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Thursday, 6th June, 2019. Vol. 12, Issue 23 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Hit and run horror on Barrack Street
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By Paul Byrne
Gardaí are appealing for information following a serious hit and run incident which occurred last Saturday morning on Barrack Street. The incident left a male in his 30’s with serious injuries after he was deliberately struck by a car which drove at him while he walked on the footpath. Sinn Fein councillor Ruairi O’Murchú labelled the attack as ‘sinister and extremely dangerous’ and urged anybody with information to contact the gardaí. “In this incident a car mounted the footpath on Barrack St. in order to hit a pedestrian. The man was then dragged for a significant distance underneath the vehicle. This is a residential area and
I dread to think what could have happened if children had been in the vicinity of this incident. “The people who did this care nothing for the lives of people in this area. “Their actions have seriously injured this man and could have resulted in a fatality. It also had the potential to impact many more people living in this area. I urge anyone with information to bring it to An Gardá Siochána as quickly as possible,” concluded the recently elected Sinn Fein councillor. Gardaí say they are treating this incident as a deliberate act of endangerment and released some information about the car in a statement on Saturday afternoon. See Page 2
Local dancers are world champs
Not content with being members of the nation’s favourite hip-hop crew through their recent exploits during Ireland’s Got Talent, now three
“Chimney Corner” Ard Easmuinn Rd, Dundalk.
local dancers, Lonán Murphy, Nicole Ellis and Caitlin Rooney have added World title to their list of honours. Following the success
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Extensive Range of Quality Headstones Large Selection of Designs and Grave Accessories IN MEMORIAM - Remembered In Stone
“We hold you close within our hearts and there you shall remain. To walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again”
of their TV appearances with Dublin-based Fly Youth, the Dundalk natives stole the show in Mexico last week. See Page 2.