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After more than eight years of planning and four years being opposed, the five turbine Rockmarshal Windfarm has been ultimately rejected by an Bord Pleanala. The submissions on the project and the Inspector’s report had been already considered at a … Continue reading →

Continuing the success of female boxers in Dundalk, five girls from Clann Naofa Boxing Academy entered this year’s Irish Girl Championships and had the biggest overall result with four out of the five boxers taking home Irish titles. Sisters Shauna … Continue reading →

FOURTH Class students from Scoil Mhuire gan Smál, Kilkerly, Dundalk along with their teacher and Principal, were at Dublin’s GPO last week to receive the overall award in the 2013 anpostschoolbag.ie educational challenge. Over 16,000 students from over 600 schools … Continue reading →

Dundalk’s talented young female boxers were the toast of the town as the Dealgan club’s star boxers produced three All Ireland titles and a runners-up finish recently in Dublin’s National Boxing Stadium. The Dealgan boxing club have a long history … Continue reading →

Popular Blackrock man Owen Carroll tragically lost his life on Sunday due to injuries sustained in a fire which started in his house last Thursday evening. 74-year-old Owen, from Sandy Lane in Blackrock, died peacefully in St James Hospital in … Continue reading →

LOCAL businessman Paddy Matthews, of Matthews coaches, is the newly elected president of Dundalk’s Chamber of Commerce.  The title was officially taken up last week during the Chamber AGM where he commended the commitment and dedication of his predecessor, Paddy … Continue reading →

Walkers, runners and joggers took on the roads of Dundalk last Sunday morning evening as they took part and completed the fourth annual Dundalk 10K run. With no half marathon this year numbers were down on previous years but there … Continue reading →

Louth runners left their mark on the Great Limerick run last Sunday with Gary O’Hanlon, Garry Hoey and Collette O’Hagan all representing the county with pride. Kilkerley’s Gary O’Hanlon was in unstoppable form as he powered past all his rivals … Continue reading →

Sarah McCrave from the Carrick Road in Dundalk was crowned the Louth Rose for 2013 following a gala event in the Fairways Hotel on Sunday evening. Sarah, a first year business studies student in DKIT, will represent Louth in the … Continue reading →

Sunday April 21 was a very special day at Casa Brigid in South East Romania. It was exactly ten years since the doors opened and Blackrock based charity ‘Crosscause’ welcomed their very first residents; Claudia, Nela, Alina and Mihaela to … Continue reading →