Rainbow over Glenwood

Thanks to Veronica McLoughlin for sharing this superb shot of a perfect rainbow over Glenwood.

Veronica captured the pictured from the entrance of Priorland Grove using her iPhone at the weekend.

Ambulance stolen from Louth County Hospital

An ambulance was stolen from the grounds of the Louth County Hospital in the early hours of this morning.

The vehicle was taken from the ambulance base at the Dublin Road hospital shortly after 2am.

The ambulance was later recovered in Glenwood, a house estate across the road from the hospital. Meanwhile, an iPhone that was also stolen was recovered by Gardaí in the Muirhevnamor Community Park on Hoey’s Lane using the ‘Find my iPhone’ application.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Dundalk Garda Station on 042-9335577.

Dublin Road residents evacuated overnight due to gas leak

A number of residents were evacuated from their homes for a brief period overnight following a gas leak at the Burmah Filling Station on the Dublin Road.

The problem came to light around 11pm and lasted roughly two hours with those living in nearby apartments and at the front of Glenwood asked to leave their homes for around 45 minutes.

The road was also closed for a time between Hill Street Bridge and the turn off for Hoey’s Lane. Thankfully the leak was quickly brought under control.

Handbag stolen from house in Glenwood

Gardai are appealing for information after a handbag was stolen from a house in the Glenwood area sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning.

The property was accessed by a side gate with access to the house then gained through a kitchen window. The incident happened sometime between 9pm on Sunday and 6am on Monday and anyone with information is asked to contact Dundalk Garda Station.

Egan calls on local election candidates to be wary of where they place their posters

Stephen Egan, who will be running for Fianna Fáil in the forthcoming local elections

Fianna Fáil election candidate Stephen Egan has called on all those competing in May’s local and European elections to clean up their posters after the campaign to leave the area as it was beforehand.

The Panama Coffee owner, who will be competing in the Dundalk-South constituency, has been heavily involved with the local Tidy Towns groups for some time and said it is important that all candidates respect their work in the weeks ahead.

In a statement, Mr Egan said: “I would kindly call on all candidates in the upcoming local and European elections to respect the wishes of the Tidy Towns organisations within their respective areas concerning the boundaries set up by the Tidy Towns for the erection of posters in landscaped, scenic and entrance areas of the various estates and villages in the Dundalk South constituency.

“As the area rep for Dundalk South I think its very important to keep the area looking good during the campaign, also taking into account we will be the focus of the global media during the Giro d’Italia on May 11th just two weeks before the elections take place.

“The local Tidy Towns organisations have done such fantastic work around Dundalk and the surrounding area that this needs to be maintained during the campaign.

“I have spoken with Blackrock Tidy Towns and have agreed not to hang any posters on the Main Street from Centra down to the entrance of The Ferns as well as any landscaped areas and at the entrances of the village.

“I will also be looking to do the same in Glenwood, Muirhevnamor and Bay Estate. I would call on other candidates to do the same and respect the tremendous work the Tidy Towns have done in Dundalk South,” he said.