Local singer/songwriter James Humston will host an EP launch party on the rooftop of the Garden Bar in Park Street on Friday August 15th.
The free event gets underway from 7pm, with his self-titled release available now on the likes of iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon Digital, Nokia Music and 7M Music.
James will be joined on the night by bassist Paul Mallon and drummer Colin Berrill with support on the night from David Keenan and Finnian.
Vestra Wealth’s Vista, which scooped a gold medal for designer Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Dundalk garden designer Paul Martin has won a gold medal in the Show Garden category at the prestigious Hampton Court Flower Show in London.
Vestra Wealth’s Vista is a smart, modern garden for a contemporary home.
Various levels and layers of planting and hard landscaping surround a dining terrace with a cantilevered cedar table.
Gabions are surrounded by copper and packed with split timber, which helps to encourage wildlife.
Clipped box lawns are used as alternatives to grass, with one of the lawns supporting a cedar water channel that cascades into a copper pool beneath.
The planting has large drifts of verbena, nepeta and lavender, with a colour palette of purples and blues to create a cool atmosphere on a hot summer’s evening.
Paul has previously won gold medals at the likes of Bloom in the Park and and was a silver medallist at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Members of staff of Crumb Rubber with local politicians at this morning’s jobs announcement
Dundalk is set to receive a jobs boost after 25 new positions were announced at Crumb Rubber this morning.
The Dromiskin-based company, which was established in 2003, recycles end of life tyres. It takes them completely out of the waste stream, turning them into new products.
Crumb Rubber is the only facility to produce a full range of rubber granulate and matting in Ireland. This cradle to cradle process produces Eco-innovative products for the agriculture, horticulture, construction, child care, equestrian, leisure, golf and sports industries.
All Crumb Rubber’s product are guaranteed Irish and include coloured rubber landscape chips for gardens, landscaping and play areas, granulate rubber for arenas, gallops, walkers, artificial playing pitches and poured in place surfaces.
The company currently employs 24 people at their plant in Dromiskin, with this morning’s announcement effectively doubling the amount they employ.
The jobs were announced by local TD and Minister for State Fergus O’Dowd this morning, with MEP Mairead McGuinness and Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick also in attendance.
Gardai in Dundalk are warning homeowners to be vigilant following a series of break-ins to sheds in the town in recent weeks.
Thieves have been targeting garden equipment, such as lawnmowers, in recent weeks with a number of items stolen throughout the town.
People are advised to be vigilant and keep all garden equipment well locked up.
There will be a gathering with a difference tonight at Eden Disco Bar in Park Street.
2013 is the year of The Gathering and to mark the occasion, the good folk at Ridley’s Nite Club are having a gathering of their own.
Bryan Oliver has invited former staff back to where it all began for them this evening.
Anyone who used to work in the nite club over the years is invited to meet up in Eden at 9pm this evening, before the night continues on in Ridley’s later.
Former staff looking to reconnect can check out the special Ridley’s Gathering Facebook page.
The Google mapping car is reported to be in Dundalk today.
They must be going to update the street view of Dundalk on Google Maps. The last mapping took place over four years ago in May 2009 and a trip down popular streets such as Park Street is like a trip back through time with stores on view such as Mr James, D’Arcy Flowers and Oscars Pub which have all since either closed up or changed hands.
There’s alos a view of Ridley’s before it was renovated and the old Tara Bar before it was converted to Eden/The Garden.
A 3D image of Paul’s garden
Bloom 2013 got underway today in the Phoenix Park and local gardener Paul Martin has already picked up a gold medal for his large concept garden ‘The Kerry Group/Concern 1,000 Days Garden’ in association with Concern.
Paul has delivered a dramatic Zambian landscape, growing Irish and African foods, which tells the engaging story of 1,000 Days and underpins the importance of kitchen gardens in feeding women – the world’s frontline hunger champions – and children.
Local rugby star Rob Kearney was amongst a number of people who helped Paul prepare the garden for the opening event, which took place earlier today.
The Bloom 2013 event runs until Monday June 3rd and will also feature Danucci-Ferdia Chocolates from Ardee, who will be displaying their products at the Love Irish Food marquee.
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