Carlingford Adventure Centre are now taking bookings for their summer camps.
The camps run throughout the summer from 9.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday, with Skypark included in this year’s activities.
The camp for 10 to 17-year-olds involves body zorbs, high ropes, laser combat, rock climbing, canoeing, raft building and more.
Meanwhile the junior camp for six to nine-year-olds will alow them to enjoy age appropriate land, sea and sky activities.
For further details visit here.
Two areas of Co Louth have been included in a new interactive map highlighting the rudest nameplaces in the world.
Hackballscross and Termonfeckin are amongst 10 Irish locations in the collection put together by Gary Gale.
The other locations around Ireland included on the map are Bastardstown, Co Wexford; Cum, Co Mayo; Dripsey, Co Cork; Effin, Co Limerick; Meelick, Co Galway, Muff, Co Donegal; Nobber, Co Meath and Ring, Ringville, Co Waterford.
You can check out the map here.
The Patsy Kelly 5K race, affectionately known as the PK5K, will take place on the Saturday April 18th at 6.30pm.
The race is run in the memory of Patsy Kelly, who was a member of the North East Runners and Clan na Gael GFC.
Last year’s PK5K saw the race almost reach its capacity with over 900 participants involved. With a limit of 1,000 entrants accepted, it is important to register early to avoid disappointment.
The North Louth Hospice is the 2015 race beneficiary and all net race proceeds will be donated to this very worthwhile charity. To date the Patsy Kelly 5K series has raised almost €10k for various local charities.
This year’s main race sponsor is Black & White Living on the Coes Road.
The race HQ is the Clan na Gael clubrooms on the Ecco Road and all packs can be picked up from there on the day before and the day of the race.
Each entrant will receive a technical t-shirt, a very generous goody bag, chip timing, and plenty of complimentary refreshments in the Clans clubrooms after the race.
The €15 entry fee makes this race one of the best value events around so register now to avoid disappointment at www.precisiontiming.net
For further details check out the race Facebook page here.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/North-East-Runners-Patsy-Kelly-5k/184067835115176?fref=ts
The ninth annual Michael Morgan Memorial Table Quiz will take place on Holy Thursday at 9pm in the St Joseph’s GFC clubrooms at Cluskey Park in Dromiskin.
The teams can consist of three, four or five and entry is €10 per head, with funds raised going towards the injured players’ fund.
All are welcome to attend.
Felda’s annual indoor triathlon will take place on Friday and Saturday April 10th and 11th.
The format is 500m swim (20 lengths of the pool), 12k bike and 5k run.
Donations will be in aid of Relay For Life.
Contact Felda on 042 9321860 for more details and to sign-up.
Dundalk FC manager Stephen Kenny and Chamber of Commerce Vice President Michael Gaynor with the Shop Local Voucher
Dundalk Chamber of Commerce last week launched the Shop Local Voucher, a retail incentive to encourage people to shop locally and to help boost the local economy.
Kindly supported by AIB Bank and The Argus, Chamber President Paddy Matthews said he would like to see employers, retailers and the general public support the initiative as he sees it as another important element in the drive to revitalise the town.
“This voucher scheme is a great incentive to help boost retail in Dundalk and surrounding areas particularly during the festive shopping period, special occasions such as Easter, birthdays, weddings and family occasions,” said Paddy.
“It will not only support local retailers, it will anchor local jobs and the Chamber hopes it will lead to a boost in employment in the retail sector also.”
Over 75 businesses in Dundalk and surrounding areas have already signed up to redeem the Shop Local Voucher and the Chamber would like many more to sign up to keep money in the town and also to give the purchaser a wide selection of businesses to choose from.
“In order for the voucher to truly work, we do need an additional commitment from businesses and employers who purchase vouchers, on behalf of their staff, at Christmas and throughout the year, to make a commitment to purchasing the Shop Local Gift Voucher.
“If Dundalk is to grow, then it is incumbent on everyone to make a pledge to buy and shop local through the purchase of the voucher,” commented Paddy.
The vouchers will come in denominations of €10, €25 and €50 and members of the public can buy them for friends and family for all occasions (birthdays, communions etc). Businesses can buy the vouchers as gifts for their employees (eg for Christmas or performance-related payments). Under the Revenue Commissioners approved ‘Small Benefit Exemption’ scheme, a company can award staff up to €250 as a once off payment that is tax free.
The vouchers will be available for purchase from Dundalk Chamber offices at unit 4 Partnership Court, The Ramparts, Dundalk. A list of participating businesses will be available at www.dundalk.ie/vouchers, and a printed list will also be provided at the point of purchase.
Companies who would like to buy these vouchers for their staff can do so by contacting Brenda or Lorraine in Dundalk Chamber on 042 93 36343 or by emailing brenda@dundalk.ie. Members of the public can also buy them by contacting the chamber on the number above.
There were celebrations at the Carrickdale Hotel this week after the hotel picked up a gold medal at the Accommodation Services Awards.
The award was presented to Accommodation Manager Philomena Walsh and her team in recognition for achieving excellence in accommodation standards.
Well done to all.
Dundalk FM will hold a coffee morning in their studios this Thursday in conjunction with Dundalk Lions Club.
The event will run from 9am to 2pm with an appeal being made for any old phones to be brought along on the day for donation. By collecting 165 old phones, the Lions Club – who now have a show on Dundalk FM each Thursday night – will be able to source an iPad for an autistic child locally.
All are welcome to attend.
Frankie O’Hagan, Dundalk’s oldest competitor
With the stars of the Professional Darts Corporation gracing the stage in the 3 Arena in Dublin last week, the local darts teams had to do some personnel changes as players went up to see the world’s best in action.
The players who didn’t travel ensured that there was plenty of tension throughout the league venues with some great games being played in all divisions.
The Premier Division saw Harry’s Bar take on Stag’s Green and this was a game which was a victim of the PDC fever but still turned out to be a great game. The game started with Frankie O’Hagan, who recently turned 73, playing for Harry’s against Stephen Kells. Stephen won the first game for the Stags but that was as good as it got for the visiting team asHarry’s went on to record a good win.
In the First Division the Punter’s Sharks had a bye and this gave the chasing pack a chance to catch up with the league leaders . The Fane Bar have been in hot pursuit since the league began and they were facing the division’s draw specialists in Courtney’s. Once again the result ended honours even though as this result was Courtney’s eighth draw in league games so far this year.
The Avenue Celtic team was another team who postponed their match against Jackies’ Army in order to go see Phil “The Power” Taylor in Dublin in the hope of picking up some pointers for next week’s games. Also in the First Division, the Stag’s Blue team and Kehoe’s kept in the hunt for silverware by sharing the points in their game in the Stag’s Head.
Johnny Mason’s had a troublesome start to the season but last year’s divisional winners have started to find form and kept on the winning trail by beating the Malthouse Misfits in the Malthouse.
The re-signing of Martin “The Pup” McCartney for Johnny Mason’s has been a masterstroke and he has started to show some of the quality that had him such a successful player in the Old Dundalk and District Darts League in the late ‘Nineties.
The Commercial Hawks travelled out to Ferguson’s in Gyles Quay and with team captain Aaron Callan only off our screens from his “Don’t Tell The Bride ” appearance the team thought they would be travelling in a bin Lorry. There was no rubbish darts on the night but the Hawks were beaten by a Ferguson’s team who are still chasing the Stag’s White for top spot in the divisional tables.
Ferguson’s won 4-2 but the Stag’s White were determined to go one better and got a 5-1 result against the Punter’s Dragons. Tom Byrne was man of the match for the Stag’s team and he thoroughly deserved it with a very steady game.
The third Division has the Windmill Warriors on top of the table and they travelled to Brady’s of Clanbrassil street to play the ladies team, who have not managed to get their first win. The ladies have been steadily improving week after week and they are robbing legs and games from some of the other teams in the division. The Warriors took no prisoners and won the game 5-1 with Kate McKenna winning for Brady’s B.
The other team from Brady’s travelled to Fintan Callan’s and were unlucky to come up against a team who seem to be finding their form. Rodney McLoughlin was the star of the show for the team from the Castleblayney Road venue with a great show of scoring ability including hitting a maximum 180 on the night. He was pushed all the way by John Flynn who is another player who is returning to the game after a few years’ break.
The Tuborg Dundalk and District Darts League is growing every year and with teams from Gyles Quay and as far out as Fintan Callans it’s obvious that the good work of the committee is paying dividends.
The next week of fixtures sees the start of the Andrew McAlester Open Shield, with teams from different divisions meeting for the first time this year. It is always a competition that throws up a few shocks and the results will be watched patiently by all.
| Open Shield First round | ||
| Home Team | vs | Away team |
| Fergusons | vs | Jackies Army |
| Bradys A | vs | Punters Sharks |
| Stags Blue | vs | Avenue Eagles |
| Kehoes | vs | Johnny Masons |
| Commercial 1896 | vs | Avenue Celtic |
| Stags Green | vs | Fintan Callan’s |
| Punters Dragons | vs | The Stags |
| Punters Tigers | vs | Courtneys |
The format for the competition is as follows
1. Team to consist of 7 players
2. Teams are picked out of a gat
3. Format is best of three
4. First player on each team Bulls up for the darts
5. Team that wins the bull gets darts in 1, 3, 5, 7
6. Winning team is responsible for the scorecard
All normal league rulings still apply.
Apache Pizza are set to open a new outlet in Gyles Quay.
The new outlet will be located beside Ferguson’s Bar and Caravan Park and will deliver to homes in the area.
Apache Pizza also has an outlet at Eimear Court in the Market Square, Dundalk.
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