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Thursday, 5th May, 2016. Vol. 9, Issue 18 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth.

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Celebrations continue at the Marist

The celebrations at St Mary’s College will continue this week when the new school building will be officially opened on Friday May 6.

The site was provided by the Marist Fathers who have been Trustees of the college since its foundation in 1861.

The eco-friendly design of the building is expected to reduce the current expenditure in running the school by a significant percentage.

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An aerial view of the new Marist school

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By Eunan Whyte

Former pupils at Dundalk’s Christian Brothers School are organising a special function to mark the 50th anniversary of completing their Leaving Certificate.

The Class of 1966 are currently trying to get in touch with as many former

students as possible for the event which will take place on September 3.

One of those organising the event is former pupil and teacher, Pat Darcy, who is looking to spread the word to ensure that everyone has the chance to attend.

“We are not just restricting it to those who

completed the Leaving Cert but anyone who was in the class from 1961 to 66 would be very welcome to attend.

“We have had a great response so far and we have been in touch with about 40 people and all are working on trying to contact anyone they might know.

“We want to give every-

one who is interested the opportunity to be there and catch up with some of the old faces”, explained Pat who is now based in Germany.

The celebrations will begin with a reception in the Colaiste Rís cafeteria hosted by principal, Padraig Hamill where there will be refreshments, a tree plant-

ing ceremony and a tour of the school which has changed a lot since 1966.

The group will then gather in the Crowne Plaza for a meal at 7.30pm.

Anybody needing any information or who would like to attend should contact Pat Darcy on 00491631943871 or Michael English on 0876677809.

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They also used the motorbike and bicycle simulator and tried the driver theory test.

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car and were instructed on how to secure a seat belt properly.

They then experienced the car rotating into an upside down position.

They had to rely on their seat belts to hold them in firmly while sitting in the car when it was flipped over. The instructors explained

the technique of opening a seat belt in order to escape from a car in the event of it ending up in an upside down position.

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In Division 2, table toppers Ferguson’s had a 6-0 win over Courtney’s B, while Johnny Masons and The Windmill Warriors played out an exciting 3-3 draw. Fergusons are four points clear at the top with two games remaining and both teams meet on the final day of the season which could turn out to be the decider.

In Division Three The Barleycorn beat the Commercial Hawks to go one point clear with three games remaining.

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in Brief Padre Pio Triduum

St Padre Pio Triduum in the Holy Redeemer church will take place on Monday May 9, Tuesday May 10, Wednesday 11th May at 7:30pm each night.

Blessing with relic rosary 7:10pm. Anointing of the sick will take place on Tuesday 10th.

Public Meeting People Before Profit will hold a public meeting on Monday May 9 in The Lisdoo at 7.30pm. Speakers will include Richard Boyd Barrett TD, Joe Carolan of Workers Rights and Garrett Weldon, election candidate.

Our Lady Of Fatima The annual triduum in honour of Our Lady of Fatima begins on Wednesday May and continues the following two nights in St Malachy’s Dominican Friary, Dundalk, led by Fr Terence Crotty.

Holy Mass 10am and 6.15pm. Anointing of sick at both sessions on Friday.

Colaiste Chu Chulainn rock Slane Students from Coláiste Chú Chulainn had much to celebrate at the LMETB Young Historian and Francis Ledwidge Poetry competitions last week as they landed two major awards: First Year student, Katerina McCabe, was first placed in the prestigious Francis Ledwidge Poetry junior section before Coláiste Chú Chulainn were awarded the Best School award for their contribution to both competitions.

The Young Historian competition is open to primary school and firstyear students in the LMETB and while the Francis Ledwidge Competition is open to both senior and junior students

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Coláiste Chú Chulainn students Hannah Reilly, Katerina McCabe and Markuss Ogsts receiving their certificates for the Francis Ledwidge Poetry Competition from Minister Damien English, Chairperson oF LMETB, Cllr. Oliver Tully and other members of the judging panel.

at second levels. Young minds from across the North-East assembled in a plush surrounding to display their historical models, projects, artwork and to recite their poetic creations. All of the shortlisted students in attendance were presented with cer-

tificates for their efforts and contributions at the event in Slane Castle. All were praised for their excellent work by Damien English, the Minister of Skills, Innovation and Enterprise who was in attendance to help with the awards.

Teachers Ciarán Mac an Iascaire and Gareth Ó Luachrain with the students from Coláiste Chú Chulainn who were awarded the prize for best school entry in the LMETB Young Historian and Francis Ledwidge Poetry competitions at Slane Castle.

Accompanying teachers an tUasal O Luachrain and an tUasal Mac an Iascaire, were pleased with the students’ achievements and spoke highly of the event as a celebration and a way to learn in a fun and progressive way: “It’s a great way for

students to apply their enthusiasm for these subjects and it’s a fitting outing for members of our co-curricular clubs. They also get to see others’ work which is brilliant too. We’re thrilled to be awarded Best School this year, it’s a remarkable

achievement given the standard of entries”.

The finalists from Coláiste Chú Chulainn included; Hannah Reilly, Marcus Ogsts, Katerina McCabe, Ethan Johnston, Sasha Cassidy, Laura-Jane Hearty and Michael Dunne.

Men’s Sheds say thank you to Dundalk Peter Gray, chairman of the Men’s Sheds in Seatown has thanked the people of Dundalk for their generosity during last Thursday’s flag day.

Peter will step down from his role as chairman shortly with Brian Byrne taking up the reins. In one of his

last acts as chairman he hit the streets of Dundalk on Thursday along with many more Men’s Sheds regulars as part of the group’s annual fundraiser.

“As you know we don’t get any funding at all from the Government so our flag day is hugely important in

ensuring the shed stays open.

Thankfully we had a lovely day for it and once again the people of Dundalk were extremely generous towards us and I want to take this opportunity to thank them.

“I know it’s hard nowadays with so many different organisations out collect-

ing but every year we’ve been out so far the people of Dundalk have responded very generously”, explained Peter.

“This would be one of our main fundraisers of the year but we have another one coming up in June with our golf classic which will take

place in Blackrock. If anybody is interested in entering a team on June 10 they can call us here in the Shed’s at 0429327652. We always have a great day out for the golf classic and hopefully we get a good many people coming out with us this year,” he added.

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Afternoon Tea in aid of Alzheimer Tea Daywill be held in the Wellington Hall St Mary’s Road, on Thursday May 5 from 2.30pm to 5pm.

School Funding

Fine Gael TD Peter Fitzpatrick for Louth and East Meath said that six schools in Louth are to benefit from funding to improve and upgrade school buildings for students and teachers. “It’s very welcome news that St Olivers NS, Castletown Girls NS, S N Mhuire Muchgrange, St Vincent’s Secondary School, St Louis Secondary School and O Fiaich College is to get funding to carry out vital Electrical and Gas works”, said Deputy Fitzpatrick.

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News Think Twice Campaign launched by DKIT students Mad Youth

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Mental Health funds

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, while speaking on the issue of mental health in Dáil Éireann, said that he will be seeking parity for mental health funding in Co Louth.

“At present the Louth Meath area receives €104 per head of population for mental health whilst the national average is €152.

“It is simply not right that the people of Louth and Meath do not have the same level of funding for mental health services as the rest of the country.

“I believe that each and every citizen should have access to local, specialised and comprehensive mental health service provision that is of the highest standard”, he stated.

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A group of fourth year Creative Media students in DKIT have chosen the area of disability and independence as their fourth year group project. The trio is made up of Jean Creegan, Paul Grant and Stephen Trappe and their mission is to create an awareness campaign around able bodied people using disabled toilets and how this is affecting disabled people’s independence.

The campaign is called ‘Think Twice’ and according to Jean their research found that disabled people in Co. Louth faced a whole range of problems in everyday life but for the purpose of

this project they focused on the area of misuse of disabled toilets.

“We asked members of the Irish Wheelchair Association what their understanding of independence was and what if any barriers they face on a daily basis and we were given a whole range of answers which gave us an idea of the daily struggles they face that some people may take for granted.

“The main issues was accessibility whether it be accessing disabled parking spaces, disabled toilets, struggling to get on footpaths which aren’t wheelchair friendly it was clear that there is

a problem in society today and it is affecting people with disabilities independence,” explained Jean.

From conducting primary research, a problem that we encountered on a number of occasions was able bodied people taking advantage of disabled toilets.

After speaking to members of the Irish Wheelchair Association, they clarified that yes this is an ongoing problem for them.

As a group, we hope to create an awareness campaign around able bodied people using disabled toilets and how this is affecting disabled people’s In-

dependence. We hope by using real people real stories that we can influence people’s opinions and stop them from using these facilities. We are going to create different aspects of the campaign including, viral videos, poster campaign, hashtags, and a radio advertisement. We are going to launch these different aspects of the campaign at different stages, to get maximum coverage. Using different social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram we hope that our awareness campaign will reach many people and make a difference,” stated Jean.

Colours Day in aid of Aware

A Colours Day event was held in Ardee Community School on Wednesday April 27 in aid of AWARE, a voluntary organisation which helps people to cope with depression.

The students on the Amber Flag Committee (a group promoting positive mental health) and the Student Council came together to support this worthy cause. A no uniform colours day was held whereby certain year groups were asked to wear red and others asked to wear blue. The splash of colour in the classrooms was vibrant and attractive. Students paid €2 for the privilege and a total of €1,125 was raised on the day.

Congratulations to the organisers and thank you to all who Ciara Callaghan,Tara McGuinness,Sean Sweeney and Cillian Keenan. contributed.

Sylvester Agnew Clontygora Court, Muirhevnamor, Dundalk, and formerly of Ardee, peacefully at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on Monday April 25. Sylvester predeceased by his wife Julia,v deeply regretted by his sons Frank, Jimmy and Paul, daughter Sylvia Halpenny, sisters Theresa, Nancy, Delia and Lily, son in-law Tommy, daughters in-law Marie and Irena, Briege, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins, extended family relatives, neighbours and friends.

Bridget Meegan (née McGeough), Killanny, Louth, aged 94, peacefully at The Louth County Hospital on Monday April 25. Deeply regretted by her loving family, daughters Marion (Sharkey) and Maeve (Byrne), sons John and Eugene, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sons-inlaw, nieces, relatives and friends.

Margaret (Peggy) McManus (née Mc Cann), Anne Street, Dundalk, peacefully in Beaumont Hospital on Tuesday April 26. Peggy beloved wife of the late Eugene and dear mother of Michael, Pauline and Eugene. Deeply regretted by her sons, daughter, grandchildren, daughtersin-law, son-in-law, sister Columba O’Shea and brother Frank McCann, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.

John McCoy Moorehall Lodge, Ardee, peacefully at Moorehall Lodge Nursing Home, on Tuesday April 26.

John sadly missed by his devoted and loving wife Vera, sons Peter, Martin, Michael, Sean, Paul, Seamus and Ger-

Death Notices ard, surviving brothers Patsy and Eugene, grandchildren, great grandchild, daughtersin-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends.

Iveta Petersone (née Saulevica), Great Northern Haven, Barrack Street, Dundalk, peacefully, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on Tuesday April 26. Mother of Mareks and dear grandmother of Daniela, Milana and Marsels.

She will be sadly missed by her loving son, his girlfriend Natalja, grandchildren, sister Tatjana, relatives and friends.

Nuala Martin (nee Mc Ardle), 69 Grange Drive, Muirhevnamor, Dundalk and formerly of 22 Feran Drive, Louth Village, peacefully at her home, on Wednesday April 27. Nuala, beloved wife of the late Patrick Martin and dear mother of Karen and Michael.

Deeply regretted by her daughter, son, daughter-inlaw Alice grandchildren Kim, David, Michael, Patrick, Craig, Chelsea, Anthony, Ryan Stefon and Gino, great-grandchildren, Carlie, Hannah, Kelsie and Gerard, sisters Maureen, Kathleen and Anne, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.

Francis (Fra) Brady Old Golf Links Road, Blackrock, suddenly, at home on Tuesday April 26. Fra, much loved husband of Mary (nee Mc Gee) and dear father of Katie and John and brother of Joseph, Seamus, Michael and Tom. Deeply regretted by his

wife, son, daughter, brothers, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.

Rosie Jameson Main Street, Castlebellingham, (Retired Post Mistress) peacefully on peacefully in Blackrock Abbey Nursing Home on Thursday April 28. Rosie beloved sister of Annie Conlon and dear aunt of Ronnie, Margaret, Dorothy, Brendan, Aidan, Catriona, Sean and the late David, niece in law Marion, and great aunt of Alan, Jonathan, Andrea, Claire, Derina, Niall, Ronan, Michael, Andrew, Robert, Jerome, Shannon, Ciara, and TJ Deeply regretted by her sister, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, great-grandnephews, greatgrandnieces, relatives, neighbours and friends.

Michael Murphy Redcow, Dundalk, peacefully in the Mater Private Hospital on Sunday May 1. Michael (Retired Department of Agriculture), beloved son of the late John and Bridget and brother of the late JJ. Deeply regretted by his relatives and many friends.

Andrew (Andy) Brown 43 Hawthorn Crescent, Bay Estate, Dundalk, peacefully, at Louth Co. Hospital, surrounded by his family on Sunday May 1. Andrew (Retired Member of The Defence Forces).

Beloved husband of Margaret and dear father of Alan and Barbara. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife, son, daughter, daughter-in-law Linda, grandchildren Megan and Piers, brothers Jimmy and

Theatre in Spirit Store MAD Youth Theatre prepares for their play ‘Be Mine’, a play about finding true love and consent. The play will have its Irish debut on the Thursday May 12 in the Spirit Store.

The cast Clodagh Griffin, Jessica Woodlock, Lauren Alice MacAleavy, Ferdia O’Malley, Georgia Cooney, Catriona Quigley, Hilary Mullen, Cathu O’Malley, Shaun McCarthy and Ross Halpenny have been rehearsing the past two weeks.

Be Mine was first performed in earlier this year in February at the Class in Action International Youth Theatre Festival in the Prague Czech Republic where Clodagh Griffin won best actress for her role as Amy. It became a topic of conversation over the weekend of the festival. People spoke about the importance of the content in the play and the thought provoking message in it.

You can buy tickets at the door for €8. Doors open at 730pm show starts 8pm. More information visit M.A.D Youth Theatre Facebook page or call 0860457026 for group deals.

Liam, sisters-in-law, brothersin-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Kathleen Rogan (née Pepper), Pearse Park, Dundalk, peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday April 30. Beloved wife of Thomas and devoted mother of Majella, Lorraine, Fionnuala, Angelique, Dermot, and Richard. Kathleen will be sadly missed and remembered with love by her husband, daughters, sons, grandchildren, brothers Martin and Matthew, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbours and friends.

Edward Oakes Ard na Mara, Wallace’s Road, Blackrock, and London, peacefully in St. Vincent’s Private Hospital surrounded by his family on Monday May 2. Deeply regretted by his heartbroken parents John and Finola, sisters Rachel and Katie, aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives and wide circle of friends.

Charlie Dullaghan Upper Merches, Hoeys Lane and late of Jenkinstown, Dundalk, peacefully at home in the care of his loving family on Monday May 2. Pre-deceased by his dear wife Theresa, son Patrick (USA) son-in-law Eddie McMahon (USA), much loved father of John, Terry, Jimmy, Pauline, Briege, Kate, Jean and Bernadine. Charlie will be sadly missed and remembered with love by his sons, daughters, sisters Tina Burke, Doreen Byrne, grandchildren, great grandchildren, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbours and friends.

Christina Roe, Hannah Callan, Aisling McBride and Ciara Mooney at the Colours Day in Ardee Community School

Tesco raise funds OVER €4,750 was raised by Tesco stores across Louth last Friday in support of Temple Street’s Great Irish Bake.

Between 11am and 6pm, Tesco colleagues and customers baked, bought, ate and sold an

abundance of culinary creations to help raise some much-needed dough for the children’s hospital.

All 148 stores countrywide took part to host Ireland’s Largest Bake Sale and together raised over €155,000 in just

seven hours.

All of the money raised in stores on the day will be used to buy Pump Systems for the wards at Temple Street Hospital which make giving fluids and medicine to patients that little bit easier.

Launch of seaside development This weekend Shannon Homes will launch their stunning development at “Cnoc na Mara”, Blackrock in a fabulous seaside setting with the Cooley mountains in the backdrop.

The development is situated on the Golf links Road and surrounded

by Dundalk Golf Club.

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has been appointed to handle the sales. This is a development that you must see to appreciate the views and setting and indeed the standard and fit out of the new show house is stunning and like the previous development some years ago it had a huge appeal to many Dublin commuters

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News Former TV contestant panicked when found with drugs

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Blackrock ICA are delighted to have the Dundalk filmmaker, Marcus Howard, visit them on Wednesday May 27, at 8pm in the Community Centre, Sandy Lane, to show the documentary film he has produced about Dundalk’s role in the Rising. Adrienne McEnteggart Boyle, whose relative was a Volunteer and who is an ICA member will also speak and show the medal she received. (Adrienne shall also be reading the Proclamation at the 1916 Commemoration Ceremony to be held in Blackrock on April 24th). The ICA would like to invite anyone who is interested to attend the meeting on the 27th May.

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There is an exhibition of 1016 memorabilia displayed in Long’s Pub, Grange, Cooley, which can be viewed throughout 2016.

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A former Big Brother television contestant turned dishwasher ran away from Gardai after he panicked having been found with a quantity of drugs.

As a result, Cairon Austin Hill appeared at Dundalk District Court where he pleaded guilty to a possession charge and was fined €300. He also admitted trespassing on a building site.

The court heard that at 9.45am on September 9 last year, Gardai

on mobile patrol observed the defendant and suspected that he was in possession of drugs. On searching him they found a small amount of cannabis herb.

The defendant then grabbed the drugs from the Garda’s hand and ran off.

At 10.35am on the same day the Gardai saw the defendant on a school building site on St Marys Road. He jumped the wall but was arrested by Gardai for tres-

passing. He had no permission to be on the site.

The court heard that Mr Austin Hill had a previous conviction for a drugs offence.

Solicitor Barry Callan stated that on the day in question his client was returning from buying a Playstation game which he was looking forward to playing.

He was approached by three men and as a result he panicked and tried to make a run for it.

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Mr Callan initially revealed that his client didn’t realise the men were Gardai, however, after a brief adjournment he stated that he now accepted that they had identified themselves.

The solicitor pointed out that Mr Austin Hill, who has a degree in music technology and production, panicked and ran off, before finding himself on a building site. He accepts that his behaviour was wrong.

He added that the 25-year-old had come to Ireland six years ago after meeting his Irish girlfriend in the UK. He appeared on the Big Brother reality TV show in 2009 and is currently working part-time as a dishwasher.

Judge Conal Gibbons said that he had to take into account the fact that this was the defendant’s third conviction for possession of drugs as he imposed a €300 fine.

St Vincent’s Transition Year students have been busy fund-raising recently as part of their Youth For Justice projects. TY6 raised an impressive €1000 for St Vincent de Paul when they organised a free-dress day for all the students.

Meanwhile TY4 raised over €1300 in aid of St. Peter’s Ward in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.

They organised a hugely popular Lip Sync Battle among staff members and have included care packages in their donation to help parents Photo: St. Vincent’s Transition Year students presenting a cheque for who have children €1000 to St.Vincent de Paul representative Attracta McNiece along with staying on the ward. their teacher Conor McAteer

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A postman who found himself under financial strain stole money on two occasions from a business premises.

As a result, Paul Grogan of Lismanus, Dunleer, appeared at Dundalk District Court where he was told that he would have to face a conviction because the nature of his employment was based on trust.

In referring to two letters of commendation handed into court, Judge Conal Gibbons said he was impressed by the content and accepted that the defendant was held in high esteem in his community.

The court heard that be-

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tween October 18 and October 22, 2015, €500 cash was stolen from a drawer of a machinery and plant hire office in Dunleer.

Following the incident, CCTV was installed in the office and on December 8, 2015, €100 cash was stolen. Postman, Paul Grogran, was identified as the culprit.

Solicitor for Mr Grogan stated that her client made a full admission when Gardai spoke to him and expressed his remorse.

She explained that around the time of the incidents the 40-year-old married father of

two was under financial pressure and suffering from emotional stress, adding that his actions were out of character.

The solicitor added that Mr Grogan had since attended his GP, was on medication and had received counselling.

He was apologetic to the business owner and €600 compensation was paid in court.

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be as lenient as possible.

Judge Gibbons explained that the nature of the relationship between postman and the community was based on trust.

As a result he added that because of this position of trust he had to make it clear that there are consequences.

He added that the letters of commendation were very persuasive and spoke highly of Mr Grogan and his contribution to the local community where he is held in high esteem.

Judge Gibbons imposed a €100 fine in relation to one charge and took the other into account.

By Paul Byrne

Dún Lughaidh’s student council launched their ‘Celebrating Diversity’ booklet with the help of some very special guests from Drumcar as they celebrated the many cultures in their school community.

This is the third year of a three year strategy initiated by the school council with themes such as helping the elderly, multiculturalism and disability being highlighted by the school’s student council.

On Thursday afternoon the students celebrated the school’s diversity with students from different countries selling food and products from their country in the main hall. There was also a launch of a disability booklet with help from class 6 from Drumcar who were in attendance for the arrival of the informative booklet.

According to Orla Drumgoole who is the student council teacher and mentor commended all the students who were involved in producing the booklet.

“A group of first years

from class 1O organised a fundraiser for the booklet and without them the book would not have been published. The students council were also instrumental in organising today and Eimear Byrne and Sarah Devitt deserve great credit for all the work they’ve put in to celebrate diversity in the school,” stated Orla.

“Our aim is to promote a positive atmosphere and embrace diversity amongst teachers, S.N.A’s and everybody in the wider Louis community. There are thirty one different countries represented in our school and today is about finding out a little more about each one and have a little introduction to their culture.

“We celebrated the many cultures present in our school community and were joined by some very special guests - Class 6 from Drumcar who helped us to launch our booklet Celebrating Diversity in Dún Lughaidh,” added Orla.

The booklet is available next week and will costs €2. All funds raised go to Drumcar.

Clann Naofa in top form Clann Naofa are celebrating after magnificent performances by their boxers saw them win six gold medals at the Leinster Championships.

Tony O’Callaghan (brother of European champion Shauna) put in a wonderful display in the Boys 4 57 Kilo section, while team mate Eddie Gaffey came out on top in his final with a unanimous decision.

After the boys it was the turn of the girls to show their ability and it was the indominitable Shauna O’Callaghan, European silver medallist, who was first up.

Once again she showed her worth with a splendid performance to take the gold.

Evelyn Igharo, an-

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Always Beautiful Low Maintenance Mud Free Clann Naofa celebrate their medals at Leinster Championships

other leading boxer within the Clann Naofa camp, had an easy cruise through the Girls 4 63 kilo section when all competing boxers at this weight suddenly decided to abandon the contest. This left Evelyn a clear winner through a walk over. Evelyn’s reputation had clearly

preceded her.

Two new boxers whose stars are on the rise are Hayley Garvey and Dearbhla Tinnelly.

In their first year of boxing both have shown great promise for the future by winning gold medals.

The voices of the coaches within Clann

Naofa boxing club are united in declaring their pride in their young boxers and their achievement of winning six gold medals, but as the Irish championship looms on the horizon it’s back to serious training and hopefully more gold medals to look forward to.

Raft race attracting big interest There has been a swift response by teams expressing an interest in this year’s Blackrock Raft Race since entries opened in mid April. Already 25 teams have indicated that they will enter, with firm bookings exceeding 15.

The race takes place on Bank Holiday Monday June 6, and a

full programme of family oriented events has been put together

by Blackrock Tidy Towns for whom the annual Raft Race is their main fundraiser.

“With just a month to go to this year’s event, we would encourage anyone with an intention of entering a team to contact us immediately, as the number of

entries in strictly limited to 30” said a Raft Race spokesperson.

You can book your place by phoning 087 2642064, by emailing blackrocktt@gmail.com, or you can find Blackrock Tidy Towns on Facebook or Twitter.

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in Brief Found in possession of cannabis

A man who was found in possession of a small amount of cannabis at his home stated that he was using the drug to help him sleep.

Prezemyslaw Brenda of Rockfield Court, Hoeys Lane, Dundalk, was fined €100 as a result of the incident when he pleaded guilty to a possession charge at Dundalk District Court.

The court heard that at 8.20am on December 4, 2014, Gardai searched Mr Brenda’s home and found a grinder and four cannabis cigarettes.

Barrister, James Egan, stated that his 33-yearold client is married with two children and has been a productive member of society since coming to Ireland ten years ago.

He added that Mr Brenda, who works as a general operative, hasn’t used drugs since.

Special welcome for French students Katie Commins, Emma Boylan, Apolline and Mathis

STUDENTS at Ardee Community School recently welcomed a number of French visitors to their school and the experience proved to be a very productive one for everyone involved.

The French teachers and students in Ardee Community School are members of a penpal website called ‘Epals’ which helped to connect them with schools in France. The link was established between ACS and College Jacques Brel en

Chazelles in the Loire region.

The students from France visited on Monday April 25.

The TY classes prepared for weeks in advance. Presentations were given on Irish culture, history, music and sports. In response, the French students explained how their education system operates.

A tasting session was also organised whereby the students sampled brown bread and potato cakes.

Irish and French students

Car sales continue to rise in Louth The upward curve of car sales in Co. Louth continues shows no sign of stopping with the latest quarterly report from SIMI showing a huge increase in cars sold compared to the same time last year.

SIMI (Society of Irish Motor Industry) published their latest quarterly report last week which showed that just over 93,000 cars have been registered between January and April , compared to 73,970 for the first four months in 2015 which represented an increase of 26% nationally.

Locally there was a similar trend with an increase of 443 sales between 2015 and 2016. During 2015 1697 cars were sold in Louth between January and April. The latest SIMI figures show that 2140 cars were sold between January 1st and April 30th which represents a 26.1 % increase which is in line with the national percentage increase.

An improvement in the national economy as well as the introduction of the new registration system which enables motorists to register a car July as well as January have

participated in classes throughout the school. A football game was organised at lunchtime. Later on, opposing teams played basketball.

Gifts were exchanged at the end of the day, including a French flag. This event enabled students to forge links and to use their language skills.

Ms. Fionnuala Morgan, French teacher, thanked the visitors.

FRIENDS of Collon urday may 28 from 2pm She looks forward to a school Church are hosting a to 5pm. twinning with possible student fundraising garden party Refreshments are proexchanges in the future. at Collon House on Sat- vided and tickets €15

Microsoft Ireland at the Microsoft pluggED in event which was held in Thomond Park, Limerick.

All 1st, 2nd and Transition Year students are currently completing the MOS programme.

Alongside MOS all 1st year and TY students have the opportunity to study coding.

As part of Tech Week, St Vincent’s transition year students taught coding to 6th class pupils from Realt na Mara.

Two of the school’s suc-

cess stories in this year’s mini company competition have been based on coding in the classroom. One group developed a web based business and another group developed an Irish Language interactive app and website.

“Recruiteen” developed a website where teenagers sign up to be part of a database. Employers can then, for a fee, search the database for potential employees. They were awarded first place in Marketing

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a a i i n been given as two rea-o sons for the improve-fi ments in car sales bya SIMI director general,i fl Alan Nolan.

“New car statisticsc reflect the position of consumers while busi-o ness activity and con-b fidence can be seen ins the commercial vehiclea o sales.

“The two registra-a tion plate system hasW produced two very strong sales peakst in the first and thirdb quarter of the year. Asd we move closer towardsh the second registrationm period we would ex-r pect to see sales taperL off somewhat,” addeda Alan. w c u A with children’s admis-o sion free. Ticket avail-r able at the gate or call 087 2355645.

Friends of Collon Church fundraiser

St Vincents students achieve excellence at computing St Vincent’s Secondary School was recently named Centre of Excellence for the number of its students achieving Microsoft Office Specialist certification. The Microsoft Office Specialist Programme is the world’s most recognised computing qualification for proving a person’s skills and abilities in Microsoft’s Office Applications.

The Award was presented by country manager Billy Breen and Karl O’Leary Public Sector Director of

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at the competition in the PDST ‘get up and go’ competition.

“GoGaeilge” also progressed to the National Finals having been awarded a prize for the quality of their product. They developed an interactive Irish website and App which teaches students popular songs through Irish as well as having vocabulary and grammar games for students to enhance their lanPhoto St.Vincent's ICT teachers (l-r) Joanna Phillips, Deborah Challoner, guage skills.

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We have to trust developers

From page 1

Pro-Fire & Design was commissioned by a potential purchaser of a number of apartments in Block A. These issues included cavity barriers not being provided as outlined in the granted fire safety certificate application as well as inadequate fire resistant floors, walls, and ceilings.

Although only one of the eight apartment blocks has been checked so far it is likely that all eight blocks will be of a similar standard according to Eamon Woulfe.

“It is very likely that all eight apartment blocks have similar deficiencies and we have written to the management company responsible for the Ath Leathan apartments at Racecourse Road, warning that the council will take action under the Fire Services Act to prohibit the use of these buildings for residential purposes

unless remedial works take place,” explained Eamon.

“We have been in touch with the developers, McGreevy Enterprises Ltd, and they have written back to us stating that they will resolve this situation to everybody’s satisfaction.

We estimate it will cost in the region of €1.4m to bring each apartment up to the required standard.

We’ve told them they need to remedy this and we will be asking for a progress report on a weekly basis until this is resolved.

“It is the responsibility of the developer or owners to ensure that each building meets fire safety standards.

We issue fire safety certificates based on the information given to us by these people. It would be impossible for us to check each new build around the county and there isn’t a county council in the country that does this. It simply

isn’t possible,” stated the chief fire officer.

Alan Grehan from Oriel Property Management which manages the building says that it was his company that brought the fire safety deficiencies to the attention of the chief fire officer and expressed his disappointment that Mr Woulfe had not met up with him to discuss the issue.

“We’ve asked to meet with Louth County Council’s director of services as well as the chief fire officer but we have had no reply from either which is disappointing. People’s lives are at stake here and I find it unbelievable that a fire officer from the county council has not been to Ath Leathan to inspect the premises for themselves. The residents need this to be sorted out as soon as possible and to be confident that their homes are safe,” noted Alan.

“We notified the fire

officer of these issues and I know of at least two other apartment blocks around town that have similar issues.

And that’s just property which we look after.

You can be sure this is a huge problem around town and we need to do something about it.

This is the elephant in the room and it needs to be addressed before we have a serious incident on our hands.

“I firmly believe that the McGreevy Enterprises have an obligation to repair this mess and I hope they are co-operative throughout this whole process.

“A plan needs to be formulated between all relevant parties to ensure that this doesn’t drag on and make the residents lives a misery,” concluded Alan.

A general meeting for owners of apartments in Ath Leathan will take place next Tuesday evening in the Ballymascanlon Hotel.

Dromad Hire picked up their award at a reception in London

Dromad Hire scoop top award Rental Company Dromad Hire has recently been recognised as one of the top Hire Companies in Europe at the HAE (Hire Association Europe) Awards.

The prestigious awards took place on the evening of Saturday April 23 in London.

The Dundalk based Plant,

Tool & Specialised Access Hire company was in the mix with the Europe’s elite but successfully scooped the ‘Highly Commended’ Award on the night.

The awards were attended by some of Dromad hires staff on the night – and according to Dromad’s General Manager Ro-

nan Cotter “This latest recognition simply reflects on the great people we have working in our company. Each and every member of our staff takes great pride in their roles, along with demonstrating genuine care to our customers. It’s a great boost for all the team.”

Celebrations continue at Marist From page 1 It incorporates all that is best in modern school building design.

The classrooms and teaching spaces include specialised rooms for the teaching of a broad curriculum which enables the school to offer a wide range of subjects including Languages, Business, Science, Mathematics, Technology, Materials

Technology (Wood), Metalwork, Physical Education, Art, Music, and Drama.

School principal, Con McGinley, expressed his delight at the completion of the school and looked forward to the future.

“This new building is an exciting renewal of St. Mary’s College, a part of Dundalk for over 150 years. We will continue

to provide excellence in education for all our students.

“The magnificent new building is complemented by a dedicated and dynamic staff which is looking forward to building on the excellent reputation of the college and serving all the students in their care by enabling them to reach their full potential”, stated Mr McGinley.

St Dominic’s Presentation Night

Donna Kirby, Terry McMahon, Mich ael

Conal Brady and John Deery.

Thomas, Holly, Angela and Dean Coo ney.

Kirby and Dorothy McMahon.

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Jack McBride, Neil McCarron and Jack

Ben McGorrrian and Rowan Harmon.

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St Dominic’s Presentation Night

Solomon Bodunrin, Thomas Oderind, Victoria Bodunrin and James Bodunrin

Brendan Scollon and Tommy Larkin

Conor Boyle and Seamus Boyle

John Derry and Nicole Derry

Patrick Murtagh and Shane McMenamin

Aveen Brady, Blaithin McFadden and Coaibhean

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St Vincent’s earn fifth Green Flag

Students from St Vincents who helped secure the Green Flag

The St Vincent’s Green Flag Committee were delighted to have been awarded their fifth International Green Flag, based on the theme of ‘biodiversity’.

This was in recognition for their hard work over the last two years promoting the theme of biodiversity in and around the school!.

From posters to plants, guest speakers to ecological trips, they have succeeded in raising an awareness of the importance of caring

for the eco system. Last year, a habitat survey was taken to assess how the school could improve local biodiversity. The committee then worked with the Home Economics department to develop three new vegetable and flower beds at the back of the school. They created a new flower patch with the specific aim of increasing the number of pollinators into the school grounds. Roisin Cotter presented a talk aimed at helping

Clermont Chorale provide musical treat

Music lovers are in for a treat on Sunday May 15 when Clermont Chorale presents an afternoon concert in the Marist Church at 5pm where they will welcome Chor Levantate from Ulm, Germany for their first

visit to Dundalk.

Irene Barr, musical director of Clermont Chorale explained how the collaboration came about. “One of our choir members, Brian McIvor, has a long-standing friendship with a member of Chor

Levantate and when the choir was planning a trip to Ireland, a concert with Clermont in Dundalk was suggested.

Also performing in the concert will be traditional Irish music group, Distillery Lane.

Comprising renowned uilleann piper Darragh Ó Héiligh, fiddle player and singer Noreen McManus, and Melissa Hayes who plays a variety of instruments, this group is based in Dundalk and has been entertaining audiences with a unique blend of styles and sounds.

Tickets €12 and €10

concession are available from any Clermont member: from Brendan Marmion’s on Clanbrassil St or at the door. Enquiries 086-8513742.

Proceeds from the concert will go to the Maria Goretti Children’s Respite Centre, Lordship.

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students understand and appreciate the importance of our local biodiversity. The science department also organised a presentation with staff of the

Natural History Museum to highlight Ireland’s indigenous wildlife, and explain how factors like climate change and human interference has led to the extinction of

animals.

The committee helped to inform the wider community by placing posters around the school, and articles in the local newspaper.

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Family Notices novena

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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 it). 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 favours will be granted. (Never known to fail). M.D.

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 it). 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 favours will be granted. (Never known to fail). B.P. 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 it). 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 favours will be granted. (Never known to fail). P.R.

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 it). 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 favours will be granted. (Never known to fail). J.C.

Our Weekly Deadline For Family Notices is 4pm Fridays prior to Wednesday Publication.

SPRING CLEANING—The kids of Clontygora Court have been out in force for this year’s Spring Clean.

Steam Train Excursion The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland are running a steam train from Belfast to Dublin on Thursday May 12. The journey will be one way only and the society has been allocated 60 seats for members and local steam train enthusiasts.

The train will depart Dundalk at 12:20pm and passengers will be obliged to arrange their own return journey. The fare is €16 and given

Contact Noeleen for further information.

Tel 042 9320888

the limited number of seats, early booking is advisable.

Tickets are on sale at Dundalk railway station and the tourist office at the Market Square, Dundalk or from the society’s committee members.

Also, the society will have an allocation of tickets on full train operating from Dundalk on 5 June 5.

Further details will be advised later.

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THE NEW toyota gt86

Toyota have announced changes to the GT86 range.

They have added a new entry level model, the GT86 Primo.

It is equipped with 17-inch alloys, limited-slip differential, aluminium sports pedals, air conditioning, power-folding door mirrors, front fog lamps, twin tailpipes, the Toyota Touch multimedia system, Bluetooth and a new tyre pressure monitoring system.

The original entry level

Hill Street, Dublin Rd., Dundalk.

GT86 Classic is still available with the option of a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. It gains over the Primo a rear spoiler, keyless entry, push-button start, cruise control, dual-zone climate control, dusk-sensing HID headlights, LED daytime running lights.

The Aero edition comes with the equipment of the Classic plus anthracite grey 18-inch OZ Ultraleggera alloy wheels and a body kit, with large rear

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spoiler and front, side and rear skirts.

At the top-of-the GT86 range sits the Giallo with bespoke Giallo Edition black leather seats (heated for the driver and front passenger), a black GT86 side decal, gloss black door mirror housings and vibrant Giallo yellow metallic paintwork. There is the option of single-stripe bonnet, roof and boot decals at no extra cost.

THE NEW nissan note n-tec

Nissan have announced details of the sporty Nissan Note N-Tec .

Power comes from the 1.2-litre 80PS petrol engine with a six-speed manual gearbox, CO2 emissions are recorded at 109 g/km with a combined fuel figure of 60.1 mpg on the official NEDC combined cycle.

It comes with 16-inch alloy wheels, satin silver door handles and wing mirror covers, black bezel headlamps, a new front bumper and a carbon-look rear bumper.

There is privacy glass plus NissanConnect which comprises 5.8� touchscreen satellite navigation, a DAB radio tuner with Bluetooth stream-

ing and a Rear View Camera. Plus on the safety front Nissan’s Safety Shield pack is standard with Blind Spot Warning, Moving Object Detection and Lane Departure Warning.

It is available in eight paint palettes including the exclusive metallic Ink Blue which is unique to the N-Tec.

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THE NEW subaru forester has been updated for 2016

The Subaru Forester has been updated for 2016 with exterior and interior make over.

The exterior sees a new hexagonal grille with a new motif mesh and the front bumper has been revised featuring Lshaped chrome trim.

At the rear there are new LED combination lights.

There are now LED headlamps with a new adaptive front lighting system that tracks the road ahead as you corner.

The interior has been upgraded with new soft touch materials with piano black and metallic trim. The TFT display has been revised to a new 7” touchscreen interface with improved resolution.

Sound deadening has been improved with thicker door

al transmissions with the option of CVT should you prefer.

And of course all

models feature Subaru’s Symmetrical AllWheel-Drive system as standard with the

warranty extending to five years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first.

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and quarter light glass with upgraded seals around the windows. And additional soundproofing material has been added around the dashboard

and front passenger foot well.

Even the suspension has been reworked to improve comfort and steering ratios have been modified to en-

sure better steering inputs.

There is a choice of three 2.0-litre engines, 147PS 2.0D turbo-diesel, 150PS 2.0i natural aspirated

petrol and a 241PS direct injection turbocharged petrol with CVT transmission.

The 147PS diesel and 150PS petrol come with six-speed manu-

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2016 Nissan Note 1.2 Sport SOLD 2016 Nissan Juke 1.5dci SV 'High Spec Demo' 2016 Nissan Pulsar 1.5dci SV 'High Spec Demo' 2016 Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci SV 'High Spec Demo' 2016 Nissan X-Trail 1.6dci SVE 7 seater 'Top Spec Demo' 2016 Nissan NV200 1.5dci Demo 2016 Nissan Navara 2.3dci 190hp SVE 'High Spec Demo' 2015 Nissan Micra 1.2 5dr 2015 Nissan Note 1.2 XE 2015 Nissan Note 1.5dci SV 2015 Nissan Juke 1.5dci SV 2015 Nissan Pulsar 1.5dci SV 2015 Nissan Navara LE Premium Double Cab SOLD 2015 Opel Astra 1.3 Cdti SC 5dr 2015 Ford Transit Connect Trend 3 seater SOLD 2014 Nissan Note 1.2 SV High Spec 2014 Nissan Micra 1.2 5dr 2014 Nissan Note 1.2 XE 2014 Nissan Qashqai 1.5ddci SV Choice 2014 Nissan Qashqai+2 1.5dci 7 seater Choice 2014 Skoda Yeti 1.6 Tdi Ambition 2013 Nissan NV400 LWB Van 2013 Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci XE Choice 2013 Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci SV + Connect Choice 2013 Nissan Qashqai+2 1.5dci 7 seater Choice 2013 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 1.6 HDI 7 seater

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Due to Liquidation Stock, Cancelled Orders and Over Stock Arriving from Our Suppliers

Closing Down Sale Is Now Starting at 10am Thursday 12th May

Our store is temporarily closed in preparation for sale Â

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