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Wednesday, 15th August, 2012. Vol. 5, Issue 33 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth.

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Local girl hopes to follow Taylor’s lead

By Paul Byrne

Wednesday’s jubilant scenes in Bray as Katie Taylor realised her Olympic dream could soon be repeated on the streets of Dundalk if O’Hanlon Park Club boxer CJ McGuinness has her way.

Dundalk girl CJ may be just 14 years old yet she is already a double national champion and has been widely tipped to follow Katie Taylor’s path to greatness.

As she trains in O’Hanlon Park Boxing Club in Dundalk, coach Eddie Lawless says that CJ showed potential from the very first time she walked through the clubs doors.

“She’s been with us here since we opened our doors eight or nine years ago and she had potential from the

very start. She’s very strong and has a great attitude towards the sport. Right now she is probably the best 14 year old female boxer in the country.”

CJ says that she developed a love for boxing at a young age which has grown stronger as the years have gone by.

“I probably put my first pair of boxing gloves on at four years of age. My granddad was a boxer so that was probably where I first got the idea to get into a ring.

“I’ve been training in O’Hanlon Park Boxing Club for nearly ten years now and I love it. You get to meet friends who you wouldn’t have met otherwise and it’s a great way of staying fit”, enthused CJ. CJ’s boxing skills have seen her become one of the most Continued on Page 5

Advice for Leaving Cert students

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By Paul Byrne Leaving Cert Results Today is a big day for families all around the country as almost 60,000 students nationwide prepare themselves for their Leaving Cert results.

It is culmination of months and years of study for students and it’s easy to get stressed out and panic as they try and work out what their results mean in terms of their future.

Dundalk Town Councillor and former De La Salle career guidance teacher, Eamon O’Boyle has advice for students as they prepare themselves for their big day.

“The most important advice I would give to students is to keep in contact with their Continued on Page 5

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Olympic dreams may blossom in velodrome

By Paul Byrne

The Olympic Games are always an inspirational time encouraging many to take up a new sport, get back

into one once played at school or to just get fitter. It’s easy to catch the bug for a sport you found exciting.

One of Ireland’s medal hopefuls was cy-

clist Michael Irvine and Great Britain had some historic achievements like Chris Hoey’s sixth Olympic Gold in the velodrome which could see you get caught the cycling bug.

Perhaps it could be the start of something for local athletes as Cuchulainn Cycling Club have applied for planning permission to build a 250m outdoor velodrome near Hoey’s Lane, similar spec to the one seen in Olympics over the past two weeks.

If planning for the track is granted it will be one of four velodromes

in Ireland but the only one built to international standards.

Currently competitive Irish cyclists

travel abroad to train and usually it’s farther afield than the neighbouring UK tracks as the inter-

est in the sport is so high there they it proves difficult to get any significant track time there.

While offering the highest standards the track is not being built for elite athletes but is for developing the cycling community in Dundalk says Cuchulainn cycling PRO Karl Dolan.

Cuchulainn are already involved in local schools to help foster safe cycling and hope that the velodrome will give grass roots cyclists with more platforms to engage in the sport. All the sports that were held at the Olympic Velo-

Dundalk Tidy proving the appearance Towns are launching an of the town.

The committee, in initiative aimed at imconjunction with Dundalk Leader and Dundalk FM, are calling on the public to come up with ideas they would like to see implemented in order to make the town more attractive.

The initiative is drawing inspiration from the example of Joe McEntee who in many ways promoted the ideas of Tidy Towns before concept came into being.

Joe McEntee from Dublin Street was a man ahead of his time, a railway man first and foremost he saw the need in the 1940s and 50s to develop facilities for the young.

He developed St Joseph’s Boys Club, St. Joseph’s Football Club with its own grounds next to Oriel Park in the 1940s. The club had snooker tables, bicycle outings, pitch and putt and table tennis competitions. Joe also or-

ganised a fife and drum band which played at ‘Joe’s Variety Shows’ and marched up and down the town on special occasions.

Following his election in the early 50s as an independent councillor his new goals incorporated plans and proposals to the appearance of our town.

He was the forerunner to Dundalk Tidy Towns all of sixty years ago and after he died in 1967, the council plant-

Dundalk could be the home of a velodrome

drome including single and team pursuit and time trails would all take place at the cycle track.

The club will have the necessary equipment available for rent and they hope to see more people get involved in the sport.

The equipment is quite different to a road bike as it has no gears and no breaks, so it is also much cheaper.

But it is not just the speed-loving cyclists that will benefit from the track if it goes ahead but budding BMX riders will be able to use their purpose built 306m track.

This facility should see the cyclist numbers in the area swell if the Rathoath precedent is anything to go by. There a BMX track was built and saw it become the fastest growing cycling club in the country taking on more than 600 cyclists in just two years.

Cuchulainn Cycling Club are already among the country’s top clubs but if the velodrome gets the green light it could see them escalate to the top club in the country.

Decisions on funding and planning are expected to be made by October.

ed cherry blossom trees in his favourite area on what is now known as McEntee Avenue which to this day gives pleasure to young and old every Spring. The plaque at the top of the avenue describes Joe as

a ‘Youth Leader’.

The anniversary mass for the late Joe McEntee will be held in The Friary Church Monday August 27 at 7.30pm.

For those interested in putting forward their ideas, see page 12.

Improve Dundalk’s appearance

Music Round the Square returns on August 24

Lunchtime treat for music fans Dundalk has had the best weather of the summer so far this August and the Town Council are continuing to make the best of it with two more concerts at Market Square.

Each Friday lunchtime the town centre has been filled with music performed by local musicians. Last weekend Ceoltoiri Lu played a blistering gig and inspired a few shoppers into a few jigs and reels. Ceoltóiri Lu are curated by the producers of the renowned St Patricks Eve Concert, this stellar line up

includes some of the finest award winning young trad musicians in Dundalk, and promises to be a rousing celebration of traditional music.

The group will return to play the final concert of the Music Round the Square on August 24.

This week will see The Magic Flutes, a trio of flutists who play unique renditions of Handel, Vivaldi and other celebrated composers.

The concerts begin at around 1pm on Fridays.

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Auction in Sportsmans

A special auction will be held in the Sportsmans, Newry Road, on Wednesday August 15th at 6.30pm. Part of the proceeds will be donated to the Ravensdale Sports Field and the auction will include sporting memorabilia from the area, GAA memorabilia and much more. Viewing takes place all day on Wednesday.

Going For Gold Success

Dundalk Library is celebrating the success of the Reading Challenge “ Going For Gold” with a closing ceremony on Saturday August 25 at 11am.

All who completed the challenge are invited to attend the ceremony where they will be presented with their gold medal. Contact Dundalk Library at 042 9353190.

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Local Venturers cross the Arctic Circle The Dundalk Venturer Section for scouts between the ages of 15 to 18 years, returned from their annual expedition recently, which saw them form part of the 100 strong Irish contingent at Roverway 2012 in Finland, an event for scouts and guides from all over the world.

The venturers flew into Helsinki via Stockholm in Sweden, before catching an overnight train to Rovaneimi in Lapland. Roverway was split into many different paths which took place all over Finland, and each path had about 50 participants.

The venturers shared a path with Finnish, German, Czech, English and Spanish scouts and guides. They spent four nights on the path together, hiking in the Lapland region carrying all gear and equipment.

Over the course of the four days the adventurous venturers got to cross the Arctic Circle, experience a Finnish sauna, play traditional Finnish games like wife carrying and mo-

Members of the venturers hiking in the Lapland area

bile phone throwing, experience the 24 hours of daylight (which made it tricky trying to sleep in a tent) and of course no trip to Lapland would be complete without visiting Santa Claus, who despite being at the end of July was very busy.

The Group then headed South for Evo campsite, about one hour outside Helsinki, where all 5000participants converged for another four nights of camping. It was here that the venturers were united with Michelle Boyle, a beaver leader

from St. Patrick’s Scout Group who was part of the International Service Team(IST) and whose job it was to keep the 5000 participants fed and watered.

At the campsite, there were many activities for the venturers to par-

ticipate in such as a water obstacle course, chainsaw carving, climbingg wall, whittling, waterslide, car bash-c ing, tightrope walkin g and a bouncyA castle to name just a few. As thes camp was for 15 to 24 year olds thet social aspect was very important and( every night there were bands, DJsc from around the world and many l other forms of entertainment that m continued on into the early hours of the morning.

The adventure continued with at trip to St. Petersburg in Russia, andc stayed there for three nights. Theb bulk of the time in St. Petersburgf was spent admiring the many won-t derful sights and haggling with thea c vendors in the Russian market.

St Patrick’s Scout Group catersi for boys between the ages of 6 to 21s years and are currently taking names for the new scout year which beginsn in September. Further information available from www.stpatricksscoutgroup.ie or phone 087-9538410.

National Heritage Week events in the peninsula Heritage Week which begins on Saturday August 18 will be a busy time all around the Peninsula, with an intensive Irish Language School in Omeath as part of the Coláiste Bríde Óméith Centenary Celebrations 2012.

In and around Ravensdale there’s the “Ravensdale Heritage Week Mini Festival” which

features a Heritage Hill walk, Traditional Story Telling night, Fun Cycle Days, Heritage Trail taking in the Proleek Dolmen and old Linen Mills.

In Carlingford there is the Carlingford Town & Barnavave Hillwalking Heritage Walks, Cooley Peninsula Wildlife Photography Exhibition,

Carlingford Shore Foraging Expedition, Carlingford’s Béarla agus/nó Gaelige inside/outside the “Pale” Medieval Walled Town experience, Thomas D’Arcy Magee Summer School, Cooley Peninsula Merchant Seamen from 1918-1922 “Faces from the Past” exhibit.

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Rights Summer School to look forward to. The Railway village of Greenore will be celebrating its industrial past with Greenore Heritage Walks, Age of Steam Museum and Model Railway exhibit while close by in Grange a tour of the historic Church of found on the Carlingford.ie and St James will be of interest and Carlingfordheritagecentre.comr i an exciting look at our Industrial websites.

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gifted boxers in the country winning two All–Ireland championships, three Leinster, three Michael Andrews (competition which includes all clubs in Dublin) and a host of county medals.

She trains at least three nights a week and can only spar with older boys as she is too strong for everybody her age at the club. The worst part about competitions according to CJ is the waiting although she rarely suffers from nerves.

“I don’t really get nervous before a fight to

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be honest. My coach Eddie shows enough nerves for the two of us. He can barely watch when I’m in the ring. The worst part for me is waiting for

the fight to start.

“It was great seeing Katie Taylor win Gold at the Olympics and that’s something I would definitely love to be a part of

in the future. I’ll just keep on working hard and hopefully one day I’ll get my chance” adds CJ. CJ will be 18 when the next Olympics come around in Rio in 2016.

According to coach Eddie Lawless that may come a little too soon for her. However the 2020 Olympics are definitely in the young fighters sights and with a bit of luck Dundalk could be recreating those magical scenes we saw last week in Bray when Katie aTaylor boxed her way into the nations hearts.

Advice for Leaving Cert students Continued from Page1

career guidance councillor. They can help or advise students who may be confused or disappointed when initially looking at their results.

“There is also an Exam Helpline can be reached on 1800 265 165 and will be open from 10am-7pm today, 8am-7pm tomorrow and between 10am-2pm on Friday.” explained Eamon.

“It is important for students to remember that they have options if they do not receive their first

university or Institute of Technology course choice, there will be second and third round offers.” advised the Dundalk Town Councillor.

“Students also have the choice of PLC courses. Direct contact with colleges is recommended to see what is available on unfilled courses. The Exam Helpline will provide advice to students on course options and help point the way forward for students in doubt.” he added.

“What students must not do is panic. There are always options and even though it may seem as

though you have missed out on your preferred course do not give up hope straight away”, continued Cllr O’Boyle.

“For example I know that some of the colleges offer alternative maths exams if you fail your leaving cert maths. Again the guidance counsellor can advice you on your best course of action in these cases.

“Finally I would like to wish all the students the very best of luck and I would urge them all to stay positive no matter what results they get.” concluded Eamon.

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Kids inspired by Olympics Children taking part in the summer camp

By Paul Byrne

The Olympics may have finished but it seems that they have inspired a group of young Dundalk children to keep themselves fit this summer.

Children from between the ages of 5 and 7 took part in a summer fit camp last week in the CBS primary school as part of the fit kids summer camp run by Niall Teather.

The aim of the camp is to encourage young children to keep active and to help develop good health and fitness habits for life.

The week long summer camp was enjoyed by twenty four young kids who were put through their paces in a fun environment which included space hoppers, tumbling equipment and fitness mats.

Niall Teather from Fit Kids further explained the benefits of keeping a child fit and healthy.

Some of the children who were taking part in the summer camp last week

“Our programmes teach children the six fundamentals of fitness: flexibility, agility, balance, co-ordination, strength and endurance. “Our aim is to give children a love of being active through our fun fitness skilled-based, age appropriate classes, camps and parties encouraging them to become fit and health conscious adults� explained Niall.

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Cooley take part in Rose Cup Local club, Cooley Kickhams, have been invited to take part in this year’s Rose of Tralee Festival and they will take part in the Rose Cup U-13 GAA tournament this weekend.

Cooley player, Patricia Marmion, was selected as Louth Rose for this year’s international event and she will be turning out to cheer on her clubmates in the tournament.

The competition is made up of 13 Kerry teams along with Cooley Kickhams, Lucan Sarsfields and Parke GFC from Mayo and will take place in Tralee on Saturday August 18.

Each team will play three games of 20 minutes and the top teams will compete for the Rose Cup and Rose Shield. These will be

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Patricia Marmion

presented to the winning captains by the 2011 Rose of Tralee, Tara Talbot, on Denny Street in front of thousands of people after the Rose of Tralee Parade.

The countdown to the main event is well under way as Louth’s two Roses head to Kerry for the start of the festival

on August 17.

Patricia Marmion and Claire Lynch will represent the Wee County in what promises to be a great occasion and Louth Rose, Patricia Marmion, admitted that she can’t wait for the event to begin as she makes her final preparations.

Meanwhile, Staban-

non’s Claire Lynch has made the long journey from Australia to represent her adopted city of Melbourne.

The Rose of Tralee festival starts on Friday August 17 and runs until Tuesday 21 when the Rose of Tralee will be crowned.

Hidden Hearing Heroes Awards Got a County Louth entries are now Hidden Hearing in association with being sought for the 2012 ‘Hidden the Irish Deaf Society, is seeking Hearing Heroes Awards’ – an all- nominations for those who are deaf Story?

Ireland awards initiative to highlight the achievements of those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The ‘Hidden Hearing Heroes Awards’, created by Ireland’s premier hearing healthcare provider

or hard of hearing and have made a significant contribution to society, their community, workplace, family or through sporting excellence.

Nominations can be submitted online at www.hiddenhearing.ie.

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Weekly Quiz

Rock and Pop What rock star is nicknamed ‘The Boss’?

Food and Drink Cos and Iceberg are varieties of what vegetable?

Ireland In what county is Rosses Point golf club and seaside resort?

Movies Who was Julia Roberts’ male co-star in Pretty Woman?

Transport What sports car company manufacture a model called the Testarossa?

Religion In what country is the religious shrine of Fatima?

Local In hat year was the first person interred in Dundalk’s newest cemetery, Castletown?

GAA Which member of the Kerry Senior Football side of the 1970s and 80s was nicknamed, ‘The

Horse’?

Books Which supermodel wrote the novel ‘The Swan’, panned as one of the worst written books of all time?

Sport What is the nickname of the Irish racehorse trainer and gambler, John Joseph Hanlon?

Stinker The best selling single in the USA in 1972 was written and recorded by an Irishman. Who was he?

—this week’s answers—

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Brendan is a pitch and putt sensation

By Paul Byrne

Brendan Lawlor’s star is on the rise with the teenage pitch and putt sensation picking up another prestigious title last month.

Not content with winning numerous Leinster titles in his own age group, 15 year old Brendan entered this year’s adult Leinster Intermediate Strokeplay tournament as he tested himself against the very best in the province.

Brendan gave a masterclass in Navan as he beat all before him to take home the top prize.

The Louth Village teenager honed his considerable skills at the Channonrock pitch and

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putt course where he has been playing since he turned six years old.

However, Brendan’s rise to the top hasn’t occurred overnight.

He has been known on the circuit for a while, picking up Leinster in-

dividual titles as well as being a part of the successful Louth team that recently retained their provincial title.

Proud parents Billy and Marie first bought Brendan a golf club at the age of four with the

youngster immediately falling in love with the game.

“He’s always been chipping balls around the garden for as long as we can remember really” says Marie.

“He took to it straight away and it was obvious from a pretty early stage that he had a special talent. His short game is unbelievable and he’s very calm under pressure which is a great asset in competitions.

“I also have to say that the pitch and putt club in Channonrock have always been very supportive towards juveniles over the years and they have produced a number of outstanding young talents.” she explains.

Brendan’s father Billy is understandably proud of his son’s achievements and puts it down to Brendan’s calm and modest manner.

“He’s a very competitive young fella but he’s got a very calm head on his shoulders and never lets a bad shot affect him too much. He’s got great touch around the greens and is a fantastic putter so I suppose if you put all that together you’ve got a pretty good player on your hands” says Billy.

As well as being a whizz on the pitch and putt course, Brendan is also a very capable golfer and is a member of Ardee Golf Club where he can regularly

Festival season comes to an end

By Niamh Kirk

They raised the curtain on festival season and now Vantastival are going to help bring it down with a final gig at the ethereal ValHalla Stage.

On Saturday August 25 the Bellurgan Park venue will welcome back a host of

musicians including Dundalk own Third Smoke, I’d Fight Gandhi and Darren Sonik. Places are limited and tickets can only be secured by invitation.

The Valhalla stage was one of the most remarkable features of Vantasival’s venue in Bellurgan. Wrought from locally sourced wood it it’s clever design

bridged an almost impossible gap between earthly and otherworldly.

The event is a great opportunity for the last of the festival season’s revellers to see some of the area’s most talented musicians from diverging genres come together in a vibrant and intimate setting.

be seen honing his skills on the course. For now though Brendan is focused on his pitch and putt career with national titles next on the talented youngsters agenda.

News

in Brief Separated Parents

The next Tuesday meeting of Parents Separated Support Group will take place on: August 21.

Those wishing on attending the meetings should confirm their intentions with Val on 085 7303609.

Meetings are every second Tuesday, Cost €5 to include refreshments on arrival. From 7.30 until 9pm at the Social Services Building, 15a Clanbrassil Street. Visit www.parentsseparated. org for details.

Medugorje Pilgrimage

A seven day pilgrimate to Medugorje will take place from October 10 to 17.

Enquiries to John at 086 8611531.

1. Bruce Springsteen 2. Lettuce 3. Sligo 4. Richard Gere 5. Ferrari 6. Portugal 7. 1996 8. Tim Kennelly 9. Naomi Campbell 10. The Shark. Stinker – Gilbert O’Sullivan – Alone Again, Naturally.

Photos from Carlingford Oyster Festival

Claire Mc Cormick and Alannah Long.

Paul Minford and Barry Mc Cabe.

Mc Grath, Shannon Quinn and rd Mc Fee, Michael Quinn, Lisa Hugh Mc Grath, Patricia and Gera Jenny Mc Alevey.

Dympna and Hugh Quinn.

s Picnic.

Susan O’Reilly at the Teddy Bear Niamh Kearney, Aoife Halpin and

Dara, Olivia and Jim McAlindan, with Rory and Niall in front.

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Dual race day at Dundalk Stadium Barney O’Hare of Bar One Racing presents the Cup to the winning connections of ‘Shoemakers Lad’, the 2011 winner of the Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup Classic The Bar One Racing ‘Dual Race Day’ will take place at Dundalk Stadium’s all-weather horse and greyhound track on Sunday August 19.

Horse racing will commence at 2.10pm with a seven-race card.

Greyhound racing will take place in the evening at 7:30pm with the annual Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup Final.

Ireland’s only sprint Classic event, The Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup has a total prize fund of €35,000 and a winner’s purse of €20,000.

“This is the fifth year that Bar One Racing has sponsored the Dual Race Day at Dundalk Stadium and the eighthyear sponsoring the Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup Final,”

said, Francis Carroll, spokesperson on behalf of Bar One Racing.

“The Sprint Cup this year is shaping up to be an exciting contest with no shock eliminations. The top sprinters in the country are still vying for the €35,000 prize fund and I look forward to seeing who remains to contest the title.”

Tickets are not required for this event and doors open at 12:30pm.

Restaurant spaces are currently available and bookings in advance are recommended to avoid disappointment.

There will also be entertainment for children and it promises to be a great family day out.

Mark Mc Cormick and Zack Woods with Freya, Lee and Ellis O’Carroll at the Carlingford Oyster Festival

Blackrock Road Race

Blackrock AC are hosting a four mile road race around Blackrock on Sunday August 19 at 5pm. The event is open to runners, joggers and walkers aged 18 and over. The race will start on Main Street and will feature cash prizes for

top runners.

Registration is €12 and can be made at www. runireland.com with entries closing on Friday August 17 at 6pm. Entries on the day from 3pm to 4.15pm.

Race numbers and time

chip to be collected on Saturday August 18 at Blackrock Community Centre from 1pm to 3pm on race day.

For details contact 087 2411374, 086 3224508 or contact fintanreilly@ eircom.net.

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Teen charged with burglary A 17-year-old local youth was remanded back in custody on a charge of house burglary at the Castleross estate in town on July 31 last.

Bail was fixed, but he was not in a position to take it up, his solicitor Niall Lavery told the holiday sitting of Dun-

dalk Court on Thursday.

The case was adjourned to the regular sitting on September 6. with consent to bail as fixed in the sum of self €100 and independent surety of €800 or two of €400.

A co-accused is due before the court on the same date, it was stated.

Mr Lavery requested an early hearing date in view of the defendant’s age, stating that he was contesting the charge.

M. Lavery also asked for statements as soon as possible.

Garda Inspector Martin Beggy said the file was almost completed

and he would be able to supply statements by this Friday Judge Hamill put the case back for the DPP to give his directions and the defendant to elect where he wished to be tried and either enter a plea or for a date to be fixed for a hearing.

Dundalk team perform well in Carlingford Louth relay

Competitors who took part in the Carlingford Lough Relay

The fourth battle of Carlingford Lough Relay swim took place on Sunday August 5 and saw a team from Dundalk turning in a very impressive performance.

In the driving wind and rain the teams braved the harsh conditions to battle their way to Warrenpoint which is 8km of rough seas, with Dundalk represented by Paul Waters, David Kildeas, Stephen Kildeas and Andreas Kildeas.

The battle was set from the off to be a clinker. The Dundalk team set a grueling pace from the word go.

The two other teams Newry Tri and Camlough Lake swim-

mers could not match the pace.

It took a bit of a warm up before the two northern teams could come to grips with the sea conditions and the pace.

The swim is not just about fast swimmers there is a raft of tactics to work out the best route through the currents, tides and choppy conditions.

As time went by and the change over of each swimmer took place the teams where neck and neck after about 45 minutes.

The Camlough Lake swimmers started to pull away from the two other teams with the help of their secret weapon Aine

McCreesh.

But the Dundalk team didn’t give up and pulled back the gap more than once to take it back to neck and neck and so to did the Newry Tri team closing the gap all the time.

But at the end it was just too much for the other teams to hold onto the toes of the Camlough lake swimmers Mickey Lynch, Neill McDonald, Aine Mccreesh and Legend Milo McCourt with boat man Padraig Mallon coming into Warrenpoint in a blistering time of 1hour 50min sharply followed by Dundalk and Co team in two hours and two minutes.

Toxic sludge dumped

By Niamh Kirk

There has been another spate of toxic sludge dumping in Louth County Louth as the County Council have again been forced to clean up after criminals dumped more than 12 containers of the noxious fluid at four locations around the north of the county.

The first two containers were discovered on Thursday August 9 on the Castleblayney Road close to where road works are taking place. They were dumped there during the night.

Two more containers were found close to Doran’s Pub on the Castlebellingham to Drogheda road.

A further two containers were also

located near Richardstown Castle, Dromin.

Louth County Council and their contractors had all the material cleared by close of business on the same day.

But the next day they were faced with even more of the toxic sludge to clear as more containers were found at the same locations.

Six IBCs were located at at Dorians Pub on the Drumcar Road, two at Dromin Church.

Again two were at the same place as the previous day near Richardstown Castle, Dromin. And a further two were found just off the Ardee Link Road at the Cattle Mart. Council Staff responded promptly to clear the containers of sludge.

Blood clinic

The Irish Blood Transfusion mobile clinic will visit the Parish Centre in Ardee on Wednesday and Thursday August 22 and 23 from 5pm to 8.30pm.

Every day, throughout Ireland people require blood transfusions. It may be for a surgical procedure such as a hip operation. Other times it may be for someone recovering from an accident, major surgery or perhaps a transfusion is needed to enable a patient to tolerate the effects of cancer treatment.

Information Line 1850 – 73 11 37 or John Healy, 041 – 685 9994 or www.giveblood.ie.

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Dundalk cyclists take to the Alps

The club’s cyclists at the top of the infamous Tour de France climb Alp D’Huez

Cuchulainn Cycling Club’s recent trip to the France proved a great success. Jimmy Flynn, a previous visitor to the Alps, led the way on many of the climbs but closely followed by Annette Dawe, Ray Fedigan and Aimhirghin O Brannagain.

Jason Boyle once again showed what he is made of, topping his previous exploits on the Mizen to Mailn and Tour of Scotland trips by sailing up the fa-

mous Tour de France Cols, such as Alp D`Huez and Col de Galibier. Meanwhile Terry McEneaney showed that his success in the off road league has transferred over to the road as he negotiated the climbs with skill and panache.

Niall Clarke, not content with just doing the club spins, entered a local non competitive sportive and spent 10 hours in the baking sun tackling what

most have included every climb in the range.

Once again the riders’ tipped their collective hat to Padraig Kelly for organising an excellent trip and surely he is already planning ahead for 2013.

Following on from the successful staging of the Bull Run in Bellurgan Park the club is hosting another National Championship event on the weekend of August 18/19 with the running of the Juniors and

Vets Time Trial and Road Race Championships.

There will be quite a few medals up for grabs and most noteworthy competitor will be junior Ryan Mullen. Recently Mullen took a silver medal at the Junior European Time Trial Championships in Holland. He is the defending junior National Champion and will be keen to reclaim his crown at Dundalk over the weekend.

Choral group back in full voice The Nestling Choral Group will be back in training on Monday September 3.

This fun group of older men and women from Dundalk come together every week to sing a wide range of old and new songs.

Musical instruments provide

wonderful sounds. Irene Barr conducts the group every Monday in “The Parlour” of the Great Northern Haven, Barrack Street, Dundalk from Noon to 1pm. The group provide entertainment at Nestling social events arranged by the Cúltaca, Ann Marron

and Pat Kerins.

The next event is in support of national “Positive Ageing Week” and will be held in The Carrickdale Hotel on Tuesday October 2.

If you wish to join the choral group please contact Ann Marron at 042 9370360.

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QUESTION: Has Katie Taylor’s Olympic victory changed your opinion of women’s boxing?

Debbie Gray I never had a problem with women boxing. If that’s what they want to do, let them at it. I watched all Katie’s fights and I thought she was fantastic.

Owen McDonnell I think boxing is a vocation to be honest. It doesn’t matter what gender you are. I was delighted to see Katie lift the nation in these rather gloomy times.

Bernard Hayes I was always OK with women boxing. To be honest I thought she didn’t get as much publicity as some of our other sports stars over the last few years. That will all change now though I’d say.

Mary Donnelly

Des Devanney

Why should anybody have a problem with women boxing? Sure Katie is better than most of the men out there. She’s a fantastic boxer and a credit to the country.

Of course women should be allowed box. I don’t see why anybody would be against it. It was great that she won and I’d say there will be plenty of young girls wanted to follow in her footsteps.

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Civil Rights summer school

The Fifth McCluskey Civil Rights Summer School will take place in Carlingford Heritage Centre, in Carlingford on Saturday August 25.

The theme of the Summer School this year will be: “The Right to Remember -- commemoration, understanding and reconciliation, or celebration and recrimination?”

The school will be addressed by distinguished historians, politicians and journalists.

Zainspirowana wpisem na naszej stronie internetowej www.dundalk.pl, postanowiłam przynajmniej raz na jakiś czas wydrukować lekcję języka polskiego.

Dziś odmiana nazw własnych, życzę udanej lektury: “Apostrofem poprzedzamy w języku polskim końcówkę fleksyjną, jeśli dołączamy ją do formy mianownikowej odmienianego wyrazu, której końcowe litery nie zaliczają się do tematu fleksyjnego. Dzieje się tak zasadniczo w dwóch przypadkach: 1. Na końcu wyrazu występuje niewymawiane -e, -(e)s lub -(e)x (gł. w nazwach francuskich i angielskich). Przykładowo: Mike [wym.: majk], Mike’a, Mike’owi, z Mikiem, o Mike’u. Odmiana jest analogiczna jak rzeczowników męskich zakończonych na spółgłoskę -k, np. wnuk, wnuka, wnukowi, z wnukiem, o wnuku; nieme końcowe -e nie jest traktowane jak część tematu fleksyjnego – i ten właśnie fakt podkreśla apostrof – pozostawiamy je jednak w przypadkach zależnych dla odróżnienia od ewentualnej analogicznej nazwy bez końcówki (odmienianej według tego samego wzorca).

Wyjątkiem jest sytuacja, gdy temat ulega zmianie (najczęściej zmiękczeniu przez końcówkę zaczynającą się na -i) – wówczas w formie odmienionej opuszczamy końcówkę mianownika (a zatem apostrof jest zbędny), stąd forma: z Mikiem. Inny przykład: Robespierre [wym.: robespier], Robespierre’a, Robespierre’owi, z Robespierre’em, o Robespierze. Podobnie traktujemy C występującą w nazwach francuskich niewymawianą końcówkę -es (a także -ex): Combes [wym.: kąb], Combes’a, Combes’owi, z Combes’em, o Combie; Charles [wym.: szarl], Charles’a, Charles’owi, z Charles’em, o Charles’u, jak również nieme -s (lub -x), przed którym następuje samogłoska wymawiana jako [e]: Rabelais [wym.: rable], Rabelais’go, Rabelais’mu, z Rabelais’m, o Rabelais’m (odmiana przymiotnikowa, jak w przypadku nazwisk zakończonych na wymawiane -e). UWAGA. Należy odróżnić francuskie imię Charles, wymawiane [szarl], od angielskiego imienia Charles [wym.: czarls], gdzie końcowe -es nie jest nieme i stanowi pełnoprawny składnik tematu fleksyjnego: Charles [wym.: czarls], Charlesa, Charlesowi, z Charlesem, o Charlesie. UWAGA 2. Litery e będącej składnikiem dwuznaku samogłoskowego, np. częstego w języku angielskim połączenia ie, wymawianego jako [i], nie uważamy za nieme e, lecz za składnik dwuznaku (w angielszczyźnie samodzielne i ma zwykle inną wartość fonetyczną). Stąd nazwy zakończone na -ie odmieniamy bez apostrofu: Charlie, Charliego, Charliemu, z Charliem, o Charliem.”

Chciałabym również przypomnieć, że Simul Polonia przygotowuje się do imprezy integracyjnej, która ma na celu zaprezentowanie kultury i tradycji mniejszości narodowych i irlandzkich poprzez warsztaty, zabawy sportowe i przedstawienia artystyczne. Szczegóły na www.dundalk.pl Agnieszka Boniewicz

Basketball club Friday Night’s 8-Ball Pool League trial games Over the last four weeks, RedDishTV “Friday Night 8-Ball Pool” has brought the best quality Louth Pool players together, each player aiming to become the next Friday Night champion.

Registeration is between 6pm and 8pm with tables free for players to practice. Draw is made at 8pm.

At last week’s event the standard rose much higher then previous weeks.

Aidan Kinsella played Barry Keane in the first semi final and although

Barry was back to his best pool over the previous two weeks, he couldn’t see off the three stage reigning champion Mouse Kinsella, who reached his fourth final in a row.

The second semi final, was a match up of two local players, Patrick McArdle and Peter O’Hagan of Bellurgan, which Patrick won 3-2 to make the decider.

In the final, Patrick was trying to stop Aidan winning a fourth successive time and his hard work paid off as he emerged with a 4-1 win.

Dynamites Basketball Club begin training for the upcoming league season with the senior ladies team participating in a pre-season tournament in Longford in the second week of September After the club’s success last season and the great results in the summer trip to the Barcelona Cup were Dynamite finished third there has been an increase in interest.

To facilitate teams at all age levels free trials will take place for the upcoming season for all age groups from under 10/12/14/16/18 boys and girls in Dundalk Sports Complex from 1pm to 3pm Sunday August 26.

Qualified Coaches and committee members will attend to advise and answer questions on registration for the coming season.

Please contact Orla on 0872770121 or visit www.dynamites.ie for more information.

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Photos from Carlingford Oyster Festival

Ella, Caitlin and Oisin Murphy at the Teddy Bears’ Picnic.

Benna Sobczy and Sophie

Caragh Kielty, Ann Scannell and Aimee Kielty

Harper with Adam, James, Sophie and Luke

Dad Mark

and Ciara Connolly ls: Samantha Long, Samantha Fox Three of Carlingford’s Oyster Pear

James Connolly with Rylan and Lynn Birch

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Blackrock village will come alive this weekend with the Blackrock Seaside Festival 2012 from Friday to Sunday.

The traditional outing to Blackrock for August 15th has been incorporated into a threeday event and there is a very impressive list of events scheduled in what promises to be a great weekend for all ages.

The action begins on Friday night with a Family Sponsored Walk at 6.30pm with a cricket display commencing on the beach

at 7pm.

A t 7.30pm there will be a special per formance

by Blackrock Choir at the Sun Dial on Main St.

The attractions continue on Saturday with no shortage of reasons to visit the village, no matter what your interests.

There will be an all day crafters market on Main St, while the children will certainly be tempted to visit the all day fun fair at the lower car park. Mean-

while, the beach stage will provide all day music and you can sow a seed with GIY. These will also be available on Sunday.

For the early risers, the National Junior & Vets Time Trial Championship of Ireland will take place from 9am to 11am.

In the afternoon, the entertainment will be a bit more leisurely with the Fun Day in the Park from 2pm to 4pm in Sandy Lane. Activities include

children’s enter tainment, music and races for all ages.

There will also be a Seaside Festival BakeOff and a Karate Exhibition, both starting at 2pm, following by the Dog Show at 3pm in the park at Sandy Lane.

T h e ever-popular Tug- o -War starts at 4pm on the beach and entries are still open for a team of six, to include two females.

T h e Beach Activities and Games at 6p will in-

clude Partner Carrying Race and Wellie Throwing, followed by music on the Beach Stage from 7pm.

One of the highlights of the festival is the National A3 & Junior Road Race Championship of Ireland organised by Cuchulainn Cycling Club. The Bonnie Baby competition starts at 3pm on the beach, with the Sand Castle competition following at 4pm.

There is certain to be

huge interest in the Glammy Granny competition on the beach stage at 5pm.

T h e Four Mile Road race is still taking entries and starts at 5pm, with presentation on beach stage at 6pm. At 7pm there is a Balloon Launch on the Beach, followed by music from 7.30pm.

The organising committee are grateful to all sponsors who supported the festival.

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Sinead Mc Nally releases 10,000 EP

Singer Songwriter Sinead McNally s set to return to Dundalk Jinx Lennon seesto a fantastic homecoming gig in future the Spirit a bright for Store following a summer promoting Dundalk FC her EP ‘10,000’ which was released on August 10.

Sinead decided to take a novel approach to spreading the word. Inspired by the Thomas Edison quote “I have not failed, I have just found 10,000 ways it didn’t work,” she decided to take on ten experiments centred on the number 10,000 and has been keeping her supporters updated on her blog.

The projects include aiming for 10,000 sales and to travel 10,000km to perform and promote. She wants to perform inform of 1000 people and get another 1000 likes on Facebook, followers of Twitter and subscriptions on YouTube.

Whether or not all the goals are achieved the blog remains great diary of promotion methods, ones that work, others that didn’t and some that need a few tweaks. Through her own efforts to raise her profile she has created a great resource for any musician seeking to raise their profile.

Sinead was one of the Dundalk based musicians who performed to athletes and more at the Emerging Icons stage in the Olympic Park. She has since continued to rack-up more kilometres to reach her 10k as she travelled Ireland following the release of her debut EP. She plans on making the show on Friday August 17 a home coming celebration, performing with a full band and some special guests.

Sinead McNally

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Family Notices

In Memoriam Announcements , Anniversaries, Birthday Remembrances, Thanksgivings & Acknowledgements.

Birthday Rememberance 21st August.

Nasir Ahmed Mount Avenue, Dundalk

We thank God for the wonderful years we had Full of precious memories.

Stay safe in God’s care.

Deeply loved and missed

by Mam Noeleen, Maryam, Ghazzali, Wei and Mia, Oufkir, Aileen, Alana and Emily, Abdallah, Tariq and Karim, your family in Nigeria and your friends.

Birthday mass at 10am Sat 18th August, Church of Redeemer, Ard Easmuinn.

Novena 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 Favour) 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 favour will be granted. (Never known to fail).

F.W.

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We are now taking Family Notices.

Dundalk IT Students’ Union has warned that Minister for Education & Skills Ruairi Quinn is creating a two-tiered education system with the introduction of a loan scheme which is being offered by Bank of Ireland with the backing of the government.

This development is particularly worrying as the government scrapped financial assistance for postgraduate students late last year.

Under the new scheme, the successful applicant would be given a loan for the full cost of a two year postgraduate programme.

They will pay interest at a 10.8% variable rate. Repayments begin immediately and for the first 15 months the applicant makes payments on interest only.

A key point to note in this

scheme is that the credit history of parents have no bearing on the success of the application, it is decided entirely on the credit history of the student.

DKITSU know that hundreds of our students would fail to satisfy this requirement, as many of them have availed of overdraft facilities or are already struggling with loans to pay for their undergraduate degree, according to DKITSUPresident, David Branagan.

“Last year, Minister Quinn made it difficult for thousands of postgraduate students to attain a postgraduate qualification when he removed the postgraduate maintenance grant, a move that Tom Boland, Chief Executive of the Higher Education Authority, stated, went against the national

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“Now, the Minister announces this scheme as if it were an adequate substitute for Government grants, but this is patently a scheme that will only help students who are already in a comfortable financial state”, he stated.

“Any students with a poor credit history, those who are most in need of a maintenance grant, will be denied a loan and thus denied the opportunity to study at a postgraduate level due to financial barriers.

“DKITSU calls on the Minister and the Labour Party to reassess the route they are taking postgraduate studies in Ireland, and to move away from a student loan system that has failed in so many other countries”, added Mr Branagan.

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F-Type Prototype

NEW JAG F-TYPE

One of the most exciting cars from Jaguar, the F-TYPE will be unveiled at the Paris Motorshow on the 27th September, this year.

The convert-

ible Jaguar F-TYPE will be launched with a choice of three petrol engines: A new derivative of Jaguar’s famous V8 5.0 litre supercharged unit, and two V6 3.0 litre

supercharged engines outputting 340PS and 380PS. All engines will feature stop/start technology and will drive the rear wheel through an eightspeed gearbox. The new car is based on the C-X16 prototype unveiled last Septem-

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Jaguar’s en-t gineers and test driv-D ers are now workinga flat-out with the pre-f production prototypesp turning computers simulations into real-t ity to deliver what will be hopefully Jaguar’s best sports car to date.

OPEL ADAM

The Opel ADAM will take Paris by storm when it has its world debut at this year’s “Mondial de l’Automobile”. Apart from offering virtually unlimited customization options, ADAM’s new “My Media” onboard infotainment system integrates the owner’s smartphone in the car and thereby

makes internet-based striking and unique applications available “floating” roof which in the cabin. is visually disconnected from the body Measuring almost allows a perfect ex3.70 meters in length, ecution of a two-tone Opel’s new, chic and color combination. agile car is perfect for Inside the cabin, the urban environments. Opel ADAM ofUnlike other rivals, fers seating for four ADAM bucks the people who will bentrend of retro-based efit from a premiumdesign with a mod- inspired atmosphere ern and bold look. Its and a high degree of

roominess unusual for a small car.

The Opel ADAM will initially be offered with three efficient gasoline engines (1.2 l 51kW/70 hp, 1.4 l 64 kW/87 hp and 1.4 l 74/100 hp). All powertrains are available with an ecoFLEX technology pack including fuel-saving Start/Stop technology.

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BMW M3 M

BMW has announced a M3 M Peformance edition.

The car features a 420hp V8 engine mated -to a seven-speed M -DCT transmission gand variable M dif-ferential. The Comspetition Package is rstandard, which fea-tures 10mm lowered l s .

suspension, Electronic Damper Control with Sport mode and a revised DSC+ system.

Standard equipment includes; 19-inch M Y-spoke Matt Black alloy wheels, Dark Chrome exhaust, side gills and kidney surround, jet black bonnet intakes, carbon-fibre

front splitters, highgloss Shadowline exterior trim, folding exterior mirrors and sun protection glass to complement its unique exterior.

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The M3 M Performance Edition features extended Black Novillo leather upholstery with contrasting Mugello Red, Lotus White or Tobago Blue stitching as standard.

There will be three new Frozen paint colours; BMW Individual Japan Red with a Frozen Red wrap, BMW Individual Frozen White and BMW Individual Frozen Blue.

LEXUS LS The new Lexus LS range comprises the LS 460, LS 600h and now an F Sport Version.

More than 3,000 modifications have been made to the new LS over the outgoing model, including better driving dynamics, sound insulation and safety equipment.

The new LS will feature five switchable driving modes: Eco, Comfort, Normal,

Sport S and Sport S+.

Which adjust the driving dynamics of the LS to help deliver the preferred balance of economy, comfort, performance and handling characteristics. A number of vehicle systems that were previously operated independently have now been consolidated within the Drive Mode Select for ease of use. Changing modes is quick and easy, using a dial selector on the front

console.

The touch screen human interface has been enhanced with a 12.3� screen and the navigation system benefits hard disc drive and internet connectivity, making it one of the fastest and most accurate systems on the market. UK cars will be fitted with a 19-speaker Mark Levinson Reference Surround System, and the rear seat entertainment system has been upgraded to include a Blu-Ray disc player.

LED lighting is now available for all lights, including the headlights, rear and fog lamps and of course the day time running lights.

Of the safety front the Lane-Keep Assist system has been

upgraded so that it can respond to external factors such as changes in road camber changes and crosswinds. A Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) system is also available.

The F Sport model includes lowered suspension and Brembo 6-piston calliper front brakes and paddle shift controls.

The rear-wheel drive LS 460 F Sport model further benefits from the addition of a Torsen limited slip differential and paddle shift controls that incorporate automatic throttle blipping on downshifts.

The F Sport even has an intake sound generator on the engine that amplifies the vibration of the intake pulse and introduces it into the cabin.

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