Horseware owners Tom and Carol MacGuinness have been granted conditional planning permission to build a new house in Blackrock.
The couple, who live in Dromiskin, have been given the go ahead by Louth County Council to demolish the existing two houses on the beachfront site at Sandymount.
In its place they hope to construct a new two and a half storey house with an amended vehicular and pedestrian access arrangement onto the public road.
A local businessman who is facing a tax demand for more than €10m from the Criminal Assets Bureau has been ordered to pay €20,000 for failing to make tax returns over four years.
William Marks, of Sandymount, Blackrock, Dundalk, yesterday confirmed guilty pleas for not making income tax returns to the Revenue Commissioners for 2002 to 2005.
A revenue official attached to CAB told Dundalk Circuit Court that arising out of an investigation he was satisfied that no such returns were filed.
The Revenue officer, identified as ‘Bureau officer 31’, agreed with prosecution counsel Shane Costello that there is ‘a divergence’ between the assessment raised by Revenue and the returns filed by the accused.
Mr Marks, also known as Liam, was fined €5,000 on each of the four offences after the court heard that he had been a major fundraiser for Louth GAA and the Sri Lankan Tsunami charity. A character reference from ex-Irish Greyhound Board chairman Paschal Taggart was handed into court.
Paul Williams of The Irish Independent has reported today that the charges arose from a complex investigation by the CAB, which was not referred to in court yesterday.
Source: Irish Independent
This year’s Cooley Cycle Challenge will once again be held in aid of Special Olympics Ireland when it takes place on Saturday September 28th.
There will be two routes for the event of season event, both leaving from Dundalk Stadium. The first is a 70km challenge route which will commence at 12 noon while a 15km family friendly route will get underway at 12.30pm.
To register go to www.specialolympics.ie/cyclechallenge and if you do so before August 30th you will be entered into a competition with a chance to win a €200 voucher for 2Wheels in Sandymount in Dublin.
Entry is €30 per cyclist for the challenge route and €10 per cyclist for the family route. There is also a discounted rate of €15 for an adult and child combination.
Light refreshments will be served on the day with further details available from Marianne Rowan on 01-6296999.
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