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So what’s going on here then? Dundalk cycle lanes being worked on

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Work is being carried out at present on the almost never-used cycle lanes on Stapleton Place.

Rather than removing the cycle lanes though, Talk of the Town understands that a new style pathway, parking area and cycle lane system is being developed.

The changes come after numerous complaints from local residents about getting in and out of their cars when they park in front of their homes.

The trees along the street are being cut down at present to make way for the changes.

Commenting on the matter on the Talk of the Town Facebook page, Fine Gael councillor Maria Doyle said: “The street was destroyed when the Council put in the cycle tracks 2 years ago.

“The work being carried out now is as a result of an agreement the council made with the residents to make the cycle path safer from them getting in and out of cars etc. This agreement dates back to July 2012 and was well reported at the time, but has taken the Council this long to get it started. Myself and the residents wanted the road returned to how it used to be. But the council engineers would only agree to modifications.”

This is the second time that the council have had to review their cycle lane policy after the initial cycle lanes that crossed the road in front of the Century Bar and Home Bakery had to be removed as it was causing confusion for all concerned.

The way things used to be on Stapleton Place. Picture: Google Maps

The way things used to be on Stapleton Place. Picture: Google Maps



Dearey calls on council to address cycle lane issues in Dundalk

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Part of the cycle lane on Chapel Street

Part of the cycle lane on Chapel Street

Local councillor Mark Dearey has called on Louth County Council to address the issue of the cycle lanes in Chapel Street as soon as possible.

The cycle lane, which runs from The Century Bar in Roden Place as far as the CBS primary school has fallen into a state of disrepair in recent years with many of the barriers that separate the cycle lane from the road broken and damaged.

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Mark Dearey

Cllr Dearey of the Green Party and Fine Gael’s Cllr Maria Doyle raised the matter at the meeting of the Dundalk Municipal District Committee this week after initially raising the subject last year in Dundalk Town Council.

Officials admitted that plans to change the traffic flow on the street had got lost in the changeover to Louth County Council last summer with Cllr Dearey urging them to look at it urgently.

He told LMFM: “The transition from Dundalk Town Council to Louth County Council has meant this issue has got dropped, and that was acknowledged by the officials, so I don’t think there’s any excuse for further delay to addressing the design issues around the cycle lane on Chapel Street.

“We were given a commitment that an alternative to the poles, which are a shambles at this stage, would be looked at and nothing has happened so I think the onus is now on the roads engineers to get on with it,” he said.

The cycle lanes around the town, including the one at Chapel Street, have been hugely controversial since being installed in recent years with few users and constant complaints from motorists and service workers.

Three quarters of the funding for the cycle lanes came from the Department of Transport’s Smarter Travel Programme but the general consensus around Dundalk is that it was a waste of money with numerous issues with the lanes since their installation including the reworking of the junction at the top of Chapel Street opposite The Century Bar and Home Bakery.

Indeed, Sinn Féin Cllr Edel Corrigan told the meeting earlier this week that she would oppose any local funds being spent on improvements to the cycle lanes in the wake of cutbacks to the roads programme.


Maria Doyle elected new chair of Dundalk Municipal District committee

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Cllr Maria Doyle

Cllr Maria Doyle

Fine Gael councillor Maria Doyle was last night elected the new chair of the Dundalk Municipal District at a meeting in the Town Hall.

She succeeds Fianna Fáil’s Cllr Declan Breathnach in the role, becoming the first female to hold the position since the abolition of Dundalk Town Council in May 2014. Maria pipped Sinn Féin’s Cllr Kevin Meenan to the position.

The Municipal District is the successor to the old Dundalk Town Council and is made up of those elected in the Dundalk South and Dundalk Carlingford constituencies.

Maria, from Lis na Dara, first became a public representative in 2011 when she took over the Dundalk Town Council seat vacated by Senator Jim D’Arcy.

The CBS primary school teacher will be assisted in her role by Fianna Fáil’s Conor Keelan, who was elected the new vice-chair. A former chair of Dundalk Town Council, he takes over the role from the Green Party’s Cllr Mark Dearey.


Photographic exhibition to be launched at the Market Square tomorrow

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A photographic exhibition in aid of Down Syndrome will be launched at the Market Square tomorrow at 11am.

The Here I Am exhibition will take place from June 18th to 25th and will be in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland.

It features 20 photographs of children with Down Syndrome taken by Kerry photographer Dan Murphy. The exhibition seeks to reveal the individuality of each of the children rather than the syndrome they carry.

This will be the first art installation at the newly renovated Market Square and was organised by Cllrs Maeve Yore and Mark Dearey, who are both parents of children with Down Syndrome.

The exhibition will be opened by Dundalk Municipal District chair Cllr Maria Doyle, Moninna McCarthy and Ronan Quigley, chairperson of Comhairle na nÓg.

All support for the event is welcomed.


Here I Am exhibition unveiled at the Market Square

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Just a quick reminder that a photographic exhibition in aid of Down Syndrome will be launched at the Market Square at 11am today.

The Here I Am exhibition will run until June 25th and will be in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland.

It features 20 photographs of children with Down Syndrome taken by Kerry photographer Dan Murphy. The exhibition seeks to reveal the individuality of each of the children rather than the syndrome they carry.

This will be the first art installation at the newly renovated Market Square and was organised by Cllrs Maeve Yore and Mark Dearey, who are both parents of children with Down Syndrome.

The exhibition will be opened by Dundalk Municipal District chair Cllr Maria Doyle, Moninna McCarthy and Ronan Quigley, chairperson of Comhairle na nÓg.

All support for the event is welcomed.


Video of Here I Am launch in Dundalk released

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Many of you who have passed through the Market Square in the past 24 hours will have noticed a new photographic exhibition on display there.

The Here I Am exhibition in aid of Down Syndrome was launched yesterday and will remain at the Square until next Thursday.

It features 20 photographs of children with Down Syndrome taken by Kerry photographer Dan Murphy. The exhibition seeks to reveal the individuality of each of the children rather than the syndrome they carry.

Organised by local councillors Maeve Yore and Mark Dearey, the exhibition was opened yesterday by Dundalk Municipal District chair Cllr Maria Doyle, Moninna McCarthy and Ronan Quigley, chairperson of Comhairle na nÓg.

For those who missed it, the good folks over at The Digital Bakery have put together a short YouTube clip of the event.

Check it out below…


Dundalk taxi driver stabbed to death named as Martin Mulligan

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The taxi driver who was found dead near his car in the early hours of this morning in Kilcurry has been named as Martin Mulligan. The 53-year-old from Waterview on

Passengers in taxi driver’s car last night urged to come forward to Gardaí

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Superintendent Gerry Curley of Dundalk Garda Station has appealed to the public and possible passengers who would have been driven by Martin Mulligan last night to please come forward. The

58 tenants left owing thousands in rent following council cock-up

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Several council house tenants have been left thousands of euro in arrears on their rent because of a cock-up by the local authority. Louth County Council recently carried out a rent

Request for assistance for Ardee Road residents affected by flooding

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A request for funding has been named to Minister Simon Harris to assist residents in the Ardee Road area who have been affected by flooding in recent weeks. Residents who

Doyle disappointed after being refused invite to meeting to discuss Christmas lights in Dundalk

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The chairperson of the Dundalk Municipal District Committee, Cllr Maria Doyle, has been refused an invitation to a meeting concerning Christmas lights in the town. There were numerous complaints before

Michael Murphy to be Grand Marshall of this year’s Dundalk St Patrick’s Day parade

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Music and dance were the highlight at last night’s launch of this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade in An Táin Arts Centre. The parade committee where delighted to have local man

Louth County Council open books of condolences for Buncrana tragedy and Brussels terror attacks

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Louth County Council have opened books of condolences for the victims of the Buncrana tragedy and Brussels terror attacks this morning. Books of condolences were opened at the Town Hall

Louth well represented at Belfast Blitz 75th anniversary commemoration event

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Co Louth was well represented in Belfast yesterday at a Service of Commemoration to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Belfast Blitz at St Anne’s Cathedral. Back in April 1941

Ath Leathan developers vow to assist in allaying fire safety concerns at apartments

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The developers who built the Ath Leathan apartments on the Racecourse Road have made contact with Louth County Council insisting they would help out to allay fire safety concerns at

Ath Leathan developer vows to put right any fears over fire safety at apartment blocks

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The developers of the Ath Leathan apartments on the Racecourse Road told residents at a meeting in the Ballymascanlon House Hotel last night that they were putting a comprehensive plan

Thomas Clarke Remembrance Garden opened in Dundalk

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Louth County Council today opened the Thomas Clarke Remembrance Garden in the Fairgreen in Dundalk. The garden, opened in honour of the 1916 Rising leader who Dundalk Railway Station was

Cllr Mark Dearey elected new chairperson of the Dundalk Municipal District Committee

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Green Party councillor Mark Dearey was yesterday evening elected unopposed as the new chairperson of the Dundalk Municipal District Committee. Despite being first elected to serve on the now defunct

Cllr Doyle urges council to stop awarding contracts to UK-based firms in wake of Brexit

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Local councillor Maria Doyle will put forward a proposal at tonight’s meeting of the Dundalk Municipal District Committee to stop awarding council contracts to UK-based firms in the wake of

Louth County Councillors vote to protect Irish business in wake of Brexit result

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Members of Louth County Council yesterday unanimously supported a motion calling for an all-island initiative to protect all 32 counties in Ireland from the Brexit and its results. The motion
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