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A member of staff has been suspended and an internal investigation has been opened in Dundalk Town Council after it emerged that there were serious irregularities in rent collection in the local authorities. The irregularities emerged when a pensioner was … Continue reading →

Rose of Tralee Escort of the Year Jonny McGailey from Dundalk has just returned from Vesnova Children’s Mental Asylum in Belarus where he was volunteering with Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children International. Jonny was accompanied by the 2013 Rose of Tralee … Continue reading →

Dún Lughaidh Secondary School TY student, Aisling McEnteggart, from Knock bridge, is hoping that her talent for mathematics will help her gain international recognition. Following her excellent results in the Junior Certificate Higher Level Maths exam, Aisling has been invited … Continue reading →

One of Dundalk’s best known football clubs is holding a special event to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Bay United Football Club will celebrated the significant milestone with a special night in The Lisdoo on Saturday May 24 and they are … Continue reading →

Heart-broken father David Nesbitt has thanked the people of Dundalk for their ‘kind words and support’ as he collected signatures for a petition which he will take to James Reilly’s office in Dublin tomorrow in a desperate attempt to try … Continue reading →

Louth County Council has the second worst rates collection record in Ireland with only 59% of rates collected in 2011. The figures were revealed in response to a parliamentary question last week which also showed that the rates collection dropped … Continue reading →

THREE local men, Aidan Duffy, Mark McArdle and Colm McDonnell’s heads may be a bit chillier this week but that matters not a jot as the three amigos have once again made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. … Continue reading →

One of Dundalk’s oldest traditions is making a comeback this month thanks to a local schoolteacher’s passion for the Irish language. The Féile Scoildrámaíochta Dhún Dealgan or Dundalk Scoildrámaíocht Festival was established in 1934 and became a very popular annual … Continue reading →

Three charities are currently benefiting from the generosity of Stonetown teenager Jamie Malone who has released his very first CD which he has called ‘Footprints’. The first year Inver College, Carrickmacross, student launched his CD last November and is currently … Continue reading →

Four local men will be in Dublin this Friday as they take part in Today FM’s World Record attempt for ‘Most heads shaved simultaneously’ in the Mansion House in Dublin. Aidan Duffy, Michael Breen, Mark McArdle and Colm McDonnell got … Continue reading →