Aura in Dundalk
A number of local companies have been nominated for a National Q Mark award.
Aura Dundalk has been shortlisted for Ireland’s Best Quality Management system in a Leisure Centre.
St Peter’s Nursing Home in Castlebellingham has been nominated for Ireland’s Best Nursing Home while Bryan Lynch Finest Salads in Ardee are up for the title of Ireland’s Best Food Manufacturer for Hygiene and Safety.
The awards will be presented at an event in Dublin on Friday September 25th.
A reminder that the SOSAD 5k for Life event is taking place in Dundalk this evening.
The event gets underway at 7pm from Aura Leisure Centre and will take in parts of the Inner Relief Road, Avenue Road and Marshes Avenue and motorists are asked to take this into account and drive with care.
Those who wish to join in can still do so this evening at a cost of €15.
Families and dogs are welcome.
Meanwhile, SOSAD’s annual duck derby will take place on Sunday.
A 5K for Life event in aid of SOSAD will take place in Dundalk on Monday September 7th at 7pm.
You can run, jog or walk the route, with training available from Aura Leisure Centre.
Early registration online at www.precisiontiming.net is €12, while registration on the day is €15.
Families and dogs are all welcome.
The ‘rat run’ route linking the Avenue Road, the Iron Road and the Ramparts Road has been cut off in recent days.
Since the opening of the new Tesco Extra superstore in August, motorists have been able to travel from the Ramparts directly onto the Avenue Road via the car parks of Lidl and the Avenue Road Centre, passing the likes of Tony Kieran’s, The Veterinary Centre, The Gym and Country Fresh.
A number of measures have been made to discourage motorists using this route but now the link between the Avenue Road Centre and Lidl has been completely cut off with bollards blocking it to vehicles. Cyclists and pedestrians will still have access though.
Meanwhile, in a somewhat related issue, Louth County Council’s road engineers have been asked to look at the new road layout at the Tesco Extra store following complaints that buses, lorries and HGVs can’t negotiate the new roundabout there.
Councillors have also complained that motorists travelling onto Dublin Street are continuing to turn right from the Ramparts Road, even though it is now signposted as an illegal manouevre.
Vehicles hoping to turn right are supposed to go past the turn and go around the roundabout at the back of Tesco before turning left onto Dublin Street, similar to the system that is in place on the St Alphonsus Road in front of Aura Leisure Centre.
Aura Leisure Centre in Dundalk will be hosting a mini triathlon challenge on Friday July 11th at 6pm.
The event includes a 5k road run, an 8k stationary cycle and a 100 metre swim. People can sign up at Aura on the St Alphonsus Road, with prizes up for grabs on the day.
Aura Leisure Centre will be launching Operation Aura Transformation from next Monday night at 8pm.
The eight-week weight loss program involves three group training sessions weekly, as well as a nutrition and weigh in session.
To get involved sign-up before Friday. The first weigh-in takes place on Saturday, with the exercise program getting underway on Monday night.
For further information or enrolment, call into Aura or call 042-9336230.
For at least the third day this week Gardaí and customs officers have set up camp at the dole office/tax office/County Hall/Aura swimming pool.
Has anyone an idea as to what they’re targeting here? We’ve no problem with checkpoints but why the same location again and again?
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