DUNDALK’S FREE NEWSPAPER Pupils celebrate Pancake Tuesday
Taoiseach visits Dundalk Outcomers
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St Louis students take to the stage Pages 12 & 13
Scouts get backing from local parents
Wednesday, 6th March, 2019. Vol. 12, Issue 10 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
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By Paul Byrne
A scout leader in Dundalk has stated that he and his colleagues have received nothing but support from parents around Dundalk in the wake of the recent scandal which has cast a shadow over the organisation nationwide. Tusla, the agency responsible for the wellbeing of children in Ireland, recently sent a letter to Scouting Ireland calling for an “urgent review” into the manner in which the organisation manages child protection
concerns and disclosures and questioned the current viability of overnight trips. Those comments followed a review which revealed that there have been as many as 71 alleged abusers and 108 alleged victims in the Scouting Ireland organisation with most cases taking place between the 1960’s and 1980’s. Gerry Byrne, a leader at the St Patrick’s Scout group on the Castletown Road says he was shocked and saddened by the allegations of abuse which emerged recently but insisted Continued on Page 2
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Local dancers to appear on tv this weekend By Paul Byrne Three local dancers will appear on Ireland’s Got Talent this weekend as they look to progress to the next stage of the competition. Teenagers Caitlin Rooney, Lonan Murphy and Nicole Ellis are part of the ‘Fly Youth’ dance crew who are a 23 strong team of dancers who are based and train in Dublin. Full Story Page 2.
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