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Wednesday, 9th November, 2016. Vol. 9, Issue 45 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Gardai escape injury during dramatic arrest

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By Paul Byrne

Gardai escaped serious injury after two patrol cars were rammed in a dramatic incident on the Cooley Peninsula on Monday night that resulted in two men being arrested.

The incident was the result of a number of burglaries in the area on Monday and residents in Cooley and Carlingford have been warned to stay vigilant Two men were arrested by Gardaí following a chase in which two patrol cars were rammed by the assailants.

A statement from the Gardai confirmed that a Toyota car had been stolen in the lead up to the burglaries and also that two men had been arrested.

“As part of Operation Thor, uniformed Gardaí on patrol in the Carlingford area

of Co Louth were alerted to a burglary in Willville, Carlingford last night (7/11/16).

On arrival at the scene Gardaí recovered a car which had been stolen earlier that day. Another burglary was reported nearby and a Toyota car was stolen from that location. Gardaí from the Regional Support Unit assisted in this investigation and attempted to stop the Toyota car at Millgrange, Carlingford, the Toyota car then rammed two Garda vehicles.

Two men in their 20s were arrested at the scene and are currently detained at Dundalk Garda Station under the Provisions of Section 4 – Criminal Justice Act 1984.

Investigations are continuing,” read the statement.

Operation Thor was launched by the Gardaí late last year to actively target See page 2

FAI Cup final joy for Poppy

By Paul Byrne The Lilywhite Army were left disappointed on Sunday evening as Sean Maguire’s late goal denied Stephen Kenny’s men a second successive double. However, there was a silver lining for one little girl as she left the Aviva stadium with a medal generously given to her by one of Dundalk’s defeated players, Sean Gannon.

Nine year old Poppy Tennyson from the Carrick Road in Dundalk travelled up to the Aviva with her mam Ciara and friend Rhona O’Hagan all decked out in black and white as they prepared to cheer on the Lilywhites who were bidding to retain their FAI Cup trophy.

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Dundalk’s attempt to win back to back doubles was cruelly ended on Sunday afternoon with just a minute of extra time remaining as Sean Maguire’s shot deflected agonisingly past Gary Rogers to win the FAI Cup for Cork.

However there was some consolation on Monday when both Daryl Horgan and Andy Boyle were called into Martin O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland squad for the trip to Austria.

There were fears before the match that this game may prove a bridge too far for Dundalk given

they had played in Russia just three nights previously having almost shocked Zenit St Petersburg in the Europa League. Minds and bodies were already tired following a hectic schedule through October and it proved too big a task to get over the line in the showcase final against Cork.

Having said that, Dundalk looked bright in the opening half and enjoyed the majority of possession albeit without providing too many threats to Mark McNulty in the Cork goal. The second half saw Cork grow into the game as Gary Rogers kept the Lilywhites

hopes of a double double alive with two good saves.

It seemed that Dundalk were quickly running out of energy as Cork enjoyed a 20 minute spell of domination but amazingly back came the champions and it was they who finished the game strongly with Ciaran Kilduff narrowly missing a chance late on to win it for Dundalk.

Understandably, there were tired bodies on both sides during extra-time, and while Dundalk looked the more likely to make the breakthrough it was Cork who claimed their third FAI cup final as former Oriel Park

striker Maguire broke Dundalk hearts with a deflected effort that spun into the corner of the net.

After the game Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny reflected on a disappointing day for the recently crowned league of Ireland champions.

“We’re very disappointed and the dressing room is very sombre because double-doubles are not easily won,” stated Stephen.

“The players were magnificent to keep going for 120 minutes. We had a gruelling game on Thursday in Russia so to get back on Friday and still play for 120 min-

utes.

“And really we were largely in the ascendancy in extra time so it speaks volumes for the players and I can’t praise them highly enough.

“We congratulate Cork, they’ve been knocking on the door for the last few years and it’s their turn today, so that’s the way it goes,” added the deflated Dundalk manager.

A disappointing day for the champions but it shouldn’t take away from what has been a historic season which has provided enough memories to last a lifetime for the Lilywhite

army.

And two men who played a huge part in this magnificent season were rewarded for their efforts on Monday afternoon with a call up to the Republic of Ireland squad for this weekend’s crunch World cup qualifier in Austria. Daryl Horgan and Andy Boyle both made the 28 man squad.

It’s 30 years since Shamrock Rovers Pat Byrne became the last league of Ireland player to play in a competitive fixture for Ireland and both Dundalk players will be hoping to end that statistic on Saturday.

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Burglaries have been a major issue in the North Louth area and earlier this year a major campaign was launched by the Cooley Community alert scheme and the IFA demanding a greater Garda presence in the area. Earlier this year extra gardai were deployed to the North Louth region and according to Matthew McGreehan they have made a huge difference over the past six months.

“People are noticing extra

Gardai and extra patrols in the area and I know the Community Alert text system in the area has never been quieter. We saw at first hand how extra Gardai help our area last night with two men arrested following attempts to rob houses in the region. We are happy that the Government has listened to us but it is important that we continue to put the pressure on for even more Gardaí to be patrolling the area.

“We had a meeting earlier this year in the Ballymascanlon where victims of crime spoke about their fears and ‘becoming prisoners’ in their own homes.

Thankfully things are improving but as we saw from last night’s burglary attempts we must continue to stay vigilant,” stated

Matthew.

Meanwhile Jim Loughran a member of the Community Alert scheme in Cooley reminded people to become familiar with the community alert scheme number and above all to be aware of what is going on in their communities.

“I would advise people to be engaged in the community alert scheme and to familiarise themselves with the number. We need to stay vigilant and protect ourselves and our neighbours. I believe the two men who were arrested on Monday evening were from Dublin and this is becoming a trend with thieves using the motorway to make their way to North Louth to terrorise our local communities,” stated Jim.

FAI Cup final joy for Poppy From Page 1 Unfortunately for Poppy and the army of Dundalk supporters in attendance the game ended in bitter defeat with ex Dundalk striker Sean Maguire scoring the goal which ensured that the trophy would be heading south on Sunday evening.

As the players trudged up the steps to collect their runners up medals Dundalk’s right back Sean Gannon stopped to acknowledge the support of nearby Dundalk supporters before taking off his medal and handing it over to a stunned Poppy. According to Rhona O’Hagan the young girl was shaking with excitement after being presented with the medal by the Dundalk defender.

“It was an absolutely fabulous gesture

by Sean and he made a young girl

very very happy. I was standing with Poppy and her mother Ciara and we gave Sean a big hug as he passed us and told him to keep his head up and be proud of all he and his teammates have achieved this season. He thanked us and before he moved on he took off his medal and handed it over to little Poppy. She was open mouthed with the excitement of it all and she never stopped smiling on the train back to Dundalk.

“We’re all huge Dundalk fans so it was a lovely end to a disappointing day.

The team played their hearts out and were unlucky but as well as being a great team they are lovely people and that showed with Sean’s gesture as he gave Poppy his medal. I’m sure it is something she will remember for a long long time,” noted Rhona.

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Alan Gernon nominated for Sports Book of the Year award Louth Village man Alan Gernon has been nominted for the eir Sport Sports Book of the Year for his debut book: ‘Retired: What Happens to Footballers when the Game’s Up.’ Alan is in great company with other nominations including books from former Ireland rugby star Paul O’Connell, Jason McAteer, GAA star Kieran Donaghy and Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh.

The book, which looks at the effects of retirement on professional footballers, has garnered critical acclaim both in Ireland and overseas. Former Republic of Ireland international Niall Quinn pronounced it “the most important football book in a long time” and penned the foreward for the second edition.

Alan Gernon has been nominated for Sports Book of the Year award

The BBC proclaimed it “one of the best football books ever...brilliant” while the Mail on Sunday called it “a compelling book, a fascinating read.”

The book has caused a stir in the world of football with Premier League clubs approaching Alan on assisting players in pre-

paring for retirement.

He was also invited to the House of Lords earlier this year by the Earl of Shrewsbury to talk about the book at the launch of a company which aims to help prevent problems faced by pro footballers after retirement.

Alan was understandably delighted to be nominated and

honoured to be spoke about in the same breath as such distinguished sportspeople who accompany him in the final five books.

“I was honoured to hear I’d been nominated for the award as there’s been some great Irish sports books this year. My book’s main market has been the UK, although it

was best-selling football book in Australia for a while and has somehow done well in non-English speaking countries like Holland and Spain! But it’s great to get some acknowledgement in your own country and it was amazing to even get this far in the eir Sport award,” stated Alan.

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Popular taxi man Joe pens first book

Joe Murphy

Dundalk taxi man Joe Murphy has realised a longtime ambition by having his very first book published.

The Mulholland Avenue man has written a fictitious novel about a homeless man who turns into a vigilante on the mean streets of Dublin.

The book entitled ‘Street Justice’ will have its official launch night on Thursday November 17 at 6pm in Dundalk Library. Joe will be there to talk about the book and he is looking forward to the launch night of his debut novel.

“This book has been a

long time coming and I’m delighted that it’s finally out there. It’s something I’ve been thinking of doing for years now and now that it’s finished I hope people will like it. I really enjoyed the whole process of writing it. It became a bit of an addiction for me. As a taxi driver I’ve heard thousands of funny and interesting stories over the years and I would always have made a mental note of some of the better ones,” explained Joe. “About two years ago I put pen to paper for the first time

when I jotted down a rough outline of a story I had been thinking about for a while.

Since then whenever I’ve been out in the taxi waiting for a fare or waiting to collect somebody I’ve got out my notebook and jotted down a page here and a page there whenever I got the chance.

“The main protagonist is a homeless man who makes it his mission to clean up the streets of Dublin and get rid of some of the nastier criminals around. He used to work in a hotel but when the recession began he was layed off

and eventually ended up on the streets. He used to beg for money on Halpenny Bridge but he was getting kicked around and beaten up until one day he realises he has to be a bit tougher and from there he goes down the road of vigilantism.

“The lads in the taxi rank have given me a good slagging about me being an author now but it’s all in good fun and we have a good laugh about it. And you never know there just may be a sequel yet so watch this space,” laughed Joe.

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Dundalk Gaels AGM Dundalk Gaels AGM will take place in the clubhouse on Friday November 25 at 8pm. The club will hold their annual quiz in Kennedys pub on Friday November 11. It will commence at 8.30pm.

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The Dundalk U-12 team that travelled to Virginia

Busy time for rugby club Dundalk Rugby Club underage teams were in action over the weekend and once again produced some impressive displays.

The Under 18 girls travelled to Birr and started well with tries from Orlagh Conway, Zoe Valentine and Niamh Belton as their side led 19-5 at the break.

Birr proved too strong in the second half to run out winners by 39 to 24 despite Dundalk scoring an-

other try through Klara Hjalmers.

The U-15 girls chalked up their first win of the season when they travelled away to Birr RFC on Saturday morning.

Amy McGeough was outstanding in her tackling and with her fellow forwards Miriam Finnegan, Orla Tooher, Rebekah Martin and Aima Idogho also impressive.

Katie Murphy scored five and Caoimhe

scored four, with all 14 tries for Dundalk successfully converted by Amy Turley to leave the final score 98 to 22.

Meanwhile Dundalk U-12s travelled to Virginia where they came out on top thanks to a late try from Michael Connolly.

Daniel Gregory Michael Carroll and Ben Cahill also crossed the line as the teams were level late on, only for Connolly to pop up with the winner.

November 16 is the date for this year’s annual Run in the Dark, setting off at 8pm sharp from St Helena Park in Dundalk.

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cure for spinal cord injury using robotic exoskeletons combined with medical research.

Those interested in taking part are advised to meet in St Helena’s at 7.30pm on Wednesday

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The suggested contribution per runner is €5. All proceeds go directly to the foundation.

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Gaisce Awards for four students

Four inspirational students from Louth were presented with a Gaisce Silver Medal President’s Award for their outstanding community work and significant personal achievements at a special ceremony in The Helix, Dublin. The students, from Dundalk Youth Reach, were among a group of over 300 young people who were presented with their Silver Gaisce awards from Dublin GAA player, Jonny Cooper. Gaisce – The President’s Award is a self-development programme that encourages young people to find their passion and make a difference in their community. Pictured are: Rossa McGlynn, Rachel Winters and Shauna Winters with Jonny Cooper Yvonne McKenna of Gaisce.

Sale Of Work A sale of work will take place in aid of St Nicholas Parish church, Dundalk on Friday 11th November at 7pm in the Wellington Hall, St Mary’s Road, Dundalk.

There will be plenty of stalls on show selling cakes, jams, plants, gifts and books. Tea and coffee will be served.

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Dunleer Tidy Town Awards 2016

The Tidy Town Awards took place Grove House Dunleer last night in front of a very enthusiastic crowd.

The Chairman Hugh Callaghan welcomed all the dignitaries and the people present and said we had a busy year with fund raising and improving the town. They are also hoping for funding to help them fulfil a major part of their five year plan in the next few months.

At the Tidy Towns prizes in Dundalk’s Crown Plaza earlier in the month Dunleer also took home a special Merit Award held in early October this year. Dunleer also retained its Gold Medal Status for Litter Control in and around the town this year. Seven

premises in the town received Merit Shop Front Awards at the Tidy Towns Together Awards. A winning shop front was picked from the seven who were nominated, which was Carlito’s Restaurant on Lower Main Street Dunleer owned by Declan and Carmel Moore The Awards for Best presented Gardens are as follows Garden Awards; 1 Tony Corrigan, Beechwood Drive. 2 George Reynolds, Beechwood Drive. 3 Hugh Murphy, School Lane. Highly commended - Jim Kenwright, Mountain View.

Large Gardens: 1 Tom and Kitty Hickey St Brigid’s Terrace. 2 Terry Lennon, Maryville.

3 Vinny Shearman, Drumcar

Road. Highly commended: Damian King, St Brigid’s Terrace and Declan/ Rosaleen McKeown Dundalk Road.

Overall winners of the garden competition were Garry and Sandra Kelly, Drumcar Road.

A new Award of a Perpetual Crystal Trophy donated by Cllr Peter Savage was presented to Tidy Towns who Awarded it for the Best Tidy Towns Volunteer of the Year. This was won by George Harmon from the Beechwood Drive/ Church View Tidy Towns group.

There were also four Youth Recognition Awards given to Luke O’Reilly, Wale Ifraturoti, Sean Walsh and Shane Meade from Dunleer.

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Damien is ‘Sober for October’ Local man Damien Babington handed over a cheque for over €700 to the Cara Cancer Care Centre last Friday morning having successfully completed the Sober for October challenge.

Damien, a huge Dundalk FC fan, pledged to stay off the drink for the whole month of October in a bid to raise some money for the local Cara cancer care centre. He was inspired to support the centre after his great aunt Patricia McElvaney passed away earlier this year from cancer. According to Damien the challenge proved tough given he had to stay dry for Dundalk’s league title celebrations but he was delighted to the response to his fundraising effort and thanked everybody who donated.

“When my great aunt passed away from the horrible disease that is cancer I wanted to do something in her memory while hopefully raising money to help

Damien presents his cheque to Cara Cancer Care Centre others that have cancer too. I been very generous and I want originally got the idea for Sober to thank every one of them for October from McMillan Cancer their support.

Support but I wanted to raise “I know some people will money for people in this area so say that it’s no big deal to go I decided to approach Cara Can- without drink for a month but cer Care centre after my granny I’m an avid Dundalk Fc fan told me about them,” explained and I couldn’t really celebrate Damien. the three titles in a row like the “I called into them and told rest of the fans did. But I’m just them about my fundraising plan glad that my small sacrifice has and they were delighted and raised some money to help out even made up sponsorship cards Cara who do a brilliant job of for me. I’ve been sober and rais- supporting those locally who ing money in the process ever have to deal with cancer,” addsince. Friends and family have ed Damien.

1,400 students graduate from DkIT

The Dundalk Institute of Technology campus was awash with colourful robes this week, as 1,400 students graduated with major awards from the Institute.

A plethora of awards were conferred during the proceedings on Thursday and Friday from Level 6 Higher Certificates through to Level 10 Doctor of Philosophy qualification.

Speaking at the ceremony, DkIT President Ann Campbell spoke about the rapid changes taking placing in today’s interconnected, global workplace, citing that in ten years time, 50% of current jobs will no longer exist in their current form but will have evolved in line with technological and societal changes.

The president emphasised that

graduates of today are entering a world of great possibility but reminded them that they must be remain flexible, creative and resilient to adapt to this change.

Ms Campbell also encouraged graduates to reflect on how they can give back during their careers, highlighting that, no one gets through college—or through life, for that matter—alone.

Among the students graduating, there are seven students who were awarded a Masters by Research qualification and five students who were awarded a PhD. This brings the total number of DkIT graduates with research qualifications to 84, including 29 PhD graduates.

Next year, the institute will celebrate the first graduates of

the DCU/DkIT Graduate School which was established in September 2014 and was created to ensure the enhancement of the structured PhD provision in the Institute whilst sustaining current and emerging research collaborations between both colleges.

This year, the graduand list also includes nine members of DkIT academic staff who graduated with Masters Degrees in Learning and Teaching, a qualification that was developed by the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) at DkIT. To date, 38 DkIT staff members have been conferred with this Masters qualification and a large number of staff have also achieved Certificate and Postgraduate Diplomas which are sub-sets of this award.

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Death Notices Eileen McElroy (née O’Hare), Thorn Hill, Bernard and mother of the late John. Edie Oonagh, beloved wife of Frank and devotCortial, Kilkerley, peacefully at home sur- will be sadly missed by her daughter Ruth, ed mother of Fionnuala, Eabha and Corrounded by her loving family on Friday sons Paul, Frank, Benny, Mark, Kieran and mac. Deeply regretted by her husband, November 4. Beloved wife of Noel, devot- Barry, 15 grandchildren, 1 great-grand- son, daughters, brothers Paul and Shane, ed mother of Martin and Rosemarie. Eileen child, daughters-in-law, son-in-law, sisters- sisters Maeve Ahern and Eilish Eagers, will be sadly missed and remembered with in-law, brother-in-law, nephews, nieces, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandlove by her husband, children, daughter- relatives, neighbours and friends. nieces, relatives and many friends. in-law Chada, son-in-law Adam (Doyle), Margaret (Peggy) Murphy (nee Camp- Danny (Daniel) Kelly Rose Cottage, grandchild Noah, brothers, sisters, O’Hare bell), Chapel Road, Haggardstown, Dun- Sportsmans Hall, Armagh Road, peacefulfamily Newry, nieces, nephews, extended dalk, peacefully at home on Thursday No- ly, in the Louth County Hospital, surroundfamily, neighbours and friends. vember 3. Peggy beloved wife of the late ed by his loving family on Tuesday NovemEva McArdle (née Caffrey), Moate View, Hugh (publican) and dear mother of Geral- ber 1. Danny will be sadly missed and Dunleer, peacefully at Our Lady of Lourdes dine Hyland, Margaret Byrne, David, and remembered with love by his sister BernaHospital, Drogheda on Saturday Novem- the late Paul and Jackie. Deeply regretted dette, family, neighbours and a large circle ber 5. Eva, beloved wife of the late Joe and by her daughters, son, grandchildren, of friends. loving mother of Violet (Doyle), Angela great-grandchildren, sons-in-law, daugh- Rose Byrne (née Lawless) Chapel Street, (Landy) and Joseph. Sadly missed by her ter-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and Dundalk, peacefully in Carlingford Nursing daughters, son, brother Oliver, sister Nora friends.

Home, on Tuesday November 1. Rose be(Murtagh), sons-in-law Michael and Tom Patrick (Pat) Carpenter Analog, Ardee, loved mother of Regina, Conor, Claire, Joe, daughter-in-law Karen (née Devine), at St Joseph’s Hospital, Ardee, on Tuesday Selina, Jennifer, Sheena and Brian and the grandchildren Sonya, Rebecca, Lauren, November 1. Sadly missed by his loving late Stephen and Derek, dear grandmothMark, Andrew, Thomas, Roisin and Marga- wife Mary daughters Ann, Margaret, Marie er of Jane, Ailíse, Feargal, Luke, Caoimhe, ret, great-grandchildren Cormack, Elle and and Paula, son-in-law Peter, brother Fr Declan, Malo, Cian, Sadhbh, Hannah Rose, Nicholas, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, Matt, sisters Bridie and Peggy grandchil- Aoibheann and Éabha, Deeply regretted nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. dren, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, relatives by her sons, daughters, grandchildren, Edie Halpenny (née McGee), Killard, Riv- and friends. sons-in-law, daughter-in-law, sisters Joan erstown, Ardee, peacefully at Moorehall Oonagh Coleman (Short) Rassan, Hack- and Peggy, brothers Sean and Gerard and Lodge Nursing Home, Ardee, on Thursday ballscross, peacefully at home surrounded dear friend Pauline, nephews, nieces, relaNovember 3. Edie, beloved wife of the late by her family on Wednesday November 2. tives and friends.

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Pete Treanor’s Connor takes top prize at Dundalk Golf Club

Weekly Quiz

1 London For what trade is Saville Row, London famous for?

2 The Bible In the Old Testament, which king of Israel had an affair with the Queen of Sheeba?

3 Sport Which game is played with nets and rackets, but no balls?

4 Films In what series of movies does a piggy bank named Ham features?

5 Pop Music ‘It’s not Unusual’ was Tom Jones first number one hit. What was his second?

6 Literature The last words of which Shakespeare character were ‘Et tu Brute’?

7 Television Which comedy series featured a sketch called ‘The Ministry of Silly

As one of the key members of the hard-working course committee over the last few years, Connor McCaughey knows just about every blade of grass around Dundalk Golf Club and he used that knowledge to great effect last Sunday, A countback over the final six holes was needed before McCaughey, playing off six, was declared the winner af-

ter he had finished on 39pts with Darren O’Brien (16) and George Rogers (20).

McCaughey shot 21pts for the front nine, helped greatly by four points at the third where he had a birdie three and three point pars at the fourth, sixth and seventh.

O’Brien and Rogers finished second and third overall respectively while the catego-

Walks’?

8 Ornithology A Halcyon is another name for what brightly coloured bird?

9 Local In the old Earl St. business ‘N Carolan and Co.’ , what did the N stad for?

10 Radio Which country in 1936 was the first to broadcast a musical request programme?

The Stinker The American model Ola Ray became world famous for her part in what famous pop music video?

ry winners were Sean Hession (6), Danny Gallagher (14) and Sean Gallagher (23). James Reilly (28) took the juvenile prize while veteran Gerry Murray had a hole in one at the 13th Members are reminded that the Captain’s Dinner will take place on Friday, November 18.

Caolan Rafferty finished

DKIT nurse Fionnuala Power and Karen Dunne of the Department of Applied Sciences at DkIT.

News

in Brief Cooley fundraiser

Cooley Kickhams Juveniles in association with Rob Kearney and Dave Kearney are running a fundraiser in aid of Cooley Juveniles and Aoibheann’s Pink Tie Prizes include: 1. VIP trip to the Ireland v England 6 Nations match. 2 match tickets, overnight accommodation, chauffeur driven to/from the match.

Signed jerseys from Rob and Dave presented after the 6 nations tournament. 2. Weekend for 2 in the Westport Plaza. 3. Weekend for 2 in the Sheraton hotel Athlone. 4.

Weekend for 2 in Four Seasons Carlingford. 5. A set of club Juvenile jerseys sponsored

by CX Sport. Book of 7 tickets €50 or €10 each.

Contact Joan (087) 290 1760 or any committee member.

Joes lotto There was no winner of €5,000 St Josephs GFC lotto jackpot with numbers drawn 9, 11, 12, 16. The €50 winners were 1. Sinead Kavanagh c/o Noel Mackin 2. Jason Hoey c/o Self 3.

Aaron Hamill c/o Ollie Corrigan 4. Paddy Dunne c/o Patsy Mulligan.

Leinster coaching panels for the 2016-17 season along with Joseph Laverty, Zak Alderdice, Tom Dunne and Louis Goodman. They will work alongside 24 other golfers from the North East under the guidance of Dundalk club professional Leslie Walker who is one of five provincial coaches looking after elite juvenile players in Leinster.

Teaching hero awards for DkIT lecturers

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) Veterinary Nursing Lecturers, Karen Dunne and Fionnuala Power of the Department of Applied Sciences have been awarded National Teaching Hero Awards in recognition of their exceptional standards and practice in teaching.

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joint eighth in the Leinster Order of Merit for 2016 with Aaron Grant in joint 16th.

In the U16 Order of Merit, which was based over 11 national and provincial events, Josh Macken finished third and Eoin Murphy finished fourth while Padraig Fallon was joint 28th.

Macken, Murphy and Fallon have been named on the

The awards were presented at prestigious ceremony in Dublin Castle on October 27 and include collaboration between the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and the Union of Students of Ireland.

The awards are student-led

and aim to identify and celebrate the impact that innovative and inspiring teachers in Higher Education are having on their students’ learning. This year, more than 800 education teachers received nominations by their students and the top 37 were selected.

1 Tailoring; 2 Solomon; 3 Badminton; 4 Toy Story; 5 Green Green Grass of Home; 6 Julius Caesar; 7 Monty Python; 8 Kingfisher; 9 Nicholas; 10 Germany.

The Stinker: Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

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St Vincent’s Secondary School is definitely Fashionably Talented

Family Notices

In Memoriam Announcements , Anniversaries, Birthday Remembrances, Thanksgivings & Acknowledgements.

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Coburn Birthday Remembrance and In memoriam Birthday Remembrance of our dear mother, Marie, late of St Mary's Road, whose 84th birthday occurs today; also our dear father, Brendan, whose 17th Anniversary occurs around this time.

Will those who think of them today, A little prayer to Jesus say.

—Always remembered by your loving daughters, sons, daughters-in-law, son-inlaw, grandchildren, greatgrandchild and family circle.

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). H.C. 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.M.

By Rebecca O’Carroll

novena 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, Students are preparing for Fashionably Talented 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.A.

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

Contact Noeleen for further information.

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St Vincent’s Secondary School is usually known for its excellent exam results but their students’ abilities stretch to a much more creative level as well.

St. Vincent’s Secondary School holds an annual talent show in the DKIT in January. Showing off their singing, dancing and dress making skills, the talent show is never anything less than impressive.

Organised completely by the Transition Year students with the helping hand of three of their teachers, Ultan Henry, Linda McCusker and Victoria Muckian, the show runs without error every year.

The show is held in the DkIT every year, where class acts and solo acts alike preform in front of their fellow students, their teachers and a panel of judges.

Judges from previous years include stylist Caroline McElroy, fashion buyer Mary McManus, up and coming star Simon O’Driscoll and local singer song writer Stewart Agnew. There are many prizes to be won. There are prizes given out for best solo act, best class act and a highly recommended.

Another segment that adds to the charm of Fashionably Talent is the fashion show element. As part of the Transition Year students curriculum in St. Vincent’s they make a dress for a nationwide competition called “Junk Kouture”.

This competition involves the students making a dress purely out of recycled materials. A winner is picked from the entries during the show and put forward for the regional finals firstly then if successful, the nationwide competition. There have been students in recent years that have gone on to represent their school in the nationwide competition and have done extraordinarily well.

Fashionably Talented will be held in the DkIT on January 23 at 7:30pm. Tickets will be available to purchase in the St. Vincent’s School closer to the date of the show.

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Broadhurst’s begin well in Ireland’s Fittest Family

By Paul Byrne

The Broadhursts made their debut on Ireland’s Fittest Family on Sunday evening and the Muirhevnamor clan showed their class as they qualified for the final eight in style.

Tony Broadhurst Snr along with his children, Amy, Paul and Stephen completed the Block Ness Monster Challenge with the fastest time of the series so far as they finished the course in 1 minute 57 seconds. This ensured they qualified automatically to the coach’s selection stage where they were picked by ex Cork Camogie All Star Anna Geary who will mentor them for the remainder of the series.

Speaking after their excellent performance Tony spoke of his delight at how the family had

acquitted themselves on their TV debut.

“I’ve just been walking down the town and it’s bizarre having people stopping you and congratulate you for doing well in a TV programme. We were obviously delighted to finish with the fastest time of the 12 families and we knew as soon as we finished the course that we had done pretty well,” noted Tony.

“Our main aim was to do our very best and not have any regrets. If the other families had beaten our time we would have had to take our hats off to them and say fair play because we couldn’t have done much more.

But thankfully our best proved to be more than good enough to qualify and we ended up getting Anna as our mentor for the remainder of the series.

“We all watched it last night and although I loved watching the kids I absolutely hated watching myself as I just don’t like looking at myself on camera. It was enjoyable to see us nail the course and put in a great time and it was also nice to hear the coaches say such nice things about our performance. We are not on again until Sunday week where we are guided by our new The Broadhurst family made it through the first round mentor Anna. I can’t say how we got on but hopefully people will tune in again and cheer us on,” stated Tony.

The competition is now left with eight families and will resume this Sunday evening with the Broadhursts hopeful of keeping up their excellent form which could yet see them crowned as Ireland’s fittest family.

Needed passport to get back to Oz

A man who applied for a PPS number in two different names stated that he did so in order to be able to get a visa to return to Australia.

Sean McGlade of 38 Ummerican Road, Silverbridge, Newry, pleaded guilty to a charge of deception, after facial recognition technology at Dundalk Social Welfare Office brought the offence to light.

The court heard that on March 28, 2014, Mr McGlade applied for a PPS number in the name of Sean Byrne with an address at Silverbridge. A

UK passport and bank statement was provided to support the application and a PPS number was assigned.

On March 2 this year the defendant returned to the office and applied for a PPS number in the name of Sean McGlade.

He provided a UK social security number, Northern Ireland driving licence and bank statement.

He was assigned a PPS number but facial recognition cameras highlighted the issue and when spoken to, Mr

McGlade made full admissions. He stated that he made the false application in order to obtain a UK passport so he could travel to Australia.

Solicitor, Niall Breen, stated that the defendant had changed his name by deed poll as he had overstayed his visa in Australia and wanted to return. The 25-year-old bricklayer accepted that what he did was wrong and apologised.

Judge Flann Brennan convicted and fined the defendant €500.

Lorna takes home the prizes Having completed her final grade exam and awarded a medal from the Leinster School of Music and Drama Dublin,local girl Lorna Ryan, has won countless accolades for verse speaking, prose and drama at major speech festivals throughout the country.

At Banbridge Performing Arts Festival she was recognised for high achievers awards.

She won The Jacquie Byrne Trophy, The Fitzpatrick Perpetual Cup, The Frank Hanna Pantomime Club Memorial Perpetual Cup, The Dickens Trophy and the adjucator’s choice award for her performances in the test piece, favourite poem, high achievers, Irish poem and Heaney categories.

Lorna Ryan with her many prizes

At Newry Feis she won the Senior Verse Cup, The Begley Cup, The Mary Delargy Memorial Cup, P & R Motor Sales Newry Perpetual Cup, Yeats Memorial Cup, O’Reillys

The Sweet People Perpetual Cup, The Margaret Nolan Cup and The Gorman Ferris Perpetual Challenge Cup for her performances in the test piece, favourite poem, Irish poem, Yeats and

solo drama categories.

She holds nine Leinster School medals and is preparing for her certificate and diploma exams through Sharon Lynch School of Speech and Drama.

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CT1 Demonstration Brendan Marmion of Brendan Marmion Decorating Centre who was recently announced as the official agent for CT1 products, pictured at the demonstration morning held in his Clanbrassil St premises.

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Town Centre Manager, Martin McElligott has announced that the new Dundalk Christmas Light Scheme is being extended to include Earl Street.

“Due to the co-operation and commitment from Earl St Traders, we will now be able to have new lighting on Earl Street, which means that the Christmas lights will extend from Clanbrassil Street through to Park Street.”

Dundalk BIDS has already taken delivery of the new superior standard Christmas lights for Clanbrassil Street and Park Street, and installation work is set to begin in the coming days.

The new lighting for Earl Street is currently on order but will arrive in time for the official switching on ceremony, which this year will take place as part of ‘Frostival’ on Saturday, November 26.

The addition of Earl Street to this year’s lighting plan is beyond expectation, Martin added.

“We have a three year plan for Town Centre Christmas Lighting, looking at Clanbrassil St and Park St in Year One and had included Earl St in Year Two, so it is fantastic that we can now bring it forward by a year.”

The extension of the scheme is thanks to the amazing support from town centre traders.

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Edel Nordon and Selina Johnston from Mullaharlin Park who received the second prize for the best garden

Myra Donnelly and Bernie Duggan receiving first prize for Carroll Meade for the Best Estate Category A 50 Houses with Cllr Mark Dearey and Anthony McArdle

DRIVING MYTHS BUSTED BY

Too many of us take our driving licences for granted, especially once we have been on the road for a while. So naturally there is no shortage of myths flying around – whether online or by word of mouth – on all aspects of driving, vehicle maintenance and road safety. Some are plain silly, others are downright dangerous. We thought it was about time we took a few of them to task.

MYTH 1: YOU CAN DRIVE AT 10% OVER THE SPEED LIMIT This is one of the most enduring and pervasive myths, but it’s just not true. The speed you see on road signs is the maximum permitted speed in perfect conditions – it’s not a target. Therefore, if you exceed it, you are in breach of the law and the Gardaí are perfectly entitled to charge you with speeding. Don’t take the risk.

MYTH 2: WINDING DOWN THE WINDOW AND LISTENING TO LOUD MUSIC HELPS WITH DRIVING FATIGUE Everyone now knows that driving when tired is dangerous, with even the slightest lapse at the wheel potentially proving fatal. Drivers use all sorts of strategies, therefore, to stay alert – but they aren’t always a good idea. Winding down the window to let the cold air in, or blasting some Metallica, may perk you up for a very short time, but they may also prove distracting, and they certainly won’t give you the sustained alertness that you need to be able to drive safely.

There are some strategies that do work, though.

First and foremost, there’s really no substitute for stopping and resting. Plan ahead, allow more time for your journey and stop in a safe place for a 20 minute nap and a coffee. That’s right, caffeine does work – and if you have company then why not share the driving? That way you get to sleep on the move.

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MYTH 3: YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUYING PART-WORN TYRES When money is tight, it might be tempting to try saving a bit of cash by buying second-hand tyres.

But in reality, it’s a false economy – depending on price, you may have to buy and fit three sets of partworn tyres in order to get the same lifespan as one new set.

Not only that, it could be downright dangerous.

Even if the tyres exceed the minimum legal tread depth of 1.6mm, the AA recommend that you should check your tread regularly once it dips below 3mm and replace your tyres before it hits 2mm.

Why? Any less and they won’t do their jobs properly, especially in winter. And without knowing the full history of the tyres, there’s no way of knowing if they have been involved in a crash or suffered internal damage. You could be driving along with your safety resting on four little time bombs.

MYTH 4: THERE’S NO POINT IN SERVICING YOUR CAR BETWEEN NCTs Servicing is not just for getting your car through the NCT – regular checks are essential for the maintenance of a healthy motor. By skimping on servicing, you run the risk of missing minor defects which could become big, expensive problems resulting in all sorts of pain. We’re talking extra maintenance payouts, costly replacement parts and even having to replace your car sooner than you had budgeted for.

Then there’s fuel. A poorly serviced car can use 10-20% more, and while the price of petrol and diesel have fallen over the last year they remain a significant expense. Assuming an average annual mileage of 12,000 at an average consumption of 30 miles per gallon, the average driver will go through 150 litres of fuel every year, costing around €190

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A.A. IRELAND per month. Add 20% to that and you could be stung for an extra €38 each and every month. Best avoided, we think.

MYTH 5: YOU CAN NEVER DRIVE TOO SLOWLY Speed kills – this we know. But while most of the focus is quite rightly on the dangers of high speed, inappropriately low speed can also cause problems.

For example, have you ever encountered a vehicle crawling along on a motorway? In that context, a car can become a hazard and the driver could be charged for dangerous driving. The golden rule here is to drive at a speed appropriate to the conditions, to stay aware of what’s around you, and to give away to faster vehicles if they wish to pass.

MYTH 6: STAY UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT AND YOU CAN’T BE PROSECUTED FOR SPEEDING

As we emphasised above, speed limits are not targets. Even if you stay below the limit on any given road, it’s still possible to drive too quickly – for example, in icy conditions or on a foggy motorway. As a driver, it’s your responsibility to tailor your driving and your speed to the conditions. In any case, not every road in the country has been individually assessed. For those that haven’t been – often remote country roads – the default limit is 80kph. But driving at that speed along a glorified track with tufts of grass running down the middle would clearly not be wise. Common sense is king.

MYTH 7: DRIVING AFTER ONE OR TWO DRINKS ISN’T DRINK-DRIVING

Science says otherwise. According to the RSA Insurance, drivers are six times more at risk of having a collision at the old legal limit of 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood (0.08), compared to a blood alcohol level of zero. The legal limit is now 0.05, but even at 0.04, drivers are twice as likely to be involved in a collision.

And why is that? Well, when you have a drink the alcohol hits your brain within minutes. Your brain activity slows and starts to close down, quickly impairing your driving skills. As a result, you start to focus more on steering and less on other dangers on the road – like the child about to step out in front of you. In conclusion, the only safe advice is to never, ever drink and drive.

MYTH 8: BEEPING YOUR HORN IS FOR TELLING PEOPLE THEY’VE DONE SOMETHING WRONG

As much as you may be tempted to use your horn to take out your frustrations on fellow drivers, its purpose is to let other drivers know you’re there – for example when approaching a blind bridge or corner – or to warn people of a hazard ahead.

Remember too that using your horn does not automatically give you right of way. And be careful about where and when you use it – blaring your horn in a built-up area between 11:30pm and 7am is an offence unless there is a traffic emergency.

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