Two vehicles were stolen from the Ard Easmuinn estate, off the Carrick Road, in Dundalk overnight.
A Ford Transit Connect, registration number 152-D-8156 and a black Volkswagen Golf, registration 11-LH-3510 were both taken.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of either vehicle or who noticed anything suspicious in the area at the time is asked to contact Dundalk Garda Station on 042-9335577.
The Ford Transit
The Volkswagen Golf
We thought this superb old picture from Sharron McQuaid was worth a share.
It shows a display of, at the time, new Volkswagen Beetles on Mulholland Avenue in Dundalk, with the old Magnet Cinema in the background.
The display was arranged by McGuill Motors.
The Market Square will host the convoy of vehicles
A convoy of classic Volkswagen Beetle cars and camper vans will arrive in Dundalk tomorrow.
The iconic vehicles will visit the Market Square as part of a tour of Ireland with around 27 vintage cars and vans expected to be on show.
It is expected they will be in town from 2pm until 4pm so be sure to check them out if you are around on the day.
A break-in occurred at the Gerry Cumiskey Volkswagen dealership at Dundalk Retail Park on Saturday night.
It is believed the break-in occurred around 9pm with at least one car damaged and parts taken.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Dundalk Garda Station on 042 9335577.
Gerry Cumiskey Volkswagen dealer at Dundalk Retail Park may just have come up with one of the best coffee stations around.
The business, now run by Gerry’s son Brendan, has converted the back of an old Golf into an area where staff and customers can enjoy a brew.
Kudos to them for the initiative. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the market for a new or second hand car.
A car was stolen from the St Nicholas Avenue area of Dundalk last night.
The navy blue Volkswagen Golf had a registration number 08 CE 4996.
Anyone with information on its whereabouts is asked to contact Dundalk Garda Station on 042-9388400.
This car was spotted “parked” in the car park of Aldi on the Newry Road yesterday. We use the term “parked” in quotation marks because abandoned would be a closer description.
Had it reversed back or driven forward, the Volkswagen Golf would have been in a parking space.
Instead, it was left in the middle of what is normally a through road between spaces. We’ve seen some bad parking in Dundalk over the years but this really takes the biscuit!
The top 10 selling makes and models of cars sold in Louth last month
In total there were 538 new 141 registrations in January, compared with 395 the year before.
While car sales are up nationwide, the increase is well above the national average of 32.6%.
Of the cars sold last month, 397 were diesel – more than the sum total of sales in January 2013 – while 136 were petrol. There were also four hybrids sold and one dual-fuel car.
Ford was the most popular model last month with 76 sales, followed by Toyota (66) and Volkswagen (60).
The manufacturers who recorded the biggest increase in sales in the last 12 months were Opel (109%), Kia (100%) and Toyota (83.3%).
The biggest selling model was the Ford Focus, which had 30 sales last month – the same figure as in January 2013.
This was followed by the Volkswagen Golf (27), the Ford Fiesta (25) and the Hyundai IX35 (23).
The big winners in terms of sales increases were the Renault Clio (183.3%), the Kia Sportage and the Toyota Corolla (both 157.1%).
Silver was the most popular colour sold with 123 silver cards bought last month. This was followed by black (95), red (89), grey (75), white (65) and blue (50).
In total there were 1,477 new cars sold in Louth last year, with the sales figures for January 2014 meaning that more than a third of that figure has been reached already.
A Luke Kelly tribute concert will be held on Friday November 1st in The Fairways Hotel in aid of the Make A Wish Foundation.
A Volkswagen car will be given away on the night, while there will also be a disco after the gig with DJ Ollie B.
Tickets, priced €10, are on sale now from The Fairways Hotel.
Talk of the Town 