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Wednesday, 13th January, 2016. Vol. 9, Issue 2 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth.

Family fights Down Syndrome cutbacks

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By Paul Byrne

A local family has vowed to fight “tooth and nail” against cuts to vital funding which will affect the education of children with Down Syndrome. Conal Kelleher and his wife Deirdre are one of the families in Dundalk who will be affected by these cuts with their daughter Sadhbh currently taking part in the Early Intervention Home Teacher scheme. According to Conal the programme has been invaluable to his daughter and he is prepared to fight tooth and nail against what he calls ‘unjust cuts’. The family is one of 53 in the area which will be affected by the cut of 60% grant cut which goes towards funding an Early Intervention Home

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Students impress at Young Scientist By Paul Byrne

SOME of the county’s brightest and most innovative minds made the trip to BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition last week with students from St Vincent’s, Colaiste Ris, Scoil Ui Mhuiri in Dunleer and Bush Post Primary School taking part. As always the standard of the local entries was very high. Almost 1,200 students from across the island of Ireland covering 550 projects from 29 Counties competed in the RDS for the coveted title of ‘BT Young Scientist(s) & Technologist(s) of the Year’. See Pages 14 & 15

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Continued from Page 1 “As a parent of a child with Down Syndrome who benefits greatly from this service. I see first hand just how good and beneficial it is to Sadhbh and all other children with Down Syndrome. It would be nothing short of a small disaster if we were to lose this service”, explained Conal. “Sadhbh is two-anda-half now and is in her second year with the home teachers and she has come on leaps and bounds. She enjoys the classes and her concentration levels have vastly improved. If a child can’t concentrate properly they may not be allowed into mainstream school so these classes have been of great benefit to her. We already do a huge amount of fundraising throughout the year for Down Syndrome Louth/ Meath and if these cuts aren’t reversed there is a chance we will eventually lose this wonderful service. I have lobbied local politicians and I am awaiting responses from them. With an election coming up hopefully something can be done because for us and many other families around the county this scheme is much too important to jeopardise,” he added. According to John Brophy who works with Down Syndrome Louth/

parents and child within drome is subject to the family structure, funding cuts. This Speproviding a wealth of cific Early Intervention information and knowl- Programme has proved edge that ultimately invaluable to pre-school seeks to enable the child children for several to reach his or her full years now. “It costs over potential. The programme has absolutely €90,000.00 per annum no administration costs, to run, and this latest as the programme is cut could have a detrimanaged by parents of mental effect on our children with Down ability to continue to Syndrome on a com- roll out the programme pletely voluntary basis,” in the future. “We are devastated he added. “Yet again, a pro- and angered that such a gramme aimed at ena- cut could take place at bling some of the most this time and we would vulnerable people in so- urge the HSE to immeciety – pre-school chil- diately reverse their deJohnLaverty_FL advert.pdf 1 01/10/2015 11:39:36 dren with Down syn- cision,” concluded John.

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Meath the cuts will affect 53 children in the region and will threaten the very existence of the programme which plays a huge role in helping children with Down Syndrome integrate into mainstream schools. “Down Syndrome Louth/Meath was recently informed by the Health Service Executive that National Lottery Grants that part fund an Early Intervention Home Teacher /

Play Therapy Programme will be cut by €15,000 or 60% to €10,000 in 2015. In 2014, Down Syndrome Louth/Meath received National Lottery Grant funding of €25,000 towards the cost of this vital programme,” explained John. “The Early Intervention Home Teacher / Play Therapy Programme is a programme for preschool children with Down syndrome in

Counties Louth and Meath. There are currently 53 children enrolled on this vital programme. “The programme consists of early intervention teachers/play therapists visiting the home of the child with Down syndrome for 90 minutes to two hours every fortnight throughout the school year. “The early intervention home teacher/play therapist works with the

Drive, Dundalk, was given the warning after he pleaded guilty to a theft charge, an offence which was committed two weeks after he was convicted of another offence. The court heard

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New Year’s Eve Baby

Fiona’s bid to help effective communication By Eunan Whyte

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A local teacher who was concerned about falling standards of communication has produced a quick reference guide to help address the issues. Over a year of hard work will come to fruition on Thursday January 14 when ‘Write Talk, Quick Guide to Writing and Communication’ will be officially launched by Fiona O Murchú, who has been teaching literacy and communication for many years. Fiona, who has two

ever, like many good ideas, it took off from there and the finished product will be an ideal reference point for all levels of education and business. “My starting point was to try to help improve literacy so I just wanted to produce something to allow people get the basics right. I found that some books were just too detailed and people wouldn’t use them, while a lot of the inforFiona O Murchú with Write Talk mation on the internet grown up children and began the project with can be confusing”, lives in Blackrock with the aim of helping her explained Fiona, who her husband, Micheál, own students. How- is a learning support

teacher in Bush Post Primary School. “I spent a year working on it and during that time I asked a lot of people what sort of things they would like to see in the book. It includes advice on grammar, punctuation, capital letters, writing letters and even what to wear when making a speech. “It is something that could be useful for people to have at home if they are helping their children with homework, as well as students in second and

third level. It is also useful for business as in such a competitive world we need to be able to communicate quickly and effectively”, she explained. “In the modern world there is less face-to-face communication and it is not just a case of blaming the internet. “We are not using punctuation and grammar properly and I would like to see them become popular again”, added Fiona. Further information is available on the website www.writetalk.ie.

Opportunity to see what DkIT has to offer DUNDALK Institute of Technology will hold a CAO and Course Information Morning for school leavers, mature students and parents on Saturday January 16 from 10am to 1pm. The Information Morning will take place in the Muirhevna Building in DkIT and it will give prospective students the opportunity to meet DkIT students and staff from

the School of Business & Humanities, School of Engineering, School of Informatics & Creative Arts and the School of Health & Science. They will also get the chance to speak to admission staff about the CAO application process, learn about student support services available and also learn about our Disability Access Route and/ or our Mature Student Access

Route. The event will allow people to learn how to apply if you’re a Student from Northern Ireland presenting ALevels and/or BTECs, learn about sports scholarships, as well as finding out about student life, finance and personal development. Welcome talks will take place at 10am, 11am and Noon. There is no need for

people to register in advance – however people can do so at www.dkit.ie/think-dkit Other Events which may be of interest include the Veterinary Nursing Course Information Day on Wednesday January 20 from 10am to Noon. The Computing Events – TY Week ‘16 starts on Saturday January 16 with a Mini-Open day and continues from Monday 18 to

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Lions Club thank people of Dundalk By Paul Byrne

A total of 250 food hampers were delivered all around Dundalk in time for Christmas courtesy of the Dundalk Lions Club in what was a welcome boost for those in need around town. Lions Club president Irene Mayock thanked all those who helped make the project a success especially the volunteers who delivered the hampers and all those who donated to the Lions Club Christmas Food Appeal. She also praised local schools Realt na Mara and Colaiste Ris for their help in collecting food for the 250 hampers. “We would like to thank all of the volunteers. We received wonderful support and we are delighted with the response we received from the people of Dundalk”, enthused Irene. On the Sunday before Christmas Lions Club volunteers collected the 250 hampers before making their way around Dundalk

Pupils from Colaiste Rís presented items for hampers to Dundalk Lions Club

Pupils from Realt na Mara presented items for hampers to Dundalk Lions Club

delivering them. According to Irene the Lions Club rely on the generosity of the people in Dundalk to ensure the food appeal is a success each year. “The Christmas food appeal is one of our biggest

projects throughout the year and we hold a poker classic every year to help fund it”, noted Irene. We have continuously received great support in these fundraisers and they enable us to help out those less for-

tunate than ourselves each Christmas. I want to thank both Tesco stores in the town for allowing us to collect food in their stores as well as the people who gave us a building to store the food and of course the food sup-

pliers and sponsors of the boxes. I’d like also to thank the generous children and teachers in Realt na Mara and Colaiste Ris who were a great help to us this year putting the hampers together”, she stated.

Property prices in Louth on the rise

The latest report from property website daft. ie has shown that property prices in Louth have risen on average by 12.9% in 2015. The average selling price for a house in Co. Louth is now €164,562 according to the report. This makes Louth the eighth most expensive county in Ireland to buy a house. The national average asking price for a house is €204,000 compared to €188,000 this time last year, and €164,000 at its lowest point in early 2013. At the height of the boom average house prices were €378,000. The report also details the wide variations on the cost of different property types in Louth. A one bedroom apartment now has an asking price of €66,000 which is down 6.5% for the same period last year. Meanwhile a two bedroom terraced house has an asking price of €85,000, an increase of 9.1% from last year. A typical three bed semi detached home in Louth will go on the market for an average €126,000, an increase of 9.5% on the 2014 prices. Four-bedroom bungalows are also increasing in price across the county with the average asking price now set at around €251,000 a rise of 11.3%. At the top end of the market, asking prices have also increased with a five-bedroom property going on the market for an average price of €288,000 an increase of 15.1%. The report also shows that there has been a dramatic slowdown in house prices in Dublin.

Small GAA counties need to be given hope

The start of the year brings the commencement of the GAA which prompted local student and GAA fan, Caoimhín Reilly to argue that the smaller GAA counties need to be given more hope. To be honest, having

spent all this year following Louth around the country and experiencing many unhappy trips home, I’ve kind of lost my appetite for it. As the championship draw unfolded before Christmas, I witnessed my native Louth being

drawn at home to Carlow in the Preliminary Round of the Leinster football championship. The draw will not excite many purists or neutrals, although I must admit to being very happy with it as it marks a genuine op-

portunity for Louth to gain a win at the first hurdle. However, the reward for doing so would be a match against our neighbours Meath. This isn’t so much a reward, as an occasion where my county colleagues

can be used as ‘cannon fodder’ for our more illustrious neighbours. Although a great atmosphere and build-up would be guaranteed, the foreseeable will happen and we’ll come close to them, get our ‘hard luck’ story, but

inevitably be beaten, and enter the dreaded qualifiers once again. The argument persists that the players don’t deserve this. They don’t merit being out of the championship in June after they’ve spent the pre-

vious eight months preparing, and pouring their ‘hearts and souls’ into the adventure. However, it must be said that loyal supporters like me don’t deserve this either. We don’t desire to see our team’s being crushed by ridiculous margins by the likes of Dublin, Kerry, Mayo, etc. In a thirty-two team competition, it’s clear that not every county can win. However, all we supporters crave is a team who gives it their all, and is competitive. I understand that each and every intercounty footballer puts everything they have into the game and into representing their counties. This desire though, doesn’t guarantee competitiveness. It’s not healthy for teams like Longford, Sligo and Waterford to be annihilated by much stronger counties such as Dublin, Mayo and Tipperary like we saw in 2015. Although GAA gate receipts and revenues may be rising with increased attendances and wider broadcasting networks, the GAA’s football championship is slowly dying on its feet. People like me from the less

prominent footballing counties are simply exasperated with the current structure and system of the championship. There’s a feeling in Louth that we’ve got no chance of making progress and that we’re condemned to failure in the sense of winning a Provincial or All-Ireland crown. This feeling seems to be mirrored in all counties apart from the typical select few such as Kerry, Dublin, Mayo, Tyrone, etc. A moral victory such as the one Fermanagh achieved against Dublin this year is all that we can strive to attain. This is not the right attitude to have, as you can also only accept so many ‘moral victories’ before it becomes too demeaning, as you don’t receive medals for these meaningless triumphs. The GAA is a very special and significant organisation in Ireland, but in order for it to continue to have a future in the smaller and less successful counties, something will have to be changed because ‘Hope’ and the ‘love of the game’ will only encourage the likes of me for so long.

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Annual Peter Rice medal competition N

The annual Peter Rice medal competition took place just before Christmas in the School of Engineering in Dundalk Institute of Technology. This event is organised annually by the School of Engineering and is run in conjunction with Engineers Ireland North East Region. Peter Rice, who was born in Dundalk, worked for Ove Arup on projects such as Centre Pompidou, Lloyd’s of London, the Louvre Pyramid and Sydney Opera House and is considered to be one of Ireland’s most outstanding engineers. The Peter Rice medal commemorates his life and his work and the award is made annu-

presented his research on the Oso landslide which occurred in the USA, Andrew Parr from Electrical and Electronic Systems who designed a games console and Andrew Rice from Me-A chanical Engineeringo who presented his workc on the development of at driver impaired car seat. f Following the presen-p tations, each candidatei was interviewed by the n judging panel. The panel decided tol Pictured left to right: Nathan Anderson, John Quinn, Pat McCormick, Andrew Parr, David Hatchett, award this year’s Peterw Andrew Rice, Richard Wilson and Henry Kerr. Rice Medal to Andrewt ally to the best presented of Engineering, with stu- gineering disciplines chard Wilson and Louise Parr from Electrical andp Level 7 Engineering student posters and projects presented their Level 7 McGuinness from Engi- Electronic Systems forh dent project in Dundalk on display during the student projects to an au- neers Ireland in Dublin his project on the designb of a games console. Thet Institute of Technology. event. dience of students, staff were also present. The event is also used For the competition and a panel of judges The finalists were two other finalists each to showcase project itself, three candidates from Engineers Ireland Nathan Anderson from received certificates ofb ( work within the School from a range of en- North East Region. Ri- Civil Engineering who commendation. s r o d s t O Fiaich Institute Evening tradition in offering accred- and as a result O Fiaich In- Also on offer are over 30 classes are offered at a more E Class Spring Programme be- ited QQI (FETAC) Child- stitute offer work from home hobby courses from Art to advanced level. S gins on Monday January 18 care and Healthcare modules blended learning modules Tai Chi. New courses this Further details and online 1 and once again has a wide which lead to overall awards. online. Certificate in Nurs- term include The War of In- bookings may be obtained d variety of courses on offer. All intending to work in ing Studies QQI level 5 and dependence and Civil War in on Louthnightclasses.ie and This term there are over these areas must obtain these Certificate in Business Ad- Louth 1919-1923, Ceramics Facebook. Call the Night U 50 night classes including modules as they are manda- ministration are also proving and Pottery and Tabata along Class office at 042 93 53 967 f many new classes in both tory qualifications. popular. with Flower Arranging, Pi- if you need further details. u vocational and hobby areas. For some attending classHowever, it is not all lates, Art, Floor and Wall There is a 20% reduction for A O Fiaich Institute has a long es at night is not an option about work and careers. Tiling classes. Some of these those on Social Welfare. b

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Members of Dundalk Lions Club preparing hampers before Christmas

Energy efficiency partners sought Louth County Council is calling on local community groups, sports facilities, private businesses and public sector organisations with advanced proposals for energy efficiency upgrade projects in 2016 to contact it, with a view to partnering on a funding application to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.

Some €20million of funding will be available under the SEAI’s 2016 Better Energy Communities scheme, which is due to open shortly. Funding of close to €1million was secured for the “Louth Smart Energy” project under the 2015 scheme, which was lodged by Louth County Council and Casala of Dundalk Institute of Tech-

nology. Commenting, Barry Woods, Executive Engineer with Louth County Council, said: “The competition for funding was extremely fierce and we were delighted to have been awarded €900,000 of grant aid. The Louth projects funded under the 2015 scheme have now been completed and have provided

individual and community benefits, offering energy savings of some €270,000 and providing significant expenditure of over €2million in the local economy during a five month period.” Interested organisations can visit http:// www.seai.ie/Grants/ Better_Energy_Communities/ for further information on the project.

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Neil plans to build school in Nicaragua By Eunan Whyte

A local student is organising a traditional concert to raise funds to help provide a school for some of the poorest people in the Developing World. Neil McArdle, originally from Louth Village, will spend four weeks in Nicaragua in the summer as part of a project that will see him help build a new school before teaching some of the local children. The 27-year-old will be part of the UCD VO (Volunteer Overseas) scheme and needs to raise €2,600 in advance of the trip. His first fundraising venture will see him host a traditional session upstairs in Eoin’s Bar, Clanbrassil St, on Sunday January 17 with admission at the door just €5. “The programme in UCD has been running for ten years and volunteers visit places in Africa, India and Haiti, but the Nicaragua trip

Neil McArdle is heading to Nicaragua appealed to me because money raised, €1,000 is it involved both the con- required to get the volstruction of a school and unteers to the location teaching. and the remainder goes “I have experience direct to the project. teaching from my time “Apart from raising living in South America money, the traditional and I decided to give it session will be a great a go”, revealed the stu- event and I am encourdent of Linguistics and aging all local musicians Spanish. to come along. I am also “The good thing is organising to have Irish that with this project Dancers there, so just there is an NGO in come along and pay at place to ensure that it the door”, explained will continue once we Neil who will be part of leave”, added Neil who a volunteer group that explained that of the includes Tara Scully

from Blackrock. Neil will be heading to Nicaragua at the end of June and will have to contend with tropical heat for the four weeks while living with the locals in basic conditions where there is no electricity or running water. The trad session in Eoin’s Bar commences at 4pm and will continue until late. For more information www.facebook.com/ HelpBuildaSchoolinNicaragua.

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Adrian Memorial

There will be a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Adrian Donohue on Friday January 22 at 9.30pm at Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgan followed by a walk to St Patrick’s GFC, where refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome

St Brigid’s Day

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An Táin unveil exciting programme An Táin Arts Centre have unveiled a very exciting programme of events for the next few months including an ambitious undertaking which will see the very first inhouse production which will focus on the events of Easter Week 1916 in Dundalk. Paul Hayes, managing director of An Táin Arts Centre, will direct ‘An Easter Service’ with his Upstate Theatre Project where he will use historical testimony, local research and community collaboration and participation to re-examine events of 1916 during Easter week in Dundalk. “We will stage our very first in-house production here in An Táin Arts Centre with a promenade style performance where the story will be told in various locations around the centre. The audience will follow the performance from the foyer to the balcony and into the council chambers where the minutes from the meetings during Easter Week 1916 will be read out

during the performance. There is plenty more to enjoy over the next few months in An Táin Arts Centre with local artist Paul Woods holding his exhibition ‘Oradour, Elegy for a Town’ which tells the tale of the tragedy of the destruction of the town of Oradour-SurGlane in Nazi occupied France and it’s 642 inhabitants. The town has remained untouched since 1944 when French president ordered the original town be maintained as a permanent memorial and museum. An Táin Art Centre’s company in residence, Quintessence Theatre, returns to the main stage in April for a season of Shakespeare for schools, with their interpretations of Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet which will be sure to be a must see for all secondary school students. The monthly film clubs will continue throughout 2016 with the ever popular ‘Film Club’ showcasing a varied selection

Cheque presentation

With St Brigid’s Day approaching, the launch of the ninth Brigid of Faughart Festival will take place in the Louth County Library, Roden Place, on Thursday January 14 at 6.15pm. All are welcome.

Historical Society

Readers are asked if they have any information regarding Mullaghbuoy Church, please phone 0851833110.

Michelle Ryan of The Simon Community receiving a donation from Stewart Agnew from Dundalk Credit Union

of world cinema on the last Tuesday of each month. These will be complemented by monthly ‘Silver Screenings’ which features a selection of much loved classics and contemporary cinema on the second Tuesday of each month. All daytime screenings are followed by tea and coffee giving the audience an opportunity to sit down, relax and discuss the film. That’s just a snippet of what’s on offer over the next few months and 2016 promises to continue An Táin Arts Centre’s aim of showing a diverse selection of local arts, national tours, workshops, visual arts and in-house productions. Anybody wishing to participate in ‘An Easter Service’ the exciting contemporary imaginings of Easter Week 1916 in Dundalk are invited to visit the Arts Centre this evening (Wednesday 13th January) and talk to Paul Hayes, managing director of An Táin. Paul Hayes of An Tain Arts Centre

First Fortnight Festival

‘Laying Your Cards on the Table’ continues to January 15 in Dundalk Library as part of the First Fortnight Festival, an initiative that challenges mental health prejudice through the visual arts. It is a unique opportunity to drop-in and make condensed visual journals on a selection of playing cards to be read and shared with others. Accounts of daily living, pieces of advice, and heart-to-heart messages will be assembled as small collages of words and images. The playing card

journals can be given away, exhibited in the library, traded or kept as keepsakes. A workshop will take place as part of the exhibition on Friday January 15 between 11am and 2pm. The workshop is open to adults, youth and children and are free of charge. The workshop will be facilitated by Pamela Whitaker and offer a unique opportunity to engage in art based community conversations, where ideas and individual stories can be exchanged through text and visual imagery.

Laying Your Cards on the Table will also be accompanied by a bibliotherapy display compiled from a selection of self-help books, poetry and literary reads that will help to invigorate the start of a new year. Please come along to the workshop or during library opening hours to participate and share your story with others in a relaxed and interactive environment. For more information contact Pamela Whitaker 086-8250806 or email info@ groundswell.ie.

Lotto jackpots

There was no winner of the St Brides GFC lotto jackpot of €3,400 on Monday January 11 with numbers drawn, 3, 08, 14, 23. Match 3 winners of €100 were Paul Mackin and Niall Hall. Next draw on January 18 is for a jackpot of €3,600. This week’s St Marys GFC lotto jackpot was not won. Lucky Dips - €50 Kieran Matthews, €20 Lisa Lynch, €20 Peter Long, €20 Mark Keenan. Next week’s jackpot is €10,000.

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Pupils from Ballapousta National School pictured with Senator Mary Moran during their recent visit to Leinster House

Music Generation’s String Orchestra head for the National Concert Hall Rehearsals are well under way as the Music Generation Louth’s Senior String Orchestra prepare for their trip to the 21st Festival of Youth Orchestras, which will take place at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on February 13. The Festival of Youth Orchestras was one of the first activities to be undertaken by the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras (IAYO) on its formation in 1994. To date, over 7,000 young musicians have performed at the

Festival. This annual showcase of the very best in Irish Youth Orchestras from around the country will along with Music Generation Louth Senior Strings also feature Fingal Youth Orchestra with Carlow Youth Orchestra, Clare Music Makers Orchestra, Roscommon County Youth Orchestra and Moate Community School Orchestra Queen’s University Symphony Orchestra, County Tipperary Ryan Youth Orchestra, Sligo Academy of Music Sinfonietta and Cork School of Music

Chamber Orchestra. This year’s Festival of Youth Orchestras will see over 400 young players from around Ireland perform classical works and arrangements for youth orchestra in a variety of styles. Performances by the Music Generation Louth Senior Strings will include “Kinder Sinfonie” by Haydn, “Greensleeves Theme” arranged by Loreta Fin and music from “Carmina Burana” (O Fortuna) by Carl Orff, arranged by Stephan Bulla.

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Dundalk First Responders celebrate first year together It’s been a busy year for the Dundalk Cardiac First Responders Group who have provided 24 hours a day coverage throughout 2015 responding to call-outs for cardiac, stroke or choking incidents. The group were formed just over a year ago and are staffed by trained volunteers who work in tandem with the Dundalk ambulance service throughout the year. All volunteers are fully trained in first aid and CPR and know how to use a defibrillator. According to Dundalk Co-Ordinator Michael Singleton the group have learnt a lot in their first year and are now a very efficient unit. As always the group are open to more volunteers joining the group. “We are just over a year in existence and we have eight volunteers here in Dundalk with one of us always on call ready to respond to an emergency. “We provide 24 hour cover with each volunteer committing to a

Michael Singleton is calling for volunteers for Dudalk First Responders

twelve hour shift. It’s been a real learning curve for us over the last twelve months but we are now a very tight unit and because we all live in the vicinity of the town the target each time is to be at the scene within ten minutes of the call coming into the ambulance. Basically what happens is we are alerted by the ambulance service once a call relating to cardiac arrest, stroke or choking incidents. Our main aim is to stabilise a victim before the arrival of paramedics. We

have recently purchased a second defibrillator which is great news for the group As the co-ordinator of Dundalk’s Cardiac First Responder Group Michael is always on the lookout for new volunteers to join the group and he has urged anybody who wants to make a worthwhile difference in their community to get in touch with him. “We have groups in Dundalk, Carlingford, Blackrock and Castleblayney so I would really urge anyone to find

out if there is a first responder group in your area. We offer free training on CPR and the use of an AED/Defibrillator. You will then be able to attend instances of choking, chest pains or choking in your local area until the ambulance arrives. “We have a two week training course coming up later this month so now would be an ideal time to get in touch” urged Michael. “All responders would be on standby for a shift of about 12 hours or what fitted into your own lifestyle and not expected to do more than 1 shift per week or less dependant on numbers in your group,” added Michael. If anybody is interested in joining the Dundalk Cardiac First Response Unit they should send an email to mike@ bluealligator.ie or send a message to the Dundalk Cardiac First Responders Facebook page. All applicants must be over 18 and have access to either a car or cycle.

Death Notices Michael Dollard St Nicholas Ave, Dundalk, peacefully at home on Saturday January 9. Beloved husband of the late Moya and cherished father of Francis, Mark and Betty. Michael will be sadly missed and remembered with love by his sons, daughter, daughtersin-law Fionnula and Laura, son-inlaw Damian, grandchildren David, Emma, Sean, Gavin, Lisa, Conall, Stephen and Killian, great grandchildren Éabha, Blake, Kayleigh and Megan, neighbours and large circle of family and friends. Jim McGee Farndreg Estate, Dundalk, on Saturday January 9. Jim will be sadly missed and remembered with love by family, relatives and friends. Johnny Murray Doolargy Ave, Muirhevnamor, Dundalk, suddenly at his residence on Sunday January 10. Very deeply regretted by his loving family, sons Jonathan and Jason, daughters Pamella Coe (Canada), and Louise Conroy (Waterford), grandchildren Holly, Jayden, Ella and Kyran, good friends Kathleen, Peter and Davey Boland, extended family, relatives, neighbours and circle of friends. Colette Sally (nee Duffy) Farndreg Close, Dundalk peacefully in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital after a short illness on Saturday January 9. Colette, beloved mother of Gaven, Fiona Walsh, Shauna Ryan, and Sinead, sister of Peggy, Olive, Ann, and Paul. Deeply regretted by her son, daughters, grandchildren, sons in law, daughter in law, brother, sisters, nephews, nieces, rela-

tives and friends. Ardee and Stranorlar, Donegal, merly of Peter Street and Parnell Joseph (Joe) Gorman Cedar- suddenly in Spain on Wednesday Park, Dundalk, in her 102nd Year, wood Park, Dundalk, peacefully, at January 6. Predeceased by Una, peacefully in St Oliver Plunkett home on Friday January 8. Beloved Elizabeth and Gerald. Sadly missed Hospital on Wednesday January 6. husband of Patricia and dear fa- by Kate, Richard, Oisin, sisters De- Predeceased by her parents Hugh ther of Desmond, Paul, Patrick, lia, Frances, Geraldine, Ursula, Kay and Mary, brother Danny, sister inAlan, Adrieanne and Joseph Jr. He and Fiona, brothers Barney and law Gretta, Very deeply regretted will be sadly missed by his sorrow- Michael, Nephews, Nieces, Mother by her loving family Ann and ing wife, sons, daughter, son-in- in Law, Sister in law, Relatives and Brendan Tinnelly, John and Mary law, daughters-in-law, sisters a large circle of friends. Goodfellow, grand nephews Colin Rose, Bridgie and Anne, brothers Marie Thompson (née O’Hare) and Brian, grandneices Eilane and Lenny, Paul and Dessie, grandchil- “Sorne” Avenue Park, Seafield Emma, cousins, extended family, dren, nephews, nieces, relatives Lawns, Dundalk, suddenly at Our relatives, neighbours and friends. Lady of Lourdes Hospital on Thurs- Eddie McCormack formerly of and friends. Teresa Kiernan (née Ellis) Black- day January 7. Marie, wife of Ollie Hyde Park, Dundalk, peacefully at rock, “Cliff Court”, Rock Road East, and loving mother of Raymond, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on Blackrock, Dundalk, peacefully at Alan and Barry. Very deeply re- Wednesday January 6. Eddie prehome, on Saturday January 9. Ter- gretted by her husband, sons, deceased by his parents Frank and esa, retired pharmacist, and last daughters-in-law Angela and Josephine, brothers Paddy and surviving member of the Ellis fam- Sandra, grandchildren Sean, AnFrank. sister Mary, Very deeply reily, Longford. Beloved wife of the drew, Dale, Emily and Anna, gretted by his loving family brothlate Dr. Patrick W. Kiernan, (former Marie’s carer and friend Gabriel, ers Thomas (Portlaoise), Gerry Medical Offices for the Castlebel- nephews, nieces, extended family (Bay Estate), sisters Philomena lingham, Dispensary) and dear relatives, neighbours and friends. mother of Patrick and Marie There- Connie Brady (née Donnelly) and Christina (Newry), brother-insa. Deeply regretted by her son, 142 Cedarwood Park, Dundalk, law Michael, sisters-in-law Elizadaughter, nephews, nieces, rela- peacefully at home in the kind beth, Margie and Betty, grandtives and friends. and gentle care of her family on nephews and nieces, extended Kevin Swinburne Muirhevna, Wednesday January 6. Pre-de- family, relatives, neighbours and Dublin Road, Dundalk, peacefully, ceased by her daughter Lisa. Be- friends. in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, loved wife and best friend of Pat Monica Hand (née McCormack) Drogheda, on Thursday January 7. and loving mother to Paul, Carol Beechwood Drive, Dunleer and Beloved husband of the late Olive, Sharron and Dean. Connie will be late of Clermont Park, Haggardsdear brother of Anne (Farnon) and sadly missed and remembered town, on Tuesday January 5. Monthe late Terence, much loved step- with love by her husband, chil- ica, beloved wife of the late Sean. father of Lorna (McAleer) and Zita dren, daughter-in-law Briege, Sadly missed by her daughters (Dempsey) and son of the late Dean’s partner Carol, son-in-law Grainne (Dunne) Sinead (MeePatrick and Winifred. He will be David, grandchidren Darren, han), sons-in-law Bernard and sadly missed by his sorrowing sis- Conor, Ciara, Niamh, Caoimhín, Ti- Barry, grandchildren Christopher, ter, step-daughters, grandchildren arnan, Oisin, Amy, Sophie, Saoisre, Jade and Ben and great-grandMark, Alex, Luke, Hermione, Zara Darcy, Erin, her dear sister Evelyn child Sean, brothers Tom, John and and Charlotte, his nephews, niec- and a large circle of relatives and Tony, sister Mary (Clarke) brotherses, family circle and many friends. friends. in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, Gerry McCafferty Thorncourt, Kathleen Goodfellow for- nieces, relatives and friends.

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in Brief Dundalk Rugby Club

Dundalk Rugby Club were back in action after the Christmas break, but unfortunately they suffered a heavy 52-5 defeat against league leaders, Old Crescent in Limerick on Saturday. Eventually after sustained pressure Old Crescent took the lead with two tries. However, Dundalk took advantage of two yellow cards for the home team when Tiernan Gonnelly crossed the line to reduce the gap to 12-5 at half time. As the conditions deteriorated so did Dundalk’s fortunes. For the first 20 minutes of the second half Crescent opened up and scored four tries and consolidate their grip on the game. Despite a courageous defence Dundalk could not muster an attack to threaten the Crescent line. Next week Dundalk travel to Kanturk for their next All-Ireland League encounter.

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Brittany holding table quiz in aid of SOSAD By Paul Byrne

A local woman is holding a table quiz in the Bodhrán pub on Bridge St to help raise funds and awareness for suicide charity SOSAD as well as her own suicide awareness project which she calls ‘Beautifully Broken’. Brittany McEnteggart who is originally from New Jersey in America but is now based in Dundalk recently graduated from DKIT with a distinction in photography and for her final year project she decided to shed light depression by taking photographs of people who have been affected by the disease. According to Brittany her own experiences inspired her to raise awareness and help break the stigma surrounding depression. “I have first hand experience of depression having lost my father to suicide as well as a couple of friends, one of whom was like a sister

Brittany McEnteggart

to me. “Doing this project, I wanted to shed light on a very upsetting subject. You can walk past people in the street, and never know those steps that they are taking could be their last, or the next time you talk to someone could be the last. The stories and images in my project tell the stories of people who

have survived self harm and those who have lost loved ones but are going on to tell their stories to help others. “I would love to be able to continue to work with a subject like this, to help other people and save lives. I hope by sharing these images that I will help someone else. It’s never too late to get help and more impor-

tantly you should never be ashamed to ask for help”, stressed Brittany. Brittany has travelled as far as Belfast to capture images for her project and is hoping the table quiz can raise funds both to help fund the costs associated with her project as well as helping local suicide charity SOSAD who are badly in need of funding. “SOSAD do a lot of great work around Dundalk and I thought that I would try and raise money for them as well as myself for my project. It’s going to be a great night in the Bodhrán with lots of fun games and spot prizes as well as the quiz”, explained Brittany. The table quiz in the Bodhrán will take place on January 22 at 8pm and is in aid of SOSAD and the Beautifully Broken project. If anybody would like to donate spot prizes for the event or help out in any way contact Brittany on 0858163722.

Dundalk Rugby Club U11 fielded two teams against Wanderers on Sunday morning. Both teams put in an outstanding performance against the Dublin side. Playing in the shadow of the Aviva Stadium the boys efforts would not have been out of place, inside on the main pitch. The U11s side has really developed into a team to be reckoned with in both the Dublin Metro & North East League.

Dowdallshill news There was no winner of the Dowdallshill GFC lotto jackpot of €7,000 with numbers drawn 1, 10, 20, 24. The four €25 winners were, Margaret O’Hare c/o Dixie Quinn, Conor McGarrity c/o Mena Duffy, Bryan Magee c/o Pat Rogers, and Mena Duffy. The club flag day takes place on Saturday January 16th around the town. Please contact any committee member if you can help out in any way. The top table has seen a few

changes at our January monthly meeting. Both Chairman Peader Toal and Secretary Noel Finnegan have stood down from their positions. Both men were thanked for their hard work towards the success of the club. Seamus Keelen has taken over as Chairman while Peter McKevitt is the new Secretary. Peader Toal replaces Seamus as vice chairman while Donal Sheridan takes over from Peter McKevitt as assistant secretary.

De La Salle Debs Ball At Nuremore Hotel

Sean Caldwell, Libby Turnbull, Kayl em Caldwell and Sarah Laverty.

Jack Watters and Emer Brennan.

Kyle Cotter and Daenna McKenna at the De La Salle debs that took place in the Nuremore Hotel last Monday evening.

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Bush pupils impress with four Young Scientists exhibits By Paul Byrne

Ciara Gregory, Clara Lynch and Tara Duffy

Sami Miled, Conor McEneaney and Jason Clarke

Evan Cronin and Ryan Duffy

Mark Quinn, Paudi Ryan and Aaron Rehill

SOME of the county’s brightest and most innovative minds made the trip to BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition last week with students from St Vincent’s, Colaiste Ris, Scoil Ui Mhuiri in Dunleer and Bush Post Primary School taking part. Almost 1,200 students from across the island of Ireland covering 550 projects from 29 Counties competed in the RDS for the coveted title of ‘BT Young Scientist(s) & Technologist(s) of the Year’. Bush Post Primary school were very well represented with four separate projects entering the ever popular exhibition. Mark Quinn, Paudi Ryan and Aaron Rehill’s project entitled ‘Handbrake Alarm’ was designed and constructed by the students resulting in a working prototype of a system for agricultural vehicles whereby if the vehicle’s handbrake is left unengaged

and neutral gear is engaged, an alarm will sound in order to alert the driver and reduce the chance of an accident occurring. Sami Miled, Conor McEneaney and Jason Clarke’s project ‘Muck Yeah’ involved designing and constructing a working prototype of a new tool for cleaning cattle sheds. It incorporates a scraper, a water hose and a disinfectant pump and hose. This cuts the work time needed in three as separate rinsing, scraping and disinfecting can now be completed in one quick step. The judges were really impressed with the project awarding the trio a prize for ‘Best Display Award’. Evan Cronin and Ryan Duffy examined ‘The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on the Economy on Both Sides of the Border in Ireland’. The duo investigated whether or not the South would benefit economically from the passing of same-sex marriage, given

that it is not legal in the North. They found that bookings in local hospitality, florists, etc. increased in the South since the referendum was passed, with many customers coming from the North. They also found that the rate of bookings from the North is increasing and is likely to double over the next year. Finally in the Bush Ciara Gregory, Clara Lynch and Tara Duffy investigated ‘The Factors that Influence People’s Opinions on Refugees.’ The students involved sent out over 400 surveys to schools in Leinster in order to find out what people’s opinions on refugees are, along with where they obtain the opinions they hold. It was found that there were differences in general opinion between urban and rural areas. Also found was that people who listed their main influence as family were generally more tolerant and welcoming than people who listed social media as their main influence.

De La Salle Debs Ball At Nuremore Hotel

Rebecca Shields and Shane Tuite

Ryan Kirk and Laura Byrne

Cathal Campbell and Julie McKevitt

De La Salle teachers, Aisling Harrington, Stephen McCourt and Emma O’Hare at the De La Salle debs that took place in the Nuremore Hotel last Monday evening

Laura Jeffers and Dylan McDonald

Leddy and Rachel Bohan, Chritian Clarke, Clare

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Orla McGuinness and Rachel Kerley

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St Vincent’s secondary school continues strong tradition at RDS

Niamh Maye from Colaiste Rís

Niamh investigates the effects of ‘airplane ear’ Niamh Maye, a second year student at Coláiste Rís, represented her school at the exhibition with her project entitled “Airplane Ear”. Niamh had investigated the effects

of barotrauma in the ear, the condition that arises in the body as a result from air travel, and had presented her finding after researching the most efficient way to prevent it.

Niamh was among only 550 other student exhibitors from all over Ireland that were chosen from over 2,500 to represent their schools in the exhibition at the RDS last week.

St Vincent’s School continued their strong Science tradition when two teams took part in this year’s hugely popular BT Young Scientists exhibition held in the RDS in Dublin. Transition year student Aoife McGeough investigated ‘Can a Venus Fly Trap go Vegan?’. She looked at replacing the famous meateaters diet of flies, and instead added the nutrients needed directly to the soil. Aoife has always had an interest in gardening and nature and found this project fascinating. Meanwhile second year students Lucy McManus and Annie McGinn asked ‘Are everyday blankets a suitable alternative to cooler blankets for horses?’. The girls researched overheat-

ing in horses after exercise, which can lead to stress and exhaustion. They also

compared methods used in warmer climates to aid horses with thermoregula-

tion to those used in Ireland. Local businessman Ciaran Herr,

from Horseware has helped the students with their research and experiments.

Aoife McGeough, Lucy McManus and Annie McGinn of St Vincents who took part in the Young Scientists Exhibition

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Martial arts seminar in town Family Notices The martial arts scene in Dundalk is vibrant and continues to grow, an example of this is the recent hosting by the Irish Muay Boran Fed-

eration of the first ever Muay Boran seminar to be held in Dundalk, which was delivered by Grandmaster Kevin Lloyd.

Local men Brian Gallagher and Gerry Ross are the driving forces behind the newly formed group, which is affiliated to the World Muay

Boran Federation. Brian has had a long history of involvement in the martial arts scene in Dundalk firstly obtaining a Blackbelt in Karate and then training in Muay Thai and after having successfully competed went on to establish the ‘Dundalk Thai Boxing Club’ in 1996.

Dunleer TT annual meeting county. It has won a number of awards over the last five years in the County competition and increased its marks in the national competition. All of the progress

thanksgiving

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.

THE MIRACLE PRAYER Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favours. This time I ask for a special favour (mention here) Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own heart Where your Father see it. Then in His merciful eyes it will Become your favour not mine. Say this prayer for 3 days. Thanksgiving my favour has been received. (Promise publication). A.D.

Front L-R: Aidan Heslin, David Byrne, Philie O’Rourke, Jett Gallagher, Peter McGuiness. Back L-R: Adam Judge, Jay Brady, Kru Jason Brooks, Gerry Ross, Gran Master Kevin Lloyd, Mark Clifford, Kru Paul Deen, Kru Brian Gallagher, Kevin Murphy, Paul Mc Neill.

Over the last number of years Dunleer has been making serious headway in the National Tidy Towns Competition. It is now second in its category in the

novena

for 2015 will be outlined at the AGM for the Tidy Towns which will be held in the Market House Dunleer on Thursday January 14 at 8pm.

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LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL—I, Dennis Nordon intend to apply for Full Planning Permission to construct a two storey extension to the side of an existing dwelling at Haynestown, Dundalk, Co. Louth. This planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Louth County Council from 9.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Authority in writing within a period of 5 weeks from the date of receipt by the Authority of the application and on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00.

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News

in Brief Carers Support Group

A new group has been set up to support family carers in the region. The group comprises carers from all over Louth and is affiliated to the new national organisation, Carers Ireland. Being a member of the group offers you discounts on home insurance, phone bills hotels. Carers Ireland also offers training and support to its members nationwide. Meetings take place on a monthly basis and are planned for Dundalk, Ardee and Drogheda, For further details contact Winifred on 087 2815714.

Post Polio thanks

The Post Polio Support Group would like to thank local businesses, particularly Horeseware, along with the general public for their support in 2015. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the last major outbreak of polio in Ireland during which time some major gatherings had to be cancelled due to the virus.

Man missed chance to turn his life around A man who failed to avail of a chance to turn his life around was sentenced to a total of 16 months in prison when he appeared at Dundalk District Court. Kevin Owens of Simon Community, 63 Barrack St, Dundalk, had appeared before Judge Flann Brennan on November 18 when

a total of 240 hours Community Service was recommended in lieu of 12 months. However, as a result of three subsequent offences, that 12 month sentence was imposed, along with a further four months, to be served consecutively. The defendant pleaded guilty to steal-

ing a box of Heineken from a supermarket on November 29 valued at €19.99, and causing €250 damage when he broke into a shop on December 10. On December 30 he took €35 cash and €620 worth of decorations from a shop. None of the property was recovered and

it was stated that the defendant was on bail at the time. On his previous appearance in court the defendant had pleaded guilty to burglary and theft charges, but was given a chance to complete Community Service. Solicitor, Conor MacGuill, stated that his client wished

to thank the court for being given the chance in November but regrets that he wasn’t able to take advantage. He pointed out that Mr Owens had struggled with an alcohol addiction for most of his adult life, although at times he has made great strides and last year he was on the

Jim McEneaney, Chairman of the Michael Mc Neela branch ONE (Organisation for National Ex-Servicemen and

Women)

with

Geraldines Fernandes from Fatima, the winner of the Christmas hamper raffle. The local branch thank Geraldine and everone who supported the fundraising in aid of homeless

ex-service

personnel in need of assistance.

housing list. Mr MacGuill added that his client appreciated the seriousness of the offences and that there will be no compensation paid to the injured parties. Judge Brennan acknowledged that the

defendant had a bad record as he imposed the sentences. “Unfortunately I am unable to do what I had hoped on November 18 when he was remanded on bail”, stated the judge.

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Dance Kids’ create ‘Mistletoe Magic’

Jack & The Beanstalk 17th-24th January Tickets €11,€16,€49

29th January €22

30th January €25

Pat Shortt “Selfie” 5th Feb €28

The Life and Music of Jim Reeves Night

6th Feb €25

Freda Hearty and the Dance Kids have once again exceeded expectations and delighted audiences with their Christmas show ‘Mistletoe Magic’. The talented Dance Kids aged from just four years danced and sang their hearts out last weekend when ‘Mistletoe Magic’ took to An Tàin Theatre stage and brought the house down. With two sold out shows, the audience enjoyed an excerpt from the hugely popular ‘Aladdin’ as well as many favourites such as Hans Christian Anderson, Little Mix, The Jersey Boys, Hairspray and the Christmas

classic ‘White Christmas’. After five months of hard work and two show-stopping performances from the Dance Kids an exhausted but delighted Freda Hearty said “I am absolutely thrilled with how well the shows turned out, all the kids and the Dance Kids crew worked so hard. Thank you to all the parents and everyone who helped out. “I can’t wait for out summer show in June already”, she added. Preparations are now underway for the Dance Kids annual summer show, which will take place in June.

Menopause the Musical

Drogheda Pantomime Society presents Fiona o’Connell’s production of

JACK & THE BEANSTALK

12th Feb €28

Johnny McEvoy

Sunday 17th Sunday 24th January 2016

20th Feb €28.50

ultimate eagles 21st Feb €22

Tommy Fleming

Claire Reilly and Sean Brady at the De La Salle debs that took place in the Nuremore Hotel last Monday evening.

26th February €30

Dominic Kirwan

Admission: Adults €16 Children €11 Family Ticket 2 Adults & 2 Children €49 (booking fee included)

27th February Tickets €25

Available at: Carroll’s Bookshop, Park Street, Dundalk 042 9334359; The Sound Shop Drogheda 041 9831078; The TLT Tel: 041 9878560; The D Hotel Tel: 041 9877700; Finlays Ardee Tel: 041 6856505; Also available online at www.thetlt.ie

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Daniel Maguire, Patrice Coyne, Aoibhin Bryant and Cian Murphy at the De La Salle debs that took place in the Nuremore Hotel last Monday evening.

Tickets on Sale Drogheda: TLT, Sound Shop Ardee: Finlays Dundalk: Carroll’s Bookshop Online:www.thetlt.ie

Elizabeth Cairns a Cash winner in the January Dundalk Credit Union Cash draw receiving her cheque from Nicola Byrne of Dundalk Credit Union .

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Pupils from St Mary’s College taking part in their Carol Service before Christmas

School of Dance

Local budding actors will get the chance to develop their skills when Geraldine’s School of Dance (GSD) launches a new more advanced course in acting and performance for children and young people, this January. The focus of the course is to provide a creative space for talented young people to hone their performance skills. The course on offer advanced acting will cover a wide range of subject areas from movement, mime, improvisation, vocal work and methods of acting. GSD aims to commence the course at the end of January in the school’s base studio in creative spark. The school also provides classes in surrounding areas such as St. Kevin’s community centre Philipstown, Cooley kickhams GFC and Lordship in addition to all courses in creative spark Dundalk. If you are interested in finding out more about the school please check out our website www.eloquence.ie

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Ardee Concert Band Ardee Concert Band will perform a joint concert with internationally acclaimed The Sacred Heart University Concert Band from Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, on Friday January 15 at 8pm in the Bohemian Centre. Admission is free. The 65-strong Sacred Heart University Band will arrive in Ardee on Friday evening and they would like to meet and mingle with the members of our band. We will provide refreshments for them either before or after the concert and they will travel back to their hotel in Dublin after the concert. This should be a spectacular and unique event for band members and for the town in general. Admission is free and the organisers are inviting all parents of band members, families and friends, people of Ardee to attend and give the visitors a great welcome.

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Ford announce details of their new top of the range SUV 'The Edge'

Ford have just announced details of there new top of the range SUV, the Edge, which we might be available here in the

summer. The five-seat Edge will sit on top of the Kuga a medium-sized SUV and Ford’s EcoSport small SUV, it offers

raft of new technology including Adaptive Steering and an Adaptive Noise Cancellation system. Ford claim that there

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042 9331515/086 2559201 The new Ford Edge.

will be more interior space than its rivals, such as the Audi Q5 and the Volkswagen Touareg. There is a choice of one diesel engine with two power outputs, an 180PS/400Nm 2.0-litre TDCi with six-speed manual transmission, or the 210PS/450Nm bi-turbo 2.0‑litre TDCi with six-speed PowerShift automatic transmission. Both models have similar eco-credentials,

recording circa 48.7 mpg with emissions of 149 g/km. There are three trim levels, Zetec, Titanium and Sport with standard equipment that includes all-wheel drive (AWD), Active Noise Control, Pedestrian Detection, a DAB Audio system with SYNC 2 connectivity, privacy glass and 19in alloy wheels. The AWD system can auto-

matically commit 100% of the available power to either the front or rear axle faster than the blink of an eye when the conditions dictate, normally remaining in front-wheeldrive to reduce emissions and save fuel. The Ford Active Noise Control system works by detecting unwanted engine noise in the cabin and cancels it out with opposing sound waves fed through the integrated sound system. There is also an acoustic windscreen glass and laminated front windows to reduce noise further. Additionally wind and road noise is kept out the cabin with under body panels and wheel-arch liners The Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection system utilises camera / radar technology at speed between5mph to 110mph to detect vehicles and people in the road ahead. Automatically braking if the driver doesn’t take action by ignoring the system’s warnings.

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