A fancy dress pub crawl in aid of Dundalk Simon Community will take place this Sunday.
The pub crawl gets underway at 4pm from Kennedy’s Bar on the Carrick Road.
All those in attendance are asked to bring a wrapped Christmas present marked adult male or female.
All presented will be distributed in the Dundalk Simon Community.
For further information contact Kevin McKeown at 086-2592046.
The tenth anniversary of the Ardee Baroque will take place this week from Thursday to Sunday.
The event will feature the finest of music in the most atmospheric of venues with the Irish Baroque Orchestra and special guests performing throughout the four days of the festival.
Amongst others set to perform include Irish Youth Opera, Conal Duffy and Michael O’Neill, Kids Classics, Larry Ward and the Gregory Walkers.
Full details can be found at www.createlouth.ie/ardee-baroque-2013
Louth will kick-off their National Football League campaign next year with a home tie against Armagh on Sunday February 2nd.
They will then host Laois a week later on Sunday February 9th before their first trip of the campaign away to Down on Saturday March 1st.
They will then face Monaghan away a week later on Sunday March 9th before hosting Galway on Sunday March 16th.
The longest trip of the campaign will then see them travel to face 2012 All-Ireland winners Donegal on Sunday March 30th before the campaign concludes with a home clash against Meath on Sunday April 7th.
The above schedule is provisional at present but is unlikely to change a great deal. With the possibility that the Down and Monaghan fixtures could be played in Newry and Inniskeen, that could mean that the only real travelling Louth supporters would have to do in 2014 is to Donegal.
Bogger’s Lounge in Ardee is set to close this coming Sunday.
While not Dundalk news directly, the popular venue at the Turfman’s Lounge had become popular with gig goers from both near and far due to the calibre of live musicians and comedians it had lined up in recent years.
The pub, which was run by Mark Conlon, announced its impending closure on its Facebook page today but Mark – aka Bogger – hinted that he could be set to reopen in another venue quite soon.
He said: “As ye know folks we were 3 years open last week and with regret we wont be renewing our lease for another year!! This Sunday coming will be our last day open!! Thank you for much for all your custom over the years, some great nights where had!!
“Upcoming shows with Mick Flannery and Neil Delamere will be going ahead at new venue… details coming soon!!
“Thank you once again from Bogger!!!”
Pearse Óg will be hoping to retain their SHC title when they take on Knockbridge in Dunleer on Sunday
It’s a massive weekend in the local GAA scene this weekend, with two finals taking place, as well as the semi-finals of the Carrickdale Hotel Senior Football Championship.
Pairc Uí Mhuirí in Dunleer will host the Carrickdale Hotel Senior Hurling Championship final at 1.15pm on Sunday, where Pearse Óg will be hoping to repeat their victory of last season over Knockbridge.
The Junior Championship final follows that game at 3.15pm, with Naomh Fionnbarra and Hunterstown Rovers battling it out for the Christy Bellew Cup.
The two teams that will contest this year’s senior championship final will also be decided over the course of the weekend.
First up is the clash of holders St Patrick’s and the Newtown Blues in Castlebellingham on Saturday at 6pm. The second semi-final will then take place on Sunday evening at 6pm in Dowdallshill between the O’Connells and Cooley Kickhams.
The following weekend will see the Anglo Printers Intermediate Football Championship semi-finals also take place in Dowdallshill on Saturday September 21st.
First up at half-four is the clash of Roche Emmets and the Geraldines, followed by St Joseph’s v St Brides at 6pm.
Pictured at the 2012 Louth Age Friendly Business Consumer Fair: (L-R) Andrew McFarlane,CASALA; Edel O’Mahony, Louth County Council; Michael McCabe, Louth County Council; Cllr Jim Lennon, Padraic White, Chair, Louth Economic Forum; Mary Deery, Louth County Council; Paddy Matthews, President, Dundalk Chamber of Commerce; Paddy Prendergast (Louth Age Friendly Business Forum), Gavin Duffy (Dragon’s Den & Chair Louth Age Friendly Business Forum), Cllr Linus English, Catherine McGuigan (Age-Friendly Initiative), John Caffrey (Ardee Traders Association), Niall Kerr (Sean Kerr Providers).
Sisters Sarah, Emma and Ruth Clarke – all daughters of well-known local photographer Paddy Clarke – are hosting a pop up shop in Paddy’s Jocelyn Street studio this Saturday and Sunday.
The three sisters will be selling dress, accessories, shoes, handbags and more, with many of the clothes suitable for those attending any upcoming weddings.
Paddy promoted the event on Facebook as follows: “A question,why is it that when a woman buys a dress for a wedding or dinner they can only wear it once? My daughters Sarah, Emma and Ruth are having a pop up shop to sell off their dresses, accessories, shoes and handbags in our studio in Jocelyn Street on Saturday and Sunday, why not come along. The studio will be open for wedding and portrait chats as well.”
The pop up shop is open from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and 2pm to 5pm on Sunday. Refreshments will be served and the clothes are described as being in great condition and at reasonable prices.
The new and revamped Studio 8 Nightclub at the Fairways Hotel will open its doors for the first time on Saturday August 3rd at 10.30pm.
The nightclub has been completely revamped in recent weeks and will feature a new VIP area and cocktail bar, as well as a stage for live bands.
The new venue will be open eight Saturday night and Bank Holiday Sundays.
Admission on Saturday nights is €5 before midnight and €10 after midnight.
Admission on a Bank Holiday Sunday – the next of which falls on August 4th – is €10 all night.
A live band will perform in the club each night from 10.30pm to 12.30am and this will be followed by a DJ until close.
Drinks promotions and specials have also been promised every night.
Previously: New nightclub to open in Dundalk
A LOCAL man with family connections to politics in the area has lost his job at US financial services firm Northern Trust’s Dublin office after the company uncovered a rogue scheme, which saw over €200,000 vanish.
According to a report on Sunday, a senior Sinn Féin figure is thought to have helped in uncovering the operation.
In a statement to the Sunday Independent at the weekend, the company said: “Northern Trust can confirm that An Garda Siochana is investigating an alleged fraudulent action. The action affects a small number of individuals and, based on our understanding, at present amounts to approximately €200,000.”
Sources told the newspaper that the money was invested by a number of individuals and that Sinn Féin-connected businessmen have also been approached by the “lone wolf” businessman.
Files obtained by the Sunday Independent show that the Northern Trust employee persuaded a number of businessmen to invest in an unsanctioned scheme.
This scheme was marketed as a basket of different shares, funds and index trackers. Projections for the scheme forecast returns of up to 180 per cent over a year. It is understood that at least one of the investors paid over large sums in cash to the rogue trader.
The paperwork for the scheme was laced with charts and projections and financial mumbo jumbo. The fund’s strategy was to “actively avail of market movements such as global timing, index futures tracking and index constituent additions and removal”.
Investors in the scheme were kept updated on its performance via emails from an official Northern Trust account and through correspondence sent out through the Northern Trust postroom. The monthly investor updates showed enormous returns with the most recent note from April 30, 2013, detailing how a €50,000 investment was worth €69,351.58, up 38.7 per cent in less than a year.
Source: Sinn Féin link to Northern Trust rogue trader’s scam (Sunday Independent)
Dundalk Stadium will stage the second of their Family Fun Days next Sunday in conjunction with their matinee greyhound meeting.
The first such meeting at the end of May was a great success and it is hoped that next Sunday will be the same story. Doors will open at 3pm with the racing commencing at 4.30pm.
The children’s entertainment will be available from 3pm and is free for the kids to enjoy, including a mobile petting farm, pony rides, bouncing castles, interactive games, face painting and much more.
Dundalk’s Emma Meehan says: “We were delighted with the May meeting and parents remarked on the amount of entertainment for the children and the fact that it was all free of charge. We hope more families will join us to enjoy a great afternoon’s greyhound racing and the array of kids’ entertainment we’ve planned. There will be a special family ticket available at €15 which allows two adults through once accompanied by minors. All children under 14 are free of charge.”
The carvery will be open from 3 pm and there will be a range of hot meals and refreshments as well as a special menu for the kids.
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