Dundalk Leader 12th March 2014
9
Great action continues in Dundalk Darts league The Dundalk and District darts league has reached various milestones within the fixture list, the second round of fixtures has been completed and a number of shock results were marked down on the cards. The favourites in all three leagues suffered upsets and the standard of darts has continued to improve. Paul Curran for the Punters Sharks emulated the PDC players by producing a 15 darts leg Ciaran Crawley of Fergusons had a 16 dart leg while Niall Hinchey from the commercial Club seems to hit a 180 in every game. The Divisional Cup semi finals were held at the end of the second round of league fixtures and it was ensured that a neutral venue was to host all semi finals , Kehoes of Quay street was the host for the Premier league and with the Stags Head having three teams in the semi final. They were definitely going to have one team in the final at least. The final result on the night saw them get two teams into the final with “The Stags” beating the Commercial 1896 team while the Stags red were
just pipped to the post by Stags Black who had team captain Andy Mackin to thank for a last leg victory. The First Division saw last year’s Cup winners Avenue Celtic suffer a heavy defeat to Courtneys while Harrys Bar were too strong for the Punters Dragons these semi finals were all played in the Stags Head. The Commercial Club was the venue for the Second Division semi finals and it saw Stags White play Castle Bar Knights and yet again a Stags head team came out victorious and in a very hard fought game Johnny Masons came out on top in a ding dong battle against Fergusons of Gyles Quay. The return of Round three of the league saw Jackie Murphy’s gain there first win over Stags Red, Commercial Hawks piled the pain onto Fergusons by beating them 4-2. The Stags head “Green machine” seems to be getting back on track with a good win over Courtney’s while Castlebar recorded there first win after a few weeks of uncharacteristic results
Attached is a photo of Adrian Sherman on behalf of Auto Assure Ltd presenting the keys of their new van to Fiona Squibb and Paul Casey of the Louth Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Stole two trays of meat
A woman who stole two trays of meat from a shop was convicted and fined €100 at Dundalk District Court. Deborah McDonagh of 26 Cooley Park, Dundalk, pleaded guilty to the offence on February 10 this year at McArdle Meats in the Marshes Shopping Centre. After taking the meat, valued at €10 each, from the fridge, the defendant left without paying but after being apprehended she admitted the offence. Solicitor, Conor MacGuill, stated that his 30-year-old client apologised and was aware of the fact that she had been in court before when she was given a chance. He added that she had no explanation for this offence. In convicting Ms McDonagh, Judge Flann Brennan imposed a €100 fine.
Hundreds mourn Michael’s passing HUNDREDS of mourners gathered at the funeral Mass of Michael McGeown who died tragically on Thursday March 6. Michael was serious-
ly injured following an assault on the previous Friday and had been on a life support machine in Our Lady of Hospital in Drogheda. Originally from
SINN Féin have announced that they have selected a third candidate has been selected to run for the Dundalk/ Carlingford area in May’s Local Government Elections to be held in May this year. The selection was held on Monday evening at the Redeemer in Dundalk where Clan Na Gael man JJ Quigley was put forward to join Cllrs Edel Corrigan and Jim Loughran. JJ Quigley is well known in the area having played Gaelic football at all levels with his club and county. He is a firm believer that in-
volvement in sport and a healthy lifestyle is essential for the development of young people. Through his community work he coaches football and promotes sport in general in primary schools in his area. Always interested in politics and with a keen sense of republicanism, JJ joined Ógra Sinn Féin in his youth and went on to join his local Cumann, Halpenny, Worthington Watters, and has been a committed and active member. On accepting the nomination, JJ Quigley thanked everyone for their support.
Sinn Fein announce a third candidate
Ravensdale, Mr McGeown had been living in Toberona. The 60-year-old’s funeral Mass was held in St Mary’s Ravensdale on Monday morning,
with burial in the local cemetery. Michael is survived by his children, Michael, Lisa and Christopher, along with grandson, Eamonn.
Are you struggling to pay your mortgage? There is a solution. Under new legislation banks are required to engage with mortgage holders so that families can remain in their homes.
A bank may now: • Write-off part of the capital balance • Extend the mortgage term • Reduce the interest rate • Accept interest only Dún Lughaidh students Emily Meegan and Emily Crilly who represented the school at the annual Chemistry Olympiads in DCU. They were two of only three students from Louth. Both girls received certificates for their excellent performance on the day.
For a free consultation contact:
DebtSolv.ie 1890 917621
Offices in Dundalk & Dublin