One of the homes in Knockshee
The showhouse at Knockshee in Blackrock will be open this Sunday and next Sunday, June 1st and 8th, from 2pm to 4pm.
All interested parties are invited to come along on either day.
Knockshee is located on the Old Golf Links Road, opposite Felda.
An antiques fair will take place in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dundalk this Sunday from 11am to 6pm.
Hosted by AVA Fairs, admission is free for children and €2 for adults.
Valuations will also be carried out on the day.
For further details call 048 30267431.
Two retail units on the Castletown Road in Dundalk have gone on the market with local estate agents Sherry FitzGerald Carroll for €90,000.
The two single storey units at 63 and 64 Castletown Road were most recently trading as J&S Stores and Shamrock Baits, the latter of which is still open.
The two units come on the market just shortly after the nearby New Great Wall chinese take away went sale agreed with Property Partners Laurence Gunne.
Kearney posted this selfie from his hospital bed after his successful operation
Dave Kearney underwent surgery on the anterior cruciate knee ligament injury he sustained earlier this month in Leinster’s RaboDirect Pro 12 play-off victory over Ulster.
The Willville native took to social media to declare the operation a success and wished the province well in their Pro 12 final against Glasgow this evening (kick-off 6.15pm).
He said: “Thanks for all the support throughout the year. Operation a success. On the mend! Best of luck to the boys today, hope we finish the season on a high!!”
His older brother Rob will make his 150th appearance for the province at full back on the day.
The Glenmore Challenge, a 10 mile race and 5k walk which takes in the fantastic scenery of the Glenmore valley and the Cooley Peninsula, will take place on Saturday June 14th at 11am.
The race, which is AAI permitted, is hosted by Glenmore AC and will be open to all those aged 16 and older. All finishers, including walkers, will receive a specially commissioned wooden medal afterwards.
Entry for early birds is €20 until tomorrow while after June 1st entry is €25. For walkers, who are non-chipped, entry is €10.
You can register here or in the Marshes Shopping Centre today (Saturday) from 12.30pm until 4pm. There will be refreshments and live music after the race on June 14th.
For further information be sure to check out the Glenmore Challenge Facebook page.
Proceeds from the event will go towards the Maria Goretti Foundation in Lordship.
The Geraldines GFC will have a night to remember tonight when they host their Strictly Come Dancing night in the Fairways Hotel.
The sold out event is a fundraiser for the club and is also being run in conjunction with the three local national schools – St Fursey’s NS, St Francis NS and Oliver Plunkett NS.
Voice of Ireland winner Brendan McCahey will be a celebrity judge on the night and will also provide entertainment at the interval.
In total there are 20 couples participating on the night, including:
The group of dancers who are participating tonight
Two Dundalk supporters were injured after a group of fans were attacked as they made their way into Dalymount Park last night.
The slight consolation for the victims was that Stephen Kenny’s side maintained their place at the top of the table with a hard fought 2-0 victory over Bohemians.
The Lilywhites got off to a dream start when Daryl Horgan fired them in front with a low strike from the edge of the area on eight minutes.
However, it was Owen Heary’s men who dominated for the remainder of the half with Jason Byrne unlucky not to fire them level after the visitors failed to deal with a long throw from Anto Murphy.
Dundalk made sure of the win six minutes after the restart, however, when Richie Towell latched onto Pat Hoban’s lay-off to a curl a superb 25 yard strike to the top right hand corner of the net.
The Lilywhites managed to see out the game relatively comfortably after that and will now be looking ahead to their home clash with UCD on Bank Holiday Monday.
Bohemians: Delany; Murphy, Price, L Byrne, Pender; Kavanagh, Mulcahy, Walsh (Devaney 79), Moore (Corcoran 59); Beattie, J Byrne.
Dundalk: Cherrie; Gannon, Boyle, Gartland, Massey; Meenan, Towell, Shields, Horgan; Byrne (Mountney 76); Hoban (McMillan 82).
Referee: Derek Tomney.
An event marking 25 years of Polish freedom will take place today (Saturday) at the Creative Spark headquarters in Muirhevnamor.
The Children of Freedom Festival gets underway at 12 noon and all are welcome to attend.
Then on Tuesday in the County Library in Roden Place a debate about freedom will take place at 6.30pm.
The week of events will then conclude on Saturday next, June 7th, with an event titled ‘Garden of Freedom’, again in Creative Spark.
All are welcome to attend.
Dundalk Schoolboys’ League have been paired with Watford, Global Premier Soccer and neighbours Co Down in this year’s Dale Farm Milk Cup in Coleraine.
The draw for the competition was made earlier this week in Belfast by former Manchester Utd and Aston Villa star Dion Dublin.
The games will take place from Monday July 28th to Wednesday July 30th with the semi-finals and finals taking place between Thursday July 31st and Friday August 1st depending on how far the team goes.
The Dundalk School of Music will host a wide range of classes in their summer school, which runs from July 14th to August 15th.
Amongst the classes on offer are:
Introduction to Piano €55 – over three days (Small group)
Summer group piano classes are the perfect way to explore and experience the joy of music. The emphasis of this class is ear training, keyboard skills, rhythm, phrasing, fingering, singing, movement, staff reading, improvisation and composition. Students are taught in small groups in a FUN, positive, enthusiastic atmosphere.
The school’s philosophy is that learning the piano should be a joyful, social and creative experience for children. This exciting summer program is designed to develop a foundation in the skills necessary to read music, improvise at the piano and master basic hand position, posture and technique. It also provides excellent preparation for future individual instruction in all instruments and voice.
Taster Guitar €15 – 90 minutes ( Option to continue for the 5-weeks)
A special summer ‘taster’ guitar for students aged 8-12. A brief, fun and friendly introduction to the instrument that will help parents to decide whether or not there is interest and commitment enough to continue with individual or group guitar lessons in the new school year.
Music Maestros Workshop €15 – 90 minutes ( 4-8’s)
Learning and developing musical skills through;
Music Maestros Workshop €15 – 90 minutes (8-12’s)
As above, focusing more on Composition games.
Musical Theatre Workshop €15 – 90 minutes (4-8’s)
Learning how to use musical awareness and by performing and improvising using drama, emotion, movement and the voice.
Performance Skills Masterclass €20 – 90 minutes (14-18’S )
Open Workshop for Theatre pupils, Performers and DSM Pupils
Guitar Workshop €15 – 90 minutes (Intermediate plus)
A master class where students will perform before the group for constructive critique and feedback.
The workshop time will be divided into three parts:
Flying with Strings €40 – 4 x1 hour classes (Violin for beginners & early stage learners ages 6-10)
Summer Sing €35 – 3×1 hour classes (7-12’s)
Work with a professional tutor on you vocal technique in a relaxed class environment.
A popular option with many students as it offers nervous learners a small safe group to work in, whilst still allowing individual attention for everyone.
Summer 5-Pack €70 Individual Lessons; Piano, Voice, Guitar and Violin (30 minute lessons) – 25% discount off!
For further details visit www.dundalkschoolofmusic.com
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