DUNDALK’S FREE NEWSPAPER
Locals provide festive cheer for homeless
Wednesday, 21st December, 2016. Vol. 9, Issue 51 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
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By Paul Byrne
THE season of goodwill is upon us and a local group have shown that the spirit of generosity is well and truly alive in Dundalk as they help the homeless and most vulnerable people in our town. The recently formed Save Our Homeless group in Dundalk opened their soup stand on Monday evening at the side of the tourist office at Market Square and after a successful first night they stated that they plan on keeping it running throughout the year on a full-time basis. Initially the stand will open on Mondays and Tuesdays but early in the new year that will extend to Wednesdays and Thursdays as well. The extent of the problems of homelessness were
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highlighted recently when a man was found dead in the Longwalk Shopping Centre carpark having slept out rough in sub-zero temperatures. One of the men behind the project is Pádraic O’Ruairc and he claims that the need for help for the homeless has never been greater. “It just got to the point where myself and some of my friends were looking around town and seeing homeless people all over the place and we decided that something needed to be done to help them. There are between 10 and 15 volunteers in the group and we are called Save Our Homeless Dundalk. Initially we will be giving out soup and sandwiches to those in need but the plan is to eventually Continued on Page 10
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By Paul Byrne The annual Crosscause fundraiser is almost upon us and once again plenty of laughs are promised as
Conor Hughes and friends produce a Fr Ted themed day out on the beach this St Stephens Day. Conor’s charity Crosscause has been helping the people
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The annual Crosscause fundraiser is almost upon us and once again plenty of laughs are promised as Conor Hughes and friends produce a Fr Ted themed day out on the beach this St Stephens Day. Conor’s charity Crosscause has been helping the people of Romania, Moldova and Ghana for over ten years and his St Stephen’s Day get together is the charity’s main fundraiser each year. Over the years Conor has dressed up as Charlie Chaplin, a bee, Thierry Henry’s hand as well as hosting his own version of The Gathering (which he labelled The Scattering) all in an effort to raise money for Crosscause. This year’s event has a Fr Ted theme and the fun day out on Blackrock beach is open to anybody who enjoys a light-hearted
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fun day out albeit sprinkled with moments of surrealness. Last year over €2200 was raised which went towards an orphanage school in Ghana which has since been completed. This year all funds raised will go towards funding eye operations in Ghana and Conor has invited everybody to come down on St Stephen’s morning to take part in the fun filled day. “We’ve been doing this for many years now and it’s always been a great mornings craic. This year we have decided to go
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with a Fr Ted theme and we will have the obligatory lovely girl’s competition as well as a peace and reconciliation tent, moving statues, buns and nuns, a baby strongman competition and a visit from Fr. Trump. And there will of course be plenty of tea on offer
as well!,” promised Conor. The Fr Ted fundraiser will begin at 11am on St Stephen’s morning and go on until dark. If anybody would like to volunteer or help out the fundraiser in any way they can contact Conor on 0879674829.
Shock at the passing of Peter Conlon
MANY tributes have been paid to wellknown businessman, Peter Conlon, who died suddenly on Monday. The founder of Conlon’s Food Hall which has a number of outlets in Dundalk, Peter was not just known for his business but Peter Conlon also for his great charity work over the past number of years. The Inniskeen man was a regular supporter of a number of charitable organisations and was heavily involved in many fundraisers in the area. Peter is survived by his wife, Margaret, and children, Martin, Christopher, Gareth, Deborah and Rachael. Conlon’s Food Hall was established in Patrick St in 1984 before moving to Church St, while in recent years he opened outlets in the Longwalk Shopping Centre and the Avenue Centre. The Funeral Mass will take place tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am in the Church of Mary Mother of Mercy, Inniskeen, followed by burial in St Mary’s Cemetery.
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Stephen Kenny wins FW manager of the year
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By Paul Byrne
Dundalk FC manager Stephen Kenny was rewarded for his magnificent achievements this year as he picked up the RTE Manager of the Year award at last weekend’s annual ceremony. Kenny and his staff have enjoyed a stellar year as they guided the Lilywhites to a third successive league trophy as well as negotiating their way to the Europa League group stages where they performed with huge credit to come within a whisker of securing a place in the knockout stages. The team were also the first Irish club ever to pick up points in a European group stage match thanks to their victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv and draw away to AZ Alkamaar. Stephen Kenny and assistant manager Vinny Perth were both in attendance on Saturday evening for the Annual RTE Sports Awards. As Stephen collected his award for manager of the year he was quick to praise his players and staff who he insisted were equally deserving of the award. “I accept it on behalf of the
Stephen Kenny . . . a worthy winner. Dundalk players. The players have been magnificent over the last two-and-a-half years, particularly this year when we’ve had unprecedented success,” stated Stephen. Kenny beat a host of high profile managers for the prestigious award, including Connacht Rugby’s Pat Lam and Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill and during his victory speech he promised that he would strive to get even better with next year’s Champions League firmly in his sights. “Obviously, we qualified for the Europa League and had a great run this year and the next step is the Champions League. We have to think like that.
a L w “We are asking a lot to com-t m pete with the level of resources r the clubs have at that level buti we must certainly strive to havem that” “We mustn’t accept mediocrity, we must have a desire to get better all the time and constantly improve,” he insisted. The Dundalk team and Daryl Horgan were also nominated for Team of the year and Sportsperson of the year but lost out to The O’Donovan Brothers (Rowing) and Conor McGregor. Local Olympic hero Eve McCrystal was also at the award ceremony having been nominated with her tandem partner Katie-George Dunleavy for the Sportsperson of the Year.
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Families move into refurbished Woodland Park halting site
Families from the Traveller Community in Louth will began to move into the newly refurbished Woodland Park halting site in Dundalk from Friday December 16. In all, 14 families will take up residence in the new facility, which comprises four permanent bays and 10 transient bays. All of the families were on the Louth County Council housing list, seeking halting site accommodation. Woodland Park had been operated as a serviced halting site by Louth County Council until 2008, when it closed due to a lack of interest among the Traveller community in using the site. It was refurbished in light of renewed interest among the Traveller community for such accommodation. The cost of refurbishment is
in the region of €450,000 and additional monies were used to clear the site of a build-up of waste that occurred when the site was closed. The refurbished site is fully compliant with fire and safety; electrical, and sanitary facility requirements. Four families will move into refurbished permanent bays, which comprise a kitchen / living area, toilet and shower facilities and a space for a caravan. Ten families will move into serviced bays, which have space for a caravan and have a toilet / wash facility, and power and water supplies for a caravan. Commenting ahead of the reopening of the site, Chief Executive of Louth County Council, Joan Martin said: “Woodland Park has been refurbished to the
highest quality, and is compliant with all safety and sanitary requirements. The Council worked with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government on this refurbishment and we would like to thank the department for its assistance. We wish the families moving into Woodland Park every happiness in their new accommodation.” She added: “We have completed a consultation with all Traveller families in the county on their views and requirements in respect of future Travellerspecific accommodation, the results of which will be considered by the Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee, and will feed into a new Traveller Accommodation Plan. This will be published next year.”
Dundalk Rugby Club under-13 girls’ team who also played Navan RFC on Saturday December 10.
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Local boxing stars in impressive form
This year’s Louth Open Boxing Championship saw boxers from 22 boxing clubs from six
counties compete in 115 bouts which took place over four days held at the local Omeath Box-
ing Club the last week- December. end in November and St. Louth had 10 Cianan’s boxing Club clubs competing with over the first weekend in two from Dundalk, O’Hanlon Park Boxing Club (achieving 2 Gold medals) and Dealgan Boxing Club (achieving 12 Gold Medals and 5 Christmas Collection day Silver Medals). Dealgan
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Boxing Club also had the best Female Boxer award of the tournament with a stunning performance in the final and also new Louth Champion Samantha O’Hare. Louth County Board would like to express its appreciation to Omeath
Boxing Club and St. Cianan’s Boxing Club for providing the venues for the tournament and also to express its thanks to all officials and coaches and to all the clubs who took part in this successful tournament.
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Richard Barry (12) led the field home in Sunday’s Christmas Spirit competition with a fine score of 34pts. That was two better than Diarmuid McAdam (23) with Autumn Series Overall Winner Austin
Shaw (8) a further two points back in third having edged out Tommy Renaghan(13) on countback. The top 20 finishers all received prizes while Ken Lynch (11) also had the distinction of recording a hole in one at the par three ninth.
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1 Rock and Pop In what perennial Christmas No.1 single does Noddy Holder scream ‘It’s Christmas!’? 2 Movies Clarence Oddbody is a character in what film shown everywhere on Christmas morning? 3 TV Soaps What did Dirty Den Watts give to his wife Angie on Eastenders in 1986? 4 Literature In what novel does Marley’s ghost introduce himself? 5 Song and Dance In ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’, how many maids were milking? 6 Entertainers Which West Indian singer first had a hit with ‘Mary’s Boy Child’?
7 Television Which newscaster created ructions by dancing on the Morecambe & Wise Christmas show? 8 Communication Which European country was first to issue a Christmas postage stamp? 9 Local Why did people in the Cooley Peninsula not thoroughly enjoy Christmas Day 1975? 10 Advertising In a TV advert for what foodstuff, does a little girl sit on a tricycle and say ‘He’s a wewwy good Santa? Stinker In what Irish folk song do two cousins beat up a British army sergeant, his private and a little drummer boy, all on a Christmas Morning?
—this week’s answers— 1 Merry Christmas Everybody; 2 It’s a Wonderful Life; 3 Divorce papers; 4 A Christmas Carol; 5 Eight; 6 Harry Belafonte; 7 Angela Rippon; 8 Austria; 9 The electricity supply failed. 10 Denny’s pork products. The Stinker: Arthur McBride and the Soldier.
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Christmas concert at Ardee school
Monastery National School, Ardee, hosted their annual Christmas Concert recently to packed audiences of parents, grandparents and children. 280 pupils appeared on stage throughout the concert and 750 attended. A wide variety of talent was showcased and the acts performed included sketches, songs, plays, tin whistle players, Irish Dancing, the school choir and the spectacular Glow Stick Boys. Mrs McGrory’s and Mrs Murphy’s Junior Infants gave us a wonderful Christmas Medley and were followed by Ms McKeown’s and Ms Corr’s Senior Infants who performed Bedtime Before Christmas. Master Woods’ tin whistle group played some wonderful traditional tunes and we were also treated to the
skilful Irish Dancing of Eamon Smyth from 5th class. He represents Ireland in next year’s Irish Dancing World Championships. Mrs Browne’s 2nd class sang Christmas songs from all over the world while Ms Cusack’s 3rd class entertained us with songs and recorder playing. Mrs Higgins’ 1st class ended the first act with a beautiful performance of The Christmas Story. The School Choir opened the 2nd act with a flourish under the direction of Mrs Browne and Annamarie Brennan. They will be appearing at the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland’s Peace Proms in the RDS in February 2017. They were followed by Mr McAdam’s 4th class who featured elves going on strike before Christmas. Thank God
Santa negotiated a peaceful resolution. Mrs Coleman’s 5th class featured movie characters from many different film genres in the telling of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and at the end the brothers got their bride. The finale was exceptional and in total darkness with Mr McCoys 6th class Glow Stick Boys performing When The Lights Go Out. They received a standing ovation. The lighting with its many special effects was operated capably by former pupil Nathan Leavy and backstage was slickly managed by Mr McCreanor and 6th class boys. A special word of thanks to former teachers Mr Kevin Keane who returned as musical director and Mr Bartle Woods who led his tin whistle group on stage.
The elves line up to meet Santa Claus at Monastery National School in Ardee
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Karen and Martin return from building blitz in South Africa News M in Brief
By Paul Byrne
Notice Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations 2014 The companies listed below have registered with Louth County Council under the Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations 2014, and are obliged to accept from any person, free of charge, packaging waste arising from products of a type or brand that they supply, as specified below: 1. Fastfix Ltd, Coes Road Industrial Estate, Dundalk, Co. Louth 2. Deeside Agri Services Ltd., Richardstown, Dunleer, Co. Louth 3. Uniblock Ltd, Coes Road Industrial Estate, Dundalk, Co. Louth 4. Teva Pharmaceuticals Ireland, Finnabair Business & Technology Park, Dundalk, Co. Louth 5. AV Packaging Company Ltd, Finnabair Industrial Estate, Dundalk, Co. Louth 6. Homecare Medical Supplies, Unit 14 Williamson Mall, Ramparts Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth
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Long time Mellon Educate supporter Karen McArdle along with first time volunteer Martin McLoughlin have recently returned from Cape Town, South Africa where they helped build eleven new classrooms in the township of Khayelitsha. Karen and Martin were part of a 270 strong team who helped refurbish two schools and in just one week they managed to build eleven classrooms, two libraries, two toilet blocks, a kitchen, three playgrounds and two outdoor shaded eating areas. Karen, owner of Chaplin’s hairdressers in the Clanbrassil centre in Dundalk, made her 14th trip to South Africa as a volunteer for the Mellon Educate project and once again she was delighted at how much the team achieved during their week-long stay in Khayelitsha. “It’s fantastic what can be achieved when people work together as a team. This was my 14th building blitz with
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Niall Mellon and Martin’s first. Once again it was an amazing experience and we would both encourage anyone especially a tradesman to consider joining us next year on Mellon educates 2017 blitz in November. We can be contacted on facebook or in Chaplin’s or Fives cabs” explained Karen. Mellon Educate has built or renovated five schools since 2013 changing the educational landscape for over 5.500 children. This would not have been possible without the
commitment from volunteers like Karen and Martin and the support they have received from the local community. “For everyone who sponsored and supported myself and Martin for Mellon Educates 2016 Blitz this is what your support achieved in one week there are no words big enough to say how much we appreciate you. “All the money raised by us goes towards ensuring that these schools are built and helps improve one of the poorest regions of South Af-
rica”, she added Having previously focused on housing the Niall Mellon Trust is now focused on educating the poor of South Africa and help improve the statistic which shows that there are 12 million children in 30,000 schools with a completion rate of just 20%. Over the past couple of years, the charity has built or refurbished schools in Nairobi, Kenya and around Cape Town as well as travelling to Nelson Mandela’s village of Qunu last year.
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Margaret up for top award
A local entrepreneur has had her flair for business rewarded after winning through to the regional final of the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition. Margaret Robb from Sweet Little Babies on the Coes Road, will battle it out with other successful businesses in the area after being named Best Established Business in Louth. The Louth finals were held in Bellingham Castle last week where 19 companies competed with 18 other finalists. Introduced in 2014, Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) is a competition for entrepreneurs under 35 years of age. The Local Enterprise Office in each county runs their own competition and each selects a winner in three categories: Best New Idea, Best Start Up and Best Established Business.
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Trading nearly four years, both in store and online, Margaret has major plans for development in 2017 and with her energy, drive and determination she is bound to succeed. Each winner receives valuable investment in their business plus additional business
support as they move forward to the Regional Finals on 24th January. The regional finals will take place on January 24 when Margaret will be up against the winners Meath, Cavan and Monaghan for a place in the National Finals.
Took cannabis to relieve pain
A man who suffered a serious arm injury while working as a fisherman used cannabis to relieve the pain. However, Paul Woods of The Bungalo, Omeath, appeared in Dundalk District Court after being found with a quantity
of the drug after being stopped by Gardai on the old Newry Road on December 8 last year. The value of the drug was estimated at between €60 and €70 and solicitor Niall Breen explained that the 35-year-old DkIT student was using it
for pain relief. He explained that while working as a fisherman his client’s arm was caught in a winch and he found that cannabis was the only thing that eased the pain. Mr Breen stated that the defendant,
who had stopped using the drug, was going through a difficult time as his mother had recently passed away. Judge Flann Brennan found the facts proven and dismissed the case and warned him that drugs ruin people’s lives.
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Dundalk Sub Aqua collection
Dundalk Sub Aqua Search and Rescue are holding their annual Bucket Collection on New Year’s Eve. The Search and Rescue Unit is on call and ready at all times to respond to calls for rescue/recovery of missing persons from waters around the North East region. To help fund these efforts the Unit relies solely on voluntary contributions.
Students from St Vincents taking part in their trade fair recently
Locals provide festive cheer for the homeless from page 1 build up to a point where we are able to provide a dinner each evening for those who need it,” explained Pádraic. “It is going to take a while to build up trust with the people on the
streets but we are here for the long haul and we are determined to try and make their lives a little bit easier. We are doing this completely on our own and we will fund the project with fundraisers throughout the year. We had our
THE great line of star acts at The Spirit Store will continue in 2017 and will include Lisa Hannigan who will perform on Friday January 27. There are also a number of big shows coming up over the festive period including Bobby McCarthy along with Martin McEnteggart and Ever Thus to Deadbeats on Friday December 23. Doors open 8pm and tickets are €13. Third Smoke and special guests The Future West and Kelso will take
to the stage on Monday December 26 at 8pm with tickets €12. The following night The 4 of Us (acoustic) will perform with doors opening at 8pm and tickets €20, while Jack L will be in town on Wednesday December 28 with tickets €22. Those Charming Men will play the music of The Smith on Thursday night, while Harvest – a Neil Young tribute – will be on stage December 30. On New Year’s Eve the Spirit Store Hootenanny with tickets €12.
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Louth footballer Derek Maguire pictured receiving his Senior Footballer of the Year award from County Board Chairman, Des Halpenny. The Young Irelands player had an outstanding season during which he helped Louth to win the National Football League Division 4 title with victory over Antrim in Croke Park.
first one last week and I have to say the response we got was brilliant and it shows that there are some fantastic people in this town,” added the Ashling Park man. The soup kitchen is open every Monday and Tuesday between 7pm and 9pm at the side of the Tourist Office building in Market Square. Anybody who would like to volunteer for Save Our Homeless or donate any sleeping bags, tents or money can contact the group through the Save Our Homeless Dundalk facebook page or News and Deli on Park Street.
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Talented St Louis students take to the stage
standard of perform- encourage young peo- benefits that it has to The girls gain so ping out onto the stage ance. “Our Musical ple to get onto the stage offer them. Search for much confidence by under the bright lights Society was formed to and experience all the a Star does just that. facing that fear of step- and big audience.”
St Louis students at the Search for a Star show The stage of St Louis Mid Term Break to deSecondary School in termine which acts will Dundalk was very busy make it through to the last week as hundreds finals. There are three of students and teach- categories: Class Act, ers took part in one of X Factor and Groups. the best talent shows Lisa Byrne of the in town – Search for a organising committee Star. explained: “Our show Every Second Year is unique in that every girl in the school gets single student gets the to perform on stage opportunity to perform in the heats held over in the heats. The Class lunchtimes before the Act category is an op-
portunity for the girls to foster many of the skills required in the new Junior Cycle – working with others, time management and co-operation.” Local adjudicator Therese Dunne, who, together with husband Patrick and Rosie Winkless, created SONG ten years ago, was very impressed with the
the Masters 40 category and led from pillar to post to take the win ahead of Jason Henry. In the women’s elite race Anne claimed the bronze medal. In the Masters 50 race Johnny McCabe was in fourth position, however he would not
have been eligible for a medal. The results show Dundalk’s cyclo cross experts are building form ahead of the National Championships on January 8. All three are expected to be in with a shout of a national medal.
Cyclists bring home medals THE last Sunday of the year saw the running of the Ulster Cyclo Cross Championships. Cuchulainn Cycling Club claimed two medals through Alan Bingham and Anne Duffy who are resident in Ulster. Alan was first up competing in
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McKenna CHRISTMAS REMEMBRANCE In memory of Pearse McKenna (1966 - 2013), late of Rockfield Court, Hoey’s Lane, Dundalk. There are no words to express, How much you are loved and how Deeply you are missed each and every day. All our love and thoughts are with you at Christmas and always. —With all our love, your wife, Sheena, daughter Taragh and all the McKenna Family.
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Picture shows the Student Council who helped collect the food from fellow students with teachers Mrs. Holland and Mr. Quigley with John Hennessy from Dundalk Lions Club.
Realt na Mara boost for Dundalk Lions Club
Dundalk Lions Club expressed their thanks to the students and staff of Realt na Mara school who collected non perishable food items for distribution recently. For the last number of years Realt na Mara has been collecting food at Christmas time which they donate to different charities. Dundalk Lions Club will distribute up to 250 hampers to needy people in Dundalk and surrounding areas over the weekend end of December 17 and 18 and without the help of schools like Realt na Mara the expense would be much greater so many thanks to all and have a wonderful and safe Christmas.
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DUNDALK BUREAU DE CHANGE— MoneyGram Money Transfer; Pay Household Bills; Payzone/Postpoint; Buy Stamps; Phone Top-ups; Prepaid Credit Cards; Sterling and Euro Cheques Available; Best Rates Guaranteed; No Commission. 8 Park St (Open 7 Days, 8am -11pm) & 4 Linenhall St (Open Mon-Sat). Call 042 933 9922/937 0101; www. dundalkbureaudechange.com. Accepting All Major Credit and Debit Cards. A-ALTERATIONS—For all your clothing alteration needs. Cuffs taken up or let down on Ladies & Gents Jackets €15, Zips in coats €15, Curtains altered, Jeans patched. DryCleaning service. Wishing all our customers A Merry Xmas & Happy New Year. Thank you for your custom during the year. 042-933 3380. Long Walk Shopping Centre. WINDOW CLEANING—Gutter & facia cleaning carried out by professional, fully trained and insured staff. Affordable rates. Domestic & Commercial. Call our office for a free quotation. Everkleen 042 935 2717 or 086 829 3585. www.everkleenservices.ie OIL BOILER SERVICE & REPAIRS— All worked carried out by trained technician. Contact SJB Property maintenance 87-056-8788.
HOUSE & APARTMENT CLEANING Service. Specializing in Re-Let & Spring Cleaning. Fully insured. For a free quotation contact Everkleen 042 9352717 / 087 6873188, www. everkleenservices.ie CLEANEST & KEENEST—Have your windows, carpet or suite of furniture cleaned at keenest prices. Also guttering, fascia boards, power hosing. Call Damien 0868469559 or 0879319243 TILER AVAILABLE—Experienced local tiler to carry out all types of tile work - marble, granite, porcelain. Indoors and out. Call 087-3878995 for free quote. GRIMLEY’S DUBLIN ST. DUNDALK—TV aerials, satellite, Freeview & Saorview, new installations, sales & repairs. 042 935 4343. HOME APPLIANCE REPAIRS— Washing Machines, Tumble Dryers, Dishwashers, Cookers. All work carried out by trained technician. SJB Property maintenance. Contact—087-056-8788 COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY— Complementary therapy, Reiki, Massage, Indian Head Massage, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Integrated Energy Therapy. Private Yoga lessons one to one. Contact Paul 086-344-6944
FORTUNE TELLER—Available for appointment, private or group bookings. Tel. Alison 042 933 5102 or 087-67-51229. ACE GARDEN SERVICES—Tree topping, felling, hedge trimming. Rubbish Removals/Garage clearance, House & Garden refuse. Permit holder. Contact Tom 085-7205-805 BUILDER & HOME MAINTAINENCE—Building, Woodwork, Painting, Plumbing, Tiling, Kitchen Refurbishments, Paving & Fencing. No job to big or too small. Tel. Brian 087 295 2529 CARPENTER AVAILABLE—29 years experience. Doors, floors, skirting, shelving, flat packs, side gates, fencing, etc. Also tiling, painting, wallpapering. Quality finish. For a free quote call Des 087 618 0150. GARDEN & HOUSE MAINTENANCE—Strimming grass, hedge cutting, weeding, also garden clearance, concreting, patios, painting, power washing, gutter cleaning, window cleaning, fencing. Have all the equipment. Contact Brian 086109-7358 RING-A-DRINK—Northend Bar 933 7229 drinks delivery service daily 5pm-10pm prompt and efficient service All major cards accepted.
articles for sale BEDS & FURNITURE DIRECT— Beds, mattresses, wardrobes, chests, lockers, pine beds etc., also furniture removals call 086 870 4908 anytime. SELL IT THROUGH A CLASSIFIED Only €5 for one week up to 20 words. 042 93 20888. The Dundalk Leader. DEALGAN FURNITURE Longwalk, Dundalk (inside The Paint Store). For a wide range of Bedroom & Dining room Furniture, Beds & Mattresses made to any size, always a selection of quality second-hand furniture on display. Suite Re-Upholstery and Furniture Repair Service. Tel 042 932 9111 or call Paddy 086 320 7383 BEDS BEDS BEDS—For the largest selection of beds in Dundalk at unbeatable prices, beds from €79. The Bed Store Unit 24 Northlink Retail Park, Dundalk Tel 042 932 0927
special services CHIMNEY & STOVE CLEANING— Inspection and repair. Tel Paul McArdle 042 933 2491 / 087 666 0094. Opus Sanctorum Angelorum. Email tribalky@yahoo.com DUNDALK BUREAU DE CHANGE— Best Rates Guaranteed. No Commission. We Buy and Sell All Major Currencies; Electronic Bank Transfers; US and Australian Dollars. 8 Park St (Open 7 Days, 8am -11pm) & 4 Linenhall St (Open Mon-Sat) - Call 042 933-9922/937-0101; www. dundalkbureaudechange.com. Accepting All Major Credit and Debit Cards. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE— Repairs, building plastering plumbing, painting, tiling, concreting, patios, gardening, PVC facia and soffits, carpentry. Over 20 yrs experience. References available. Tel Michael 085-858-8090 CHIMNEY CLEANER—The Clean sweep, clean & tidy, no dust. Brush & Vac. Also gutter cleaning. Contact Cathal 087-225-9799
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Dundalk no longer world record holders By Paul Byrne
Dundalk no longer hold the world record for ‘World’s Largest Santa Run’ with their total of 4,961 Santa’s being beaten last weekend by an event on Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. The Surf -n-Santa 5 miler took place on Saturday on Virginia Beach with organisers hoping to break the world record which was set in Dun-
dalk at the end of 2013. Unfortunately for the town the record was indeed broken with 5,025 Santa’s turning up which meant that the record was beaten by a total of 64 Santa’s. The Santa Run was originally organised to raise money for local charities around Dundalk and reached its peak in 2013 when the record was broken. Over €60,000 was raised for eighteen local charities including Men’s Sheds, North Louth
Hospice, SNAP, Lordship Children’s Respite Centre and SOSAD. This year there was a new theme with an attempt to break the record for most Christmas jumpers worn in the same place. Unfortunately, the efforts of the people of Dundalk just fell short. It remains to be seen whether organisers will revive the Santa Run next year in an attempt to reclaim their record.
On Wednesday evening, the families of the students in Castletown GNS congregated in St. Nicholas Church for the school’s Christmas Pageant. Everyone was treated to an evening of festive and holy carols, poems and bible readings. A group of tin whistlers directed by Ms McArdle played “Joy to the World”, while Ms Edel Duffy taught the fiddlers “Good King Wencelas”. It concluded with the whole school singing “Away in a Manger”. It was a beautiful evening to start off the Christmas season.
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Dance Kids proudly present ‘December Delights’ The Dance Kids are back once more with their Christmas show ‘December Delights’ which takes place on December 29 and 30 in An Tàin Arts Centre. The talented dancers will also be performing to many favourites from the ‘Wizard of OZ such as Alice in Wonderland, Chicago and Motown to name just a few that are guaranteed to have audiences of every age dancing and singing along in their seats.
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Netwell Volunteers Netwell volunteers are urgently needed to visit older people in the greater Dundalk area. Currently 53 Netwell Volunteer’s visit older people in their homes for one hour each week but such is the demand that more are needed. All volunteers are Garda vetted by us. Pat or Ann introduces you to the older person when a suitable time and day to visit is agreed. Anyone interested should contact Pat Kerins on 9370361, 087 9369931, Patrick.kerins@netwellcentre.org, or Ann Marron, 0879369931.
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DLS Class Act 2016 De La Salle College’s annual talent show ‘Class Act’ returned to the stage on Thursday December 8 in An Táin Theatre. The show kicked off with ‘Reece and the Ukues’. This act, comprised of the second year music class on ukuleles along with vocalist Reece McCluskey, got the audience singing with their cool version of I’m Yours by Jason Mraz. Next up were the incredibly talented, traditional music duo of Donnchadh Hughes and Conor Conway playing a medley of tunes on harp, flute and whistle. This toe-tapping performance was then followed by 5th year
student Maleek Abdul Rasheed and band, with their version of Justin Bieber’s hit ‘Love Yourself’. Aaron Dillon then took to the mic and wowed the audience with a heart warming version of This Town. Adam Kane’s captivating classical ‘Für Elise’ on the piano brought a touch of class to the theatre. Far Behind, fronted by first year singer Barry Caldwell delivered a confident rendition of ‘Closer’. He was joined on stage by Sean Gartlen, Samuel Bodejo, James Marley, Liam McEneaney and Sam Ogabomediele. Padraig Grennan was next to take to the stage along with ‘Sam and Sons’ to
sing ‘Little Lion Man’. Their traditional version including Donnachadh Hughes on whistle and funky beats by Sam Ogabomediele had the entire audience dancing in their seats. Magic, aka Pearse Travers, Conor Conway and Iarlaith Carroll won the crowd over with their heart –warming rendition of ‘Catch and Release’, while Jack McCaughey delivered the lyrics using sign language. Feral, comprised of Darragh Bond on elecrtic guitar and Harry Foley on drums, kicked off the second half of the show with an exhilarating original composition. This was followed by Iarlaith Carroll’s captivating performance of Take my hand, accompanied by Donnchadh Hughes on piano. Dear Walt were next to take to the stage, with Saoirse Murrays powerful version of ‘So Far Away’ accompanied by James Crilly, Enoch Elewa and Mark Kingham. Next up a velvety smooth version of ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ by Neil Murray and Ben Verling captivated the crowd. Sam Bodejo, David Bodejo and Dennis Otobar took the audience by storm with their energetic dance routine under the name of 4:12ky. Adam McArdle followed with a beautiful performance of ‘All we needed’ by Craig David. This was followed by 6th year student Conor Gray with ‘I’ll Stand by you’. Next Colm Bellew and band ’99 Red Balloons’ won the audience’s hearts with their version of ‘Nina’ by Ed sheeran. Finally, Oisín Mc Mahon and Saoirse Murray brought the show to a captivating close with a powerful version of ‘Sweet Dreams T N’. Joint 3rd prize was awarded to Conor Gray and Oisín Mc Mahon, 2nd prize went to Tradgic and finally 1st prize went to deserving winners Darragh Bond and Harry Foley.
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Century Bar Grammar School Trade Fair Roden Place, Dundalk The
Fri 23rd Dec
Ollie B’s Christmas Party + Christmas Draw Mon 26th Dec – St. Stephen’s Day Live Music with
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Nicky’s Sing – A – Long Christmas Party
North Pole Productions: Darragh Sheahan, Nick Dergach and Dylan Carr
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Fab Frames: Mia Twibill, Sophie Pentony and Jessica Leonard
Gerry Larkin & Keenan Copas
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St. Stephen’s Day Watch all Premiership Games & Horse Racing Live on our Big Screens Live Music with
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We wish all our customers and friends a Happy Christmas and Properous New Year
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We are closing at 2pm on Christmas Eve, re-open 9am on Wednesday 28th Dec and closed on New Year's Day