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Trip Through Time: 'Changing' Times in Dundalk

Readers, will no doubt, have noticed that there is not much money, in the form of notes or coins, changing hands these days and that most transactions in shops and service stations are in the form of credit cards, of one sort or another, being ...

12 Jun 2022 at 11:00

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It is time to celebrate the life of remarkable Dundalk woman Dorothy Macardle

What with the talk I gave on Dorothy Macardle in Dundalk Library and the fine full page article by Gene Yore in Dundalk Democrat, there has been sufficient interest in Dorothy to warrant a full weekend exploring her activities both political ...

18 Dec 2016 at 12:44

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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 much longer than that. I once ...

20 May 2022 at 22:00

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Trip Through Time: The roses are doing well this summer

Gardens around the Town are looking particularly well this month of June and I would particularly like to praise the rose growers of Dundalk because it seems to me that this flower has never looked better than it does at present. Other ...

18 Jun 2022 at 22:00

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Trip Through Time: Who in Dundalk was known locally as the 'Soccer Saint'?

Answers to last week's questions: Which Dundalk sporting venue was once known as 'Casey's Field'? This was the field on which Dundalk A.F.C. built their stadium 'Oriel Park'. The land belonged to the Casey family of Carrick Road for ...

29 May 2022 at 22:00

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Trip Through Time: The changing Dundalk scene

When writing about the Butter Market I could not help recalling that there were many other things that have changed around Dundalk since the beginning of the present century and, more especially, since the onset of the Covid 19 ...

14 May 2022 at 22:00

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DUNDALK HISTORY: Do you remember 'The Turn of the Century'?

People of today when referring to 'The Turn of the Century' are nearly always speaking about the changes that have taken place in Ireland since the year 2000, which is fair enough, but to those of my generation; and, I suspect,...

11 Sept 2020 at 18:06

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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 permanently switched ...

22 May 2022 at 22:00

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Trip Through Time: Who were the Dundalk 'Woodpeckers'?

Answers to last week's quesions: What day of the week was 'Market Day' in old Dundalk? For centuries Monday was the most important trading day in the town of Dundalk. The custom goes back to 1226 when a royal patent was ...

15 May 2022 at 22:00

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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 22:00

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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 ...

05 Jun 2022 at 22:00

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Trip Through time: Dundalk's 'Most Hallowed Ground'?

The answer in my Question Time this week about 'Simmon's Hotel' was inspired by the fact that I noticed that the old building in Frances Street is being renovated at present. I do not know if this is a ...

10 Jun 2022 at 22:00

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