Yore to stand for Independent Alliance in General Election

Posted on September 30, 2015 by talkofthetowndundalk

Maeve Yore

Local councillor Maeve Yore has declared her intention to run in the next General Election.

The Blakely Close woman is set to run under the Independent Alliance banner, a group headed by Independent TD Shane Ross and Michael Fitzmaurice.

Former Lord Mayor of Drogheda Kevin Callan will also be running for the alliance in the south of the county.

Maeve is married to local fireman Martin Yore, who is the station officer for Louth County Council’s Fire & Rescue Service and a former president of the Dundalk Lions Club.

She revealed that she had been approached by both Renua and the Social Democrats to run on their behalf but said she would not adhere to having a party whip.

Cllr Yore received 1,228 first preference votes in last year’s local elections, a figure only bettered by Sinn Fein’s Tomás Sharkey and Fianna Fáil’s Declan Breathnach.

She is well known as a founder member of Special Needs Active Parents (SNAP) and also sits on the boards of the Louth Volunteer Centre and the Louth Meath Education Training Board (LMETB).

Cllr Yore said she would be using her own savings to fund her campaign.

Candidates so far confirmed to be running in Louth in the next General Election are as follows:

Sinn Féin: Gerry Adams and Imelda Munster
Fine Gael: Fergus O’Dowd and Peter Fitzpatrick
Labour: Ged Nash and Mary Moran
Fianna Fáil: Declan Breathnach and Emma Coffey
Renua Ireland: Michael O’Dowd
Direct Democracy Ireland: Anthony Connor and Pat Greene
People Before Profit: Garrett Weldon
Independence Alliance: Kevin Callan and Maeve Yore

SNAP to host car boot sale this Sunday

Posted on August 27, 2015 by talkofthetowndundalk

Special Needs Active Parents (SNAP) will host a car boot sale this Sunday in McEvoy’s car park in Bachelor’s Walk.

The event will run from 11am to 3.30pm and along with the stalls will include tea/coffee, cakes and ice cream, as well as face painting for the kids and a raffle.

Admission is €2 per person, with kids going free.

Sellers can set up from 9.30am, with a fee of €10 per car or €15-€20 per van.

For further information contact Finola on 086 8601150.

SNAP is a non-funded charity and depends totally on fundraising and donations to provide services and activities for special children.

County Council to lease buildings to local groups

Posted on July 24, 2015 by talkofthetowndundalk

Louth County Council is set to lease a community building in the Lios Dubh estate on the Armagh Road to SNAP and the North East Family Support Network.

Previously occupied by the local residents’ association, it was handed back because they couldn’t maintain it.

Councillors welcomed the fact the building would go to good use.

Meanwhile, the former creche at Mullaharlin Park, off the Dublin Road, is to be leased to Women’s Aid Dundalk Ltd at a monthly rent of €700 for five years.

Both buildings will still be made available to the local authority as required under the terms of the lease.

SNAP announced as charity partner for County Louth Agricultural Show

Posted on May 22, 2015 by talkofthetowndundalk

The County Louth Agricultural Show have announced that their charity partner for 2015 will be Special Needs Active Parents (SNAP).

The annual County Louth Agricultural show is organised and managed by The Dundalk Show Society. The Society is run by a committee of dedicated volunteers, who each year choose a worthy cause as their charity partner.

The aim of this partnership is to support the charitable work of SNAP by raising awareness of their work and carrying out some much needed fundraising on behalf of the charity.

SNAP is a voluntary organisation which was founded in 2004 by a group of parents that had one thing in common; children with special needs. SNAP is a positive, family focused organisation that works tirelessly to provide support to families with children who have special needs. Their volunteers are dedicated to ensuring the provision and improvement of services for those with special needs while also organising important social events for the families of children with special needs.

Since its establishment in 1888 the County Louth Agricultural Show has sought to support local communities.

Announcing the 2015 charity partner for the Show, Carmel Mee, Chairperson of the Dundalk Show Society, said: “Each year the County Louth Agricultural Show partners with a charity that works within the community. We are delighted that this year that charity will be SNAP.”

The County Louth Agricultural Show, is the county’s premiere agricultural showcase and takes place on Sunday 14th June at Bellurgan Park, Carlingford Road, Dundalk.

Now in its 126th year, the County Louth Agricultural Show offers a day of competition, exhibitions, entertainment and fun for all the family. For the full programme events and further information please see www.colouthagriculturalshow.com

Charity car boot sale in aid of SNAP

Posted on July 13, 2014 by talkofthetowndundalk

A charity car boot sale in aid of SNAP (Special Needs Active Parents) will take place in the Fairways Hotel on Sunday July 27^th from 10am to 5pm.

Admission is €2, which includes free entry to a raffle. Kids go free while admission for sellers is €7 for cars and €14 for vans.

There will also be a BBQ, face painting and lots more on the day.

For further details contact Fiona on 086 7203706 or Marie on 086 1603914.

Maeve Yore to run in local elections in Dundalk South

Posted on April 23, 2014 by talkofthetowndundalk

Maeve Yore

Maeve Yore is the latest name to put herself forward for the forthcoming local elections.

Maeve, from Blakely Close on the Avenue Road, is best known for her involvement with local community group SNAP (Special Needs Active Parents). A founding member, she remains chairperson of the group.

She will be running for election in the Dundalk South constituency when people go to the polls next month.

Maeve is married to local fireman Martin Yore, who is the station officer for Louth County Council’s Fire & Rescue Service and a former president of the Dundalk Lions Club.

She was also involved in last year’s Santa Run committee, which yesterday was confirmed as having broken a new world record.

World Record for Dundalk Santa Run is confirmed

Posted on April 22, 2014 by talkofthetowndundalk

Organisers of last year’s Santa Run in Dundalk have received official confirmation from the Guinness Book of Records that they set a new world record last November for the world’s largest santa run.

The run from the Redemptorist Church to the Market Square required 4,000 participants to break the record with estimates at the time of up to 6,000 taking part.

The event raised over €50,000 with 18 local charities and organisations benefitting including Men’s Sheds, North Louth Hospice, SNAP, Lordship Children’s Respite Centre and SOSAD.

Well done to all concerned.

Picture credit: Masterpiece Aerial Photography.

Suit collection starts tomorrow for Dundalk Santa Run

Posted on November 19, 2013 by talkofthetowndundalk

Suit collections for the Dundalk Santa Run will commence tomorrow and run until Tuesday November 26th.

The suits for the run can be collected at the Elgee Buildings at Market Square, beside the Talk To Me mobile phone shop.

Dundalk Chamber of Commerce will be aiming to break a Guinness World Record when they hold their annual Santa Fun Run on Friday November 29^th.

Over 4,000 participants are needed to break the record, which will be run in aid of five local charities: Lordship Children’s Respite Centre, North Louth Hospice, Men’s Sheds, SNAP and SOSAD.

The event will take place from the Redemptorist Church on St Alphonsus Road to the Demesne and Market Square.

It will also coincide with the start of the Festival of Light and Culture.

Entry is only €10 per person or €25 per family with further details available here.

Santa Fun Run aiming to break the World Record

Posted on August 29, 2013 by talkofthetowndundalk