Benefit concert in The Spirit Store in aid of Dundalk Refugee Crisis Appeal

A benefit concert in aid of the Dundalk Refugee Crisis Appeal will take place tomorrow night in The Spirit Store.

The event gets underway from 8pm with music from Orwells 84, Almost Ghosts, Lauren Murphy, Peter Doran and more.

Admission on the night is €10 and all support for the event is welcomed.

Those involved in the crisis appeal hope to send two lorries with supplies and Humanitarian Aid to Kos, Athens and Lesbos at the end of September, with a further lorry going to Calais and Hungary.

The main collection point is in the Long Walk Shopping Centre with further details available by emailing dundalkrefugeecrisis@gmail.com

 

Two further 40 foot containers secured for refugee crisis appeal

The Dundalk refugee campaign secured two more 40 foot containers at the weekend in which to send aid convoys abroad.

Last week Jenkinson Logistics offered to send a lorry to Calais and Hungary with donations taken in from this area.

Now a company from Maghera have also weighed in behind the Refugee Crisis Appeal with their vehicles set to travel to Kos, Athens and the Greek Islands.

Smurfit Kappa have also donated 850 boxes.

Those who wish to donate can do so during the day at the pop up shop in the Long Walk Shopping Centre or at Dundalk Tourist Office. The Sevens taxi rank in Francis Street will also accept donations daily between 4pm and 10pm.

To lend your support call to any of those centres.

40 foot lorry secured to transport Dundalk donations to refugees

Hauliers Jenkinson Logistics have agreed to supply a 40 foot lorry for the transport of local donations towards the Europe Refuge Crisis Appeal.

The company, headed up by Gareth Jenkinson, will transport the goods donated locally to Calais and Hungary free of charge.

Meanwhile, Tony Carroll of Dundalk-based AP Controls has kindly donated 800 boxes free of charges, as well as 36 rolls of tape to place the items into.

There are three collection points for the donations of items in Dundalk – the pop up shop in the Long Walk Shopping Centre, Dundalk Tourist Office and the Sevens taxi rank on Francis Street, which opens from 4pm to 10pm.

All support is welcomed.

Broadhurst clinches European Championship title in Hungary with two other locals taking silver

Amy Broadhurst (centre) and local girls Shauna O’Callaghan and Orla Garvey

Local boxer Amy Broadhurst won her third European Championship at the European Elite, Youth and Junior Tournament in Hungary on Saturday.

The Dundalk southpaw won European Youth featherweight gold in Keszthely after beating Italy’s Francesca Matussciello on a majority decision.

Orla Garvey, a teammate of Broadhurst’s at the Dealgan BC, and Clann Naofa’s Shauna O’Callaghan won Junior silver to add to the six bronze medals won at the tournament.

Broadhurst, who was controversially denied European Youth gold in Italy last year, reckons her eight-week training camp paid off.

“It was all worth it, European champion for the third time, went through so much over the last eight weeks,” said the ex European and European Union Junior champion.

Garvey was beaten by Russian feather Liudmilla Voransova on a unanimous decision and O’Callaghan was edged out on a split decision by Voransova’s compatriot, Ekaterina Dinnik.

Meanwhile, an appreciation night for the three local boxers has been organised for tomorrow night at 9pm in the Lisdoo and all are welcome to attend.

Dundalk’s clash with Cork City to go ahead on Sunday if Champions League dream ends

Dundalk FC’s clash with Cork City will go ahead at Oriel Park this Sunday July 26^th if Stephen Kenny’s side are knocked out of the Champions League by BATE Borisov on Wednesday.

Should the Lilywhites progress to the third qualifying round then the game with the Leesiders would not go ahead as Dundalk would then turn their attention to a trip to either Wales or Hungary on Tuesday July 28^th.

Should the Cork game proceed it will have a 6pm kick-off.

Dundalk face trip to Wales or Hungary if they overcome BATE Borisov in Champions League

Dundalk will face a trip to either Wales or Hungary if they can overcome BATE Borisov on Wednesday to advance to the third qualifying round of the Champions League.

A trip to Galway also lies await in the third round of the FAI Cup.

This morning’s Champions League draw in Nyon paired Stephen Kenny’s side with the winners of the clash between The New Saints and Videoton.

A 1-0 win at Oriel Park next Wednesday would see the Lilywhites advance to the next stage and earn a €1.2m pay day.

Videoton – who are based in Székesfehérvár, in the west of Hungary and about an hour’s drive from the capital Budapest – lead TNS 1-0 from the first leg in Wales earlier this week and would be favourites to advance. Either the Welsh or Hungarian side would be at home in the first leg, with the return leg taking place in either Ireland or Belarus, depending on who advances.

The third qualifying round ties are played on 28/29 July and 4/5 August.

Were Dundalk to beat BATE and overcome either TNS or Videoton in the third qualifying round they would then face a play-off to reach the Champions League group stages. Progression that far would see the Lilywhites join Manchester United, Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting CP and Lazio in the play-offs, the draw for which is on August 7^th.

Five play-off winners would then go through to join the 22 teams already through to the group stage: Barcelona, Bayern München, Chelsea, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Zenit, PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Porto, Arsenal, Manchester City, Sevilla, Olympique Lyonnais, Dynamo Kyiv, Olympiacos, Galatasaray, AS Roma, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Wolfsburg and Gent.

A victory over BATE would guarantee a shot at the Europa League play-offs should they fail to progress beyond the next stage. Victory over BATE and then Videoton or The New Saints would earn Dundalk €5.4m and even were they to miss out on the Champions League group stages, defeat would put them automatically into the group stages of the Europa League.

Meanwhile, Dundalk will face a trip to Eamonn Deacy Park in the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup third round.

The draw was made today in Sligo and is a replica of the draw for the EA Sports Cup semi-final between the two sides, which takes place on Monday August 3^rd.

Dundalk have already beaten Tommy Dunne’s side twice this season in the league – 3-0 at Oriel Park and 4-2 away earlier this month.

The FAI Cup semi-final is presently scheduled for the weekend starting Friday August 21^st.

Broadhurst to be guest of honour at Dundalk v Bohemians match

Amy Broadhurst celebrates her win in Hungary

European Women’s Junior Featherweight Championship gold medalist Amy Broadhurst will be Dundalk’s guest of honour at Friday’s game against Bohemians at Oriel Park.

Muirhevnamor southpaw Amy earned comparisons to Olympic gold medalist Katie Taylor with her displays in Hungary last week as she retained her junior title.

A large crowd is expected at Oriel Park on Friday as Dundalk look to continue their title battle against struggling Bohs.

Previously: Dundalk boxer Broadhurst claims gold in Hungary

This week’s Argus

In this week’s Argus, there’s news of Louth County Council’s decision to put the Narrow Water Bridge project on hold. There’s also an interview with local singer/songwriter Sinead McNally on her new single, news of the Irish Dancing Championships coming to Dundalk next year and reaction on Amy Broadhurst’s gold medal win in Hungary.

All that and more in this week’s Argus, on sale now.

Previously:

• Dundalk boxer Broadhurst claims gold in Hungary
• Narrow Water Bridge project on hold due to funding shortfall

Dundalk boxer Broadhurst claims gold in Hungary

Amy Broadhurst celebrates her win yesterday

Dundalk boxer Amy Broadhurst continued her journey to becoming the country’s next Katie Taylor by retaining her European junior featherweight title at the EU Women’s Championships in Hungary yesterday.

The Muirhevnamor southpaw’s victory was one of five gold medals collected by Irish boxers on the day, including another for Olympic champion Taylor.

Broadhurst retained her title after getting the better of France’s Elisa Bouchlaka at 57kg, as she got the nod from all three judges across the board.

Amy guaranteed at least a silver as she lands place in European final

Amy Broadhurst, in blue, in action in Hungary

Dundalk boxer Amy Broadhurst has earned herself a place in the final of the EU Junior Championships in Hungary, after beating home favourite Krisztina Varga in the semi-finals yesterday.

The Muirhevnamor southpaw, who is the current European champion, had previously edged out Turkey’s Urguya Us on a split decision to book her ticket into the last-four.

Amy is now guaranteed at least a silver medal.