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Wednesday, 17th October, 2012. Vol. 5, Issue 42 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Tel: 042 9320888. Fax: 042 9329676. Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

German football legend in town

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Conor launches blue bin appeal

Melissa Woods’ 21st party

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Building bridges with our nearest neighboursIt has been a momentous week for Louth in terms of building bridges with our neighbours, with the green light being given to the project at Narrow Water, while the old rivalry with Meath appears to have been put aside with agreement over the naming of the Boyne bridge in Drogheda.

In what is seen as a signifi-cant boost for the area, the Narrow Water Bridge project has received the green light from planning authorities on both sides of the border, which will link Cornmuck-lagh in Omeath with Co Down.

Following a number of years of planning, the on/off project saw the North’s Envi-ronment Minster Alex Att-wood announce planning

permission for the project had been granted and ex-pressed his hope that the de-cision from An Bord Pleana-la would come soon.

And it did as on Monday morning they announced that they too have approved the project. It is the most sig-nificant infrastructure project in the border region for many years.

The single-carriageway ca-ble stayed bridge would be 660 metre long and span Carlingford Lough It will be an opening bridge which will allow tall ships and leisure crafts to Victoria Lock and Albery Basin in Newry.

Meanwhile, relations be-tween Louth and Meath took a positive turn when Louth County Council voted to fol-low the lead of their Meath counterparts in naming the

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Aonghus Meehan, Natalie McCann, Tess McGinn and Mardynas Urbanavicius

Students from Colaiste Ris and St Mary’s college are doing their bit to keep Dundalk tidy by spending half an hour every day

picking up rubbish on Clanbrassil St.The environmentally conscious youngsters have a roster system which sees four different students take to the streets in their litter

patrol vests, gloves and rubbish grabbers around 2pm daily as they tidy up any rubbish they see on one of Dundalk’s busiest streets.See page 10

Students on litter patrolBy Niamh Kirk

ByPaul Byrne

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By Paul Byrne

When Glenmuir FC’s Darryl O’Kane took to facebook asking if any-body fancied a game of football he probably didn’t expect to end up playing against a Champions League and World Cup finalist that evening.

But that’s exactly what happened last Thursday evening when former Arsenal and Germany goal-keeper Jens Lehmann put on his football boots and played for an hour with shocked locals at Glenmuir’s football pitch.

Darryl’s father Tony, said the unexpected visit came about thanks to former Glenmuir player Alan Clarke who currently works with Stat Sports.

“Alan works with a crowd called Stat Sports who are used by the German National team. So he was up at

The number of road deaths in Co Louth to date this year is now at the same figure than the total number for 2011. Following the tragic death of a young woman last week, the number of people who have been killed on the road in the County rose to six. And with three months left and winter falling the number is expected to rise again by the end of the year.

Half of those who died on Co Louth roads this year were drivers while the other half were pedestrians. The number of pedestrians in the county who die as a result of a collision with a vehicle is unusually high as the national average is 14%. Over the past ten months two thirds of those who have died on our roads have been between 17 and 34.

In the lead up to Irish Road Safety Week October Louth County Coun-cil’s road safety officer said “I’m sad to say that while there has been a reduc-tion in road deaths nationally in 2012, Co Louth has already had six fatali-ties, equalling the total number of road deaths here for year 2011. I can’t stress

strongly enough the necessity to be vig-ilant always while driving. I think most of us have heard tales of ‘near misses’ as someone fiddled with the radio or answered the mobile. To stay safe, you have to be alert and attentive to your driving at all times - a moment’s inat-tention could cost you your life.” Add-ing that being sober, reducing speed and always wearing a seatbelt are vital for drivers too.

Also addressing pedestrians, she reminded that, “wearing high visibil-ity clothing is essential for pedestrians, who represent half of those killed here in 2012, and, of course, cyclists. Paying attention to their surroundings is also a must.”

In the five year period between 2007 and 2011 there were more than 6150 collisions on Co Louth roads. 38 of these caused the death of 42 people. 115 people were seriously injured in 91 collisions while 1,665 people incurred less serious injuries.

When compared to other counties Louth had the highest number of colli-sions per 1,000 population in the three years 2007 – 2009.

No reduction in deaths on Louth roadsBy Niamh Kirk

the Aviva last week as Germany trained for their match with Ire-land and he got talking to Jens and asked him would he like to come down to Dundalk for a couple of hours.

“Alan brought him up to our club here in Glenmuir and he chat-ted with us for a while before putting on his boots and playing with the lads for near an hour. The boys were a bit stunned to see Jens coming out but they were thrilled to play with such a big star of the game” explained Tony.

Lehmann also found time to call around to call around to Clan na Gael football club on Thursday evening visiting the team as they prepared for yes-terday’s Intermedi-ate club final against O’Connells. As Mau-rice Harrisson, PRO for the Clans, ex-plains the visit wasn’t

Football legend Jens drops in for a game

planned and again came about through Alan Clarke.

“Alan is a former Clans player and he convinced Jens to call around to the boys on Thursday evening to give them a few words of advice for Sunday’s final. He spoke to the lads for about fifteen minutes telling them to keep focused and how to cope with the pres-sure of big games. He had a pint of Guinness with us and signed au-tographs and posed for photos and all that. It was a bit surreal but it was great to meet him and we’d all like to thank Alan for mak-ing it happen” added Maurice.

Unfortunately for the Clans Jens’ words of advice didn’t have the desired effect with the Clans narrowly missing out on inter-mediate glory losing by two points to the O’Connells.

Jens Lehmann with some of the Clans players on Friday night

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Charges struck out over townland nameA queSTion over correct name of a townland led to motoring charges being struck out against a man at Dundalk District Court.

Tomek Kiwalski of 115 Mar-ian Park, Dundalk, faced three road traffic charges after being stopped by Gardai on April 12 this year.

However, solicitor, Sean T O’Reilly, in producing maps as

evidence, stated that there was no such place as Grange, Car-lingford, which had been listed as the location of the offence on the charge sheets.

Both Inspector Martin Beggy and Judge Flann Brennan, stated that they had believed there was a townland called Grange, but the solicitor pointed out that this was not the case although there were

five different townlands with the word ‘grange’ in them.

After checking the maps, Insp Beggy conceded that there was no such townland and Judge Brennan struck out the charges.

Mr Kiwalski had been charged with having no licence, no insur-ance and giving a falsename/ad-dress/date of birth to Garda

New Louth manager Aidan O’Rourke

new Louth manager, Aidan O’Rourke, has been quick to point out his strong links with the Wee County after taking over the reins last week.

The Dromintee native, whose parish extends as far as Ravensdale, is fa-miliar with the both the football scene in Louth and the passion the county has for the game.

“I was brought up just a couple of hundred yards from the Border so I am very familiar with the people of Louth, while my grandfather was from the Doylesfort Road in Dundalk and my wife is from Bellurgan”, he explained.

The 2002 All-Ireland winner with Armagh is highly respected as a

as to what he hopes to achieve.

“I will expect a team to be able to defend first and I will make no apol-ogies for that.

“I also like to move the ball quickly, prefer-ably with the foot pass, while strength and con-ditioning will also be a

big thing for me”, the new manager explained.

The new manager will begin his National League campaign away to westmeath on Febru-ary 3, while one of the most interesting ties is certain to be a meeting with Armagh on March 16.

New manager boasts strong Louth links

coach within the GAA and he believes he can help the Wee County to continue the progress made in recent seasons.

“I have a huge respect for Louth football and believe that this yound squad has a lot of po-tential’, explained Aidan who has clear goals

By Eunan Whyte



Apprentices awarded certificates

371 Apprentices in the North East region recently received certification on completion of their apprenticeship. A presentation of certificates was made to over 120 of these apprentices by Mr Paul O’Toole, Director General of FÁS, on Friday October 12.

The children of Naíscoil Naomh Lorcan Omeath recently hosted their Annual Cherri-os Childline Pyjama Day and raised a wonderful €160 for the charity. The organisers send out a big thank you to all parents and children who participated in the day.

The Dundalk Rotary Club are looking to find the leaders of tomorrow as they launch their an-nual Youth Leadership Competition this week.

The awards program recognises young peo-ple who demonstrate outstanding leadership ability and individual initiative to positively impact their area. The competition is open to all post-primary schools in the area., as PRO of the Dundalk Rotary Club,

Gay Berkery explained.“We are looking for-

ward to identifying in-spiring individuals to go forward for the area finals in the Ballymas-canlon hotel on Tuesday 23rd of October” said Mr Berkery.

“We are looking for youth leaders around the area who may be in-volved in sport, schools, local organisations or anything like that” ex-plained Gay.

he added that he ex-pected the quality of can-didates this year to be up

to the normal high qual-ity from previous com-petitions when Dundalk youths have represented Ireland on numerous oc-casions.

Interviews for the can-didates took place yester-day and today (wednes-day) with the successful candidates going for-ward to the area finals in the Ballymascanlon on October 23. This will be followed by a lunch in the hotel on November 5 where the winner of the Dundalk section will be announced.

The winner will be put forward to the regional final where they will be up against winners from ten to 12 Rotary clubs in the area. The even-tual winner will walk away with the Youth Leadership prize which will include a trip to the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

The Rotary Club would like to thank the Dundalk Credit Union and the Ballymascanlon hotel for their kind spon-sorship of this year’s competition.

FORTY-six different youth clubs across Co. Louth will each share a total of €32,450 in grant aided fund-ing. The clubs were successful in their application for the funding through the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme.

The scheme, administered by Co. Louth VEC on behalf of the Depart-ment of Children and Youth Affairs, is aimed at supporting voluntary run organisations that offer a youth work response for young people aged be-tween 10 and 21.

Dr Pádraig Kirk, CEO of Co. Louth VEC, said:

“This scheme is a major asset for our clubs and organisations as it facili-tates them in sustaining and develop-ing the very valuable work that they

do with young people. I want to thank our Youth Officer, Ian Walker, for bringing this year’s scheme to a suc-cessful conclusion and I look forward to next month’s presentation evening where we will have the opportunity to reward all forty-six clubs for their tre-mendous work”.

The clubs and organisations receiv-ing support this year are from all parts of Co. Louth.

The funding awarded will enable the clubs to purchase a range of items in-cluding art and craft materials, DVD’s, computer games, sporting equipment, books, furniture and musical instru-ments. It can also be used to offset training fees and transportation costs.

Dundalk Rotary Club Youth Leadership Awards

VEC provide welcome funding

Separated ParentsMeetings for Parents Separated Support Group are scheduled for the first Tuesday of every Month, Cost €5.00 to include refreshments on arrival. Meetings take place from 7.30pm to 9pm at Social Services Building, 15A Clanbrassil Street. There is a minimum attendance policy, so those wishing on attending, need to confirm their intentions with Val on: 085 7303609. (Numbers too low, meeting shall not commence).

Business ExpoThe Cross Border Busi-ness Support Expo taking place on November 17 in the Carrickdale Hotel be-tween 9.30am until 1pm. All the Business Support Agencies catering for the needs of businesses locat-ed within the Newry Dun-dalk region will be exhibit-ing at this unique event. This event will provide an ideal opportunity for local businesses to speak to all relevant Business Support Agencies in one morning, on a one-to-one basis, un-der one roof.

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By Paul Byrne


Who would you like to see as the next Irish football manager?

OvertOyOu Tony Kelly

I wouldn’t get rid of Trap just yet. He has a proven track record and I’m really struggling to think of anybody better who is available. We need a time of reflection and we need to realise we haven’t got the players at the moment

Joe McKennaWell Trap definitely needs to go that’s for sure. We need to get somebody from the backstreets in. Somebody who knows the underage set-up and all the players involved. We need someone who is passionate about the job.

Gonny Costello It’s definitely time for a change and personally I’d love to see Martin O’Neill get the job. I’d like to see him come in and get rid of all the deadwood that’s there at the mo-ment and build the team up again.

Sinead ByrneWe need to get Paul McGrath in to do a job. He seems focused and that team need a bit of focus right now. He can also speak English which unfortunately the current manager seems to struggle with.

Vincent CallanI’d like to see Harry Redknapp or maybe even the return of Mick McCarthy. It’s clear Trap has lost the dressing room and we need some-body to get that spirit back again. If Mick would be willing I’d probably go for him.

Huge crowd turns out for the Knockbridge Vintage FestivalKnockbridge Vintage Club held their sixth annual Vintage Day and Working Rally on Sunday October 7.

The day kicked off at 1pm by which time the field was already packed with people from far and wide who had turned out to enjoy the numerous events that were taking place throughout the day.

Vintage enthusiasts travelled with their displays from far and near to be present at the event. There were huge displays of both tractors and cars bigger than the visitors to the show had seen before with more than 450 vehicles on show.

Stationary engines along with older horse drawn equipment filled in the gaps on the timeline.

on the other side of the hedge, man and machines of yesteryear worked full steam ahead ploughing and cultivating the newly harvested stubble.

The Knockbridge Vintage Club were

privileged to have four teams of horse ploughing including the All Ireland Ploughing Champions, Gerry King and his son David. Sheep racing was one of the many attractions which like previous years proved a real hit with the crowd. Various demonstrations took place throughout the day such as flower arranging from floral artist Veronica McMahon, art and crafts, working blacksmith to name but a few. 8 vs. 8 Tug of War was held again and the competition was fierce as local teams fought for the trophy.The Dog show was a brilliant success and attracted a large number of entrants again, as proud owners showed off their pooches in the hope of winning a prize. The kids were catered for in the fun corner with amusements including bouncing castles, slides, face painting, nail art and pot painting.“ K n o c k b r i d g e ’ s

Got Talent” was a tremendous success and the marqueewas packed to capacity. The standard of talent was outstanding and the judges had a very difficult job selecting the winners. 1st Place - Ceili Phillips, 2nd Place - Gavin Gribben, 3rd Place - Caitlin McNally and Kodi McEneaney and People’s Choice Award -Paddy Wallace. Delicious freshly cooked food and home baking was served during the day. A phenomenal amount of money was raised

both on the day and through sponsorship. The club are delighted to be able to donate all monies raised to worthy

local charities which will be presented at the club’s presentation night.

Matt Murphy, Mulaharlin and Martin Malone, Cooley at the Knockbridge Vintage Festival


O’Connells celebrate

The Dundalk branch of the Campaign Against water and Household taxes staged a protest outside Louth County Council Offices as the monthly meeting got underway.

The group submitted a letter to the councillors on their way into the meeting to highlight an irony in Government policy by express-ing their hope that citizens wel-fare will be of equal importance as that of animals.

They went on to compare the proposed rights being afforded to animals in the coming Animal Welfare Bill and the negative im-pact on families of the household taxes; including the ability of families to access food and fresh water when their budget is being eroded.

They called on the council to discuss how all animals should have freedom from hunger and thirst and have access to fresh water and diet to maintain health.

Accusing Minister Phil Hogan

of being “hell bent on imposing stealth taxes on families, which will if they are adhered to, erode into the household budget and leave inhabitants of the family home hungry and thirsty as the monies to feed hungry families will be spent on staying on the right side of the imposed laws.”

The protest group called on the councillors to fight “for the same rights to be afforded to our citizen’s health and welfare as is proposed for the animal popula-tion of our state.”

Disqualified for two yearsA MAN was disquali-fied for driving for two years after being con-victed of drink driving at Dundalk District Court.

James Neary, 3 Coopers Cross, Castle-bellingham, was stopped by Gardai on March 4, 2012, at Dun-mahon and was found to be over the legal limit for driving.

The 32-year-old was described as a man of good character who had co-operated fully with Gardai.

Judge Flann Bren-nan imposed a fine of €300, with the disqual-ification to take effect from April 10, 2013.

The Cross Border Orchestra made history last week when they became the first Irish Or-chestra to play in London’s Royal Albert Hall.

The inaugural London Peace Proms sold out the prestigious venue and featured a 110 strong orchestra as well as the special-ly formed London Peace Choir comprised of more than 1000 primary school children from across the city.

The event enticed hundreds of Irish ex pats from all over the UK and hundreds of peo-ple travelled from Ireland es-

pecially for the one night per-formance. The Royal Albert resonated not only the uplifting sounds of the orchestra and choir but also the tumultuous applause of the audience as they gave multiple standing ovations.

The CBOI blend symphonic traditional orchestral instru-ments with modern rock and pop music. On Friday night they captivated the audience as they evoked the heritage, history and culture of Ireland. Keeping with the theme of uni-versal peace, songs like World in Union and Dance Evolution conveyed the Proms’ core mes-

sage with gusto. The CBOI also gave some

of Ireland’s finest soloists a chance to shine. Co Louth vio-linist Patricia Treacy sparkled on the night as she showed her full range of skill and burst-ing into dazzling virtuosity for Vivaldi’s “Storm. Mona-ghan Piper Patrick Martin was joined on stage by U18s All Ireland Champion Uilleann Piper Conal Duffy for a show stopping arrangement of “Lord of the Dance”.

Tenor Emmanuel Lawler struck an emotional chord with his version of “Glory, Glory Alleluia” which was dedicated

to all those who had lost their lives in peace keeping efforts throughout the world. The en-tire audience hummed along in what was one of the most mov-ing moments of the evening.

Founding Director Sharon Treacy-Dunne and Bobby Mc-Donagh, the Irish Ambassador to the UK, both spoke elo-quently about the magnificent occasion that the inaugural London Peace Proms was. Each referred to the great sense of Irish pride felt on the night and the significance of the event as it placed another important link in the chain between Ireland and the UK.

Household charge protest continues

Crossborder Orchestra makes history

Left: Youth Orchestra have the X Factor; inset Patricia Treacy

By Niamh Kirk

By Niamh Kirk

O’Connells ended a 24-year wait for champion-ship glory when they won the Louth Intermediate title by defeating Clan na Gael in Haggardstown on Sunday afternoon.The Castlebellingham outfit scored a 0-9 to 1-4 victory to allow Niall Conlon (left) to lift the Sea-mus Flood Cup.It was a huge disappointment for Clan na Gael who lost the final for a second successive year.


Meals On wheels seek driversVolunteers are wanted to drive for the Meals on Wheels organisation on Wednesdays to deliver in the town area. This involves about one hour on a rota basis every five weeks. If you are interested in helping out or wish to find out more information, please ring Elizabeth on 9332848 during the morning time.

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Wrong turn leads to chaosThere were chaotic scenes in Linenhall St on Tuesday last when a lorry travelled down the wrong way on the one-way street. The incident occurred around 3.30pm and caused a huge traffic jam before the lorry man-aged to turn down the Fair Green and back into the normal flow of traffic. The photo was taken by a local resident.

Mother left three children home aloneA WOMAN who left three children unattended in her home while she went to buy honey, faced three charges of cruelty to children at Dundalk District Court.

On August 6, 2011, Gardai attended the home of the woman, who can’t be named, to deal with an immigration issue.

There was no reply from the house but officers saw three children inside.

The tried to contact the woman without success and waited 70 minutes before she arrived back with

her daughter stating that she had gone to buy honey for a sick child.

Three children aged 10, five and three, were left in the house.

The woman’s solicitor told the court that the children were in good order and not at risk while she was away. he added that there was no neglect or ill-treatment in this case.

The solicitor pointed out that his client did not have the benefit of a husband to help mind the children.

Judge Flann Brennan adjourned the case until January 9 for a Probation Report.


James Mulholland is planning to shoot his fourth short film

ByPaul ByrneAfter the success

of ‘What If’ and ‘My Father’s Son’ young Cedarwood Park film director James Mulhol-land is about to embark on his fourth short film entitled ‘A real life pup-pet’

The DKIT student describes the film as ‘a tribute to the horror film and urban legend genre’ and says he is currently looking for locations around Dundalk to shoot the film.

The film is about a 15 year old girl who is ba-bysitting a young baby with no hassle. Things get complicated when the baby all of a sudden keeps crying for no ap-parent reason other than a small creepy doll in the room.

In an effort to make the film look as profes-sional as possible and to enable him to pitch it to RTE James is running an online funding cam-paign to raise comple-

tion money for the film. Rewards for funders include a credit in the film, a DVD and signed still, and even chance to become an extra on the film.

According to James any amount can be pledged from €5 up-wards and his aim is to reach a target of €2000 over the next 30 days.

“Basically if we don’t get the money we don’t get to make the film” ex-plains James.

“We have a crew of about 14 or 15 people working on this film and we want to make it look as god as we possibly can. We are shooting in Dundalk again and we hope to get as many lo-cal people as we can involved. This is a low amount to fund this sort of short film but due to our team been inventive and resourceful we were able to keep the budget low while still being able to make a quality production.

“I’ve had plenty of

Town Council to be abolished

Dundalk is setting for new horror filmYouth 2000

prayer meetingYouth 2000 will be host-ing a prayer group in the holy family parish Dundalk on October 26 at 6pm and every night after that. Attendance is aimed at people aged between 16 and 35 and will consist of prayer music and talk. Contact Shauna McArdle at 086 2633683 or Rebecca Quinn at 085 8202307.

Bake saleVolunteers are needed to help us out in a public bake sale in The Square next month. For more information contact Re-becca on 085 8202307

ISPCC table quizThere will be a fundrais-er in Johnny Masons in aid of Net ministries and ISPCC on November 3. Entry will cost €5 and there will be prizes on the night. Everybody is welcome.

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From page 1 Boyne bridge in honour of Mary

McAleese.The is a slight variation to the

Meath proposal as Louth want to call it the ‘The Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge’. An accord between Meath and Louth County Councils will have to be reached before the of-ficial name is announced as Meath wish to call it simply the ‘Mary McAleese Bridge’.

However, for a time on Monday it appeared that the two authorities were completely at odds, when a statement was released on behalf of Louth County Council, stating that they wanted the structure to be called the “Mary Robinson Boyne Valley Bridge’.

However, it soon became clear that it was simply a case of mixing up the two Presidents and it should have read, Mary McAleese.

Mayor of Drogheda, Paul Bell, last month objected to the name as he believes it would be unwise to single out one person’s contribution to the peace process. He added that there were more than “4000 victims of the troubles and there is no structure named after them.”

There was also opposion from stakeholders in Drogheda who felt

that the name could interfere with the promotion of the town as the Gateway to the Boyne Valley.

The Narrow Water Bridge – which will be the first built between North and South since partition - needs around €20 million to get off the ground and funding is being sought through the EU Special Projects Body. The Bridge is among 12 projects shortlisted for a cut of €30 million funding.

to date Louth County Council has already pumped €900k of Govern-ment funds into the scheme and has continued the detailed design and planning process in the hope that it will be completed by mid-2015.

Joan Martin Louth County Man-ager said they were delighted with the announcement and that she was hopefiul for a positive outcome of the bid for funding.

“There’s tremendous potential for making the east border region a much greater attractor of domestic and overseas visitors and this bridge is part of the key to achieving that,” she said.

The project has received strong support from Failte Ireland who say they recognise the potential it has to enhance the tourism potential of ar-eas around Carlingford Lough.

Building bridges with neighbours

great feedback from people regarding the way I’ve shot Dundalk in previous films and there was actually a film made in the town on the back of seeing one of my films so hap-pily Dundalk got a bit of business thanks to that” added James.

Filming will take place in January 2013 over two days in Dun-

From page 1Colaiste Ris students will take to the streets on Monday, wednesday and Friday while St Mary’s college will work on a Tuesday and Thursday. Tess McGlynn who was busy picking up litter last Monday afternoon with her classmates, Aonghus Meehan, Mardynas Urbanavicius and Natalie McCann says the students welcomed the idea and were glad to help out in making Dundalk tidy.“The plan is to spend

about a half an hour every day tidying the area between our schools and the end of Clanbrassil St as the place can get a bit messy after lunchtime. We don’t mind coming out and doing our bit and doing our bit for the local environment” explained Tess.Dundalk recently retained its gold medal status for the fifth consecutive year in the tidy towns awards and is surely on course for a sixth year thanks to the work of students like Tess and her pals.

dalk, Louth. Editing is due to start in Febru-ary with the film due to be completed by end of April 2013. A REAL LIFE PUPPET will be send to irish and inter-national film festivals, specifically aiming at horror festivals through-out 2013.

James can be contact-ed at [email protected]

Dún Dealgan National School 5th and 6th Class pupils took part in the filming of An Cat, a TG4 production, in Ballymacscanlon

School litter patrol

Dundalk Town Council is to be abolished in a new round of Government cost cutting reforms. The council is to be merged with Louth County Council in the biggest reform of local government in state history. All town councill seats

are to be abolished, currently 12 elected councillors represent the four electoral districts in Dundalk and the number of councillors at a county

level will increase. The electoral map of County Louth will be redrawn to accommodate the changes with one councillor to represent every 5000 people, meaning Louth can expected around 24 elected council positions for the entire county. Nationally the abolition

of 80 borough and town councils will save around €20 million euro. 500 staff will also face redundancy as part of the plan.

Karate Club continue to impress

Members of the squad that took part in the recent competition

IRELAND Wadokai Karate-Do Remnei recently travelled to Rath-coole to attend an Ireland Karate Federation Referee Commission Squad training where a number of clubs from all over Ireland came together to train in both Kata (form) and Kumite (fighting).

These squad training sessions are for the benefit of all club mem-bers and it also gives each mem-ber the chance to interact with fel-low members of “Team Ireland”.

Earlier this year Team Ireland

Man making effort to stop drinkingA MAN who has made a huge effort to reduce his drinking was fined a to-tal of €400 after appear-ing at Dundalk District Court on theft and pub-lic order charges.

John Reid, 588 Ais-ling Park, Cox’s De-


Karate Club continue to impress

Members of the squad that took part in the recent competition

IRELAND Wadokai Karate-Do Remnei recently travelled to Rath-coole to attend an Ireland Karate Federation Referee Commission Squad training where a number of clubs from all over Ireland came together to train in both Kata (form) and Kumite (fighting).

These squad training sessions are for the benefit of all club mem-bers and it also gives each mem-ber the chance to interact with fel-low members of “Team Ireland”.

Earlier this year Team Ireland

travelled and competed at an In-ternational Karate Competition in Birmingham where every member of the team came away with at least two medals each.

Three members of Team Ireland travelled to Carlow earlier this month to compete at the Annual Carlow Karate Competition. Amy Dennis competed in the Junior Fe-male Kata Category and was ranked 4th, John McGuiness who competed in the Junior Male Ku-mite Category, managed to fight

his way through an enormous sec-tion consisting of both Irish and English competitors to come home victorious with a Gold Medal. Clara O’Reilly who competed in the Senior Female Kumite Cate-gory, also came away with a fan-tastic Bronze Medal.

Clara O’Reilly along with fel-low members of IWKR who are part of Team Ireland, will repre-sent Ireland at the 40th European Wado Kai Karate Championship in Austria next month.

Man making effort to stop drinkingA MAN who has made a huge effort to reduce his drinking was fined a to-tal of €400 after appear-ing at Dundalk District Court on theft and pub-lic order charges.

John Reid, 588 Ais-ling Park, Cox’s De-

mesne, Dundalk, plead-ed guilty to taking a bottle of vodka from Dunnes Stores, Ard Eas-muinn, on December 17 last year valued at €16.

On February 28 this year he was arrested in the car park of Dundalk

Garda Station after be-ing found in an intoxi-cated state.

Solictor, Frank Mc Donnell, said his 29-year-old client apol-ogised for his actions and said that his drink-ing has been dramati-

cally reduced. He is now living with his mother and trying to curb his drinking which gets him into trouble.

Judge Flann Brennan convicted and fined €200 in respect of each charge.


Crosscause is aiming to help children in Romania

The new 1,000 place second-ary school planned for Dundalk will be known as Pobalcholáiste Chú Chulainn, or Cú Chulainn Community College, it has been revealed by Louth VEC.

CEO of the VEC, Dr Padraig Kirk, said he was extremely pleased with the new name. “This is a fitting name for the new school; Cú Chulainn is a name that is synonymous with the town of Dundalk, with Co. Louth and with the wider re-

gion. A decision like this is not an easy one, but on this occasion it was the obvious choice”.

A town centre site is cur-rently being acquired for the new school and construction is planned to commence early next year on the €14M project. The Department of Education and Skills have also devolved the management of a €4.5M construction project at Scoil Uí Mhuirí in Dunleer to the VEC.

Dr Kirk continued, “this new

school will go by its Irish name predominantly, Pobalcholáiste Chú Chulainn. However, the al-literation in the English version of the name, Cú Chulainn Com-munity College, also makes it a catchy name. Either way the name works, the correct deci-sion was made”.

The VEC also revealed that an important first meeting took place last week at its head of-fice in Chapel St., Dundalk in-volving its own executive staff,

Department of Education and Skills and local authority offi-cials, as well as the full design team appointed to bring the project to fruition. “This was a watershed moment in the es-tablishment of the new school; we are now looking forward to working very closely with the design team to bring about a modern, high-tech, fit-for-purpose school building that people will travel from far and near to view”.

VEC name new post-primary school

BLACKROCK’S Cross-cause charity have of-ficially launched their blue bin appeal to help underprivileged children in Romania.

The appeal will see blue bins being dis-tributed around shops, schools and businesses around the area in order to collect non-perishable foods as well as cleaning and hygiene products.

Crosscause have been helping underprivileged children in Romania for over ten years running a feeding centre in the town of Nicoresti which currently gives access to food, showers and schooling to sixty local children.

is for people to fill up the bins with non per-ishable foods, cleaning and hygiene products.” explained Conor.

“Hopefully people will see the bins in their local shop and maybe drop a tin of beans or a tube of toothpaste into it. We will then collect all the bins and send them over to our house in Romania where they will be used to help out the local children in the area” added Conor.

if any business or school would like to help out Conor and the Crosscause charity they should contact him at 0879674829.

Crosscause in blue bin appeal

Initially they under-took to build and pro-vide care homes for or-phans in Nicoresti with mental and physical dis-abilities and expanded their activities to assist other members of the

poor there by providing the likes of day care fa-cilities.

Crosscause founder Conor hughes is hope-ful local businesses and schools will come on board and help the char-

ity in their latest efforts to help the children in Nicoresti.

“We are asking schools and businesses to simply take one of our bins off us and put it on their premises. The aim

Register To VoteLouth County Council have reminded that peo-ple only have until Octo-ber 23 to register to vote in the Children’s referen-dum. You cannot vote un-less you are on the Regis-ter of Electors which you can check online. If you have moved address re-cently you should apply to get on the supplementary register as soon as possi-ble so as not to miss out. You can contact the Town or County Council offices with a complete applica-tion form in order to en-sure you can vote on the day. The Children’s Ref-erendum will be held on Saturday November 10.

Redeemer Book FairThe Celtic Travelling Book Company book fair takes place in the Redeemer Boys & Girls School Hall on Wednesday October 17 to Friday October 19 from 9.30am to 2.30pm. This event is being run by the Parents Association and parents are welcome any time. All proceeds go to raising money to buy books for the school.

NEwSin Brief

MedicineThe word renal refers to what organ of the body?IrelandMaryborough was the old name for what county town in Leinster?The wild westWhich two brothers were leaders of the infamous Quantrill Gang?ShowbizWhat have Spike Milligan, Cliff Richard and Joanna Lumley in common?PoliticsThe inclusion of what country turned the G7 group of economies into the G8?MoviesWhat weapon was used by Oddjob in ‘Goldfinger’ which eventually electro-cuted him to death?ReligionWhich Peruvian-born Dominican priest, is the patron said of mixed race marriages and racial harmonies?SportThe village of Dunblane,

Scotland, was the scene of a massacre at the local primary school in 1996, but what sports star is its most famous native?Modern FolkloreAccording to gossip, Adolf Hitler, studied are in what English city?TelevisionAlthough she married Ken twice and Shamir in between times, who as Deirdre Barlow’s first husband?StinkerWho is the only fictional character to have led the Dundalk Festival Parade?

Pete Treanor’sWeekly Quiz

—this week’s answers—

1. Kidney 2. Portlaoise 3. Frank and Jesse James 4. All were born in India 5. Russia 6. Metal bowler hat 7. St Martin de Porres 8. Andy Murray 9. Liverpool 10. Ray Langton. Stinker – Jim Figgerty – the man who put the figs into the fig rolls.

Gerard and Rosie Mulligan with Tina and Barry Vaughan

Klinta Gutane, Daniel Berry, Alisha Conway and Nora Smith

Sharon Tuite and Margaret Woods at Melissa Woods’ 21st birthday party

Roisin and Rose McEneaney

Rachel Riordan and Donal Gernon

Loretta Bray, Philomena Rogers and Laura Bray

Amanda McCabe and Nicola Gorhan

Melissa woods’ 21st Birthday Party


A MAN who became aggrieved at being searched by Gardai ended up facing a public order charge at Dundalk District Court.

A previous record for drugs of-fences led Gardai to search Niall Smyth, 80 Dulargy Ave, Muir-hevnamor, at Dublin St, Dundalk, on June 11 this year. However, he became very abusive and was sub-sequently arrested.

Solicitor, Frank McDonnell, told the court that his client was no longer the Niall Smyth that had been involved in drug activ-ity. he had been trying to turn his life around since being released from prison in 2009 and has come to notice of Gardai for drugs of-fences in recent times.

Mr McDonnell accepted that his client did not make it easy for

Gardai on this occasion, but he apologised for his behaviour.

“He spoke when he shouldn’t have spoken and was agitated after being searched. However, he ac-cepts that the search was because of his previous record”, explained Mr McDonnell.

Judge Flann Brennan stated that the defendant should have known better as he imposed a €300 fine.

Man took great offence after search by Gardai

The winners of Kilkerley Open Triples Tournament, Damian Grimes, Mark Wilson and Seamus McGlinchey, Cookstown are presented with the Hanratty Cup by Tom McCreesh, Vice-Chairman, Kilk-erley Bowls Club

Pictured are the Runner-up team of Damian Nally, Fra Dillon and Finbarr Mullen, Redeemer Bowls Club, Dun-dalk at Kilkerley Open Triples Tour-nament.


Drop-in football sessions

A SERIES of four Futsal/Football Drop-in sessions are being offered to young people (male & female) aged between 16 and 21.

The project is to be hosted by Dundalk FC’s Youth Development Centre over a period of 4 weeks, beginning Wednesday October 24. Pitches will be available from 6pm to 8pm.

There is no cost attached to this event and any young person wishing to take part should register their interest on the night by simply turning up, ready to play, at the Youth Development Centre, Oriel Park from 5.50pm.

THE discovery of a small amount of cannabis during the search of a man led the Gardai to find a quantity of the drug valued at €1,100 in his home.

Thomas Cassidy of 16 Clois Dalgan, Dundalk, was stopped by Gardai and searched on Oc-tober 11, 2011, and after finding a small quantity of cannabis they obtained a warrant to search his

home. Mr Cassidy identified the location of cannabis being stored in his house which was estimated to be worth €1,100.

The solicitor for the 47-year-old stated that the drugs were for his own use.

The man who has spent most of his working life in the army and more recently worked in the building trade, suffered

from a back complaint and used the drug to help him sleep. Mr Cassidy, who had no previous convictions, is no longer using drugs.

Judge Flann Brennan im-posed a six month sentence or 120 hours of Community Serv-ice and adjourned the case until January 9 next pending a re-port.

Took cannabis to help him sleep

„W czasie deszczu dzieci się nudzą, to ogólnie zna-ana rzecz Choć mniej trudzą się i mniej brudzą się ale strasznie nudzą się w deszcz” Tak porzed laty śpiewał dla nas Kabaret Starszych Panów.Irlandzka jesień i tutejsza aura często niosą ze sobą deszcz. W dobie XXI najbardziej popularnym sposobem na nudę jest oczywiście telewizja i komputer. Myślę jednak, że warto nauczyć dzieci bardziej kreatywnego sposobu spędzania wolnego czasu. Warto zainwestować w ciekawe gry planszowe, przybory do rysowania, malowania, wycinania czy lepienia z plasteliny i modeliny.Im starsze dziecko, tym łatwiej zorganizować mu czas i tym dłużej potrafi się sobą zająć. Gdy byłyśmy z siostrą małymi dziewczynkami, o tej porze roku, używałyśmy do zabawy jesiennych skarbów. Zbierałyśmy kasztany i żołędzie by za pomocą zapałek stworzyć z nich ludziki i zwierzaki, z suszonych liści robiłyśmy kolorowe bukiety lub malowałyśmy je i przyklejałyśmy na kartke tworząc obrazki dla mamy i babć.Największym problemem jest wymyślenie zabaw dla najmłodszych, zajęcie ma stymulować rozwój i być na tyle interesujące by maluszek nie znudził sie zbyt szybko. Poszperałam troszkę w biblioteczce siostry i znalazłam książkę zatytułowaną „365 zabaw dla Ciebie i Twojego dziecka”Mamom 12-to miesięcznych dzieci polecam zabawę w pomoc w kuchni „kiedy przebywacie w kuchni, pozwól malcowi wykonywać proste czynności. Włożenie drewnianych łyżek do plastikowego pojemnika albo jabłek do kosza może mu sprawić przyjemność. Podobne zadania usprawniają koordynację wzrokowo – ruchową dziecka i dają mu satysfakcję”I może jeszcze jedna zabawa, suwaki, zatrzaski i guziki:„Półtoraroczne dziecko rozwija sprawność manualną i zdobywa coraz większe doświadczenie w ubieraniu się. Ubierz pluszaka w sweterek, na którym maluch będzie mógł ćwiczyć zapinanie i odpinanie guzików albo zapinanie i rozpinanie suwaka. W tym okresie, gdy dziecko wszystko chce zrobić samo, najlepsze będą ubrania na rzepu, zatrzaski i z gumką.

Agnieszka Boniewicz

HAVE YOu GOT ASTORY?we want to hearfrom youPhone: 0429320888Email: [email protected]

Nicole Manning, Conall Mulvene, Melissa Woods, Sarah Louise Kerley, Mickey O’Connor and Gerry Joyce at Melis-sa’s 21st birthday party in Oriel Park on Friday.

Kevin Mc Cabe, Christopher Neary, Conor Brennan, Peter Filen and Dean Hoey.

Magda Lapuch and Leona Kinsella.

Aidan and Bernie Kinsella at Melissa’s 21st.

Nicole Manning and Sarah Louise Kerley enjoying Melissa Woods’ 21st birthday party on Friday.

Jay Carolan at Melissa’s 21st birthday party.

Margaret Woods with her daughter Melissa, who cel-

ebrated her 21st birthday at Oriel Park on Friday night.

Melissa woods’ 21st Birthday Party



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Our weekly Deadline is 4pm Fridays prior to Wednesday publication, contact Niamh or Noeleen

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Novena to the Sacred Heart Dear Heart of Jesus

In the past I asked you for many favoursThis time I ask you this special favour

(Mention favour)Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within

your own broken heartWhere your Father sees it

Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour, not mine, Amen.

Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise to publish it

and the favour will be granted.Never known to fail.

G.M

Novena to the Sacred Heart

Dear Heart of JesusIn the past I asked you for many favours

This time I ask you this special favour (Mention favour)

Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart

Where your Father sees it

Novena

AN CHUIRT CHUARDA / THE CIRCUIT COURTRECORD NO

EASTERN CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LOUTHIN THE MATTER OF: THE LICENSING ACTS l833 to 2008THE COURTS (SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS) ACT, l96l

SECTION 2 (l) OF THE LICENSING (IRELAND) ACT, l902 ASAMENDED BY SECTION 23 OF THE INTOXICATING LIQUOR ACT, 1960

ORDER 49 OF THE CIRCUIT COURT RULES 2001AND IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY:

EMMA MURPHY AS NOMINEE FOR GREENHAW LIMITED / APPLICANT

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TAKE NOTICE, THAT Emma Murphy as nominee for Greenhaw Limited having its

registered office at 11 Castle Quay, Martins Lane, Newry, County Down Northern Ireland and having a registered branch of Greenhaw Limited at 16 The Crescent Dundalk County Louth, will Apply to the Circuit Court, Sitting at Dundalk Circuit Court, The Courthouse, Market Square, Dundalk in the County of Louth, at 10.00

am, on the 30th November 2012 or at the first opportunity thereafter, for a Certificate entitling and enabling the Applicant to receive a new full Special Restaurant Licence for the sale of intoxicating liquors at the former licensed

restaurant premises known as “Riva Brasserie” and situate at No.3 Earl Street, Dundalk, County Louth in the Town of Dundalk, Barony of Upper Dundalk, Parish

of Dundalk and the County of Louth which said premises are more particularly shown on the Plans to be adduced at the Hearing of this Application whereon

the area proposed to be licensed is surrounded with a red verge line. Dated this the 11th day of October 2012

Catherine Allison & Co. Solicitors for the Applicant6 Roden Place Dundalk Co. Louth

To: The County Registrar at Circuit Court The Courthouse Crowe StreetDundalk . The District Court Clerk The Courthouse Crowe Street Dundalk

The Superintendent of An Garda Siochana at The Crescent Dundalk Co. Louth. Sub-Divisional Commander PSNI Headquarter Station Armagh Police Station 1-2

City View Newry Road Armagh BT6 1EP. The Fire Authority at Louth County Council St. Alphonsus Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth.

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Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour, not mine, Amen.

Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise to publish it

and the favour will be granted.Never known to fail.

L.W.

Novena to the Sacred Heart

Dear Heart of JesusIn the past I asked you for many favours

This time I ask you this special favour (Mention favour)

Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart

Where your Father sees itThen in his merciful eyes it will become your

favour, not mine, Amen.

Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise to publish it and the favour will be granted.

Never known to fail.

M.C.

Some of the young people in Knockbridge getting ready for the first soap box derby on Sunday afternoon

K N O C K B R I D G E Tidy Towns is to host its first ever soap box derby this October 21. There will be some rac-es early in the day for the younger competi-tors, with a trike and bike race for four to six year olds and then six to ten year olds.

The afternoon will

see the Soapboxes take to the road with teams in different age brack-ets from 11-14 and 14 -17 year olds racing before the adults battle it out to be first passed the checkered flag.

Soapbox cars, or gravity racers, were first built from soap or orange boxes with

roller skates attached. Over the years they have become more sophisticated as more materials became cheaply available.

There will also be trade stalls, a bar-beque, children’s en-tertainment and plenty of racing throughout the course of the day,

starting at Noon. People planning

on visiting the area on the day should be aware that there are a number diversions due to road closures to ac-commodate the race.

For more informa-tion contact Brian Halpenny on 086 3731238.

Soapbox derby in Knockbridge



Duke Special

ADDED to the stellar line-up of acts billed for the Spirit Store upon the reo-pening of its performance venue is Freewheeler, Duke Special. Currently in the US Supporting Bell X1, Duke Special will be the second artist to perform in the renovated venue when he makes a welcome return to Dundalk on December 13. Earlier this year Duke Spe-cial released a new album, Oh Pioneer, packed with the singers indioyncratic worldviews bolstered by some of the most melodic indie-pop around. It’s his first LP since 2008’s I never Thought This Day Would Come. “Some people have

quickly, fans would need to ensure they get in early to secure a tickets. Hardly a night goes by when music isn’t emanating from the bar on the quay, and as work continues on the upstairs venue, the Spirit Store con-tinue to deliver downstairs with a series of free gigs downstairs. This month sees Rock/Blues musician Ben Reel perform in the in-timate setting on October 19. The following night, Saturday 20, the return of the Evil Presidents will entertain with neo-soul and funk and the Sunday Trad Session are all on the October line-up.

DuNDAlK artists up for awardTwo Dundalk based artists have been shortlisted for the Guinness Play on the Day Competition. Stewart Agnew and Heritage Centre both have songs considered to be among the 25 best heard on Arthurs Day. The tracks were selected from

among hundreds submitted by a panel of industry experts and are listed on the Hotpress website and the public are in-vited to vote for their favourite. Once the public have had their say the top four from each re-gion will go forward to regional live finals.The regional winners will be

featured in a special edition of Hotpress and some in-studio recording with RTE 2FM. The top prize is a mouth water-ing array of necessary studio recording sessions, live shows, equipment and promotion for any band. To vote for Stewart or Heritage Centre visit www.hotpress.com/playontheday

Duke Special’s welcome return to Spirit Store

Dundalk artists up for award

been asking me where have I been and what have I been doing,” says Duke Special, “but I’ve actually been very busy.” But he has put his hand to no less

than five EP’s since. Tickets for the event go on sale this October 12 5pm but with all of Special’s most recent performances in the area being sold out

Chance to share the love of musicTHE Philipstown Junior Orchestra was estab-lished in November 2011. The orchestra’s main purpose is to provide children from louth the opportunity to work in an orchestral environment and to share their love of music with new friends.

Theatre tackles relevant issueSix teenagers in Chatroom never meet each other, they just communicate via the


Helen King and Sarah Edwards, from Knockbridge enjoying the Knockbridge Vintage Day

Chance to share the love of musicTHE Philipstown Junior Orchestra was estab-lished in November 2011. The orchestra’s main purpose is to provide children from louth the opportunity to work in an orchestral environment and to share their love of music with new friends.

The orchestra is led by renowned musicians Helen leahy and Claire Dyas and provides a high quality musical ex-perience for children be-tween the ages of 7 and 17 in the Co louth area. The orchestra performs at a number of events throughout the year providing the children

with the confidence to perform in public.Rehearsals take place every Saturday morning between 9.00am and 10.30am in St Kevin’s Hall, Philipstown, Dun-leer, with a fee of € 5 per child per session. Ad-ditional family members are free.

They are currently look-ing to enrol musicians between the ages of seven and 17 who would like to play music in an orchestral environment.For more information on the orchestra please contact: Claire Calla-ghan at 086 3642610 or louise at 087 9343502.

Theatre tackles relevant issueSix teenagers in Chatroom never meet each other, they just communicate via the

internet; conversations range in subject from Britney Spears to Willy Wonka

to suicide. Jim is depressed and talks of ending his life and Eva and William

do their utmost to persuade him to carry out his threat. From this chilling premise Enda Walsh has forged a funny, compelling and uplifting play which tackles some of the issues of teenage life head-on and with great understanding. This play contains strong language. This play tackles a very relevant issue young people face today, with twitter, facebook and other social networking and chatroom sites being the new playground for bullies. ‘Chatroom’ gives you a look into what happens when the bedroom door of a teenager is closed and they are logged on. The ‘MAD Youth Theatre Youth in Action Project’ aims to raise awareness of teen suicide and that is the reason behind why they want to put on a play like ‘Chatroom’. They recognise that it will relate to their peers and anyone who works with or have teens because it’s “very real”.


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NEw Vw GOlFThe all-new Volkswa-gen Golf is expected to go on sale for Jan-uary 2013 registra-tions Built on the MQB (Modularer Quer-baukasten) platform or Modular Transverse Matrix the new Golf is up to 100 kg lighter

than the car it replac-es, helping to make it up to 23 per cent more efficient than before. Plus the new Golf is safer, thanks not just to a stronger body struc-ture (which is also 23 kg lighter) but also to a raft of standard and optional passive and

active safety systems. P o w e r i n g the Golf is a new range of petrol and diesel engines, all of which will incorporate Stop/Start and battery re-generation systems. At the launch, there will be two petrol engines

are a 1.2-litre TSI 85 PS unit returning 4.9l/100k (57.6 mpg) and 113 g/km, and a 1.4-litre TSI 140 PS unit with Active Cyl-inder Technology, which can deactivate two of the cylinders which is capable of up to 4.8l/100k (58.9 mpg) and 112 g/km And there are two launch die-sel engines are a 1.6-litre unit with 105 PS, which ac-cording to VW re-turns 3.8l/100k (74.3 mpg) and 99 g/km and a 2.0-litre 150 PS unit 4.1l/100k (68.9 mpg) and 106 g/km. The new Golf will be available with driver profile se-lection, which allows the driver to choose from four modes –

Eco, Sport, Normal and Individual; with a DSG gearbox a fifth option – Comfort – is also offered. Each of these modes alters the throttle mapping and engine manage-ment (among other parameters) to the chosen style, so in Eco mode, for example, the engine manage-ment, air condition-ing and ancillary sys-tems are controlled to achieve maximum fuel efficiency. The foot print of the new Golf is bigger than its pre-decessor - at 4,255 mm long (56 mm longer), with a 59 mm longer wheelbase of 2,637 mm. The front wheels are 43 mm further forward, help-ing to generate more

interior space, while the Golf is also 13 mm wider, at 1,799 mm, and 28 mm lower, at 1,452 mm. Important-ly this helps to create a 10 per cent improve-ment in the drag co-efficient, which is now 0.27 Cd – lower fuel and CO2 figures. E l e c t r o n i c aids include Adaptive Cruise Control (stan-dard in the UK from SE models upwards), which uses radar sen-sors to maintain a set distance from the ve-hicle in front; Front As-sist, which can bring the vehicle to a com-plete stop and oper-ates at speeds of up to 150 kph(93 mph); and City Emergency Braking, which oper-ates at up to approx. 30kph(19 mph), and

can reduce or prevent the chance of acci-dents occurring. A Driver Alert System, as introduced on the Passat, moni-tors the driver’s inputs, to detect any signs of tiredness; while a camera-operated Lane Assist system can help keep the car in a specific lane, pro-viding countersteer-ing assistance where necessary. A Dynamic Light Assist system optionally masks the vehicle’s high beam lighting, making for brilliant illumination without dazzling on-coming traffic. All Golf models now have touchscreen systems as standard, starting with a 5.8-inch colour display system, and

rising to the range-topping satellite navi-gation system with eight-inch colour display. It operates with finger gestures that will be familiar to smartphone users. Features include DAB digital radio, auxil-iary inputs (including USB), Bluetooth tele-phone preparation and access to vehicle trip information. And for the first time in a Volk-swagen, the com-partment under the centre armrest option-ally includes a univer-sal phone holder with inductive aerial, which not only increases the signal strength of a phone placed in it, but also reduces the drain on the phone’s bat-tery.


NEw SKODA RAPIDŠKODA is resolutely pursuing its model offensive, presenting its new compact sa-loon, the ŠKODA Rap-id, just a few months after the introduc-tion of the ŠKODA Citigo city car. The Rapid is a perfect complement of the model palette between the ŠKODA Fabia and the ŠKODA Octavia, making it at home in the large-volume compact seg-ment. The Rapid will compete in the highly competitive A seg-ment that currently accounts for about 36

per cent of the world’s automobile market. Within this class, sa-loons have a share of around 42 per cent. Industry experts esti-mate the number of cars of this type sold worldwide will rise by about 50 per cent by the year 2020. Perfect pro-portions, clear and cleanly modelled surfaces and sharply drawn lines combine to create an attrac-tive overall appear-ance. The front end displays a new take on ŠKODA-typical design elements. The

new brand logo con-fidently stands out on the harmonically rounded front edge of the bonnet. The grille shows a finely drawn chrome frame and is formed by vertical slats. The headlight ensemble is grouped at the front of the ŠKODA Rapid to form a cloverleaf shape. Š K O D A ’ s latest offspring im-presses with a surpris-ing amount of space despite compact exte-rior dimensions (4.48 metres in length, 1.7 metres in width). This clever compact saloon

provides room for five occupants and their baggage and, this being a ŠKODA, the brand’s signature clev-er solutions and excel-lent price-value ratio as well as comprehen-sive safety equipment. Five petrol and one diesel engine are on offer. ŠKODA’s new-est creation will be on public display for the first time at the Paris Auto Salon. ŠKODA is aiming the Rapid especially at families looking for a roomy first car at an afford-able price in ŠKODA’s familiar quality.

OPEl MOKKAThe Mokka is the new compact SuV from Opel and is set rival the Skoda Yeti and Nissan qashqai. There is a choice of three en-gines, two petrol and one diesel all with stop/start technol-ogy when manual transmission is se-lected. There will be a six-speed automatic gearbox mated to the

1.4 litre petrol en-gine later on whilst the diesel can be opted with a six-speed automatic from launch. The entry level petrol is a 1.6 litre unit which de-velops 115 PS and produces 155 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm. According to Opel the official fuel fig-ure is 6.5l/100k(43.5

mpg) on the com-bined cycle with 153 g/km of CO2 emis-sions. The 1.6 litre engine is coupled to a two-wheel drive 5-speed transmis-sion. The top speed is 170 kph (106 mph) and acceleration from 0-100 kph is recorded at 11.9 seconds. There is also a 1.4 litre turbo-charged petrol en-gine which develops 140 PS and 200 NM of torque between 1,850 and 4,900 rpm. The official fuel con-sumption figure is 6.4l/100k (44.1 mpg) and CO2 emissions are 149 g/km. It is mated to four wheel drive 6-speed manual transmission, Opel claim a top speed of 190kph (118 mph)

and 0-100 kph in 9.4 seconds. The diesel engine is a 1.7 lire CDTi turbo-charged unit producing 130 PS with 300 Nm of torque between 2,000 and 2,500 rpm. And is available with a six-speed manual ‘box with either front-wheel drive or AWD, or as a six-speed au-tomatic with front-wheel drive. As a front-wheel drive with a manual gearbox the diesel unit it achieves 4.5l/100k(62.8mpg) with 120g/km CO2 emissions. With a six-speed manual gear box and front-wheel drive the Opel Mokka achieves a top speed of 187kph (116mph) and does 0-100kph in 10.5 seconds.

NEw HONDA CR-VThe new Honda CR-V should reach us soon having been launched in the uK. For the first time there will be a 2WD drive only mod-el which promises better fuel consump-tion at lower entry price than the 4WD models, both the 2.0 i-VTEC and 2.2 i-DTEC engines emit signifi-cantly less CO2 than its predecessor. The new CR-V will be available with trim levels S, SE,

SR and EX; The entry-level CR-V S should features 5-inch In-telligent Multi Info Display (i-MID), driver power lumbar support, Idle Stop, Dual Zone Climate Control, cruise con-trol, 17-inch alloy wheels, fabric inte-rior, Hill Start Assist, Steering wheel ste-reo controls, USB/iPod auxiliary input, one touch folding rear seats. Plus a CD tuner and 4 speaker

stereo, Vehicle Stabil-ity Assist (VSA), Anti-lock braking system (ABD), Electronic Brakeforce Distribu-tion (EBD), Brake As-sist (BA), Trailer Sta-bility Assist (TSA) and central locking. The SE CR-V should include all the equipment found in S but adds a leather steering wheel and gear shifter, rain sens-ing auto wipers, dusk sensing auto lights, auto dim rear view mirror, front and rear parking sensors, rear view parking camera, one-touch power windows (also key fob operated), elec-trically folding door mirrors, 6-speaker stereo, Bluetooth Hands Free Tele-phone, front fog lights, tweeters and a CAT1 alarm. The CR- V SR should feature 1/2

leather and Alcan-tara interior, heated front seats, ambient lighting for driver/passenger foot well and doors, premium audio, DAB Radio, colour-coded roof rails, privacy glass, Bi-HID lights with Auto Levelling, dy-namic cornering lights, High Beam Support System, headlight washers, 18-inch alloy wheels, passenger power lumbar support and manual passenger seat height adjust-ment. The top of the range Honda CR-V EX should ben-efit from smart en-try, leather interior, power tailgate, elec-tric driver seat with memory function, panoramic glass roof and integrated satel-lite navigation.


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