Amy Kieran of Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy nominated for pharmacist of the year

Amy Kieran from Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy on the Avenue Road has been nominated for the people’s community pharmacist of the year award by The Irish Pharmacy News magazine.

Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy was opened by Amy last October at the Avenue Road Centre, beside Country Fresh and The Gym and she needs your support to land the coveted title.

Since opening, Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy has become known for its numerous promotions and its good will, with an tea day in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland taking place there in recent weeks.

Speaking about Amy, The Irish Pharmacy News said: “Pharmacy runs in Amy’s family and is a profession she is passionate about. She thrives on interacting with customers. Amy is keen to embrace the traditional role of the pharmacist as one who forges a strong and friendly relationship with customers, offering a sensitive and caring listening ear whilst providing the best professional advice appropriate to each individual.”

Amongst Amy’s competition for the award is Michael Maher from Maher’s Chemists in Drogheda.

To vote for Amy you need to like her profile on The Irish Pharmacy News Facebook page or send your vote to natalie@pharmacyawards.co.uk

New dental surgery to open in Dundalk next month

A new dental surgery will open on the Avenue Road next month.

Friel & McGahon Dental will be located in the Avenue Road Centre, above the likes of Country Fresh and Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy.

Work on the surgery has been ongoing for a number of weeks with its entrance set to be the one currently shared with The Gym.

The practice will be run by husband and wife team Fergus Friel and Aimee McGahon, who are well known for their work in recent years in Hollywood’s Dental Surgery in Dublin Street.

The surgery will be open Monday-Friday from 8am to 5.30pm with further details available on www.frielandmcgahon.ie or by calling 042 9336214. Evening and Saturday appointments will be available also.

Fergus Friel

Aimee McGahon

Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy’s official opening weekend event gets underway today

Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy on the Avenue Road will hold their official opening weekend this weekend.

Events get underway today with a Voya beauty expert in store from 11am to 4pm to offer you hints and tips.

On Friday there will be a Halloween Fancy Dress event with a prize for the best dressed adult and child. Free face painting will take place between 2pm and 4pm, with a free nail painting for all those who purchase Mavala polish.

On Saturday there will be a Decleor Paris promotion, with a free gift available following purchase and a free skin consultation.

There will also be giveaways, goodie bags, raffles and a series of special offers over the course of the weekend so feel free to drop in.

Kieran’s is a joint operation between Amy Kieran and Justin Nevin and opened last month beside The Gym and Country Fresh on the Avenue Road.

“Rat run” linking Avenue Road and the Ramparts is cut off

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.

St Joseph’s unveil new sponsors

Photo: L-R Eamonn Neary, Conal O Hanlon, Ben Mulligan (senior captain), Eamonn Mc Ginn of sponsors Country Fresh, Aidan Gorham (chairman), Philip Kinahan, Tommy Yore (junior captain), Robbie Arthur

St Joseph’s GFC have unveiled a new main club sponsor for the first time in over a decade.

Eamonn McGinn and Country Fresh have been major sponsors of the Dromiskin-based club for many years now and have taken the step up to become main club sponsor and sponsor for the intermediate and junior teams. The club would like to sincerely thank Country Fresh for their very generous support and would encourage all Joe’s to in turn support the new sponsors.

St Joseph’s, who won the senior championship in 1996 and 2006, had previously been sponsored by Bushfield Interiors.