Selection of Dundalk iBooks on special offer for St Patrick’s Day

The Dundalk Caught on Camera books is one of many that are available to download now at reduced rates

The Dundalk Caught on Camera books is one of many that are available to download now at reduced rates

Those at home or abroad can celebrate  and remember days gone by or relish the final works of  late Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney as iCreate.ie have reduced a number of its Irish themed titles for St Patrick’s Day.

Readers can now pre-order the Tempest’s Memories Dundalk at Work collection at an inexpensive €8.99 per title.

The collection which includes ‘The Shoe Industry’, ‘The Tobacco Industry’ and ‘The Engineering Industry’ along with ‘Dundalk Caught on Camera’ can now be downloaded in 51 countries across the globe.

The Dundalk at Work collection which went on sale via iBooks in late 2013 marked a historic first for Dundalgan Press in embracing smart technologies.
Also available and adapted to iBooks by iCreate.ie is ‘The Gathering – Reflections on Ireland’, published in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation will also available via iBooks at the specially discounted rate of €4.99.

The book includes contributions from high profile Irish names be it in the world of sport, literature etc including Brian O’Driscoll, Katie Taylor, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Niall O’Dowd plus what is thought to be one of the final published works of the late Seamus Heaney.

Given that the Irish population across the Globe will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day, a pre-order facility is available for the titles so you don’t need to be sitting by your computer or iPad on March 17th.

Clive Friary of Dundalk based iCreate.ie said he hopes people take the chance to download the quality books which will bring them a bit closer to home on St Patrick’s Day.

“Today most Irish people living abroad have made their computer or iPad their main means of communicating with home, be it via Facebook, Twitter or Skype. But being able to download Tempest’s Dundalk At Work Collection brings them to times now long past while  reading  ‘The Gathering – Reflections on Ireland’ allows them to read about our current heroes such as Katie Taylor and Brian O’Driscoll as well as reading the words of Seamus Heaney was loved by Irish people across the world.

“We’ve made a provision for readers who will of course be out drowning the shamrock or marching in their parades because we want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to download these titles at the promotional price.”

Broadhurst to be guest of honour at Dundalk v Bohemians match

Amy Broadhurst celebrates her win in Hungary

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

Dundalk boxer Broadhurst claims gold in Hungary

Amy Broadhurst celebrates her win yesterday

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.

Dundalk boxer Bracken meets Olympic hero Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor signs a pair of gloves for Colm Bracken

Katie Taylor signs a pair of gloves for Colm Bracken

It was a “dream come true” for 13-year-old Colm Bracken when he got to meet Olympic champion Katie Taylor yesterday.

Colm was one of a few local students to meet the Bray girl at an event in Dublin to launch the Sky Sports Living for Sport outreach programme.

As an ambassador for the programme, Katie is helping students to learn about teamwork and achieve more at school.

Colm, who also met Sky Sports presenter Rachel Wyse at the launch, is a junior welterweight boxing champion in his own right.

The O Fiaich College student also got a momento to treasure when he received a pair of signed gloves from Taylor.

You can view a video from SkySports, featuring Colm and other O Fiaich students, below: