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ALONE is appealing to members of the public to check in on older people in advance of this week’s cold weather.
Ensure that the older people in your community have fuel, food, medication and have sufficient communication with someone, so that they are prepared for the weather ahead.
For older people, cold weather can be more than just an inconvenience! Call ALONE on 01 6791032 or visit alone.ie today for help and advice on coping with the cold.
Advice for Older People in Cold Weather
Staying well and warm:
Eat hot meals regularly and drink plenty of fluids. This will keep you warm. Have enough
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Dundalk’s Cuchulainn Cycling Club recently held their AGM in The Spirit Store to discuss the season past and to outline the future development of the club. Club Chairman Sé Weston in his opening address outlined some of the some of the club’s milestones over the year, in particular the number of female members in the club, which has grown to 20% of it’s almost 400 strong membership. Another huge growth area for the club has been the underage section. Under the tutelage of Philip Kerley, the Monday night cyclo cross regularly sees in excess of 40 children from 8 through to 15 years old taking
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Join Fighting Blindness and RNIB for a free information course taking place in the Crowne Plaza, Dundalk, September to October. Lots of interesting topics covered.
Living with Sight Loss: Six Week Confidence Building Course Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk, Co Louth Dates: Tuesdays, September 25 – October 30, 2018
If you’re living with sight loss in Louth, Monaghan, Sligo, Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim or Northern Ireland, this confidence building course could provide the practical and emotional support you need to face the future with confidence.
As well as providing an opportunity for people with sight loss to meet and connect with each other, family
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THERE were not one but two holes in one at the recent Dundalk Lions Golf Classic which took place on the testing 18 hole layout attached to Ballymascanlon House Hotel on the outskirts of the Co Louth town.
Patricia McAllister, a 10 handicapper from Laytown & Bettystown, aced the 114 yard index five fifth hole with a seven iron while Paul Connolly of Swords Golf Club, who plays off 13, holed his hybrid tee shot on the 185 yard index 10 14th hole.
The event attracted 24 teams and the monies raised will go towards taking 120 senior citizens and
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The Dundalk Lions Club Annual Golf Classic takes place on Friday 13th of July at Ballymascanlon Golf Course. Its a four person scamble with a shotgun start at 1 pm.
€50 per person gets you a round of golf and an evening meal in the hotel with entertainment. Sponsorship of a Tee Box or a Green is available for €25.
Also numerous prizes including Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin.
Contact James (087 2568895) for timesheet.
Co. Louth are running two Water Safety Summer Weeks:
Clogherhead, 15th July – 20th July
Registration at beach carpark on Sunday, 15th from 12 noon to 3pm
Queries to louthwsac@gmail.com
Qyles Quay, 16th July – 21st July for all children 5 years and older
Registration on Sunday 15th July in Gyles Quay from 4pm – 6pm
Queries to louthwsac@gmail.com
Rape Crisis North East is inviting you to come along to their Car Boot Sale on Sunday 24th June, 2018 in McEvoy’s Car Park, Bachelor’s Walk entrance, Dundalk.
Admission for buyers is €2.00 per person, free entry for children attending with parents. Organised by Rape Crisis North East, the event takes place from 10:00am to 4:00pm and sellers with their cars can set-up from 9:00am at a fee of €10.00 per car and €15.00 per van.
This is a great opportunity to sell on some of your used equipment and bits and pieces and perhaps purchase some other much needed items.
All proceeds will go
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The annual Blackrock Tidy Towns Raft Race takes place in June each year with about 30 rafts taking to the water. The event is FREE to attend but there is an entry fee for any team wishing to take the plunge but all funds go to Blackrock Tidy Towns.
The race is open to businesses, organisations, residents associations and even individuals, whether you’re from Blackrock, Dundalk, anywhere in County Louth, or indeed anywhere nationally or internationally! All you have to do is put a four-person team together and register by emailing us on blackrocktt@gmail.com or through The Blackrock Tidytowns Facebook page. They supply the raft
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