DUNDALK’S FREE NEWSPAPER Wednesday, 31st August, 2022. Vol. 15, Issue 35 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 9320888. Fax: 042 9329676. Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com School bus ‘fiasco’ has parents ‘highly-stressed’ A high demand for school bus places have left many parents uncer tain if their children will get a place on buses this academic year. Urgent and immediate action is needed to help families with the school transport “fiasco”, according to Dundalk TD Ruairí Ó Murchú, who says the problem is particularly acute in rural areas of Louth. The Sinn Féin TD says he has been contacted by dozens of parents who are “highly stressed and concerned” about the lack of school transport for their secondary school-going children.Andwhile there are problems every year with pockets of the school transport system, Deputy Ó Murchú says the start of the 2022 academic year is “off the scale bad”. Continued on Page 2 Joy for Donal on his first day of schoolBy Tamara O’Connell Donal Keating, a CBS Junior Infants pupil, on his first day of school. Page 4 Page 8 Page 9 LCC seizes 18 dogs in bid to tackle farmingpuppy aftersetVintageKnockbridgeRallytoreturn2yearssuccessDayLouthInclusionFunagreat
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When Des stepped down from the FAI he told them he didn’t want the usual retirement present but would like them to commission a trophy that could be awarded each season to the best goalkeeper in the League of Ireland. Des Casey was one of Ireland’s greatest ever football administrators, and he never forgot the time he spent between the posts on the pitches of Dundalk and the fact that the most important people in football are the players, especially the goalkeepers!
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“To make matters worse, many of those who are being refused have used the scheme for years and this leaves their parents in a very difficult position, as they cannot do the school run due to work commitments and total ly depend on the school bus.“Families who ex pected to realise savings of €500 now look set, instead, to be heaped with additional costs as they try to find alterna tives.“It should have been a good news story, but instead it has turned into a huge nightmare.
Gerry McDermott, Des Casey and Packie Bonner. THERE’S a picture tak en almost 20 years ago, which has pride of place on the wall of my office and the story behind it sums up Des Casey. The picture was taken on the steps of the Football As sociation of Ireland’s former headquarters at 80 Merrion Square, Dublin, in front of the famous green door. I’m on the left; Des is in the middle and legen dary Ireland goalkeeper Packie Bonner is on the right. The three of us are holding a heavy bronze trophy, created by Dun dalk sculptor Tanya Nyegaard, depicting Packie’s famous penalty save against Romania during the 1990 World CupDesfinals.had retired the previous year as the FAI’s honorary secretary and stepped down from the Board of Manage ment. He had also relin quished his position as Vice-President of UEFA and his seat on UEFA’s Executive Committee. He had done so on a point of Elevenprinciple.yearsearlier,
Des Casey ‘a man of integrity’
he and Dr Tony O’Neill of UCD had success fully introduced a rule whereby FAI officials had to step down from their positions at the age of 70. However, in order to get the motion through, it had been agreed that anybody elected prior to 1991 would not be affected by the new rule. Des Casey was a man of integrity as anybody who dealt with him in his various roles as a trade union official, rights commissioner, peace commissioner or football administrator could attest to. He could not have argued for a rule that people retire at 70 to make way for the younger generation coming through and then stay on because of a loophole.Although this was 2002, shortly after Saipan with the FAI and Irish soccer fractured, Des Casey wasn’t for budging. There were plenty of reasons to stay on, but Des Casey was a man of his word. He was also a man steeped in the game. He lived in the shadow of Oriel Park, which before it became the home of Dundalk Football Club, was Casey’s Field. He played in the Mi nor League –the fore runner of the School
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From Page 1 He said “record num bers” of students have been refused a seat on school buses in places like Annagassan, Kil saran and Castlebelling ham. He said the time has come for the Minister for Education Norma Foley to “urgently inter vene” and to work with Transport Minister Ea mon Ryan to “expand capacity by doing what ever needs to be done like providing more services and looking at the criteria for tickets”. It is, he said, “also an environmental issue because of the need to take as many cars off the school run as pos sible”.Deputy Ó Murchú said the blame for the crisis is “squarely at the door of the govern ment”.Hesaid: “The gov ernment has failed to expand the school transport scheme, while eliminating fares and this is causing huge problems for families in Louth.“The removal of fares has resulted in unprec edented numbers ap plying for the scheme, but because of the strict criteria in place, thou sands of children who are categorised as ‘con cessionary’ will now be refused a seat.
Louth Councillor Pearse McGeough said: “I have been inundated with people asking me how do we get around it. They need to get place on the bus for their“Parentschildren.have to buy uniforms and books and now they have this to worry about too. It’s an awful situation for the parents and children. “There is very little money about at the mo ment due to the cost-ofliving crisis and this is an added pressure for parents.”Headded: “This is coming at a time when parents don’t need ad ditional stress. Parents from farthistransportyearsproblemssincebeensan,bellingham,Kilsaran/CastleAnnagasandDrumcarhavecontactingmelastWednesday.“Therehavebeeninpreviouswiththeschoolsystembutyearitseemstobeworse.”
boys League –and even made the Dundalk B team. He was a goal keeper and it annoyed him goalkeepers got a raw dealwhen it came to recognition. Every year from 1961 onwards the Soccer Writers of Ireland selected a Per sonality of the Year and, in 40 years to 2001, only twice picked a goalkeeper. The leading goalscorers, the creative midfielders and the top managers were being honoured but nobody was thinking too much about the goalkeepers.
“On top of that, Bus Éireann has been inun dated with calls from parents desperate to get a seatand they are hav ing problems getting back to people, but the responsibility for add ing extra capacity lies solely with the Minister for“MinisterEducation.should in struct Bus Éireann to look within its own and the private bus sector’s resources to expand capacity to ensure that no child is left without a seat.“The opportunity exists to transform the school commute and to make this a really posi tive story, but the minis ter has to act now.”
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ingAlwaysmeetdog“BewareerinaryCountyassessment.undergoing“designersomeielsmainlyty.withproperlymicro-chippedvaccinated,andregisteredthelocalauthoriThedogs,whowereCockerSpanandDachshunds,ofthesocalledbreeds”arecontinualGarrettShine,LouthCouncilVetOfficer,said:ofbuyingaonlineandneversomeoneoff-site.insistonseewheretheanimal check the register be fore acquiring their dog to ensure the wel fare of animals in that establishment is up to standard. Every puppy over 8 weeks must be micro-chipped by law, so be sure to check the database for your animal’s details. As al ways, our advice to the public is to check the pound first, since there are always dogs seek ing new homes.”
Louth County Council dog seizures part of measures to tackle puppy farming
“Just to highlight the support we receive from the community, in 2020, during the pandemic and in very difficult circumstances, our fundraisers safely took the chal lenge through ‘our walk, your way’ and raised a huge €27,000.”
THE 10th annual Cross Cooley Challenge in aid of the Maria Goretti Foundation and North Louth Hospice is due to take place on Satur day, October 1. According to Cross Cooley Challenge fun draiser, Errol Boyle from Dundalk, the North Louth Hospice provides “great service and comfort in difficult and sensitive circum stances”.“Similarly, the Maria Goretti Foundation provides respite for the parents of children who need 24/7 care in our area,” he said. “This is a local event for local charities op erating in our com munity. Our walk has become stronger and stronger over the years, and last year we raised a whopping €43,238. AS part of strategic measures to tackle the ongoing problem of illegal puppy farming across Co. Louth, this week Louth County Council’s Dog Control Unit seized 18 dogs at a rural address in the county. The animals, now under the care of the Council’s animal compound, were sub jected to poor living conditions, with lim ited access to food and water.All 18 puppies have now been
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Errol added: “This year, again we hope to have more than 500 par ticipants trekking across the Cooley mountains in a great healthy, fun filled day for all.” All monies raised through the event are passed directly to the char ities. Sponsorship cards now availa ble from Greenore Railway Saloon, Quay Street, Dundalk; North Louth Hospice shop, Ramparts; and Ca thedral Financial Consultants Ltd, Francis Street. More information can be found on the Cross Cooley Challenge Fa cebook page or click on iDonate.ie | Support Cross Cooley Challenge 2022 and make a donation. has been living. All properly registered kennels have to be assessed by the local authority, so members of the public should
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Eighteen neglected dogs were discovered in terrible conditions.
10th annual Cross Cooley Challenge aims to raise money for local charities
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4 Dundalk Leader 31st August 2022 Bag� of s�or�es an� fun for ev�r� c�il� s�ar�in� s�ho�l in 2022! Pic� up t�e�r F�E� Lit�le Lib�ar� Bo�k Bag at yo�r loc�l lib�ar� To help children navigate starting school, libraries have put together a bag of books just for them that can be collected at any library. Each bag contains: • Free books on starting school, making friends and being comfortable to be yourself • � story card on going to the library • � postcard the child can �rite or dra� on and give to their ne� teacher • Their very o�n library card and special ‘My Little Library’ Morecardholdersupports to help the transition to primary school are available at www.gov.ie/lets getready More support: County Hall, Millennium Centre, Dundalk, County Louth A91 KFW6 t 042 9335457 w www.louthcoco.ie e info@louthcoco.ie Community Call Number 042 9335457 View Alerts at www.mapalerter.ie/louth
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VOLUNTEERS from Louth County Council and Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI), have once again joined together to inspire over 200 students in 7 schools across the region to reach their po tential, through a series of interactive programmes. The partnership, now in its 19th year, aims to em power students to shape their own future through a positive role model from the world of work. In the past academic year, volunteers from the Local Authority have im plemented the programme in 3 primary schools, namely: St Pauls S.N.S Drogheda, Ardaghy N.S and Knockbridge N.S. At this level, these hands-on learning workshops teach children how they can impact the world around them as individuals, work ers and consumers. The programme con tinues right through to secondary school, pre paring students for their future careers through entrepreneurship, employ ability, financial literacy and STEM programmes.
Cllr McGeough also advised “you can look at modernising the methods of com munication within the community and use resources like myself, funding sources and the Gardaí to help make your area safer.” Also in attendance was ruairí Ó Murchú tD who spoke about Garda resources and encouraged the mem bers to reach out and connect with other similar groups. he also advised that Gardaí are only too happy to attend meetings of Community Alert Groups to help and advise in any way they can.
L-R Cllr Pearse McGeough, Mr Frank Brennan(incoming Chair), Mr Clive Finlay (Outgoing Chair) and Ruairí Ó Murchú TD.
Concerns were raised from the floor about the isolation and vulnerability felt by older people living in the rural area around Churchtown. Founder member of the group Councillor Pearse McGeough said “Community Alert Groups are essential to rural Ireland. the Gardaí are unable to police everywhere all the time so communi ties must come togeth er, especially in rural areas and do as much to protect themselves and protect and look
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ChurChtown and District Community Alert group held their AGM in the Sean Mc Dermott’s GAA Club last Friday evening. outgoing Chair person Clive Finlay said to a packed room “I want to thank all the members for their support over the past eight years but I feel that it is time for me to step down and concen trate on other projects. It is also time for fresh ideas and that is what I feel the new Chairper son, Mr Frank Bren nan will bring to the group. I wish him all the best and I pledge my continued support to the Group and to Frank.” out for each other.”
Elaine O’Brien Lynch (JAI), Joan Martin (Chief Executive at Louth County Council) pictured with LCC volunteers Pamela Dagg, Siobhain Carroll, Wayne Macken, Riona McCoy and Susan Murphy.
Louth County Council staff visited four secondary level schools: Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School Drimnagh, St. Louis Sec ondary School Dundalk, Colaiste Ris Dundalk, and St. Vincent’s Secondary School Dundalk. Joan Martin, Chief Ex ecutive, Louth County Council, said: “For 19 years, Louth County Council has supported this programme and staff members thoroughly en joy and value their work with local schools. I am appreciative of staff that volunteer and continue to represent the Local Au thority in such a positive manner.”Louth County Council staff members have been invited to an event to sign up for the next academic year, 2022 – 2023. County Council partner to deliver educational workshops across Louth secondaryprimarywithcollaborationAnnuallocaland schools enters its 19th year
A DISPATCH operator for a local taxi firm says changes in regulations that are due to come into force will not encourage more drivers to work in Dundalk at night.
He added: “There is an ageing population of taxi drivers in Dundalk and there’s no young people coming through. “Taxi drivers don’t want the hassle of deal ing with drunk peo ple. It’s too dangerous. There are always fights on the “Youngstreets.people nowa days don’t want to be driving taxis at night. They want to have so cial lives themselves.”
Paul continued: “In 15 or 20 years when all of the elderly drivers have retired, if there is no-one coming through, there will be a lot less taxis in Dundalk. As it is, people are crying out for taxis at the week end.”
According to the Na tional Transport Author ity, the higher fare in
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‘new regulations won’t help dire taxi situation’ creases for peak demand hours and distances at night will incentivise more drivers to service the night time economy. “I think during Cov id-19, many drivers got into a routine of com ing in during the day and they are reluctant to drive at night now,” said Paul.“I remember when I started working in this business there were around 40 cars and now that’s down to 12 or 14. “Saturday night is the biggest money-making night and we find it very hard to get drivers on a Saturday night.”
Dispatch operator, Paul, from Fives Dun dalk Cabs told the Dun dalk Leader that “the new regulations won’t make any difference” to the taxi crisis currently facing the town. Under new legislation due to come into effect from Thursday, Septem ber 1, all taxis will have to accept card payments fromTaxipassengers.fareswill also in crease by 12 per cent, on average, from the same date. The price increase will be weighted across time bands throughout the day and will also take into account the distance of the fare.
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INCLUSION Louth cel ebrated their 50th anni versary with a very suc cessful Family Fun Day in Oriel Park on Sunday afternoon.Inclusion Louth (formerly known as Dundalk Parents and Friends of the Intellec tually Disabled) invited 300 people to gather in Oriel Park which was sponsored by PayPal. The group which was formed in 1972 have been a huge asset to the local community sup porting families who have children with in tellectual disabilities and providing parents with support and advice as well as lobbying the government for much needed support serv ices.Eoghan Bailey, the chairman of Inclusion Louth, hailed the Fam ily Fun Day as a great success and thanked Dundalk FC, PayPal and everybody who donated to the event. “It was a great suc cess and we have re ceived nothing but needed support and ad vice to each other. We are essentially a parent support group and we are here for any families who want to come to us and ask for advice or help. A lot of younger families espe cially don’t know where to turn for help and we like to think we can be there to help and guide them.The Family Fun Day in Oriel Park was a great chance for parents to get talking to each other in a friendly fun atmos phere and you could tell from the faces of people when they were leaving how much they enjoyed the day. The only thing missing was the weather but it wasn’t too bad,” stated“WeEoghan.would encour age any parents with children to get in touch with us and get involved in Inclusion Louth. We have a facebook page where you can contact us or you can email any questions to concludedsionlouth@gmail.com,”incluEoghan.
Inclusion Louth Family Fun Day
Inclusion Louth Family Fun Day a great success Check if your child’s up-to-date with their routine vaccines positive feedback from those in attendance. We had Pelican Promotions up in Oriel Park provid ing entertainment for the kids as well as Ice Cream donated by Mar tin Food Equipment and we also have to thank Martin Connolly, the Chief Operations Of ficer at Dundalk FC for allowing us to stage the event in Oriel and being so Hewelcoming.wasthere with his wife helping to get the place ready on Sunday and he couldn’t have been more hospitable. The event was sponsored by PayPal who had volunteers offering their services on the day to help run the event. “The event was put on to celebrate our 50th anniversary but it was also designed to let people in the community know that we are here and that we are available for any families who need support.There is a lack of services unfortunately in Ireland for families who have children with dis abilities and the network of families we have are able to provide much
Dr Kenneth Beatty, Public Health Doctor, HSE Public Health Area A, said; “Ensuring your child is up-to-date with their vaccines is important to protect your child and those around them from these highly contagious infectious diseas es.”Dr Beatty added: “If you are unsure of your child’s vaccine record, contact your local health office. For contact details for your local health office, www.immunisation.ie.diseasescinehealthticevaccine,html.immunisation/whoweare/lhos.https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/visit:Ifyourchildhasmissedaspeakwithyourpracnurse,GPoryourlocalofficeasacatch-upvacschedulecanbearranged.”Formoreontheseinfectiousandthevaccines,visit:
HSE Public Health Area A (Cavan, Louth, Meath, Mona ghan & North Dublin) are re minding parents and guardians to ensure their child’s routine vaccinations are up to date, in cluding the Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR) vaccines. The most recent data from the Health Protection Surveil lance Centre shows a worrying drop in the uptake of childhood vaccines in 2 year olds. By the time children reach their sec ond birthday they should have completed their Primary Child hood Immunisation Schedule, including 1st dose of MMR vaccine. A decrease was seen across all childhood vaccines in Ireland, with the percentage of 2 year olds who received one dose of MMR vaccine falling below 90%. Prior to the pan demic period, uptake rates had not dropped below 90% since 2010.In Area A (Cavan, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and North Dublin), the uptake is even lower than the national rate and significantly lower than the 95% target, which means that many children are not protected from these highly contagious and potentially very dangerous diseases.InLouth, approximately 1 in 6 two-year olds are unvaccinat ed against measles. In Meath, approximately 1 in 8 two year olds are unvacci nated against measles. In Cavan/Monaghan, approx imately 1 in 8 two year olds are unvaccinated against measles, andIn North Dublin, approxi mately 1 in 8 two year olds are unvaccinated against measles. Measles is an acute, highly contagious infectious disease that can lead to serious compli cations such as ear infections, pneumonia, and inflammation of the brain and even death. Young children especially those aged under 5 and individuals with underlying immune condi tions are particularly at risk. Al though it is usually considered a childhood disease, it can be contracted at any age. Dr Lois O’Connor, Public Health Doctor, HSE Public Health Area A, is urging par ents and guardians to make sure their child gets their childhood vaccinations. She said: “Chil dren who have missed their recommended childhood vacci nations during the pandemic are at risk of catching measles. The MMR vaccines can be given at any age, if missed out during infancy.”
“The MMR vaccine is in cluded in the national childhood immunisation programme, and is a safe and effective vaccine against measles, mumps and ru bella infections. To ensure full protection, two doses are ad ministered to babies and young children with the first dose at 12 months from your practice nurse or GP and the second dose when your child is in junior in fants as part of the HSE school vaccination programme.”
Children enjoying the Family Fun Day in Oriel Park.
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Irish country music legend Declan Nerney to headline Knockbridge Vintage Rally AFTER a two year break due to Covid, the Annu al Knockbridge Vintage Rally and Working Day returns on Sunday 11 September to the heart of Knockbridge just out sideThere’llDundalk.be lots to keep everyone enter tained, be they young or old, and a very enjoy able family day out is guaranteed. The list of highlights on the day is endless with many new attractions this year! The club are delighted to welcome back Declan Nerney, one of Ireland’s top country music en tertainers. Declan will be on stage at 3pm to entertain everyone with his numerous chart hits. There will be a Jiving Competition so if you have the moves that can turn heads then don’t be shy and come along. Top prize is €100. The club are also thrilled to have two locally renowned musical groups partici pate this year - Dundalk Ukulele Strummers and the Stedfast Shoes Brass Band. If you have not been lucky enough to see these groups before - you are in for a real treat!The day will provide the thousands of visitors with the opportunity to see how farming was carried out in years gone by and for the older folk to reminisce about days gone by. Owners of vin tage tractors, cars and bicycles will travel from far and wide to partici pate.Vintage tractors and machinery will be put through their paces in the “live” working field which promises to be a spectacular sight with a horse driven threshing mill, steam engines, vin tage combine displays, potato planting, horse ploughing and vintage ploughing all taking place on the day. The John Deere Lanz self propelled baler which has proved a Tik Tok sensation will be on dis playTraditionalalso. crafts such as basket weaving, blacksmith, wood turn ing and tin craft are all to be seen throughout the event. There will also be a traditional cot tage and model vintage farm for viewing on the day.Children will be ca tered for in the fun cor ner with amusements in cluding inflatables, soft play area, magic shows, craft workshops, face painting, balloon mod elling and many more novelty events. Why not put your four legged friend to the test at the Dog Show which always attracts a large number of entrants. Cat egories range from Pups under 12 months, Child Handler under 12, Large Dogs, Small Dogs, Dogs over 7 years and Dog the Judge would like to take home! Lots of prizes up forTestgrabs.the pulling power of you and your friends by entering a team in the Tug of War Competi tion.The Vintage Fashion Show will feature some fabulous vintage pieces which local people have kindly donated for mod elling. This promises to be a fantastic event and with many familiar fac es modelling a wonder ful array of colours and styles in outfits and hats it is definitely not to be missed.There will be a Flow er Arranging Demon stration by Veronica McMahon who is well known locally and na tionally and is guaran teed to keep everyone entertained with her ex quisite designs.
The Gathering Drum, leading rhythm event fa cilitator will be running workshops throughout the day. Joe is highly experienced and this session is guaranteed to be great fun for all. There will be an Irish Historian on site who will have an extensive collection of military memorabilia on display. There will also be a spe cial exhibition dedicated to Michael Collins. Got a business you’d like to promote? Don’t miss your opportunity to take a stand at one of the largest outdoor events in the North East. The renowned Tea Stall will have freshly cooked food and deli cious homemade baked treats available through out the Whetherday.you are a die hard vintage enthusiast or not there is some thing for everyone at the Knockbridge Vintage Rally - this is a day that you do not want to miss. Gates will open to the public at 12pm. Ample free parking available. Entrance fee is €10 for adults and children go free. All proceeds raised on the day will be donat ed to local charities. For more informa tion and details contact 00353 (0)87 2204 261or check out Knockbridge Vintage Club Facebook page.
A CHARITY walk held by local fit ness club Curves Dundalk, will be held in aid of Breast Cancer Research Ireland on Saturday 24th September. The walk will begin and finish at the club at Unit 4, Blackthorn Business Park on the Coes Road in Dundalk. The walk is 3km in total with groups leaving every half hour between 8:30am and 11am. The walk is open to all and you do not have to be a member of Curves Dundalk to take part.
It costs just €10 to register and all entrants are asked to register in Curves premises in Blackthorn Busi ness Park. All money raised from the event will go directly to Breast Can cerAnybodyIreland. taking part are asked to paint the town pink and purple by wearing either pink for Breast Can cer Research Ireland or purple for Curves Dundalk. Call 0429354311 or 0857783999 for more informa tion.
The Annual Knockbridge Vintage Rally and Working Day is due to take place on September 11.
7—In which decade was Michael D Higgins born? 8—Which capital city is the farthest away in terms of distance from Dublin? 9—There are four muscles involved in mastication, what is mastication? 10—What is the name of the thin and long country that spans more than half of the western coast of South America? The Stinker—What was so significant about the 1927 American silent war film Wings which was set during World War 1? ??? QUIZ ??? 1—Alfred,2—NicholasCage, 3—Mississippi,4—Meath, 5—Heinkel,6—Theyareall secondaryschoolprincipalsin Dundalk,7—1940’s(1941), 8—Wellington,NewZealand (18,661kms),9—Chewing, 10—Chile.TheStinker:Itwasthe recipientofbestpictureawardatthe firsteverOscarceremonyin1929. —an swers— the 2022 Fatima open took place in Ballymac Golf Course on the 31st July. there was strong attend ance on the day to compete for the coveted Green Jacket, the Gerry Gallagher and kevin Mathews Memorial Prizes. the Ballymac Golf course this year was once again in pris tine condition, a credit to the ground staff. results are as Follows: Front 9: G. Gonnelly; Back 9: G. Mackin; Longest Drive: B. keough; nearest to the Pin: J.o’hare.7thPlace: G.Mulligan (33Pts.); 6th Place: D.McQuillan (34Pts.); 5th Place: C:Mckinnon (37 Pts.); 4th Place: J.P.Casey (39Pts); 3rd Place: C.Mackin (40 Pts); 2nd Place: e. Begley (41 Pts). the Gerry Gallagher Me morial Prize: M. Markey; the kevin Mathews Memori al Prize: M. o’Callaghan; the Senior Prize: S.Conroy. overall winner of the 2022 Fatima open ( after 25 Years striving to achieve overall winner for his first time, well deserved): 1st Place winner: John Mckeever (42 Pts) the committee would like to extend their thanks to all the sponsors and Main Sponsors: Cullen Auto Parts (B.Cullen), Fast Fix (Andy Connolly), John Laverty Motor Factor, MVI. A fantastic day of Golf and celebrations was enjoyed by all, thank you to all Golf ers & caddys for a memorable event.
DunleerofImpersonationGarda, GArDAí are appealing to the public for assistance following a recent in cident in which two men impersonated Gardaí. this incident occurred on wednesday, 24th Au gust 2022 at approximate ly 10.30am at a residence in tDunleer.women arrived to a property in the area, in a dark, navy/blue car. one of the men in the car, iden tified himself as a Garda and asked the homeowner of the property if anyone else was home. this man then re quested the homeowner to check his property to see if he was missing any cash. he claimed they had recently arrested two men in the area for stealing a sum of cash. the homeowner then returned to his property to check, but upon doing so, he noticed the second man from the car, run ning towards the back of his property. the home owner then closed his door and did not go back outside. the two men fled theoscene.fthe two men in volved, one is believe to be aged in his 40s/50s and 6ft tall. he was wearing a dark blue/denim jacket with a grey baseball cap. the other man, is be lieved to be younger, in hist20s/30s.hecaris described as dark blue/navy with the first two digits from the front white number plate beingAnyone“LS”with informa tion is asked to contact Drogheda Garda Station on 041 987 4200.
John McKeever, winner of the Fatima Open 2022 with Leo Martin organiser Fatima Open.
St Anne’s day care service to re-open
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1—What was the first name of Batman’s butler? 2—Which actor starred in the movies ‘Face/Off, Con-Air and Leaving Las Vegas? 3—What state was Elvis Presley born in? 4—What county has the only official Gaeltacht area in Leinster? 5—What was the name of the car that was manufactured in Dundalk in the late 1950’s at the old GNR Locomotive Works on the Ardee Road? 6—What do Alan Craven, Jonathan Graham, Deirdre Matthews, Nicola Connolly, Michelle Dolan, Tomás Sharkey, Padraig McGovern and Noilin NiDhulaing have in common?
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A ‘MUCH NEEDED’ day care service for older people in Dundalk is to re-open next month, more than two years after it shut, Sinn Féin TD Ru airí Ó Murchú has said. The Dundalk TD said he has received communication from the HSE this week that the St Anne’s Day Service, which is run from St Oliver’s Commu nity Hospital, is to commence on September 19. Deputy Ó Murchú had writ ten to the HSE earlier this month after those who work with older people in Dundalk had voiced to him concerns that the date for the service opening, which was meant to be this month, had not been revealed.Theday care service was closed because of Covid 19 re strictions in 2020, but has not yet re-opened. In correspond ence earlier this year, the HSE advised Deputy Ó Murchú that they were looking to reopen it this month, but this has not happened.However, in a letter to the TD, the HSE said the service would commence on a one day a week basis from September 19, with an initial intake of 16 people.The HSE said it hopes to increase the numbers using the service on a gradual basis over the coming weeks and months, as demand for it is assessed. The Sinn Féin TD welcomed the news, saying it was ‘a re lief to finally have a start date for this much-needed service’. He said: ‘I welcome the commitment and hard work it has taken from St Oliver’s Community Hospital to get this service up and running again.‘There is no doubt that there will be a high demand for it and, while it is only opening for one day a week initially, I wish to see it quickly ramping up to meet the needs of older people and their families in our community’.
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“A suspension or lowering of car parking fees at Irish Rail sta tions would further encourage people to take the train and help to alleviate the cost of living stress that people are experiencing.
“Following the pandemic, we are all moving back to the work place and we need to make public transport even more attractive, especially for those who do not live in towns or cities”, concluded SenatorParkingMcGahon. costs at train stations need to be reduced in line with public transport fares
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HIGH parking costs for rail commuters should be reduced in line with new lower public transport fares, according to a Fine Gael Senator.Senator John McGahon, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Climate, Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, raised the costof-living crisis faced by commuters in the Seanad last month. Senator McGahon said: “Lower parking costs for rail com muters would encourage even more people to take trains, which would be beneficial from both a climate and cost of living per spective.“The20% reduction of public transport prices has helped alle viate the financial pressure facing households, particularly young people. Encouraging the use of public transport also helps us to achieve our emissions targets as we tackle climate change.
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