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TY students at the CBS Thurles climb the Devil's Bit for Tipp Top Challenge

The TYs took part in the first of their Tipp Tops 4 Peaks Challenge, where they climb four peaks, with each gradually getting more difficult. On Thursday, the boys started with the Devil's Bit. They were led by Mr Devane and Mr Downey. Having ...

09 Oct 2022 at 10:33

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Borrisoleigh TY students take a trip to Craggaunowen

By Anna Fitzgerald Last Thursday, the TYs at St. Joseph's College, Borrisoleigh, took a historical trip to Craggaunowen, Co. Clare, where they learned about the way of life in ancient Ireland. Our first task was to learn how to make a wattle ...

30 Sept 2022 at 16:33

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Trip Through Time: The night the German bomb fell on Dundalk

Just recently I was walking in Crowe Street when I overheard a Dundalk tour-guide giving a description of the car-bomb that exploded in Earl Street on the evening of December 17, 1975. I understand that he was part of a group of volunteers ...

29 Jul 2022 at 22:33

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Three best mates embark on a “slightly stupid” adventure – driving 9,000 miles from Scotland to India in an old Mazda car

A trio of intrepid best mates have embarked on a “slightly stupid” adventure – driving 9,000 miles from Scotland to India in a tiny car with no air conditioning that they chose for the mission because it would be “inconvenient”. Armed ...

26 Jul 2022 at 08:31

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Trip Through Time: What in old Dundalk was 'The China Bridge'?

When were the cherry trees planted in Ard Easmuinn? The Ard Easmuinn private housing estate was built on lands west of the Dundalk Railway Station purchased by the Dundalk Urban Council in the 1950s. The mostly detached houses were ...

31 Jul 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: What happened at Gallows Hill in Dundalk?

Do you you enjoy an horror story? In my experience most Dundalk folk are fascinated by the macabre and it was for this reason that old horror movies were among the most popular among audiences attending the old cinemas before ...

22 Jul 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: Gathering mushrooms in Dundalk

The present spell of fine weather has reminded me that one of the greatest pleasures of my school holidays was to go picking blackberries from the hedges in the green fields behind my home which are now covered by housing ...

30 Jul 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: Where in Dundalk was the Sheila factory?

Answers to last week's questions: Who was Setana? Setana was the birth name of the legendary hero Cuchullain. He was the son of Dectine, sister of Conor (or Conchobor as he is sometimes known), the famous head of the Red ...

05 Jun 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: Dundalk, the Bicycle Town

When I was a school-going child Dundalk was known as the 'Bicycle Town' because, it was believed that the population owned more pedal cycles per head than any other town in Ireland. This was partly because of the ...

03 Jun 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: The time Radio Caroline docked in Cooley

The furtive pleasures of listening to something that might be illegal, however, came to the fore again when the pirate radios started broadcasting in the early 1960s and, I believe, this part of the world was in ...

21 May 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: Early radio broadcasting in the Dundalk area

Some Dundalk radio enthusiasts might be surprised to learn that community radio stations have been broadcasting in the area for close on 60 years. In fact, radio transmissions have been picked up in Dundalk for ...

20 May 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: Where did the E.S.B. open their first showroom in Dundalk?

Answers to last week's questions: Which Dundalk commercial anniversary occurs on June 1? On Saturday June 1, 1912, the electrical power supplied by the Dundalk Urban District Council's Power Station was ...

22 May 2022 at 22:33

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