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Traders rally to give town centre a boost Wednesday, 26th June, 2013. Vol. 6, Issue 26 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Tel: 042 9320888. Fax: 042 9329676. Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com

By Niamh Kirk

Dundalk retailers and community leaders are galvanising and aiming to inject a renewed sense of vitality into the retail sector in the town centre. Just like every town in Ireland Dundalk has suffered a catastrophic slump in retail, with the result that many businesses are operating on survival mode, barely able to keep their premises open. The Dundalk Development plan 2009-2015 notes that, “The viability and vitality of any town centre is a barometer of the overall health and well being of the entire town.” and as a result, interested groups are coming together to reinvigorate the town retail sector. Having witnessed at first

hand the challenges that have been presented in recent years, the retailers, Tidy Towns committees, businesses and social leaders are coming together to turn it around. “The past five months have seen the worst trading for Dundalk Town Centre Retail since the financial crisis started. This has reached crisis levels and is forcing many businesses to let staff go or even close down completely,” explained Edward Boyd of the Clanbrassil Street Centre. “The problems are many fold, but most importantly there has been a severe drop in customer footfall and customer spending. This must be reversed,” he added. Continued on page 4

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The Blackrock Raft Race took place on Sunday with all the usual thrills and spills. See pages 10 & 12

Eamonn O’Boyle takes Council chair

CLLR Eamonn O’Boyle was last night chosen as the newly elected Cathaoirleach of Dundalk Town Council. The Fine Gael councillor

will chair what looks to be the final year for the town council with plans to abolish the local authority high on Minister Hogan’s agenda.

Cllr O’Boyle said it would be an honour to chair the Town Council in what he described were challenging times. See page 2

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Eamonn O’Boyle looks forward to year as Town Council Cathaoirleach By Paul Byrne

CLLR Eamon O’Boyle was last night chosen as the newly elected Cathaoirleach of Dundalk Town Council. The Fine Gael councillor will chair what looks to be the final year for the town council with plans to abolish the local authority high on Minister Hogan’s agenda. Cllr O’Boyle said it would be an honour to chair the Town Council in what he described were challenging times for the town. “These are challenging times for our town and I hope to try and improve Dundalk during my year as Cathaoirleach. I will seek to try and create better employment op-

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hearing. The appointment as chair is a bittersweet one for Cllr O’Boyle as he knows that this will more than likely be the last year the Town Council will function. “It’ll be a sad day when the Town Council here in Dundalk ceases to exist” lamented O’Boyle. “Local town councillors contribute hugely to various organisations around the town and do an awful lot to ensure problems get solved at a local level.” he explained. Cllr O’Boyle succeeded Sinn Fein’s Jennifer Green who made history last year when she became her party’s first female chair for the Town Council.

Local fighters get ready for European Championships By Niamh Kirk

ALL roads lead to Krakow for Enda Kelly and Darren O’Donagh this September where they will represent Dundalk in the Junior European Kickboxing Championships in Poland. Enda and Darren who both train in Mas-F on Distillery Lane under the watchful eye of their trainer Wayne Rutherford are currently in the process of raising money to fund the trip. Enda from Kilkurry specialises in the Bo Staff training five nights a week as he perfects his technique in preparation for the championships.

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portunities in town particular for young people and I will also be addressing concerns for people with disabilities around the area.” he explained. “We have a wonderful town here and it is up to us to utilise the potential in the area and let people know what Dundalk has to offer” he added. Cllr O’Boyle was formerly a Career Guidance Teacher in De La Salle College Dundalk and has previously held the position of Vice Chair in Dundalk Town Council. He is actively involved locally and nationally with various disability groups including Dyslexia Ireland and the Deaf and hard of

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He recently won gold in the senior weapons division in his final national junior competition winning another national title for himself as well as a spot on the Irish Kickboxing team. Current National champion, Darren O’Donogh, entered the younger cadet division for forms and weapons where he too sealed his ticket to Krakow. Beating competitors from all over the country he won two gold medals and places for both sections on the Irish National Kickboxing team. 17-year-old Enda says

he is looking forward to the European Championships but all his attention is currently focused on raising money to fund the trip to Krakow. “Myself and Darren are having various fundraisers to help raise money to get us over to Krakow”, explained Enda. “I’ve been using the Bo staff since I was ten and I love going down to Mas-f to train. “I’ve entered plenty of competitions around Ireland over the last few years but the European Championships will definitely be the biggest

event I’ve taken part in. I’m excited but a little bit nervous as well” admitted Enda. “We are having a pub quiz in The Century Bar on Thursday June 27 starting at 8:30pm. There will be spot prizes and raffles on the night and a table of four will cost €20.” he added. There is also a walk from the Lumpers on July 14 which will cost €15 a head Anybody interested in taking part in the quiz or the walk from the Lumpers should contact Pat at 087 2534760 for further information.

Faughart walking pilgrimage The Brigidsway walking pilgrimage at Faughart will take place on July 7th. All are invited to be part of this event when an ancient pilgrimage route connecting Faughart and Kildare (the two places most associated with Brigid goddess and Christian saint) will be re-activated. There are many ways in which

people can be a part of this exciting venture. For those taking part they can walk from one day to the complete nine days of the pilgrimage. Those interested can come to Faughart on Sunday July 7 and be a part of the festivities which will launch the pilgrimage.

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Gerry puts manners on young President Higgins Dundalk Leader 26th June 2013

By Paul Byrne

THERE’S not too many people in Ireland who can claim to have smacked the President, but that’s exactly what Muirhevnamor resident Gerry Ronan did over 60 years ago in his hometown of Ballycarr, Co Clare. Gerry, who first moved to Dundalk in the 70s, put manners on a young Michael D Higgins after the current president knocked over some hay bales which had been stacked for drying in the Ronan family’s field at the back of their house. As Gerry explains the President was a regular visitor to his home on the Old Road in Ballycarr. “Michael and his brother John were sent to stay with his aunt and uncle in Newmarket-onFergus in Clare when

they were youngsters and they would often come up to our home on the Old Road to play hurling, football or just mess about on the farm. “I can remember one day in particular when he was messing about in the field with his brother and he knocked down the bales which we had spent all morning stacking up. I went over to him and slapped him on the backside and told him not to do it again” laughed Gerry. “He was probably about eight or nine at the time and I would have been maybe 16 or 17.” he recalls. President Higgins obviously harboured no grudge for that slap on the backside as he bumped into Gerry four years ago outside the Dáil spending about ten minutes with him reminiscing about the good old days on the

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Gerry Ronan and his daughter Catherine with the letter from the President

Old Road. “I decided to do a tour of the Dáil with my daughter Catherine and her husband Ollie a few years back and just when we were leaving we bumped into Michael D and we spent a few minutes chatting about old times. “He knew me straight

away and we laughed about the slap on the backside. Gerry who remembers Michael D as a very clever young man walked the President to school on his very first day in Ballycarr NS back in the 1940s in rural Clare. Late last year President Higgins found out

that Gerry had been feeling unwell and wrote his old pal a letter in which he wrote “Dear Gerry, I have the warmest memories of the large Ronan family and I send my warmest wishes to you all. You’ll be in my thoughts and prayers as we approach the season of Christmas.’

In response, Dundalk BIDS is hosting an important meeting on July 2 to come together and create vision of Dundalk town centre that each committee can work towards. Retailers have been working with Dundalk BIDS over the past few months to put together a positive plan of action and the leaders are looking for new ideas and fresh faces that can help improve the situation. The meeting will be chaired by Bobby Kerr owner of Insomnia Coffee chain and one of the ‘Dragons’ from RTE’s Dragon’s Den. A number of other speakers will also be giving brief talks on the four main topics of ‘Infrastructure and Environment’, ‘Marketing and Customer Service’, ‘Events and Festivals’ and ‘Safety and Security’. “We need to find ways to bring shoppers back to the Town Centre. The meeting on July 2 is for Dundalk retailers to work together to win back their customers. This is an opportunity for businesses to work with the Town Centre Commerical Manager and council to address critical issues such as parking, security and events. I would urge all Retailers to attend and help bring shoppers back to the Town Centre,” said Mr Boyd. The meeting for everyone in the Dundalk Business Community takes place in the AV Theatre Dundalk Museum Jocelyn Street Dundalk on July 2 at 6.30pm.

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Man was mixing with the ‘wrong crowd’ A man who claimed he was mixing with the wrong crowd was warned that he risks going to jail if he finds himself before the court again. The warning was given to Enda Cox with an address at Curry, Athlone Road, Longford, after he was banned from driving for three years and fined €500 after being convicted of dangerous driving. The court was told that on August 8, 2012, Gardai on patrol noticed a car being driven erratically at Rampart Lane. When they approached, the driver pulled back and then drove forward, colliding with the patrol car and causing

€500 worth of damage. The car drove off and as Gardai followed, a passenger threw a glass bottle at the patrol car. Following enquiries, Gardai met with the defendant who admitted driving at the time. On August 11 an unmarked patrol car was tipped from behind by a van in the town centre causing minor damage. The van then drove off towards the border and Mr Cox later admitted being a passenger. Solicitor, James MacGuill, stated that at the time the 22-year-old apprentice welder’s life was in a state of chaos. “He was associating with the

wrong people and drinking to excess. He was insured which illustrates that he was not mindless in respect of his obligations”, explained the solicitor. He added that his client is obtaining psychotherapy and is anxious to address the issue of compensation. Taking other charges into consideration, Judge Michael Coghlan imposed a fine and three-year disqualification along with an order for €500 compensation to Gardai, as he warned” “If anything like this occurs in the future, you will go straight to prison.”

Sweet spell of success for David A Dundalk student put up an impressive display when he represented the county in the Leinster Spelling Bee final. David Alajiki from Scoil Mhuire na nGael, Bay Estate competed in the final recently in Maynooth and just missed out on top prize as he finished runnerup. He went head-to-head with the Dublin winner who was eventually crowned Leinster champion and will go on to represent his province at the Spelling Bee All-

David Alajiki competed in the spelling bee

Ireland Final to be held in RTÉ. Four provincials winner will then battle it out for the 2013 Eason All-

Ireland Spelling Bee Champion title and for the chance to win a library of books for their school.

David started his Spelling Bee journey in January as the representative of his school and soared through the Louth County Bee taking the top prize on the day. He then made his way to the Leinster Provincial Final held in the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare today where he competed against 11 county bee winners and was placed runner up for the province. The Eason Spelling Bee, in association with RTÉ 2FM’s Tubridy, is now in its third year.

Dundalk Society’s trip to Dublin The Old Dundalk Society is holding a summer excursion to Dublin county and city on Saturday July 6. The trip will commence in Dublin county where there will be visits to Skerries Watermill/ Windmills and Malahide Castle, with a guided tour of both sites. The group will then move on

to Dublin city where they will visit the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, followed by a brief visit to the National Botanic Gardens (weather permitting). The coach and accompanying guide will depart from Mulholland Avenue at 9am and the all-in subscription is €50. This includes bus fare, admission charges, morning tea/coffee/

scones and the evening meal as well as tips and donations. A light lunch may be purchased at Malahide Castle. The tour will return at 9pm and bookings may be made at Connell’s Drapers, Church St and must be accompanied by non-refundable deposit of €25. Latest date for booking is Wednesday July 3.

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Deirbhile O Doherty, Muireann Clynch, Katie Birch and Piper Kelly from Bellurgan National School at the Lordship Credit Union Schools quiz

A body believed to be a male was found in marshland, Marsh North opposite Point Road in Dundalk on Sunday aftenoon. The remains were discovered at about 3.15pm on Sunday June 23 and taken to Louth County Hospital. The body was later transported to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda on Monday afternoon for further examination. Gardai are awaiting the results of a post mortem.

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1. Literature In what pantomime and story would you hear the phrase ‘Open Sesame’? 2. Nature Barn, Snowy and Tawny are the three main types of what bird? 3. Irish Myth With what part of his body did Fionn McCool touch the Salmon of Knowledge? 4. Crime The gangster Al Capone’s name Al was short for what? 5. Local Characters By what nickname was the legendary bandsman and greyhound trainer, Thomas Cahill, well known in Dundalk? 6. Motors What is kept in the sump of a car? 7. Television In what mansion in a popular soap did Consuella answer the phone and do nothing

else from one episode to another? 8. Geography In which of the United States is the San Andreas fault, with its treacherous earthquakes? 9. Pop and Rock In the Michael Jackson hit, Ben, who or what was Ben? 10. Sport Which World Heavyweight boxing champion had five sons all of which he gave the same Christian name as himself? The Stinker The painter LS Lowry had a day job which he carried on until the day he died, what was it?

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The late Sean Kenna was honoured at the official opening of the Sinn Fein Constituency Offices in Dundalk last week. The former and first ever Chair of Dundalk Town Council, who passed away in January this year, has had a plaque erected in his memory in the new offices. His widow and family attended the official opening where the plaque was officially unveiled by Sinn Fein Louth TD Gerry Adams. Cllr Kenna’s widow thanked Deputy Adams for the acknowledgement and said that “Sean would have loved it.” A large gathering of supporters attended the opening along with current and former TDs, town and county councillors.

L Harp event ps It’s that time of year, time p for Irish harpists from all o over the world to descend t on County Louth. c The International Festival of Irish Harp takes place t

at An Grianán from June 30 to July 5 and features C workshops and concerts. e Each evening at 8.00pm c there will be a series of M concerts, open to the d public. On Wednesday f hear harpist Michelle B Mulcahy, fiddle player w Zöe Conway and the p Drogheda Singers C perform a concert called “Dynamic Duo”. b

Funding boost for Wellington Hall project Work will commence in the coming weeks on the restoration and rebuilding of the first floor of the Wellington Hall on St Mary’s Road in Dundalk after the hall committee has been successful with their proposal for a €100,000 grant from the County Louth Peace and Reconciliation Partnership Programmatic Budget support. The award will enable the Wellington Hall to be developed as a shared space to underpin and sustain good cross

community relationships on an ongoing basis. The Wellington Hall Project was launched by the Church of Ireland in 2010 with the aim of restoring and renovating the iconic dilapidated Georgian building to create a shared community space available to all. A dedicated committee has met regularly to investigate applications for grants and to organise a wide variety of fundraising initiatives. The committee is made up of a

group of volunteers from the Parish of St Nicholas and from potential users of the Wellington Hall and the wider community. “Over the last two years, and against an adverse economic climate, we have raised over €70,000 through our own fundraising initiatives, which has been used to complete the first phase of our restoration: to renew the roof, refurbish the main hall, the bathrooms and the kitchen and otherwise render the

hall fit for public use,” said Brigitte Nelson, secretary of the Wellington Hall. “We have been overwhelmed by the support and goodwill from not only our small parish community, but more importantly from the wider community of Dundalk and beyond.” The Wellington Hall was built in 1812 as a free interdenominational school for all the children of Dundalk. Work will commence in the coming weeks and it is hoped

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that by the end of October then Phase 2 of the project will bea complete. The first floor of the historic building will be entirely refurbished and restored, creating three meeting spaces. Since re-opening its doors to the public, the Wellington Hall is once again being usedI by a variety of communityfi groups on a daily basis. Forh more information on the hall,m please visit the website am www.wellingtonhalldundalk.s i ie. D s t t P

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Schools’ exciting journey Life is a journey, and pupils from two local schools have just completed an exciting project on that theme, bringing them on a journey that could shape the rest of their lives. As part of a joint Cross-Border Intergenerational Project, fifth class pupils from Scoil Mhuire na nGael, Dundalk and fourth class from St. Francis N.S. Blackrock have been working together on a project called ‘Schools Connecting Cultures’. The children have been exploring the themes of ‘What’s Special to me’ and ‘Me and My Place’ through the topic of ‘Journeys’. The children’s ‘Journey’ together began with a visit to the County Mu-

and Olive McKinley from Scoil Mhuire na nGael and Anne Donaghy, Deirdre Clarke and Oreena Lawless from St. Francis NS spearheaded the project, leading the children to explore memories, values and cultural memorabilia associated with land, sea and air journeys they and their parents have undertaken. The children then began making individual projects, documenting these journeys.

Pupils in both classes also began recording podcasts on iPads and these podcasts served as an interesting and informative way for the children to learn more about each other and their journeys. The projects were showcased by the schools to their families in the Louth County Museum on Wednesday May 29 and remained on display, for members of the community to view, over the following week. The project has promoted mutual understanding and respect between the children of the two participating schools, and raised awareness of Cultural Diversity. Many new friendships have been formed in the process.

bile and home, received hundreds of letters to my constituency office and Leinster House. There have been thousands of emails and I am holding meetings nearly every day about it, I haven’t been able to respond to everyone but I do want to listen to everyone. You have to listen to people on this issue. But I haven’t had any abuse,” he said. As yet, the TD says he has yet to make any decision, it is too important an issue to hurry into he says. “I entered into the hearings with an open mind. I have spoken with people from Prolife, Pro-choice, doctors, priests, women who had had abortions. I’m not

going to hurry it, I am going to take the time to consider everything,” he said. “My main concern is that this does not lead to abortion on demand. That it won’t open the flood gates“, he said, adding that it is the biggest decision he will have to make. ”I have to look to my own conscience. I feel the weight of it on my shoulders.” Deputy Fitzpatrick said that he asked Enda Kenny for an open vote on the issue which would allow TDs to vote with their conscience. However the Fine Gael Leader imposed the party whip and a vote is expected on Thursday this week.

Pupils who took part in the Schools Connecting Cultures project

seum in Jocelyn Street, where they learned about the history of the railway in Dundalk and of its importance in the lives of the town’s inhabitants. Realising the role of transport in the journeys that people make, both schools then travelled by train to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Cultrá, near Holywood in Co. Down, visiting the transport exhibitions there. Teachers Clare Smyth

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Peter feels the pressure By Niamh Kirk

It is one of the most definitive moments in Irish history, as one of the most contentious social, medical and political issues of the modern age is being debated in the Dáil and Louth TDs will soon be voting on the introduction of The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill. Louth Fine Gael TD Peter Fitzpatrick has been more involved than most in this contentious issues being a member of the Health Committee and having attended all the hearings on the Pregnancy Bill. While he has been inundated with communications on the issue, unlike many of his

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colleagues, Mr Fitzpatrick has suffered no abuse or aggression towards him during this time. “I have had countless phone calls to my mo-

Man told lifestyle Get your skates on of stealing is not acceptable

A man who was told his lifestyle of stealing was not acceptable was sentenced to six months in prison at Dundalk District Court. In imposing the sentence, Judge Michael Conlon, stated that the Tomas Sukys of 132 Castleross, Dundalk, had not learned lessons from previous appearances. “The defendant has a consistent history of theft and the lifestyle described to me is not acceptable. It can’t be condoned, nor should it be seen to be condoned. The lessons have not been learnt as he continued to commit crimes while on bail”, said the judge.

The court heard that Mr Sukys, who is currently serving a sentence in Wheatfield, entered RQ O’Neills shop took a set of knives valued at €169 and left without paying for them. Solicitor, Sean T O’Reilly, stated that his client has been living in Ireland for eight months and not entitled to social welfare. He had worked in a meat factory but was not paid legally. “He says that he has stolen in order to live as anything he steals, he sells on”, said Mr O’Reilly who added that his client has a partner and young child.

The Drogheda Skate Boarders are doing a 40k Skate-athon form County Hall, Dundalk to the Skate Park site adjacent to the Bridge of Peace in Drogheda. They are attempting to raise €5000 to €7000 through sponsorship as part of their funding of the Skate Park. The event takes place on June 29 in Dundalk where a group of determined skateboarders take on the challenge of a 40k skate-athon all the way to Drogheda. Drogheda Skateboarders are working in partnership with Drogheda Borough Council and we’re delighted that the County Manager Joan Martin will be at the starting point to wave the skateboards off on their long trek. They are doing a bucket collection and are asking people to come out and support this unique effort by the Skateboarders.

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Dundalk Town Council, in conjunction with Dundalk Tidy Towns, has just launched their Improve our Town Awards 2013. This annual competition sees individual residents, housing estates and businesses compete in their various categories to be chosen as leaders in environmental visual enhancement in their area. The standard has been set high in previous years by award winners Jockey’s Pub in Anne Street and Mc Keown’s Bar in Clanbrassil Street. It takes commitment and dedication to maintain the high measure of environmental improvements that they have undertaken year after year and the resulting contribution they make to Dundalk is appreciated by locals and visitors to Dundalk. We particularly appeal to businesses in the main streets of Dundalk to make a huge effort this year, as judging in two national Tidy Towns Awards categories takes place over the summer months. Nomination forms are available in this week’s Dundalk Leader and also from the reception at Dundalk Town Council in the Town Hall, Crowe Street. Closing date to submit your nomination is: Friday July 12.

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Council seize 128 horses in Louth By Niamh Kirk

Louth County Council has seized 128 horses over the past five years and had to euthanise more than half of them according to figures compiled last week. They stated that Louth County Council has spent more than €120, 500 between 2008 and 2012 on seizing and putting down the stray animals. The problem of stray horses in Co Louth hit its peak last winter when 13 horses were found starved to death in the Cooley Mountains. Earlier this

month the Dundalk Leader reported that the problem of abandoned horses was again at crisis point following the discovery of the carcasses of two horses that had been discovered by a walker in a field close to Dundalk town where 15 horses were grazing. The Louth County Veterinary Officer Gareth Shine described how their services are suffering a deluge of abandoned horses. He said that the situation was so severe that it was effectively a cull of horses as there is nowhere for them to go after they have been taken into shelters.

There is a staying period of only five days in the local shelter, after which if they have not been reclaimed by their owners or rehomed, they are put down. Joe from Holly’s Horse Haven in the Cooley Mountains says that it is best for them. They have around 50 horses in the sanctuary, but at Christmas they had more than 100. Feed at the time was both scarce and very expensive as prices of bales of hay doubled. The cold weather forced the starving horses in Cooley down to the bottom of the moun-

tains. “It is better to euthanise them, it is better than them starving to death,” said Joe. He told of how they had found a mare that had recently foaled but had no milk. They tried to bottle feed the foal but without the first milk, colostrums and none after, it was not healthy enough to survive. The mare was so weak she could not stand and a day later, she died. There are still some horses on the Cooley Mountains, however when winter comes they will be in danger of starvation.

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Dundalk Branch Chelsea Supporters Club will be holding their AGM in the Lillywhite Lounge, Oriel Park on Monday July 8 at 8pm. All members are requested to attend and new members welcome. R W g c C If you would like a copy fi of the Caravan and t Camping Guide, or Self- c Catering Guide call into a Dundalk Tourist Office, G Market Square, Dundalk. d 04293 52111. o b

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Annual Blackrock Raft Race

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The last heat rounds the buoy and heads back towards the finish line at the Blackrock Raft Race on Sunday morning

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The County Louth Mens Shed team celebrate their win at the Blackrock Raft Race on Sunday Morning

Dundalk Leader 26th June 2013

Fourth drink driving conviction

A man who was convicted of drink driving for a fourth time was disqualified for 20 years and warned that he will immediately activate his six month suspended sentence if he drives within the next two years. Savajunas Gubaras of 246 Greenfield Court,

Dundalk, pleaded guilty to the offence after a breath test showed that he was over the limit when stopped by Gardai at Francis St on January 4 this year. He had been disqualified at the time. Solicitor, Sean T O’Reilly, stated that his 34-year-old client had been in Ireland since

2005 and had a wife and four children. He had been working in the building trade and as a cleaner by was unemployed for the past 18 months. He accepted that his record was poor in relation to road traffic matters and he was aware that he wouldn’t be driv-

ing in this country again. Judge Michael Coghlan imposed a 20-year disqualification and a six month sentence, suspended for two years, as he warned: “If he gets into a car to drive he will immediately activate the sentence.”

Redeemer Girls’ School take on the cycle challenge

Redeemer Girls School celebrated National Bike Week recently as part of their Green-Schools Programme and went that extra mile for National Cycle to School Day by competing in a Cross Border Cycling Challenge. Five schools from the North and five from the South were chosen to compete with the aim of getting as many pupils as possible cycling, scooting or flickering to school to be in with a chance of winning part of a €2,000 prize fund. Green-Schools Co-ordinator Patrick O’Rourke was delighted with the success of the day as over 90% of the school including staff members got on their bikes to take on the challenge. They are currently

waiting to hear the results of the competition and are looking forward to the awards ceremony in Derry in September. The girls from 4th & 5th Class continued on their bikes and cycled onto the County Museum for Green-Schools Bike Workshops run by Susan Doorley and Sorcha Brophy, GreenSchools Travel Education Officers with An Taisce. The Redeemer Girls are currently in their first year of working for their Fourth Green Flag for Sustainable Transport and busy girls that they are, also have project work on display at the Green-Schools Travel Louth Exhibition in the County Library which will run for all of Bike Week.

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Tennis club celebrate 100th anniversary By Niamh Kirk

Noc Kupały to słowiańskie świeto związane z letnim przesileniem Słońca, obchodzone w czasie najkrótszej nocy w roku, co przypada około dnia 21 czerwca. Późniejsza wigilia św. Jana – potocznie zwana też nocą świętojańską i posiadająca wówczas wiele zapożyczeń ze święta wcześniejszego – obchodzona jest z 23 na 24 czerwca). Na południu Polski, Podkarpaciu i Śląsku uroczystość o podobnym charakterze zwie się sobótką lub sobótkami, na Warmii i Mazurach palinocką. Nazwa Noc Kupały utrwaliła się w tradycji Mazowsza i Podlasia. Święto ognia, wody, słońca i księżyca, urodzaju, płodności, radości i miłości, powszechnie obchodzone na obszarach zamieszkiwanych przez ludy słowiańskie, ale również w podobnym charakterze na obszarach zamieszkiwanych przez ludy bałtyckie, germańskie i celtyckie, a także przez część narodów wywodzących się z ludów ugrofińskich, np. Finów (w Finlandii jest jednym z najważniejszych świąt w kalendarzu) i Estończyków. Na Łotwie pod nazwą Līgo jest świętem państwowym, a po odzyskaniu niepodległości 23 i 24 czerwca stały się dniami wolnymi od pracy. Również na Litwie dzień 24 czerwca, od 2005 roku, jest dniem wolnym od pracy. Święto to jest często porównywane do Walentynek. Jednak Walentynki to zachodnie święto obchodzone 14 lutego nie mające nic wspólnego ze słowiańską tradycją. Przeprowadzane w jej trakcie zwyczaje i obrzędy słowiańskie miały zapewnić świętującym zdrowie i urodzaj. W czasie tej magicznej nocy rozpalano ogniska, w których palono zioła. W trakcie radosnych zabaw odbywały się różnego rodzaju wróżby i tańce. Dziewczęta puszczały w nurty rzek wianki z zapalonymi świecami. Jeśli wianek został wyłowiony przez kawalera, oznaczało to jej szybkie zamążpójście. Jeśli płynął, dziewczyna wyjdzie za mąż, ale nieprędko. Jeśli zaś płonął, utonął lub zaplątał się w sitowiu, prawdopodobnie zostanie ona starą panną. Prawdopodobnie pozostałości dawnych wiosennych obrzędów magicznych kończących zaklinanie „dobrego początku”, nawiązujących do obrzędowości

zadusznej i nadchodzącego urodzaju. Kupałą lub sobótkami nazywano również ogniska palone podczas tych obrzędów. Na Mazowszu i Podlasiu obrzędy sobótkowe były zwane kupalnocką, na pograniczu polsko-ukraińskim – kupałą, zaś w zachodniej i środkowej Polsce – sobótką. Nazwa zwyczaju odnosi się także błędnie do rzekomego słowiańskiego bóstwa płodności Kupały. Legendy o kwiecie paproci, zwanym też perunowym kwiatem (napięcie w przyrodzie podczas burz miało sprzyjać kwitnieniu tej rośliny), znane są z przeróżnych podań i gdzieniegdzie przetrwały do dziś. Opowiadają o wielu ludziach, którzy błądzili po lasach i mokradłach, próbując odnaleźć magiczny, obdarzający bogactwem, siłą i mądrością, widzialny tylko przez okamgnienie kwiat paproci. W podaniach czeskich i niemieckich znalazca kwiatu paproci powinien szukać skarbów w ciemnym borze. We francuskich – na najwyższym w okolicy wzgórzu, do którego ma dobiec przyświecając sobie ognistym kwiatem jak pochodnią. W legendach rosyjskich natomiast po zerwaniu gorejącego kwiatu należy wyrzucić go jak najwyżej w powietrze i szukać skarbu tam, gdzie spadnie. Zdobycie rośliny nie było łatwe – strzegły jej widzialne i niewidzialne straszydła, czyniące straszliwy łoskot, gdy tylko ktoś próbował się do perunowego kwiatu zbliżyć. W niektórych regionach wierzono, że od równonocy wiosennej do przesilenia letniego nie można kąpać się za dnia w rzekach, strumieniach czy jeziorach; natomiast kąpiel po zmroku lub przed wschodem słońca leczyła rozmaite dolegliwości, jako że woda była podówczas uzdrawiającym żywiołem należącym do księżyca. Pamiętajcie, że my świętujemy sobótkę w najbliższą sobotę, 29 czerwca w ‘the wee house pub’ na Ann Street, zapraszamy wszystkich serdecznie na czerwcowe karaoke i polskie piwko! Agnieszka Boniewicz

Dundalk Tennis Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary by serving up a treat for tennis lovers as special guest will be in attendance during the Fyffes Junior Open. The club was established in 1913 and is one of the oldest tennis clubs in the country. Members celebrated with a private function on mid-summers night and will continue to celebrate a centenary of success as they open the gates over the coming weeks to hundreds of players and those who take inspiration from Wimbledon. The Junior Open will take place from June 29 to July 6, and it will see more than 200 young players take to courts to face off in different categories. Players come from all over the north east to compete in the competition which is for players under 18 years old and many of the clubs younger

John McGahon, head coach at Dundalk Tennis Club and Emma Crew from Fyffes

players will take part in the coming event. Two of the clubs most successful younger players, Joseph Mullen and Ruth Copas will not be taking part as they are competing in a similar international event in Edinburgh. “They are among the top players in their

age bracket in Ireland,” said John McGahon the juniors head coach at Dundalk Tennis Club. As part of the launch of the Fyffes Junior Open a special event is taking place in the Marshes on Saturday June 29. A tennis court will be set up in the town centre shopping centre and some of the clubs coaches and players will be giving a demonstration. Dundalk Tennis Club estimates they have 500 members from under 8 to over 80 and John said that there is a noticeable spike in interest in tennis on the back of Wimbledon coverage. To give people in insight into life on the courts, they are hosting an Open Day on July 13 and will welcome former Irish Professional Conor Niland and Elena Baltacha who competed in her eleventh Wimbledon Championship this week. The open day takes place this July 13 from 10am to 4pm.

Missed chance to get licence back A Dundalk man who was serving a four year driving ban could have been back behind the wheel as early as next month, but instead earned a new ten-year ban after driving while disqualified. Mark Riordan of 17 Kingswood, Rock Road, Dundalk also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance in respect of four incidents inside a month last year. The offences occurred on November 20 and 27 and December 3 and 13 in Dundalk. On each occasion he was asked to produce documents but he

failed to do so. Solicitor, Conor MacGuill, said that his client could offer no reason as to why he was driving on the occasions and outlined how foolish his actions were, following a four year disqualification imposed in November 2010. “Given that he has had no convictions previous to that, he would have been able to apply for his licence to be restored in November of last year, which could have meant he was back driving in July. “It almost defies logic that he has placed himself in court and

he must accept that the court will take a dim view of this. He must have known that Gardai would have recognised him”, added Mr MacGuill in relation to the 26-year-old unemployed carpenter. Judge Michael Coghlan imposed a €500 in respect of each charge of driving without insurance and in relation to driving while disqualified, he gave the defendant the opportunity to avoid jail by imposing a six month sentence suspended for two years. “Stupidity where vehicles are used and abused can’t be

rewarded and this is a case of repeated abuse of the traffic laws, while it appears that a disqualification order has no value. “The defendant’s main activities are road traffic matters so I won’t put him in a place where he may learn other tricks”, added Judge Coghlan as he imposed the suspended sentence, taking other matters into account. “I hope that if a lesson is to be learnt from this it is that circumstances will become more bleak if he goes near a car”, concluded the judge.

Annual Blackrock Raft Race

Kids weren’t put of by the rain at the Blackrock Raft Race on Sunday Morning

and Michael Quigley Race organisers Seamus Campplis

Clodagh Shine and Leah Martin

The finalists head off at the start of the Blackrock Raft Race final on Sunday morning

Michael Geraghty with his dog Bran

Eimear Rice (centre) with her daughters Nicola and Sorcha Mc y

Mockeviciai. The Tadas, Vestas, Davidas and Daiva went on to win a family had fun despite the rain and competition. prize at the the sandcastle building

The Louth County Mens Shed team receive their prize and retain their title at the Blackrock Raft Race on Sunday

Dundalk Leader 26th June 2013

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Preparations for Pride Festival By Niamh Kirk

Going into its fourth Year the Dundalk Pride Festival is taking place this July and ready to celebrate the diversity, creativity and individuality. Announced last week there will be a Art Exhibition, ‘Identify’ running in the County Museum. The show opens on July 16 and will run through the festival week. It will feature local artists as

well as some national contributors. The launch of the Art Exhibition is followed up by a Table Quiz on Thursday June 18, and Oliver Callan, Al Porter and Margo Carr will entertain on Friday in the Outcomer’s courtyard in Roden Place. There will be a festival atmosphere as the courtyard will be transformed with an outdoor cafe, holistic therapy treatments, a second hand bookshop, face

painting and children’s play area . Out comers Dundalk have recently called out for volunteers for the LGBT helpline which provides confidential support to people in the LGBT community, their family, friends and to people who are questioning if they might be LGBT. In 2012, the Helpline received 10,000 calls but could only take fewer than a quarter due to a

shortage of support staff. The helpline is currently manned 23 hours a week but with more volunteers, the service will be extended. Volunteers undertake an initial 6 week training period and are expected to contribute four hours a week. The LGBT helpline can be accessed at 1890929539 Mon-Wed 6.30-9pm, Thursday and Friday 4-9pm, Saturday and Sunday 4-6pm.

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Banned driver avoids prison

Back Row: Saddhbh Nic Couboirne. Third row: Aoibh Tiuit, Bn Ui Oisin, Arnas Jurkitchunas. Second row: Mairin Ni Ruairc and Anna Loinn. Front: Rachael Ni hUisce, Caiti Ni Mheallain, Aisling Olazaya. Not in photo - Caolan MacCaba

Pupils celebrate Gaeltacht scholarships By Paul Byrne Nine pupils from Scoil Réalt Na Mara are heading north this summer where they will spend a week speaking ‘as Gaeilge’ in the Gaeltacht in Donegal. The pupils excelled in the oral exams earlier on in the year and were rewarded with a half scholarship for the Gaeltacht course. Contributions were gratefully accepted from councillors Tomás O Searcaigh and Oliver Morgan to help fund the trip to Colaiste Aoidh Mhic Bhricne in Carraig, Donegal. According to Sile Uí Chíaráin who helps promote the language

in the school, Réalt Na Mara is one of the biggest supporters of our native tongue in Dundalk. “We try to encourage the children to speak a bit of Irish everyday not just in the classroom but outside it as well. Our principal Mrs Hession is a strong supporter of the language and as a school we are big believers in making sure the language stays alive.” she explained. We have Seachtain na Gaeilge every year which promotes the language and includes our Céilí Mór as well as the presentation of the perpetual Gradám na Gaeilge trophy which is

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awarded to the pupil who is seen to make the most effort in speaking Irish around the school” added Bn Uí Chíaráin. Tomás Sharkey who contributed to the fund in order to help send the pupils to Donegal said it was ‘very important to keep the ideas of the Gaeltacht alive as they give pupils the confidence to converse in their native tongue in everyday life’. He also noted how it was advantageous to pupils around Dundalk who intended enrolling in the brand new Colaiste Lu Gaelscoil which opens in September.

A man who was seen by Gardai driving while he was serving a seven year disqualification was given a five month prison sentence, suspended for two years, at Dundalk District Court. Gary Bailey of 14 Grange Close, Muirhevnamor, Dundalk, was stopped by Gardai on Jocelyn St, Dundalk, on Friday November 2 last year but failed to produce documents as requested. The court was told that he had 51 previous convictions including five for drink driving and seven for no insurance. He had been disqualified for seven years in November 2010. Solicitor, Conor MacGuill stated that his 27-year-old client accepts that he shouldn’t have been driving and that he regrets finding himself before the court. He stated that Mr Bailey had spent a lot of time

in prison and had suffered difficulties with drugs and alcohol. “He has been trying to deal with these problems and on the date in question he took the car to drive for what he thought was an important reason, but accepts that it wasn’t. He has been trying to deal with his difficulties and as far as I am aware, he hasn’t come to the attention of Gardai since this incident. Judge Michael Coghlan imposed a fine of €500 and disqualified for driving with no insurance, and the five month suspended sentence for driving while disqualified. He was disqualified from driving for 12 yearsa and other matters were taken into account. “The evidence suggests that while he cleaned up his act in some areas, the use of vehicles on public roads is not one of them”, stated Judge Coghlan.

MAD Theatre summer camp

THE organisers of MAD Youth Theatre are running a special summer drama programme for any young person heading into secondary school this September. The Artistic Director of MAD YT said “This bespoke drama camp is designed with a young person’s big transition into secondary school in mind. We understand all the changes that can occur for that young person.” MAD Youth Theatre summer drama camp activities will include Improvisation, Mask play, acting and movement. Organisers guarantee the camp will be a blast. The camp will run from July 8 to 12 at: Unit 1-2 North Link Business Park, Coes road (Old Frank’s Furniture). For more details on the camp contact 086 045 7026 or email: ytfordundalk@gmail.com.

Carlingford Festival of Cycling Carlingford was a festival of Cycling over the last weekend with Cuchulainn Cycling Club hosting a hugely successful National Championships. The action kicked off on Thursday night with the 40km Time Trial Championships, going from Carlingford almost all the way to Dundalk and back. The men’s event was once again won by the defending champion Michael Hutchinson in a blisteringly quick time of 50:07, At one stage club president Pat O`Shaughnessey was following Hutchinson on his motorbike as the rider clipped along at over 60kph. The women’s title went to Caroline Ryan of Gardaí CC & the Under 23 title to Ryan Mullen. There was some local success with Eve McCrytsal taking a bronze medal in the ladies. Saturday morning and the first road race event of the weekend was the Veterans Championship. Next up was the Elite women, contesting the 104km Championships. The race was won by defending champion Melaine Spatt with Eve McCrystal just outside the top six. On Sunday all was set for the 170km men’s Championships. While the village was decked out in it’s finest the

weather would not cooperate with brutal winds and rain battering the 130 strong field. An exciting race was won by defending cham-

pion Matt Brammeier. Overall the weekend was a huge success with many a seasoned cyclist saying it was the most professional and well run

event the country has ever seen. Credit must go to the organising club, the Gardaí and all the marshals.

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Win VIP pass to Oriel Live

With only less than two weeks left before “Oriel Live”; organisers Pawn Promotions have added another headliner for the Oriel Park park concert Natty Wailer. Natty recorded and toured with Bob Marley and the Wailers as a keyboard player for over nine years. As a result, he has learnt the music trade to the extent of adapting the formula for making good music while spreading the importance of history and culture. Boasting a great atmosphere and fantastic location the home of

Spirits will be high this July with the return of mini festival, Spirit Stock. The disco on the dock of the bay returns for a third year running and this year has incorporated a disco twist.

Dundalk Town F.C. Oriel Live will be the first Major stadium gig the town has hosted and with a prestigious bill of some of Ireland and Britain’s best talent it is sure to be a fun day out for all. The line-up consists of more than 25 Irish and International acts and DJs spread over three stages throughout Oriel Park; The Main Stage, The Roxy Tent and Funky Funky Place. Super hunk Bressie will be headlining the Main Stage preceded by acts The Original Rude Boys, Parlour Flames

(featuring Bonehead from Oasis), La Galaxie, The Raglans and local acts including Dirty Epics, The Enemies and The Flaws. Pawn Productions have said tickets are selling well for the event since it was only announced last week. With just a few earlybirds left at Photospeed in the Long Walk Shopping Centre. Tickets are also available from Ticketmaster and through the concerts website www.oriellive.ie and facebook/ oriellive. Doors are set to open at 2pm and the concert

will run to 11:30pm. Ticket information: Regular tickets priced at €35 (plus booking). Regular Family Ticket €70 (plus booking). 2 adults + 2 Children under 12 - Seating €40 (plus booking). Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. The Dundalk Leader have two double VIP passes up for grabs. All you have to do is log onto www.facebook. com/OrielLivemessage the lads with your name and phone number. Don’t forget to write dundalkleader after your name. Best of luck.

Lordship Credit Union Schools quiz The Lordship Credit Union annual school quiz was held in St Patricks GFC complex on Friday lastwith the three national schools in area, Dulargy, Bellurgan and Rampark, competing. Each school had two teams in each of the two age groups. Af-

ter seven rounds of 10 questions Dulargy NS. came out on top in both section. They finished first and second in under 13s and first in under11s. Bellurgan NS finished joint second in Under 11s and Rampart N S finished third in under

C B r a M a o 13s category. o The results in both age groupsp were in doubt up until last round,c it was very exciting and the levelt of knowledge of the childrenf I was staggering. Well done to the teachers foro preparing the children for quiz. G p

Spirit Stock is back Everyone who attends will be lucky as one of the country’s best tribute acts to one the world’s biggest acts right now, Daft Punk Tribute Band is set to appear. The mini festival is

spread out over three stages and boasts some of Dundalk’s finest muiscians, DJ’s and musical innovators including Mac Attack, Skeletor, The Chuck Shultz Beatbox, Jerusalem Music, DJ

Franny, Optical Effects, Eugene O’Hanlon, The Evil Presidentes Band with more to be announced. A full line-up and running order will be released closer to July 19.

Eoin McEneaney, Oisin Smithy, Joseph Connor and Eimear McCartain of Rampark NS

Ciaran Murphy, Peter Rice, Gary Murphy and Ryan McDermott of Bellurgan NS

Lucy Murphy, Leah Condon, Meg Woods Eoghan O’Connor, Stefan Breen, Martin McEneaney and Peter and Aisling O’Doherty of Bellurgan NS Suresh of Rampark NS

Members of the Rampark team who took part in the schools quiz

Justin O’Hagan, Adam Connolly, Kaylum Moran and Jamie Smyth of Dulargy NS

Dundalk Leader 26th June 2013

DkIT play host to thrilling performance

On June 15 The Ardee Concert Intermediate Band and their entourage, packed up the van and headed down the M1 to the state of the art Music Department of the Carroll building on DkIT Campus. They played the closing recital in conjunction with the AGM for the Society for Music Education in Ireland under the baton of their conductor, John Gaynor, a very accomplished trumpet player,

educator and motivator who has brought this group to great success over the past four years. The budding musicians were performing alongside fellow North-Eastern musicians from Music Generation Louth’s Junior Orchestra and Craobh Dhún Dealgan CCÉ in the beautiful Winter Garden of the Carroll Building, home of Ceol Oirghialla. The Band played a very modern and uplifting

programme that was Introduced by Professor Adele Cummins, Head of Music Section, DKIT, who spoke of her pride as an Ardonian to welcome the “excellent and very successful ACIB and their excellent conductor”. The band thrilled the large audience in attendance with their performance of Michael Jackson’s Famous single; “Thriller”. Other pieces that the band performed on the day ranged from Dynamite by Taio Cruz, Uprising by Muse, Lady Gaga’s “The Edge of Glory” and Pirates of the Carribean Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer

This performance was only the second public engagement for 14 new members to the Intermediate Band. The members where the first graduates from the newly formed Junior Band under the Baton of Kevin Reilly. They have done themselves, their families and the band as a whole proud. “Well done to all the new members and We are in no doubt that the future of Ardee Concert Band is well and truly secure”, said PRO Sinéad Nutley. The Intermediate and Junior Band will join the Senior band on Sunday August 4 for their annual Proms in the Park recital of the

Ardee Turfman Festival in the Fairgreen park. The Band will also be hosting an Ice-cream Funday in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland for the afternoon aswell, Everyone is welcome to come along with picnic and chairs/ blankets in hand. Band Bingo Ardee concert Band weekly sunday night bingo in the Bohemian Centre, Ardee at 8pm. Lots of games and prize money to be won from the Play your cards game and “Winner takes all” game, double line panel games and all this aswell as the jackpot, you’d be mad to miss out for €11 euro.

Coleen Keenan, Julius Oeyemi, Luke Cavanagh and Adam Bate of Rampark NS at the Lordship Credit Union schools quiz

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CityNorth will all be on hand to help you to start to plan you magical day. 3. Super suppliers. . . Visiting the wedding fair will give you the opportunity not only to see a venue option but also to meet and chat to suppliers. From hats, to jewellery, pre wedding fitness planning to sweet treats. 4. Delicious food and drink. . sample and savour some truly divine treats. Chat through all the lovely menu options with Chef, Gary and his team. Suggest, propose, discuss and sample. 5. Surprises. No further details until you arrive on the day. We are looking so forward to welcoming you to CityNorth Hotel’s Wow Wedding fair. Sunday, July 14th 12.305.30pm Register and receive a free pre wedding fitness plan for first 20 registered. Call Suzanne today on 01 690 66666.

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Birthday Parties, Christenings, Anniversaries, Retirements or Summer BBQs For reservations call 042 939 4900 or email enquiries@crowneplazadundalk.ie

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Family Notices

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

thanksgiving

NOVENA NOVENA TO ST. MARTHA

O St. Martha, I resort to you and to your petition and faith. I offer up to you this light which I shall burn every Tuesday for nine Tuesdays. Comfort me in all my difficulties through the great favour that you enjoyed when Our Saviour lodged in your house. I beseech you 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 you St. Martha to overcome the dragon which you cast at your feet. One Our Father and three Hail Mary's 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 every thing before the Tuesdays are ended no matter how difficult. p.s.

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 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 to publish it and the favour will be granted. Never known to fail. N.B.

premises for sale/rent ATTENTION BERs now required for Better Energy Home Grants. For BER certification at affordable prices contact Robert Mulholland 087 6091906. www.louthber.ie ADVERTISE YOUR HOUSE Premises for rent or sale to 60,000 readers a week from €€5 Telephone Dundalk Leader 042 9320888 DOUBLE ROOM to let. Digital TV in bedroom, own sitting room. Very clean, warm house with all mod cons. parking. Tel : 087-246-0986

Articles for sale BEDS & FURNITURE DIRECT. Beds, mattresses, wardrobes, chests, lockers, pine beds etc., also furniture removals call 086 8704908 anytime. BED & MATTRESS SALE, beds from €99, mattress from €69. Massive range on show (free delivery) The Bed & Sofa Store, Northlink Retail Park, Dundalk 042 9320927 BEDS FOR SALE. Totally heavy solid pine beds. Brand new, super strong, rock solid bases, lifetime guarantee. Good deep super memory foam mattresses included. Everything brand new. Can deliver. €89. 086-820-8303 DEALGAN FURNITURE Longwalk, Dundalk (inside The Paint Store), for a wide range of New & Used Bedroom, Dining room and Kitchen furniture, great deals on Beds & Mattresses. Water proof mattresses in stock. Suite reupholstery and furniture fixing service available Tel 042-932-9111 SALE SALE SALE Massive discounts on all pianos at Precision Pianos, North-link Retail Park, Dundalk, Co Louth. Tel: 042 9332200 . View all pianos on our website www.precisionpianos.com

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART

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DOG KENNELS (metal), Dog Pens & Steel Garden Sheds & Garages all sizes visit www.malonesheds.com Ray 086 3556670 FRIDGE - FREEZER 10 months old. Cost €550 selling for €180. Contact 042-933-1993 SELL IT THROUGH A CLASSIFIED only €5 for one week up to 20 words. 04293 20888. The Dundalk Leader.

Classes & Courses BEGINNER GUITAR LESSONS OneOn-One only €10 per lesson for 45minutes. Begin a life-long hobby. Weekdays/Evenings. Can provide guitar if needed. Call Roy 086 2052108. One to One Computer Training Available 1 to 2 Hour Sessions Reasonable Rates Contact Paula after 5pm – 0863466720/computertraining2013@gmail.com CRAFTY KIDS in Bridge Street Studios offer an exciting range of activities including painting,drawing, collage, printing and pottery in a professional artists studio. 9.30am - 2.30pm Monday - Friday Week 1 * July 8th - 12th Week 2 * July 15th - 19th Week 3* July 22rd - 26th Week 4* July 29th – 2nd August for 6-12 years Class fee including all materials €120 Sarah McKenna Ceramics Bridge Street Studios 97 Bridge Street Dundalk Co Louth Ireland +353 86 3499195 www.sarahmckenna.ie FRENCH CLASSES: Learn French easily with French native speakers at O Fiach College Dublin Rd Dundalk. Beginners, Conversational French (Intermediate/Advanced), Business French. Rates : 4 weeks €48/ 8 weeks €96. Contact Gladys 089-963-4592. emal:info@ french-touch-services.com.

RELAX AT MEDITATION CLASS Mondays at 8pm & Thursdays at 11am. Venue: Ramparts Rd. (directly opposite Dundalk Lighting). €10 per class. Beginners welcome. Tel. Mary 087 634 2800.

special services GERRY'S UPHOLSTERY SERVICE: Suites/Antique furniture repaired and re-covered. Better than new. 0860800788 CHIMNEY & STOVE CLEANING Inspection & Repair Tel Paul McArdle 042-9332491/0876660094 - Email tribalky@yahoo.com DUNDALK BUREAU DE CHANGE – Best Rates Guaranteed – No Commission – We Buy and Sell All Major Currencies – Electronic Bank Transfers – US and Austrailian Dollars – 8 Park St (Open 7 Days, 8am -11pm) & 4 Linenhall St (Open Mon-Sat) - Call 042 9339922/9370101 – www.dundalkbureaudechange.com – Accepting All Major Credit and Debit Cards. PERFECT FIT ALTERATIONS - For all your sewing needs. For your convenience NOW OPEN on Avenue Road. 10% off for Slimming World members. Castletown Road: Tel: 042 9327837. Avenue Road: Tel: 042 9352348 LOOKING FOR A UNIQUE GIFT? Create a personalised newspaper page to celebrate a special occasion - birthday, anniversary, birth, sporting success etc. Contact 086 3238328 www. frontpagenews.ie A VAN & DRIVER: available for furniture removal, also single items, 3 piece suites, cookers, fridges, washing machines. Day & night Tel 086 8704908 WE CAN DISTRIBUTE your leaflets from €65 + vat per thousand Phone Dundalk Leader 042 9320888

Happy Salad Days in Dulargy National School It was time for the salad harvest this week in Dulargy National School where the School Gardening Project is in its fourth year. This year, 6th class grew a range of salad crops, including ice berg lettuce, red lettuce, radishes and scallions as well as beetroot and carrots. The crops were harvested by the pupils, who then made a delicious salad in class for everyone to try. They added in chive flowers, herbs and nasturtium leaves from the school herb garden for extra variety and flavour. The project is run by parents Roisin Cotter and Terri McKeown and funded by the Parents Association. It gives each child in the school the opportunity to sow seeds and watch their plants grow, until they are ready to be brought home. Each class grows flowers or vegetables or both. This year Junior Infants grew sunflowers, Senior Infants grew tomatoes, 1st and 2nd class grew courgettes, peas and sweet corn, 3rd class grew heritage potatoes and turnips, 4th class grew rocket, coriander, salad bowl

Sixth Class pupils from Dulargy NS

lettuce, poppies and radishes, 5th class grew carrots and parsnips and 6th class grew salads, beetroot, carrots, garlic

and onions. In addition to the herb garden and vegetable plot, the school is now in the process of build-

ing a new outdoor classroom and garden area which will be a wonderful addition to school facilities.

Kilcroney & District Sunday 30th June 4-8pm Old School, Kilcroney Music by

John Flood Also Local Artists

Bull, Bouncing Castle, Rodeo & Games Kids football, Tug of War come Free Admission – All Wel Enquires 087 1161477 young & old, The gathering is for croney and past and present of Kil ar and far surrounding area ne

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE: Repairs, building plastering plumbing, painting, tiling, concreting, patios, gardening, PVC facia and soffits, window cleaning. Over 20 yrs experience. References available. Tel Michael 085858-8090 ADVERTISE YOUR SERVICE to over 60,000 readers for only €5 per week up to 20 words Phone Dundalk Leader 042 9320888 EAMONN COONEY ARIEL & Satellite, T.V, Freeview & Freesat Service & Repairs. Phone 087 2671809 042 9331348 DUNDALK BUREAU DE CHANGE – MoneyGram Money Transfer – Pay Household Bills – Payzone/Postpoint – Buy Stamps – Phone Top-ups – Prepaid Credit Cards – Sterling and Euro Cheques Available - Best Rates Guaranteed – No Commission – 8 Park St (Open 7 Days, 8am -11pm) & 4 Linenhall St (Open Mon-Sat) - Call 042 9339922/9370101 – www.dundalkbureaudechange.com – Accepting All Major Credit and Debit Cards. WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIALS: Beautiful wedding photography professional taken presented in Picture Book Album With 150 photographs fot €750.00 Peter Hughes Photography 087-256-1161 or 042933-3732 CARPENTER AVAILABLE 26 years experience. All interior, exterior, including kitchens, decking, doors, floors, flat-packs etc. No job too small. Keenest prices. Quality finish assured. Call Des for free quotation 087-618-0150 WINDOW CLEANING, gutter & facia cleaning carried out by professional, fully trained and insured staff. Affordable rates. Call our office for a free quoatation. Evercleen 0429352717 or 0868293585.

CHIMNEY CLEANING SERVICE: Dust Free. Brush & VAC. Reasonable rates. Call Tommy. 087186 9164 CLEANEST & KEENEST Have your windows, carpet or suite of furniture cleaned at keenest prices . Also guttering, fascia boards, power hosing. Call Damien 0868469559 or 0879319243 TILER AVAILABLE Experienced local tiler to carry out all types of tile work - marble, granite, porcelain. Indoors and out. Call 0876563705 for free quote. DUNDALK COMPUTER REPAIR CENTRE We fix P.C'c, laptops, tablets, ipads, iphones and smartphones. Great value Laptops & P.C. for sale. No fix, no fee! 9am to 10pm. 7 days a week! Call Gerard 04293-28301 and 085-1286436 Gardens - All gardening work and gutters cleaned. Trees trimmed & topped. Contact 087-229-6441 or 042-937-9270 ANGLE CARD reading & spiritual guidence, up to 1 hour sessions. Very reasonable rates. Contact 087-745-1474 HANDYMAN SERVICES: For all your domestic jobs. Painting/Decorating/ Flooring/Building/Plastering etc. Phone Brian 087-295-2529 or 042932-8727 R Levins HOME MAINTENANCE & Painting. Give your home a fresh coat of paint this summer. Keen prices.For free quote call 042-932-0019 or 086402-8291 GRIMLEY's DUBLIN ST. DUNDALK. TV aerials, satellite, Freeview & Saorview, new installations, sales & repairs. 042 935 4343. HOUSE CLEANING: Let the professional cleaning lady leave your house spotless and like new. €10 per hour. Tel. 087 193 2880

BUILDER AVAILABLE For a competitive quote for all Home Improvements, extensions, sunrooms & conservatories. All PVC products supplies & fitted, facia, soffit & guttering. We also have a complete range of PVC doors & windows. Contact Hughie, anytime, on 087 260 2501.

EMOTIONAL HEALING with the Journey. If you have an unhealed emotional issue then the Journey healing therapy could help you. Contact Mary: 087-634-2800 for a free consultation.

FANTASTIC BUSINESS opportunity for self motivated people who can work from home on a part time basis. No selling required. If interested please call 086-8789482.

THE LINEN BASKET: Two piece suit dry cleaned only €10. Duvets €12, Two for €22. Seven shirts washed, dried, ironed €15. Twelve shirts ironed €10. Set of 15 jerseys €10. Hairdressers - bag of towels €12. Collections and deliveries: Phone Lily/Carl 0866623584

A ALTERATIONS For all your tailoring needs. We now offer a Dry Cleaning Service. Find us at Long Walk S.C. Tel. 042 9333380 / 087 9688518.

ROOFING REPAIRS - We fix leaks, broken tiles,gutters etc. All work guaranteed. Fully insured. 25 years experience. For a FREE quote call Tony 087-6066-722

articles wanted

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Annual Blackrock Raft Race

The Louth County Mens Shed team receive their prize at the Blackrock Raft Race on Sunday Morning

The winners pass the finish line at speed

Denis Dullaghan, Ronan Leyden, Chris Griffin, John Casey, Owen Hanratty and Pat Fry of the Dundalk Mens Shed Pictured right are Calum and Shannon Flynn

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Back: Owen Corcoran, Tracey Whately, Gillian Corcoran, Cathy Mulholland and Nicola Mc Guinness; Front: Sophie Corcoran, Molly Whately, Cathal Corcoran, Emma Whately and Saoirse Mc Guinness

Adel Thornton, Nicola Breen Briscoe and Dorothy Thornton

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Appliances

Building

Gardening

McElroy u.P.V.C. Products Ltd. For a competitive quote for All Home Improvements, Extensions, Sunrooms and Conservatories. All P.V.C. products Supplied and Fitted, Facia, Soffit and Guttering. We also have a Complete Range of P.V.C. Doors and Windows

Contact Hughie: 087 260 2501 anytime

Bathrooms

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Building, Electrical & Heating Contractor

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Gravel, Patios & Paving

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Why not call a member of our sales team today to arrange a FREE consultation at your home and view our products in our mobile display, we can give you an instant quotation and delivery information. OR All of our products can be viewed in our display at our premises just outside Ardee, Co. Louth

Skips

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Kitchens

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Windows

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The ŠKODA Citigo. From €99 Per Month at Doran Motors. ŠKODA PCP Solutions

Monthly Payments of €99

Three Year Finance Plan

Includes Three Years Servicing

Starting from just €9,995 and powered by a super efficient 1.0 litre petrol engine, the Citigo is ŠKODA‘s newest family member. Don‘t be fooled by it‘s compact design the Citigo in either 3 or 5 door alternatives has vast interior and luggage space. Packed with safety features including ESP, the Citigo is one of the safest cars in its class and was awarded 5-stars by the Euro NCAP. From just €99 per month, inclusive of servicing, owning and living with the Citigo couldn‘t be easier thanks to ŠKODA PCP solutions. To top it all off, you can avail of the digital pack including Sat Nav and hands-free Bluetooth for only €349. The ŠKODA Citigo. Take one for a test drive today.

Doran Motors, Kingscourt Rd, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan. T. 042 9662266. W. www.doranmotors.ie Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-1pm Model shown is for illustrative purposes. Citigo RRP entry price is €9,995 (excluding dealer delivery and related fees). Service plans can either be paid in full upfront or in monthly instalments without further charges in conjunction with a SKODA Finance hire purchase agreement. Typical Finance example Citigo OTR price (including delivery) €10,595. Deposit / Part Exchange €3245.23. 36 monthly payments of €99 include €10.99 service plan instalment. Optional final payment of €4197.90. Total hire purchase price of €10,941.49, including acceptance fee (€75) and completion fee (€75). Minimum deposit is 10%. Subject to lending criteria. This offer is made under a hire purchase agreement. ŠKODA Finance is a trading style of Volkswagen Bank GmbH Branch Ireland, is authorised by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority in Germany and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland for conduct of business rules.

the kia GT

Details just in regarding the delicious Kia pro_cee'd GT three-door . There will be a five-door model joining it later.. The Kia pro_cee'd GT is powered by a T-GDi (Turbocharged Gasoline Direct injection) 1.6-litre petrol engine developing 201bhp and 265Nm of torque. This equals a 0-100kph(60mph) time of 7.4 seconds and a top speed of 230kph(143mph). On the official combined cycle 7.4L/100km(38.2mpg) is recorded with CO2 emissions 171 g/km. There is a choice of two trims, ‘GT' and 'GT Tech'. Standard safety equipment includes Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Vehicle Stability Management (VSM), Hill-start Assist Control (HAC), anti-lock brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist (BAS), six airbags with a cut-off switch for the front passenger's seat, a seat-belt reminder warning, impact-sensing door unlocking and ISOFIX child-seat mounting points Kia pro_cee'd GT comes with 'ice-cube' LED daytime running lights and 18-inch graphite grey ground-effect alloy wheels with red brake callipers. There are Recaro

seats finished in leather and suede, and with power lumbar adjustment, with red stitching that is also applied to the leather steering wheel and gear knob, a black headlining and several gloss black trim items. The Kia pro_cee'd GT Tech gains seven-inch touchscreen with satellite navigation, European mapping recognition, a reversing camera display integrated into the navigation screen, heated front seats and a heated steering wheel, an engine start/stop button with a smart entry system, exterior door handle illumination, rain-sensing front wipers, dual-zone automatic air conditioning with an ioniser, an automatic de-fog system, an automatic-dimming rearview mirror and xenon adaptive headlights with headlight

washers and automatic levelling, in place of the cornering lights on the GT. There is also a limited edition (50 or less) Kia pro_cee'd 'GT 1st Edition' whic adds high-gloss black inserts in the 18-inch alloy wheels, highgloss black door mirror casings, a tilting and sliding electric sunroof with an automatic roller blind, red ambient lighting with front footwell illumination, floor mats with red contrast stitching and 'GT' illuminated sill scuff plates with edition numbering as standard. The 'GT 1st Edition' comes with Fusion White metallic paintwork as standard. There are three paint finishes Track Red and Fusion White metallic, both of which are exclusive to the GT, as well as Phantom Black metallic.

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new look scenic

Renault have announced some details of the new-look Renault Scenic line-up. There now three models with the ‘XMOD’ joining the two other models in the new Scenic lineup, ‘XMOD’, ‘Scenic’ and ‘Grand Scenic’. The face-lifted range ties the Scenic into the new Renault corporate look as featured on the new Twingo, Clio, Captur and ZOE. It gains a new face with a bigger badging set against a new gloss black background. The interiors feature new higherquality materials to give the Scenic a more contemporary feel. Standard equipment should include 16-inch alloy wheels, dual zone climate control, Carminat TomTom ‘Live’ satellite navigation and rear parking sensors – on the Scenic and Grand Scenic Dynamique TomTom. Options include an electric panoramic sunroof and sliding centre console plus there are seven Packs available. The BOSE+ Pack is available on

Scenic XMOD and Grand Scenic. Among the features within the other six are a rear parking camera with front parking sensors, Renault’s Visio System lane departure warning with automatic high and low beam, five fully adaptable headrests, dark carbon leather and sliding centre console. There should be a choice of five engines for the Scenic range - three petrol: 1.6 VVT 110, 1.2 TCe 115 Stop & Start and 1.2 TCe 130 Stop & Start.

Plus, two diesel: 1.5 dCi 110 Stop & Start & 1.6 dCi 130 Stop & Start. One version of Scenic XMOD Expression+ also has the 1.5 dCi 110 available without Stop & Start if you prefer. Renault’s six-speed EDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) transmission is available on the 1.5 dCi 110. The popular diesel 1.5 dCi 110 Stop & Start unit on the official combined cycle achieves 4.1L/100km(68.9mpg), with CO2 emissions of 105 g/km, so should prove frugal to own and

The New ŠKODA Octavia with 0% Finance offer* only at Western Motors ŠKODA.

Order any 132 Reg ŠKODA Octavia before 21st July 2013 and avail of our 0% Finance offer*. For more information call Robbie on 041 9898100 or 087 2269858.

Bank

EXAMPLE Amount Borrowed

Interest Rate Monthly Payment Total Cost (36 Months)

Western Motors ŠKODA

€15,000

€416.66

€14,999.76

AIB Car Finance**

€15,000

8.33%

€470.25

€17,079.00

Permanent TSB**

€15,000

9.90%

€480.35

€17,442.60

SAVE UP TO €2,442.84

Western Motors ŠKODA, M1 Retail Park, Exit 10 on the M1, Drogheda, Louth. T. 041 9898100. W. www.westernmotors.ie Typical Finance example: Octavia Active 1.6TDi OTRP €22,795, Deposit/Part-Exchange €5,000, 36 monthly payments of €494.31, Total cost of credit €0. Typical APR 0%. Minimum deposit is 10%. Subject to lending criteria. This offer is made under a hire purchase agreement. SKODA finance is a trading style of Volkswagen Bank GmbH Branch Ireland, authorised by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority in Germany and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland for conduct of business rules. *Cars must be delivered before 31st August 2013. This offer may be withdrawn at any stage and is not available in conjunction with any other offer. **Source aib.ie and permanenttsb.ie

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