Dundalk Democrat - Opinion Feed

Gavin freaks out as Fergie bows out

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:55:46 GMT

All I was looking for when I put in a call to Demo soccer guru, Gavin McLaughlin, last Wednesday was a phone number. But before I could even tell him I was sorry for bothering him, I got it: “Ah, I’m in shock,” he said.

Second Lions Tour a further embellishment of Kearney’s  career

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:55:27 GMT

It’s only in years to come that we’ll fully appreciate what Robert Kearney has achieved on the rugby pitch. His current CV is impressive – a Grand Slam, two Heineken Cups, a Lions tour, and a not insignificant number of International caps, 49 to be exact. Also included is a European Player-of-the-Year award.

O Fiaich College annual student exhibition on this week

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:33:31 GMT

Students at O Fiaich Institute of Further Education are holding their eighteenth annual exhibition which opens this Tuesday 7 May and runs until this Friday 10 May. The exhibition is being held once again this year in The Indoor Garden, Carrolls Building, Dundalk Institute of Technology. This event has been a great success in previous years.

Turas is a welcoming confidential service

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:30:58 GMT

TURAS Counselling Services was founded in 2005 to help people with addiction problems.

Dortmund star on the continent - Dundalk doing nicely at home

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:18:31 GMT

Borussia Dortmund caught Inside Track’s eye in the Champions League as far back as last October. They were playing Manchester City in the group stages, and while the piece which appeared on this page concentrated on City getting a hairy penalty decision, Balotelli scoring the equaliser from the spot, it said the German side was “very exciting”.

Jockeys and trainers keep it in the family

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:17:59 GMT

Did any of you racing fans notice anything similar about the winners of the two big races in England over the weekend?

The true cost of waste

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:15:18 GMT

Enda Kenny came to town last Thursday and many locals took the opportunity to have a moan about his policies.

Dundalk Book Festival proves a huge success

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:23:53 GMT

THERE was a real sense that something special was taking place in Dundalk on Saturday for the town’s very first book festival which was launched the previous day by Peter Sheridan at Dundalk Institute of Technology.

Joe’s umpire makes right call on Lotto line

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:50:26 GMT

THERE was a spontaneous round of applause in Darver chapel at twelve o’clock Mass on Sunday morning when it was announced that the parish had a lotto winner.

No point in looking to the minnows for the Premier League winner

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:11:33 GMT

Is the Premier League the best in the world, as some commentators claim it to be? Yes, if it’s the quality of players involved, or the wages those players are paid, or the number of people it attracts to its games or on television. No, if you’re talking about its competitiveness.

MacRory programme a must for collectors

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:45:48 GMT

Match programmes don’t come much better than the one produced for the recent Ulster Colleges finals day at Armagh’s Athletic Grounds. If you’re a collector, get your hands on one.

The market for laundered fuel

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:09:18 GMT

The discovery last week of mobile diesel laundering units in the Ravensdale area shows us once again that the problem of laundered diesel remains a major issue for this region. The fact that the latest discovery was greeted with little more than a collective public shrug indicates that there is a weariness about these types of discoveries. After a while, they are not news anymore.