American Wrestling is coming to Dundalk this Saturday.The not-to-be-missed event will take place in An Táin Arts Centre at the Town Hall on Saturday February 22nd at 7pm.A new champion will be declared on the night as some of the top talents outside of the WWE perform locally.The event is suitable f
St Brigid’s Primary and Secondary School in Ard Easmuinn will hold a 50th anniversary Mass of Thanksgiving next month.The Mass to mark the milestone year will take place on Tuesday March 3rd at 12 noon and will be followed by refreshments in the school.Past pupils, their families and all associated
Louth Tidy Towns Together will host a fundraising quiz night in the O’Connells clubrooms in Castlebellingham next month.The quiz takes place on Thursday March 12th at 8pm with a team of four €40.All are welcome to attend with a raffle and some great prizes up for grabs on the night.The Louth Tidy To
Local Councillor Erin McGreehan has called for the Law Reform Commission’s recommendations on Digital Safety to be enacted in a bid to stop online bullying and attacks.The Fianna Fáil representative said she was concerned regarding the increase of online bullying and harassment.She said: “The tragic
Local rolled ice cream company XXI Ice will host a fundraiser in aid of the Maria Goretti Foundation in Lordship next month.The event takes place at their premises on Clanbrassil Street on Sunday March 1st and will feature live music and face painting.The organisers at XXI Ice said all funds raised
Local dancer Emmanuella Salako achieved a life long dream last night after performing at the Brit Awards alongside Stormzy.The well known choreographer from Crystal Ice Dance Academy was a backing dancer for Stormzy’s performance of ‘Own It’, which was broadcast to millions on ITV.Stormzy picked up
The go ahead has been given for three new homes in Blackrock.Frank McGahon has been granted conditional planning permission by Louth County Council for three new townhouses and all associated site works at Hamilton Avenue, just off the Rock Road.
The family of murdered forestry worker Seamus Ludlow must wait to hear if their demand for an investigation into his killing will be heard.The family appeared before the Court of Appeal in Dublin yesterday calling for the State to set up two commissions of investigation into his murder and the handl
The man accused of the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe at Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgan more than seven years ago claims he was moving laundered diesel at the time of the fatal shooting.The formal alibi of Aaron Brady of New Road, Crossmaglen, Co Armagh, was read out at the Central Cri
The new Fairways Gardens development beside the Fairways Hotel on the Dublin Road will launch this spring.Details of the exclusive development of 3 and 4 bed homes have been revealed in recent days by local estate agents DNG Duffy.The homes are being developed by Wonderglade, with pricing yet to be
Online registration closes at 4pm this Friday for the Fitzers 5k Fun Run/Walk, which takes place on Saturday.Registration and collection of your race number and t-shirt will take place from 6pm to 8pm on Friday evening in the Marshes Shopping Centre.Registration will close on Saturday morning at 10.
Help has been sought in locating a collie dog who has been missing since Saturday evening from her home in Dromiskin.Susie, pictured above, is a member of the McNamee family and is described as a “massive loss”.She was last seen in the Newrath area.A reward has been offered for her safe return.Anyon
Athletes from the Dundalk Special Olympics Club teamed up with their counterparts from St Therese’s Special Olympics Club to compete in the Special Olympics Football League at the weekend.The team set out for the Sport Ireland pitches in Dublin 15 where they faced teams from Drogheda, Tullamore, Car
Local Enterprise Week Louth is now just two weeks away.Designed to meet the needs of local people, these educational and networking events will help business owners to start, plan, and grow their enterprise. Hosted by Louth County Council’s Local Enterprise Office (LEO), these free events will take
Gardaí in Dundalk have issued a warning to motorists following the theft of catalytic converters from three vehicles in Dundalk in the last week.The thefts occurred last Tuesday afternoon at cars parked at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, the Marshes Shopping Centre and the car park of the Clanbrassil Centre
Scoil Phádraig Naofa in Kilcurry are currently enrolling pupils for the 2020-2024 school years.Registration forms are available from the school.For further details call in, email sclphadr@gmail.com or call 042 9339310.After school collection is also available from Scoil Beag Creche.
Newly elected TD Ruairí Ó Murchú has said that the Department of Children and Youth Affairs must step in to ensure that the new National Childcare Scheme does not lead to the closure of four essential afterschool services in Louth.The Sinn Féin deputy was speaking following a meeting in The Boomeran
The Laurels Road (LT20011) will close from its junction with Church Street (R132) to its junction with The Long Walk (LT20016) for just shy of a week from todayThe road closure is planned from 9am on Tuesday February 18th to 6pm on Monday February 24th to facilitate road resurfacing works at the j
Details have been announced for this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Blackrock.The parade will take place on March 17th from Cocklehill in Blackrock, starting at 2pm.The theme for this year’s parade is ‘Land of Giants and Icons’.Any business, community group, sports club or individuals looking to
Newly elected Louth TD Ged Nash has opted against contesting an election for leadership of the Labour Party.The Drogheda man was among the favourites for the position after current leader Brendan Howlin announced he would be stepping down in the wake of the General Election earlier this month.Howeve
The family of Seamus Ludlow will appear before the Court of Appeal in Dublin this morning seeking two Commissions of Investigation into his murder and the handling of the investigation.The then 47-year-old, who had no paramilitary connections, was shot after leaving the Lisdoo Bar in Dundalk. His bo
A woman was hospitalised following a two-vehicle collision in Dundalk yesterday afternoon.The incident involving a truck and a car happened on the Inner Relief Road near the Xerox junction around 4pm.According to LMFM news, the woman who was driving the car was brought to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospita
Dundalk has a new catwalk queen and she is only six years old.Allie Farrell has already been strutting her stuff on the catwalks of New York and London having first modelled at Paris Fashion Week three years ago.Since then the senior infants pupil has been strutting her stuff on catwalks all over th
It’s due to be another unsettled week on the local weather front but it’s not due to be as bad as recently.That’s the verdict of Louth Weather, who has predicted another windy week in their latest forecast for the week ahead.Louth Weather said: “The Atlantic dominates our weather this week. The jets
