A new dance school has been set up in Dundalk and Blackrock.
StepxStep Dance will hold a registration night in St Francis National School in Blackrock from 6pm to 7pm tonight and in the Fit for Life studio at The Gym on the Avenue Road on Friday from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
For further details on the dance classes call 087 2110100 or visit the StepxStep Dance Facebook page.
Amy Kieran from Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy on the Avenue Road has been nominated for the people’s community pharmacist of the year award by The Irish Pharmacy News magazine.
Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy was opened by Amy last October at the Avenue Road Centre, beside Country Fresh and The Gym and she needs your support to land the coveted title.
Since opening, Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy has become known for its numerous promotions and its good will, with an tea day in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland taking place there in recent weeks.
Speaking about Amy, The Irish Pharmacy News said: “Pharmacy runs in Amy’s family and is a profession she is passionate about. She thrives on interacting with customers. Amy is keen to embrace the traditional role of the pharmacist as one who forges a strong and friendly relationship with customers, offering a sensitive and caring listening ear whilst providing the best professional advice appropriate to each individual.”
Amongst Amy’s competition for the award is Michael Maher from Maher’s Chemists in Drogheda.
To vote for Amy you need to like her profile on The Irish Pharmacy News Facebook page or send your vote to natalie@pharmacyawards.co.uk
A new dental surgery will open on the Avenue Road next month.
Friel & McGahon Dental will be located in the Avenue Road Centre, above the likes of Country Fresh and Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy.
Work on the surgery has been ongoing for a number of weeks with its entrance set to be the one currently shared with The Gym.
The practice will be run by husband and wife team Fergus Friel and Aimee McGahon, who are well known for their work in recent years in Hollywood’s Dental Surgery in Dublin Street.
The surgery will be open Monday-Friday from 8am to 5.30pm with further details available on www.frielandmcgahon.ie or by calling 042 9336214. Evening and Saturday appointments will be available also.
Fergus Friel
Aimee McGahon
The new Conlon’s Food Hall
Conlon’s Food Hall will open their third local store just off the Avenue Road this morning.
The popular delicatessen, which celebrated 30 years in business last May, currently has operations in both Church Street and the Long Walk Shopping Centre.
Now owner Peter Conlon is opening a new unit in the Avenue Road shopping complex, below The Gym and beside both the vets and Lidl.
The new store will offer all that people have come to expect from Conlon’s for over three decades, with plenty of lunchtime offers to whet your appetites.
The new Conlon’s Food Hall
Conlon’s Food Hall are set to open a third local store in the coming weeks, just off the Avenue Road.
The popular delicatessen, which celebrated 30 years in business last May, currently has operations in both Church Street and the Long Walk Shopping Centre.
Now owner Peter Conlon plans to open in the Avenue Road shopping complex, below The Gym and beside both the vets and Lidl.
The new store will open soon and Conlon’s are currently hiring part-time staff to work between 20-30 hours a week. Anyone interested is asked to drop their CV into the Church Street store.
Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy on the Avenue Road will hold their official opening weekend this weekend.
Events get underway today with a Voya beauty expert in store from 11am to 4pm to offer you hints and tips.
On Friday there will be a Halloween Fancy Dress event with a prize for the best dressed adult and child. Free face painting will take place between 2pm and 4pm, with a free nail painting for all those who purchase Mavala polish.
On Saturday there will be a Decleor Paris promotion, with a free gift available following purchase and a free skin consultation.
There will also be giveaways, goodie bags, raffles and a series of special offers over the course of the weekend so feel free to drop in.
Kieran’s is a joint operation between Amy Kieran and Justin Nevin and opened last month beside The Gym and Country Fresh on the Avenue Road.
The ‘rat run’ route linking the Avenue Road, the Iron Road and the Ramparts Road has been cut off in recent days.
Since the opening of the new Tesco Extra superstore in August, motorists have been able to travel from the Ramparts directly onto the Avenue Road via the car parks of Lidl and the Avenue Road Centre, passing the likes of Tony Kieran’s, The Veterinary Centre, The Gym and Country Fresh.
A number of measures have been made to discourage motorists using this route but now the link between the Avenue Road Centre and Lidl has been completely cut off with bollards blocking it to vehicles. Cyclists and pedestrians will still have access though.
Meanwhile, in a somewhat related issue, Louth County Council’s road engineers have been asked to look at the new road layout at the Tesco Extra store following complaints that buses, lorries and HGVs can’t negotiate the new roundabout there.
Councillors have also complained that motorists travelling onto Dublin Street are continuing to turn right from the Ramparts Road, even though it is now signposted as an illegal manouevre.
Vehicles hoping to turn right are supposed to go past the turn and go around the roundabout at the back of Tesco before turning left onto Dublin Street, similar to the system that is in place on the St Alphonsus Road in front of Aura Leisure Centre.
The Racket Café opened its doors this morning for the first time at Dundalk Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club.
Open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, the café is open to all members of the public and will serving locally roasted coffee and some great homemade delights.
Delivery is also available by contacting Katrine on 086 3425378.
Meanwhile, Kieran’s Pharmacy opened last week on the Avenue Road.
Open late on Thursday and Friday until 8pm, they have a range of opening offers at present including shower gels and deodorants for just €1.
Be sure to call in to the new store, located beside The Gym.
The Brass Rail boutique closed its doors on Clanbrassil Street last Friday after over 19 years in business
There has been mixed news on the retail front in recent days with stores both opening and closing in the area.
A new Mace store opened its doors in Blackrock yesterday while Kieran’s Avenue Pharmacy is set to open shortly on the Avenue Road beside The Gym and the former Joan’s Stores.
There have been casualties too unfortunately. After over 19 years in business, the Brass Rail boutique in Clanbrassil Street closed its doors last Friday.
This follows hot on the heels of other recent closures such as The Bar on Francis Street and the Buy and Sell shop on Clanbrassil Street.
Where the new road will merge onto the Avenue Road
The new road linking the Ramparts Road to the Avenue Road opened earlier today.
The road, which travels along the back of the new Tesco superstore at the former Dundalk Shopping Centre site emerges on to the Iron Road. From there, motorists can either turn left in the direction of the Marshes or go straight on, passing the back of Lidl and coming out at The Gym onto the Avenue Road.
A new roundabout is also in place at the rear of the shopping centre, which those travelling from the Marshes Shopping Centre direction of the Ramparts Road will have to use if they wish to travel onto Stapleton Place.
The filling station at the rear of Tesco will open this Monday, followed by the opening of the megastore itself the following week on Monday August 4th.
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