Thomas McDonald was found safe and well today
A local man who had been missing since Saturday has been found safe and well.
Thomas McDonald (39) is originally from Dublin but has been living locally in recent years.
He was last seen on Saturday in and around the Dublin Castle/Temple Bar area with friends and family becoming concerned when they did not hear from him in the days after that. However, he was located safe and well today.
Thomas McDonald was last seen in Dublin on Saturday
Help is being sought in locating a Dundalk man who was last seen in Dublin on Saturday.
Thomas McDonald (39) is originally from Dublin but had been living locally in recent years.
He was last seen on Saturday May 10th in and around the Dublin Castle/Temple Bar area. He is described as being 5ft 9in in height with brown hair, blue eyes and is believed to have been wearing a blue shirt, jeans and a black jacket when last seen.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Dundalk Garda Station on 042 9388400 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
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
Carlingford is set to feature in a new series on one of the Netherlands’ most popular travel TV shows, in what will hopefully be a major tourism boost for the area.
3 OP Reis (which means ‘Channel 3 Travels’), visited Ireland this week. Invited here by Tourism Ireland in Amsterdam, the crew filmed some of the many unique and wonderful experiences on offer here for Dutch holidaymakers.
Footage captured here will air this autumn to more than 800,000 people in Holland who have a passion for travel and adventure, on BNN (Bart’s Neverending Network), one of the main Dutch TV channels targeting a young audience.
The 30-minute episode will feature the Carlingford Heritage Centre, as well as Newgrange in Co Meath. In Dublin, the crew captured footage at places like Trinity College, Dublin Castle, St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Dublin Whiskey Club in the Liberties and in Temple Bar. The crew also filmed at Na Fianna GAA Club in Glasnevin, where they tried their hand at hurling; and also took a cruise across Dublin Bay to Howth, where they enjoyed the cliff walk. Their itinerary was designed by Fáilte Ireland.
Karen van der Horst, Tourism Ireland’s manager for the Netherlands, said: “We are delighted that this popular travel show agreed to film in Ireland, showcasing some of the great experiences Dutch holidaymakers can enjoy here. Lifestyle programmes such as this are an excellent way for Tourism Ireland to get positive exposure for Ireland in the Netherlands. The footage filmed here will be seen by more than 800,000 Dutch holidaymakers – encouraging them to come and sample the destination for themselves.”
This was the second television crew invited here by Tourism Ireland in the Netherlands this month – the other was Pluijm’s Eetbare Wereld (Pluijm’s Edible World) – to capture footage for programmes which will be seen by a combined Dutch audience of more than one million people.
Liam Reilly and John O’Brien of Bagatelle at yesterday’s press launch in Dublin’s Palace Bar
Legendary Dundalk musician Liam Reilly will be taking part in an ‘Audience with Irish Folk legends’ next week.
The series of free concerts are taking places in venues across Temple Bar as part of the Temple Bar TradFest, which runs from Wednesday January 22nd to Sunday January 26th.
Liam will be performing with his band Bagatelle at the event with other top acts lined up, including The Dublin Legends, The Dublin City Ramblers and The Fureys.
Bagatelle’s gigs will take place on Wednesday January 22nd at The Porterhouse, Thursday January 23rd at The Foggy Dew and on Friday January 24th at Oliver St John Gogarty’s.
All of the concerts get underway at 6pm, with doors open from 5.30pm.
Amongst Bagatelle’s hits include ‘The Streets of New York’, ‘Boston Rose’ and ‘Summer in Dublin’.
A full list of the Irish Folk Legends events at the Temple Bar TradFest can be found here.
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