Local men prepare for 350km cycle from Dundalk to Tralee

Michael Bishop, Jonny McGailey, and Mark Geraghty pictured with Louth Rose Jenny Hanlon ahead of their 350km charity cycle to Tralee tomorrow

Three local men will be hopping on their bikes tomorrow morning as they prepare to cycle 350km over two days from Dundalk to Tralee.

The event has been organised to raise funds for three charities, Friends of A, the Make A Wish Foundation and the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland.

Taking part are Jonny McGailey from Dromiskin, Mark Geraghty from Blackrock and Michael Bishop from Roche. They will be joined by three others from outside the area who Jonny got to know during his spell as an escort at the Rose of Tralee festival a couple of years ago.

Jonny organised the event to coincide with the festival and donations can be made here.

So far Jonny has raised almost €1,300, which puts him well on course to get close to his target of €5,000.

The trio hope to reach Moneygall in Offaly by the end of day one where they will stay with Barack Obama’s cousin Henry Healy before completing their journey the next day to make it to the Rose of Tralee festival on Saturday.

Castle Roche captured from the sky

Aerial photograph specialists Copter View posted this superb shot of Castle Roche on their website earlier this week.

The shot shows the castle and its surroundings in all their glory.

Castle Roche is known in the old records as “Castlellum de Rupe” is a Norman castle built in 1236 AD.

Little known outside of the area, it is among the most spectacular in Ireland, crowning a rocky outcrop in the hills north-west of Dundalk, It was the seat of the De Verdon family.

As you can see from Copter View’s aerial photo the stately majestic ruins of Roche castle are still in fine preserve.

Roche Ladies to host fundraising Walk-A-Thon next month

Roche Emmets Ladies GFC will be hosting a Walk-A-Thon fundraiser in aid of the North Louth Hospice and in memory of Una Begley on Sunday September 7th from 3pm to 6pm at the Roche clubgrounds.

Admission to the event is €25 per team with further details from Arlene on 0878957787/

You can also make a donation online here.

Roche Emmets and Kilcurry NS prepare for Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser this Friday

Anthony Tuite and Sarah O’Hanlon – one of the 19 couples taking part in the Roche Emmets/Kilcurry NS Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser on Friday

Roche Emmets GFC and Scoil Phádraig Naofa in Kilcurry will host a Valentine’s Strictly Come Dancing event this Friday in the Fairways Hotel.

Tickets to the fundraiser are on sale now priced €20 each from participants, the club, the national school or on the night.

In total 19 couples will be taking part in the Valentine’s night event. The couples include:

• Sarah O’Hanlon and Anthony Tuite
• Lizzy McKay and Martin Craven
• Dearbhaile Sheils and Sean Mackin
• Sarah Murray and Owen Corcoran
• Joan O’Hare and Andrew Carroll
• Pamela Burns and David Quigley
• Sinead McKee and Liam Rice
• Briege Casey and Tommy McDonnell
• Anne Mandeville and Pat McDonald
• Nicola Mills and Kevin Callaghan
• Edel Murphy and Michael Bellew
• Geraldine Kieran and Thomas Campbell
• Arlene Marmion and Eamonn Kelly
• Fiona Levins and Robbie O’Hanlon
• Cathy Whyte and Bernard McConnon
• Joanne McNamee and Patrick O’Hanlon
• Kate Halligan and David O’Connell
• Grace Cullen and Enda Murphy
• Oonagh Litchfield and Liam Carthy