Louth Ladies fashion show fundraiser this Saturday

The Louth Ladies GAA team will host a fundraising fashion show this Saturday night at 8.30pm in Oriel Active at Oriel Park.

Amongst the shops showcasing their products in the fashion show are Wallis, Quiz, Elverys, Elmay Boutique, Ruby Nu, Neola, Rapport, Beau Chic, New Look, Bella Me Dress House and Tony McDonnell Menswear.

Many of the county footballers will be modelling the attire on the night with Mr Ireland, Karl Bowe, the guest of honour to model the menswear.

MC on the night is LMFM’s Gerry Kelly, with tickets still available priced €10 from any member of the County Board, any ladies player, Smyth’s Life Pharmcy in Seatown or on the door on the night.

Proceeds will go to all the ladies teams and will help the seniors pay for the expense of their trip to face Scotland in this year’s Championship.

LMFM scoop top prizes at PPI awards

LMFM’s Gerry Kelly with the PPI award that his programme ‘The Late Lunch’ picked up at the awards in Kilkenny on Friday

LMFM were celebrating at the PPI awards in Kilkenny on Friday night after The Late Lunch Show picked up Magazine Programme of the Year.

The show, which is presented by Gerry Kelly, seen off stiff competition from the Ray D’Arcy Show on Today FM to scoop the prestigious prize.

Presenter Peter Dunne was also runner-up to former Westlife star Nicky Byrne for the Newcomer Award.

The station also picked up a bronze award for Sports Story of the Year for its documentary on Mick Cooke’s axing from Drogheda United, entitled ‘Mick Cooke – The end of the road.’

Well done to all concerned.

LMFM up for four PPI Radio Awards

A number of local radio shows have been nominated for the PPI Radio Awards 2014.

LMFM’s Peter Dunne has been nominated for the coveted Newcomer Award, alongside the likes of former Westlife star Nicky Byrne, now of 2FM.

Meanwhile, the Drogheda-based station – who celebrated their 25^th anniversary yesterday – are nominated for best documentary in the Speech Programming Awards for ‘Far from a Thundering Disgrace – The Paddy Donegan Story’.

The station are also nominated for best sports story for ‘Mick Cooke – The end of the road’.

The Late Lunch with Gerry Kelly has also been nominated for Best Magazine Programme.

Mary O’Rourke to give talk in Dundalk tonight

 

Former Tánaiste and Education Minister Mary O’Rourke is to visit Dundalk this evening as part of a nationwide tour informing people why they should cast their vote in the European Election next May.

Ms O’Rourke, whose late brother Brian Lenihan Snr was born in Dundalk, has visited five locations throughout the country in the last few weeks, including Portlaoise, Galway, Bundoran, Mallow and Tubbercurry. She will round off her tour tonight with a talk in Dundalk Library in Roden Place at 6pm. The talk will be chaired by LMFM’s Gerry Kelly and will feature an expert panel including Francis Jacobs, Head of the European Parliament Information Office in Ireland and Frankie Watters, senior lecturer in law at Dundalk IT.

Ms O’Rourke said she was taking part in the event to help people understand how their vote elects an MEP which in turn determines legislation for all of Europe.

The event is free and all are welcome to attend.

LMFM presenter’s verbal attack on Drogheda chairman goes viral

A video clip of LMFM presenter Gerry Kelly launching a verbal attack on Drogheda United chairman Jim Agnew has gone viral on the internet.

The clip, uploaded to YouTube on Saturday, comes in the week leading into the Hunky Dory Park outfit’s FAI Ford Cup final appearance against Sligo Rovers.

Despite having a cup final to look forward to there is a split amongst Drogheda supporters over the decision to allow manager Mick Cooke to leave at the end of the season.

In the clip, recorded after Drogheda’s 1-0 win over Bohemians on Friday night, Kelly tells Agnew “to get out of this f***ing club, you’re not a Drogheda man.”

He tells him and the nine other members of the club to “f*** off to Dundalk” before branding the chairman a “f***ing disgrace.”

Kelly, who presents Sunday Sport and the Late Lunch on LMFM, is a former board member of the Boynesiders.

Check out the clip, which has close to 2,000 views to date, for yourself above.

Local stations shortlisted for PPI Radio Awards

Local radio station LMFM has been nominated for a PPI award for the best On-Air Competition/Promotion.

The nomination is for their ‘Wash Your Dirty Linen in Public’ competition, which was run on the Late Lunch with Gerry Kelly and gave people a chance to win a Beko washing machine.

Also nominated for prizes at the awards are iRadio. iGo Home with Fergal D’Arcy is up for the best General Music Programme while iWake Up with Dave and Oonagh is up for best Breakfast Programme.

Unfortunately for iRadio listeners Dave O’Connor left the show in recent weeks.

Last year iRadio won the award for best Station Imaging, while LMFM’s last award came in 2011 for the best sports story for their entry – Leinster Final Fall Out, which documented the aftermath of Louth’s controversial 2010 Leinster Final defeat to Meath.

The awards will take place at the Lyrath House Hotel on Friday October 4^th.

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