it such a special day. My Mam and Dad were such a big help in putting the whole thing together and were running around here there and everywhere getting things ready for the day of the event”, added Caitriona.
The fund raising event included a 5km sponsored walk, a raffle as well as balloons being released in memory of Sandra who worked in Dunnes Stores in the Marshes. Last Thursday Caitriona and her family presented both the North Louth Hospice and the palliative care team with a cheque for €7180. It is now hoped to make the fundraiser an annual event.
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A man who was involved in a dispute with another admitted charges of assault and criminal damage when he appeared at Dundalk District Court. As a result, Stephen Dollard of 16 Riverwell Close, Dundalk, who is currently serving a threeyear prison term, was sentenced to three months. The court heard that on April 16 this year, Gardai attended an incident at43 An Crannog, Dundalk, where they spoke to the owner of a car that had a window smashed. The Gardai also noticed offensive graffiti in black paint on the walls of the house. The total damage caused was estimated at €500. Mr Dollard was identified as the man who broke the window and when arrested he denied his involvement. On March 14 Gardai were called to Riverwell Close where a man from 43 An Crannog had been sitting in the kitchen when the defendant came in an hit him a number of times on the back of the head with a beer bottle. The court heard that Mr Dollard and the victim have connections and an argument had developed between them. Solicitor, Dermot Monahan, stated that there was animosity between the two men and that his client had problems with drugs and alcohol. He had also witnessed domestic violence when growing up and had tried to deal with his problems while in prison. He stated that the defendant was involved with his four children and asked Judge Brennan not to add to his current sentence.
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Class of 1989 De La Salle School Reunion
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In particular, First Years and Second Years held a bake sale through Irish to raise funds for the Irish Language and Cultural section of the new Library. There were traditional music performances at lunchtime and the whole endeavour culminated in a recording of the Glenn Hansard song “Falling Slowly” or “Grá do mo Leonadh”, which has been entered into a National Song Contest through Conradh na Gaeilge. All 250 students enjoyed the recording immensely and it will be available to view on the school’s website. Níl aon amhras ach gur bhain na hOidí Agus na scolairí óga an sult as an lá! Comhghairdeas Leo ar fad as tabhairt faoi Ghaeilge 24 go misniúil bríomhar!!
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Death Notices Edward (Eddie) McCann Mary Street South and formerly Aisling Park, Dundalk, suddenly on Friday November 21. Beloved brother of Patrick, Seán, Nicola and Paul. He will be sadly missed by his brothers, sister, sisters-in-law Lisa and Laura, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Predeceased by his parents Patrick and Marian. Sean Bannon Villas One Muirhevnamor, Dundalk, and formerly of Castlewellan Co Down, on Saturday November 22. Sean predeceased by his brother Josie and grandchild Morgan. Very deeply regretted by his loving family, wife Mary (nee) Craig, son Paul, daughters Lorraine, Tracy Kingston, Shauneen and Lynda, brothers Willie, Tom, Seamus, Michael, Brendan, Peter and Gary, sisters Marian Kate and Margaret, partner Rose Kelly and family, grandchildren Aaron, Craig, Scott, Ryan, Kelsey, Brooke, Kayleigh, Kacey, Teagan, Lea and Tyler, sons in-law, daughter in-law, brothers in-law, sisters in-law nephews, nieces, cousins extended family relatives, neighbours and friends. Enid James (nee Armstrong), Dundalk, peacefully, in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on Sunday November 22. Enid, much loved wife of the late Leslie and dear mother of Carole (Kidd) and Alison. Deeply regretted by her daughters, sonsin-law, relatives and friends. Mary Dunne (née McKeown) formerly Pearse Park, Dundalk / Mohill, Leitrim, peacefully, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda on Friday November 21. She will be sadly missed by her daughter Sarah, husband Eamonn, son-in-law David, grandchildren Hannah, Lauren, Seán and Grace, sisters Briege and Patricia, brothers Richard and Jimmie, brothers-in-law, sisters-inlaw, nephews, nieces, relatives and
Ronan Pickup The death has occurred of Ronan, Main Street, Blackrock, peacefully in Castleross Nursing Home on Friday November 21. Ronan, beloved son of the late Harry and Frances and dear brother of Barry and Kenneth. Deeply regretted by his brothers, sister-in-law Margaret, relatives and friends. Des Savage (Master Butcher) The Square, Carlingford, suddenly at his residence on Friday November 21. Very deeply regretted by his beloved wife Marie, his daughters Teresa, Deirdre and Olive and his son Desmond. His sons in law Aidan, Mark and Dan and grandchildren Louise, Caoimhe and Emily. Also his sisters Olive, Ree and Patsy, brothers Aiden and Vincy, brothers in law Peadar, Harry, Gussie, Philip, Liam, Coleman and Gerard, his sisters in law Mary, Alicia and Eileen and all his nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Brian James O’Neill, Ballyoonan, Omeath, at St. Vincent’s Private Hospital on Wednesday November 19. Beloved husband of Carmel. Very deeply regretted by his loving wife Carmel, daughter Cliona, sons Cian and Finian, sons-in-law Andrew and Owen, grandchildren Elizabeth, Ethan, Lucy and James. Also his brothers, sisters, brothersin-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Reji Sebastian Clonmore, Hale Street, Ardee, suddenly at her residence on Tuesday November 18. Reji sadly missed by her loving husband Koonathan Varghese Davassy, children Sanju, Joseph, Joice, father Sebastian, mother Mary, brothers Saji Sebastian, Fr. Aji Sebastian and sister Amal relatives and many friends. May Casey (nee McGeown), Fatima Drive, Dundalk, peacefully in the tender care of Dealgan Nursing
May, beloved wife of the late Patrick and dear mother of Benny, Patrick, Mary and Olivia and loving grandmother of Stephen, Andrew, Phillip, David, Fiona, Laura, Robert, Emily, and Nicole and great-grandmother of Josh, Shea, Connell, Orlagh, Aoife, Finn, Oisin, Isabella and Olivia. Deeply regretted by her daughters, sons, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brothers Joe, and Micky sisters Rose and Sadie, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Colum Hegarty snr Meadow View, Avondale, Avenue Road, Dundalk, peacefully at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on Wednesday November 19. Colum predeceased by his wife Eithne (nee Toner), son Paudeen and daughter Mary (in infancy). Very deeply regretted by his loving family son Colum, daughters Catherine, Bridin and Eithne, brother Brendan, sisters Kathleen, Briege, Patsy and MaryAgnes, son in-law Aidan, daughter in-law Jo, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins, extended family relatives neighbours and friends. James Nash Carrickedmond, Kilcurry, Dundalk, peacefully, in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on Wednesday November 19. Jimmy, beloved son of the late Hugh and Katie, brother of Margaret, John, Noel, Hugh, Rose, Briege, Eileen, Micky, Sheila, Monica, Philomena, Joan and the late Kathleen, Alice, Peter, Eamon and Pat. Deeply regretted by his brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-inlaw,nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Rose Hoey Ranelagh and formerly of Ravanney, Louth, suddenly on Friday November 14 following an accident. Deeply regretted by all her family, relatives, neighbours
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News Dundalk girls to dance during The Late Late Toy Show
in Brief RCNE Flag Day
Rape Crisis North East will be holding their annual flag day on Thursday November 27 in various locations around Dundalk. If you would like to be a volunteer collector, please contact Rape Crisis North East Centre on 042 – 9339491, email info@rcne. ie or visit www.rcne.ie. For counselling, information or advocacy support please freephone confidential helpline number: 1800 21 21 22
Santa Run
The Post Polio Support Group is calling on people to participate in the Santa Run on their behalf. Those who register for the group will be entered into a free draw a pair of tickets to Margo’s 50-year celebration concert on Thursday December 4. For details contact 083 4036434.
Mass With Archbishop
Armagh Diocesan Cursillo will celebrate the annual Mass in Preparation for Christmas with Archbishop Eamon Martin on Friday December 12at 7.30pm in St Patrick’s Church, Dundalk.
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McGee and her sister Nicole. According to Dervla the girls really impressed during their auditions and both were delighted to have been chosen to dance on the Toy Show. “The girls are really excited about dancing on the Toy Show on Friday night and we’re all very proud of them. They’ll be dancing as a duo with in front of traditional Irish band Draíocht”, explained Dervla. “We’ve had them with us here in the school since they were four and they’re really dedicated dancers and a credit to themselves. They had to send in an audition tape to RTE for the Toy Show gig and after that they were invited to travel to Dublin to perform in front of judges and they did so well they were given a standing
ovation”, she added.
This will not be the girl’s first performance in front of the cameras as both recently appeared on popular Irish dancing show ‘An Jig Gig’ on TG4. And Dervla is sure that experience will help the girls as they perform for their biggest audience to date.
A MAN who was found to be in possession of a shot gun cartridge and toy gun stated that he has learned his lesson and wants to contribute to society rather than be a burden to it. Darren Clarke of Stonetown Upper, Corcreaghy, Louth Village, who also admitted handling stolen property and cashing stolen cheques, was sentenced to four months in prison which was suspended for four months. Dundalk District Court heard that on March 30, 2013, at Central Ave, Parnell Park, Gardai stopped Mr Clarke and when they searched him under the Misuse of Drugs Act, they found a toy gun and a shotgun car-
“The experience they gained in front of the TG4 cameras will help the girls and I’m sure they’ll do themselves proud. They’re used to dancing in big competitions and they have just competed at the Ulster Irish Dancing Championships which were held in Dundalk last weekend”, noted Dervla. “It will be so nice to see the girls on the Toy Show and I’m sure that they will inspire other girls from around the country to take up Irish Dancing in future years”, she added.
Man was found carrying toy gun
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tridge. Solicitor, Sean T O”Reilly, stated that his client had recently started working but at the time had allowed himself to get carried away and got into trouble. He stated that in relation to the cheques at Crowe’s Nest on January 18 and 23 this year, the €500 compensation had been paid. “He has learned his lesson and wants to contribute to society rather than being a burden. “He found the cartridge at the back of a house he was renting and foolishly put it in his bag rather than throwing it away or giving it to the Gardai”, stated Mr O’Reilly.
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for a €12000 allowance to be made available for the newly formed Dundalk Municipal District. However, following this latest motion that money along with another €66000
will now be used to help the elderly in Co. Louth make their homes safer. According to Tomás the housing adaptation grant for the elderly has been underfunded in Louth for many years and this money can help prevent accident
and/or injury in homes belonging to the elderly. “Many elderly people in Louth end up in hospital because they get injured in their home due to unsuitable living conditions. These grants will help residents make changes and adapta-
tions to their home, for example, making it wheelchair-accessible, extending it to create more space, adding a ground-floor bathroom or toilet or a stair-lift and things like that”, explained Tomás. “By making their homes
safer this will also have a knock-on effect in our hospitals by reducing the number of people in our A+Es. As everybody knows our health service is in crisis and we need any help at all to ensure things can improve. As well as helping
the elderly this decision also has political ramifications as it means that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael no longer have financial motivations to exclude other parties when voting for people in these extra committees”, he added.
Grammar School trade fair
Some of the students who will be taking part in the Grammar School trade fair in December
By Swantje Timm
TOGETHER with the cold weather, Christmas is coming closer and accompanying it is the annual Christmas Trade Fair at the Dundalk Grammar School on Thursday December 11. The whole event, which has been organised by the students of this Transition Years’ Events Management Team with the support of teachers, will begin at 2pm and continue into the evening. As a trade fair, the main at-
traction of the day will be the stalls of First Year and Tansition Year students’ mini enterprises. Some of these were already on display at the school’s open day in October, when they advertised their products and some also raised the first money for different charities they would like to support. There will be a range of handcrafted items and baked goods as well as some other potential Christmas presents for family and friends. The Junior School will contribute to the trade fair
as well with a raffle that will include some interesting prizes. The musical entertainment for the evening will be provided by some students and their teachers and will have a distinctively festive spirit. Catering for the visitors that have had enough of shopping and strolling over the school grounds will be ‘Havana Coffee’, another student enterprise that has been very successful within the school and at different school events with supplying hot drinks and food.
Some of the enterprising Grammar School students who will be taking part in the trade fair
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St Louis Careers Fair
Pupils in St Louis who are trying to figure out third level choices were given a helping hand on Friday as the school hosted a careers fair with up to 25 colleges from all over the country in attendance. Representatives from all the main universities including Trinity, Maynooth, DKIT, Queens, Dublin Business School, NUIG and Cavan Institute were on hand to offer students information and advice. St Louis guidance counsellor Dara Carolan who helped organise the event said that the careers fair was designed to help students get more information about the many options avail-
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able to them around the country. “I think this is the sixth year now we have held a careers fair in the school and the idea of it is to try and help our students become more informed when they make choices next year as to what is next for them
with regards to education and their careers”, explained Dara. “We have 25 stands here today and the colleges and universities here are in the main the ones that are most frequented by Louis students over the years. The ethos of the school is for
every child in the school to progress to third level education and we strive to help each one of them reach their maximum potential”, she added. A number of college representatives were on hand to give students advice and information on further careers.
Bellurgan United ‘on tour’ at the Aviva
Bellurgan United enjoyed a fantastic trip to the Aviva Stadium last Tuesday evening to watch the Republic of Ireland take on the USA in an international soccer friendly. Five buses and 220 club members traveled to the game and were treated to an excellent performance by the boys in green. Over 140 kids covering every age group from under 8s to under 16s and 80 parents made the trip to Dublin. The club plans to organise similar trips again in the future.
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Family Notices
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Novena to Saint Martha St. Martha, I resort to thee and to thy petition and faith, I offer up to thee this light which I shall burn every Tuesday for nine Tuesdays. Comfort me in all my difficulties through the great favour thou didst enjoy when Our Saviour lodged in thy house.I beseech thee to have definite pity in regard to the favour I ask (Mention favour). Intercede for my family that we may always be provided for in all our necessities.I ask thee St. Martha to overcome the dragon which thou didst cast at thy feet. One Our Father and three Hail Marys, and a Glory Be Amen; and a lighted candle every Tuesday and the above prayer made known with the intentions of spreading devotion to St. Martha.This miraculous Saint grants ever thing before the Tuesdays are ended. No matter how difficult. D.C.
NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I asked you for many favours. This time I ask you for this special favour (mention it). Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your Father 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). B.T. NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I asked you for many favours. This time I ask you for this special favour (mention it). Take it, dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your Father 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). M.H.
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Tourism boost for North East
Local coach firm Matthews.ie have opened the north east up as a tourist destination for the Baltic States for the first time – thanks to their innovative whiskey tours. Matthews welcomed their first tour of many from Latvia to the area this week, with Dundalk being one of the main bases. Tourists from Estonia, Lithuania and Russia are also booked to travel with the firm in the next month as it seems that Ireland is being seen as a cultural oasis for tourists to escape the harsh winters in Eastern Europe. Dundalk Chamber and the Irish Latvian Chamber of Commerce were instrumental in identifying the business synergy between both nations, and have worked with Matthews to develop a network of travel agents in Latvia and other Baltic states to further develop this market.
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Excitement builds for Festival of Light & Culture
This weekend’s Festival of Light & Culture 2014 will see the official start of the Christmas season in Dundalk. The events will commence on Friday when Dundalk manager, Stephen Kenny, officially switches on the lights in the town centre. Titan the Robot, is set to make a return to Dundalk this year and will be making appearances with his ultimate family entertainment comedy
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show over both days of the Festival, at the Market Square, and also at The Marshes Shopping Centre. Also taking place over the two days will be the Animal Farm on the Demesne. On Saturday afternoon, Festival goers can also take their own pets along for a special animal blessing ceremony. There is a special Letter to Santa Postbox this year children can attach
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a contact e-mail as Santa has agreed to take some time out to reply to the letters via e-mail. A craft market featuring the best of local crafts is to be housed in the Clanbrassil Centre while around the Market Square. A festival stage will be located over on the Courthouse side of the Market Square, where there will be live entertainment over the two days of the Dundalk Festival of Light & Culture. The ever popular Blue Moose will headline the live music on Friday, November 28, while special guest on the night will be Voice of Ireland winner Brendan McCahey. Free entertainment for all ages will be held throughout the town including Fire eaters, unicyclists and other street performers along with carousels and Disco Dome for the children. A new feature this year which will help people travel easily around the town centre festival attractions is the Festival Train. The festival continues through to Saturday evening and will conclude with the now traditional Fireworks Display at the Marshes Shopping Centre lighting up the town skyline and also including the arrival of Santa. The Dundalk Festival of Light & Culture Committee is working away in the background as the final countdown to this year’s Festival continues. Committee member Harry Traynor, Marshes Shopping Centre said: “There’s been a number of months hard work put in to making sure we can offer the best
Paddy Malone PRO Dundalk Chamber presenting a cheque for €2000 towards the Christmas lights in Dundalk to Tom Muckian of Carroll’s Book shop and Margaret Brennan of Aidan Brennan Jewellers. Tom and Margaret are part of the local organisers of the Christmas Lights and are asking that all businesses and traders in the town centre would support them financially.
Festival experience over the two days. We’ve catered for all tastes and I am sure that there is something to suit everyone in this year’s programme.
“All I can say at this point is that I hope as many people as possible turn out, enjoy the weekend and support the Festival and Dundalk Town Centre.”
Win 2 tickets to see Raglans Playing tonight, Wednesday 26th November at The Spirit Store We have 2 pairs of tickets to give away. Simply drop answer into our office at 63 Clanbrassil Street. First 2 correct entries will each receive 2 tickets for tonight's gig Question: What nationality are the Raglans? Answer............................................................ Name.................................................................. Phone..................................................................
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LIA is the professional education and development association for those who work across all areas of the Financial Services industry. Pictured receiving their certificates at the recent LIA Credit Union Awards Ceremony were Stephanie McGreehan, Elizabeth Loughran and Ciara Farrell from Dundalk Credit Union.
Treat for rock n roll fans An extra special rock ‘n roll treat for Dundalk when legendary Guns n Roses tribute band GnR return to the Spirit Store stage for a one off-show on Saturday November 29, with Drogheda hard-rockers Black Svan as support. GnR were one of the most popular tribute bands of their time after they emerged during the mid-90s, and for the next 15 years or so through various line-up changes and libel suits, they managed to thrill crowds in all the top venues and cities in this country, and beyond. Hard to believe but it’s now over three years since the boys last saddled up and rode into town
with all Guns and Roses blazing. Expect a night of high drama and incendiary music when these rock ‘n roll gangsters return for another spin on the hard-rock merry-g0round. GnR were formed by five rock fanatics who waited for hours to see Guns ‘n’ Roses at Slane in 1992 and started talking immediately afterwards about setting up a tribute to their idols. The result was GnR. The band has always been the largest, most accurate and most loved Guns ‘n’ Roses tribute band in the country. In their time, they boys played the country’s premier live music circuit for several years
and are now back together for a select number of shows. GnR have also headlined many outdoor festivals and prestigious biker rallies and events throughout the calendar, in their hey-day amassing a total of around 180 shows per year. Drogheda rockers Black Svan are currently riding the crest of a wave as the most popular hard-rock band in Ireland. They recently launched their debut album “16 Minutes” to great acclaim and it went straight in at No. 2 in the metal charts behind Slipknot and also made the mainstream charts, as well - not a bad start for an out-and-out metal band.
Students take to the stage Final year students of the BA in Performing Arts programme are preparing to perform Oscar Wilde’s classic, The Importance of Being Earnest, at the Mac Anna Theatre, DKIT from Wednesday November 26 to Friday November 28, at 7.30pm each night. Tickets are €8 for €4 concession. Bookings can be made by phoning 0429370200 (extn 2907) or emailing dkitearnest2014@dkit.ie. This is the first public performance from the latest exciting and talented group to have come through DkIT’s professional actor training programme. The Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts is a three-year full-time professional actor-training programme which encourages students to become ‘intelligent actors’, who are versatile and adaptable and equipped with a variety of performance and transferable work skills. Students become proficient in a number of acting,
movement and voice skills as well as studying the history of theatre and important key performance styles and plays. Now based within the specialist facilities of the Carrolls building in DKIT, students work with students from the Creative Media programmes in the creation of short films & performance projects, while also having the opportunity to mix with students from Music, Games, Multimedia & Computing in the Creative Hub of the North East. In third year, there is a focus on professional performance, with students taking part in a number of major public performances directed by working professionals, along with appearing in a showcase for invited agents. The Importance of Being Earnest performances will take place at the Mac Anna Theatre in DkIT at 7.30pm on Wednesday November 26, Thursday November 27, and Friday November 28.
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Paul McArdle and Philip Farrell at the Class of 1989 De La Salle School Reunion, who met in the Lilywhite Lounge on Saturday night.
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Driver collided with parked car
A driver who collided with a parked car who believed that medication was a factor in his being over the limit was fined €500 at Dundalk District Court after being convicted of a careless driving charge. James McEvoy of 51 Trainor Crescent, Creggan, Crossmaglen, pleaded guilty to the offence arising out of an incident on March 30 this year. The court heard that on that day, Mr McEvoy drove his car out of Lis na Dara and collided with a car from which a driver was alighting. He bounced off the car and struck a woman on the road. The defendant was arrested and a sample taken revealed that he was a small amount over the limit for
which he was issued with a FCPS (Fixed Charge Processing System), given three penalty points and disqualified for six months. One person received significant injuries but the insurance was in order and attending to requirements. Solicitor, Paul Tiernan, stated that his client came from a good family and that he had a medical difficulty. His client had a small amount of alcohol but believed he was under the limit. However, he believed that his medication was a factor. He pointed out that the defendant was required to drive as part of his employment and any further disqualification would see him lose his job. Wayne Doherty, son of Kevin and Peggy Doherty Tudor Grove Dundalk, was recently conferred with a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Dublin Institute of Technology. Wayne was previously a student of St. Joseph’s N.S., Colaiste Ris and DKIT. He now lectures in Engineering at DIT Bolton Street and is pursuing postdoctoral research.
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Realt na Mara National School’s Parents’ Association are holding their Annual Church Gate Collection for Realt na Mara on Saturday and Sunday November 28 and 29 in St Patrick’s and St Nicholas churches. Mairead McGuinness, MEP for Louth and Vice President of the European Parliament being presented with a UCD Foundation Day Alumni Award in Agriculture & Food Science. She is pictured with (l-r) Professor Andrew J Deeks, UCD President, and Professor Alexander Evans, Dean of Agriculture & Food Science. In his citation Professor Evans said UCD was very proud of Mairead McGuinness. “She is someone who represents what’s great about a UCD graduate and she represents the Irish people very well on the world stage”.
Letters to the editor Wearing Hihab (headscarf) in secondary schools An open letter to the Minister for Education Dear Editor, Ireland still has a ladder to climb in respect to allowing Muslims to exercise their religious rights of wearing headscarf in Secondary Schools. This issue has generated a lot of controversies among Muslim parents and school principals.
The contention is that if religious tolerance, equality, fairness and rights are to be observed in Irish schools, Muslim students should be allowed to exercise their religious rights. However, it is unfortunate, that there is no uniformity or conformity of opinion, rules, regulations and law guiding this principles in Ireland. While some schools allow headscarf (Hijab) to be worn, other schools refused totally, with the response that “it is not our school culture to allow this” or “the ministry of education has refused it” or “it is not in our School Constitution or the Irish Constitution”. These are responses that I got in
the cause of my enquiries with school principals. The benefit of wearing Hijab (Headscarf ) cannot be over-emphasised, apart from its utter religious obligation, it shapes students behaviour, moral and attitudes in schools, which does not affect their schools activities in terms of Interaction and mixing with other students. I will like to make a call to the minister for education and school principals to please, allow Muslim students, who intend to wear Hijab, be given their religious rights to do so. Thank You, Rauf Ogunfowora.
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Marist Senior Choir are holding a special concert will be held on Sunday, December 7 at 3pm in the Marist Church with guest artists. Dundalk dramatic club will contribute to the first half of the concert along with Father Jimmy McElroy.
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Ardee Concert Band presents its 33rd annual Christmas Concert on Friday December 12 in the Bohemian Centre, Ardee, at 8pm. The show will featyre the Ardee Concert Badn, Ardee Concert Junior Band, Ardee Concert Youth Band and Ardee Concert Band Recorder group.
Class of 1989 De La Salle School Reunion
The Class of 1989 De La Salle School Reunion, who met in the Lilywhite Lounge on Saturday night.
Ken Sheedy and Kieran Reynolds.
Adrian Kenny and John Finnegan.
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Jason McGee and Seamus Woods.
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Details of the new Skoda Fabia Estate announced
Details of the new Skoda Fabia Estate have been announced. The first cars are expected here mid 2015. There is a choice of petrol and diesel engines, including the 1.2-litre TSI petrol with 90PS or 110PS output or 1.0-litre MPI 75PS – the
diesel centre on the 1.4-litre TDI unit with the choice of either 90PS or 105PS power outputs. The 1.2 TDI 110PS and 1.4 TDI 90PS are available with a DSG transmissions. Skoda is forecasting that the 1.2 TSI 90PS engine is expected to be the most
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