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DkIT create links abroad Page 17
Top of the class
Success for local Irish Dancers Page 14
Thursday, 4th May, 2017. Vol. 10, Issue 18 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 9320888. Fax: 042 9329676. Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
Local schools celebrate great success By Paul Byrne
Dundalk students really are top of the class as a number of schools are celebrating national success this week. Fifth Class pupils at the CBS are celebrating after coming out on top in the national Show Racism the Red Card Creative competition, with the award presented by Roy Keane in Dublin on Tuesday afternoon. (See Page 7) Students at Colaiste Rís are celebrating after being named Eastern Region winners at the prestigious national Junk Kouture competition. (See Page 11). Pandora’s Box created by Emma Duffy, Chloe Murden and Grainne Byrne, under the guidance of teacher, Mardeen McCaughey, claimed the regional prize after taking to the stage and delivering a
mind boggling deeply important message of self-worth and promoting mental health awareness. Emma also got to model the dress on The Late Late Show on Friday night. Meanwhile, St Peters NS in Dromiskin hit the headlines on two fronts. Firstly, the soccer team played its way to the FAI Leinster Schools Finals following three valuable wins at Navan on Thursday April 27 to emerge as the North Leinster regional winners. The Leinster Final will be played this month. (See Page 9) Meanwhile, pupils from Fifth and Sixth Class created a new record for a primary school by completing a marathon in just over one hour and six minutes. (See Page 8). There was also success for Krzysztof Baran from St
Emma Duffy, Chloe Murden and Grainne Byrne
Mary’s College recently took lic speaking competition part in the final of Gael Linn’s where he finished in second prestigious ‘Abair’ Irish pub- place. (See Page 2)
Man abducted in town By Paul Byrne Gardaí in Dundalk are appealing for witnesses to an abduction which occurred in the car park of the new Tesco on the Dublin Road. On Thursday April 27 at approximately 10:30pm a 19-year old male was bundled into a black car before being taken to Forkhill where he was assaulted. It is believed a convoy of three black cars (Volkswagon Passat, Audi and a Volkswagon Bora) left Tesco with the man being held against his will inside one of the vehicles. The male suffered injuries after the assault but managed to See Page 2