best things about Dundalk

DAMO@ARC

hi guys how about a post about the best things about dundalk
to rid us of all this negativity,come on its not a bad place
my list-
1.the people-who by & large are very genuine,and really want the best for everyone
2.layout of town-compared to most other provincial towns it is streets ahead eg compared to -sligo,letterkenny,drogheda ect.
3.services-pool,town hall,museum,ice rink,jjb hall,shops,restaurants ,pubs they have it all here
4.-50 mins from either belfast or dublin airports (very handy )
5.the most successful soccer club outside dublin-'come on d town'
6.the corr's-who went to the redemmer school
7.dkit that is close to being an uni
8.affordable housing again ,property prices all re-align again to there real value
9.its the biggest town in the smallest county in ireland

feel free to make ur own list has this is just the tip of the ice berg

no whinger's please,has that is the governments job

enjoy ,has every day ur around is a good day

Ann22

Glad to hear positive stuff about Dundalk. I love my town:o. Have to agree, handy travelling to Dublin and the north and the top class selection of grub for us locals -all the chinese takeaways with delivery, and great chippers like Tony's and the Roma with delish chips you'd struggle to find so nice outside the town. Don't have to travel out of town anymore at Christmas to Smyths and Argos plus grand women's clothes shops too. Not to forget we have all the extras like the ice rink, the pool and the dog stadium and few towns have such choice for kids' parties -Pirate's Den,JJB and Tumble Towers:).

+1 to all that has been mentioned above in the posts

miceal

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It can already award it own degrees which is mainly left to Universities and the main differences between IT and Uni's

DKIT has the statutory authority to award its own degrees. DKIT has a full range of Bachelors, Masters and Phd programmes.

Source http://www.educationireland.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=203&Itemid=100024

Aikon2009

Silence on a thursday night:p

leitrim lad

best thing about dundalk ,,,,,,,, in my eyes ,,,,,,,, the road out of it ,,,,,,,,ha,,,ha,,,,ha!:D

southlouth type

DAMO@ARC wrote: »

hi guys how about a post about the best things about dundalk
to rid us of all this negativity,come on its not a bad place
my list-
1.the people-who by & large are very genuine,and really want the best for everyone
2.layout of town-compared to most other provincial towns it is streets ahead eg compared to -sligo,letterkenny,drogheda ect.
3.services-pool,town hall,museum,ice rink,jjb hall,shops,restaurants ,pubs they have it all here
4.-50 mins from either belfast or dublin airports (very handy )
5.the most successful soccer club outside dublin-'come on d town'
6.the corr's-who went to the redemmer school
7.dkit that is close to being an uni
8.affordable housing again ,property prices all re-align again to there real value
9.its the biggest town in the smallest county in ireland

feel free to make ur own list has this is just the tip of the ice berg

no whinger's please,has that is the governments job

enjoy ,has every day ur around is a good day

Thats a great list there mate . Very Happy for you :rolleyes: considering your town has gotten were it is to the detriment of the rest of the county who have gotten bugger all over the years .Not to mention good old Dermot ahern .When the rest of the county learn to stop voting for dundalk poloticans things might change .Heres hoping .

Mr Magnolia

Folks, read the thread title. If you want to whinge about the town use this thread, I'm not going to tolerate it here. We could use a bit of positivity every now and again.

DAMO@ARC

leitrim lad wrote: »

best thing about dundalk ,,,,,,,, in my eyes ,,,,,,,, the road out of it ,,,,,,,,ha,,,ha,,,,ha!:D

drumshambo hash,:D

highest use of electricity in ireland(a lot of heaters in attic's):p

well at least ur close to sligo

and what an accent;)

although u do hav some nice pub grub in carrick on shannon

listen chill out and hav a blast mate,we're all irish

DAMO@ARC

southlouth type wrote: »

Thats a great list there mate . Very Happy for you :rolleyes: considering your town has gotten were it is to the detriment of the rest of the county who have gotten bugger all over the years .Not to mention good old Dermot ahern .When the rest of the county learn to stop voting for dundalk poloticans things might change .Heres hoping .

don't be bitter mate -we don't mind sharing it all here,being a small county u can't be that far away,
has regards dermot-dermot looks out for dermot,
he has brought practically no jobs to dundalk,what did he do for cross border activity-sure he put vat up just to push the shoppers that wee bit further over the border.
any infrastructure were part of a developemnt plan to make it a hub town,dermot had no say on that
seamus kirk looks after the outer limits:D
drog voted f.g. and it has more employment than dundalk
and cooley s.f. looks out for the sheep:D

mate dundalk done it themselves,the people here hav the resolve to do it without being bitter with what everyone else is getting,we just get on with
so that what i advise you to do mate ,get on with it and has
liam galagher would say 'Don't look back in anger'

DAMO@ARC

Aikon2009 wrote: »

Silence on a thursday night:p

its probably a bit like what ridley's use to be like on a mon nite when the absolutely's use to hav a residency there,it was mad crack way back when.memories of the spiral stairs:P

DAMO@ARC

Ann22 wrote: »

Glad to hear positive stuff about Dundalk. I love my town:o. Have to agree, handy travelling to Dublin and the north and the top class selection of grub for us locals -all the chinese takeaways with delivery, and great chippers like Tony's and the Roma with delish chips you'd struggle to find so nice outside the town. .

ze jade hits the spot on a sat nite

chicken kiev in the brake mmmm!

chateu brean in the lisdoo mmm!

tony's chips(great for xplosion's next day at work)

la cantina pizza(if they don't burn it)

what about all the new gormet coffe shops,graet for caffeine fix

and of coarse mc donald's for constipation relief:D

ah! i is getting hungry

DAMO@ARC

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

Folks, read the thread title. If you want to whinge about the town use this thread, I'm not going to tolerate it here. We could use a bit of positivity every now and again.

time to block out the crap and appreciate the good things we have around us,
if people think negative they act negative.
time to get the positive vibes out there.:pac:
the glass is 3/4 full not 1/2 empty.

look at the positivity sport has on us,we all felt a tad better on sat.
just hav to put that in to mainstream.
we will bounce back ,just need to get the trampoline fixed

take it easy mate

amacachi

DAMO@ARC wrote: »

has regards dermot-dermot looks out for dermot,
he has brought practically no jobs to dundalk,what did he do for cross border activity-sure he put vat up just to push the shoppers that wee bit further over the border.

You don't really get how things work do you?



Not a huge amount I like about Dundalk, some nice countryside around it. Well, the bits that knackers haven't dumped their **** on.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I have to say it took a stranger from the North West to point out the better aspects of Dundalk to me a few years ago. The wide streets are a definate bonus and there is wonderful architecture (look up at the buildings above first fllor level in Clanbrassil street and some are fabulous). The people are certainly as friendly as anywhere else in Ireland and despite the size of the town it still holds on to the small town feel, in that many people know each other and people will still greet you with a "good morning" on the street.
Any whinging about Dundalk getting more than other parts of the county is just malicous jealousy and should be ignored as it has no place on this thread. This town has what it has thanks to generations of hard working people and people with a vision of what they wanted in a town. It shows all around the town.:)

DAMO@ARC

cheers mate,its time to give dundalk due credit,for all its faults its not a bad old place to live in.
the grass alway's looks greener on the other side.
i for one love the place

DAMO@ARC

amacachi wrote: »

You don't really get how things work do you?

u obviously hav'nt been out in the big bad world yet,
u would realize that everyone has to make there own bed's in this life and not rely on everyone else to do it for them

]:rolleyes:

amacachi

DAMO@ARC wrote: »

amacachi wrote: »

You don't really get how things work do you?

u obviously hav'nt been out in the big bad world yet,
u would realize that everyone has to make there own bed's in this life and not rely on everyone else to do it for them

]:rolleyes:

Eh, what has that got to do with you asserting that Dermot Ahern raised the VAT rate when in fact he has nothing to do with it?

DAMO@ARC

amacachi wrote: »

DAMO@ARC wrote: »

Eh, what has that got to do with you asserting that Dermot Ahern raised the VAT rate when in fact he has nothing to do with it?

i am well aware its not his departement,but he also sits at the cabinet table and could hav very well pointed out the huge mistake to rise it (which subsequetly leniehan has addmitted too),also i was just replying to prev thread which insinuated that politician's from dun just look after there own.this is not a polictical thread,
by the way this thread is for best things about dundalk,if u want to whinge go to another thread.
also why did u abuse the minorities,kna....,take the chip off the shoulder mate.
cheer up and smile:).ur living in one of the best towns in ireland,
have a good afternoon,you'll be in better form tomorrow

amacachi

DAMO@ARC wrote: »

amacachi wrote: »

i am well aware its not his departement,but he also sits at the cabinet table and could hav very well pointed out the huge mistake to rise it (which subsequetly leniehan has addmitted too),also i was just replying to prev thread which insinuated that politician's from dun just look after there own.this is not a polictical thread,
by the way this thread is for best things about dundalk,if u want to whinge go to another thread.
also why did u abuse the minorities,kna....,take the chip off the shoulder mate.
cheer up and smile:).ur living in one of the best towns in ireland,
have a good afternoon,you'll be in better form tomorrow

Who's to say he didn't say anything at the meeting?
It's ok to "abuse" a minority when you're part of it.
Christ it's tough to read your typing.

I never said this was a political thread, but I'm still gonna call BULL**** when I see it, just like I'm sure someone would point out that I was talking out of my arse

DAMO@ARC

amacachi wrote: »

DAMO@ARC wrote: »

I'm sure someone would point out that I was talking out of my arse

oh feck off to another thread,you bore me:rolleyes:

leitrim lad

ya louth is actually a nice county too:D

DAMO@ARC

PARKS--st .helena's,ice house hill,stephentowns pond ect
churches -st .paddies,friary,nicholas,redemptorist(which has one of the best novena's in the country 'st.gerards").ect

feel free to add other features of the town,
there are plenty more

TommyT

Its quite close to Sainsburys in Newry

DAMO@ARC

TommyT wrote: »

Its quite close to Sainsburys in Newry

contrary to belief we in dundalk embrace newry and while they have there day in the sun we know our day will come again.
sterling will not always be has weak and the uk government are going to introduce new tax's on wine and beer,they too are in reccession so they will have a very tight budget in april )so it might not be just has attractive to shop in the uk.
come on d town
shopdundalk:o

TommyT

shopdundalk? There are hardly any shops left. Clanbrassil St is like a ghost town. Carrols Village and The Long Walk are on their last legs.
BUT its swings and rounabouts, Dundalk will have its day in the sun again, but not in the forseable future. Remember we are also having a budget soon, the usual suspects will get loaded with extra tax. Drink, cigs, and fuel. The shop owners of Newry and all the border towns from here to Derry are going to be the only winners in our next budget, but the government cant see that, they dont realise that by increasing taxes we spend less and in turn they get less.
ShopDundalk is a great idea and I support it as much as I can, but when there are 40, 50 and even 60% savings to be made 14 miles up the road then many of us will vote with our wallets.

DAMO@ARC

TommyT wrote: »

shopdundalk? There are hardly any shops left. Clanbrassil St is like a ghost town. Carrols Village and The Long Walk are on their last legs.

yes tommy i agree with certain aspects of what ur saying but rest assured if you bypass the shopping centre's in newry go up the main street,you will find it a bit of a ghost town too,very little life beyond the quay's.

of coarse we have too many empty shops in dundalk,and it will take time to get it back to the hey day's,but many of us are working at doing that.

i do not blame anyone for shopping up north,but we have to be frugel and support our local industries has much has we can.believe it or not local shops are trying by cutting back on a lot of overheads ,you can see all shops passing on reductions man.they are making a effort so its up to us to support them.
you will be surprised if you give them a chance.

stay positive tommy,you might surprise urself

dougie ward

leitrim lad wrote: »

best thing about dundalk ,,,,,,,, in my eyes ,,,,,,,, the road out of it ,,,,,,,,ha,,,ha,,,,ha!:D

we got more taffic lights than you!

dougie ward

king charlie burgers! oriel park, listening to dundalkfm when i can't make a game,harp larger! handy stores for the white mice! horse/greyhound racing!

doncarlos

leitrim lad wrote: »

best thing about dundalk ,,,,,,,, in my eyes ,,,,,,,, the road out of it ,,,,,,,,ha,,,ha,,,,ha!:D

And that's coming from someone from leitrim???
Didn't you guys only get your first set of traffic lights a couple of years ago?

sex?

i used to this dundalk was a sham of a place that was full of knackers and had no facilities. then i moved down to sligo for college and ive been in a load of big towns round ireland and i have to say that dundalk is the best of them. it has the cheapest nightclubs, most gyms, pools etc. shopping is one of the best. the traffic, although its bad, isnt nearly as bad as places like sligo, monaghan or galway. and the best chipper in ireland has to be the europa, apart from the wee one in meigh village outside newry, and ive heard thats gone the tube these days.

leitrim lad

ya we got our first traffic lights lately, but we dont need traffic lights, if the roads clear you drive,if they arent you stop, so in our eyes we are saving the state valuable money by not having traffic lights,
just like the people around dundalk are saving the state money by cleaning their own diesel

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Can we stick to the topic?

jesus_thats_gre

Tony's on the Avenue Road and Beef with Hot Pepper sauce and Cashew Nuts from the Jade Garden/one accross the road..

It really is what I miss the most after leaving for Dublin 5 years ago. The Italian and Chinese take aways in Dublin simple pale in comparison.

Wish Tony would franchise it out actually.

dundalkbhoy

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Tony's on the Avenue Road and Beef with Hot Pepper sauce and Cashew Nuts from the Jade Garden/one accross the road..

It really is what I miss the most after leaving for Dublin 5 years ago. The Italian and Chinese take aways in Dublin simple pale in comparison.

Wish Tony would franchise it out actually.

tonys on avenue rd is very good doner kebab is the boss in there:cool:

dundalkbhoy

good nite out to be had in oriel park when dundalk fc play:cool:

jesus_thats_gre

dundalkbhoy wrote: »

tonys on avenue rd is very good doner kebab is the boss in there:cool:

Curry chip and chicken fillet burger!!

indiewindy

dundalkbhoy wrote: »

good nite out to be had in oriel park when dundalk fc play:cool:

Last Tuesday wasnt much fun up there so cold, wet and lumping the ball into the box all night. Tonys has another outlet in Omeath so maybe he is slowly franchising!

dundalkbhoy

indiewindy wrote: »

Last Tuesday wasnt much fun up there so cold, wet and lumping the ball into the box all night. Tonys has another outlet in Omeath so maybe he is slowly franchising!

aye your right but in fairness to rovers they defended well all 2nd half we showed no guile to try and break them down.

DundalkDuffman

Kierans fillet boxes.

flag123

Dundalk is a nice town with a reasonable amount of facilities...
But the increase of young fellas and grown men watching Green Street before they go to the local field to watch the boys play is mad..being influenced by a film, its funny in a way but then again quiet sad..
I notice through out Dundalk people talking about firms and things, like i'm talking about grown men here..
Awh well, your never too young for anything are you??:p

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

flag123 wrote: »

...the increase of young fellas and grown men watching Green Street before they go to the local field to watch the boys play is mad..being influenced by a film, its funny in a way but then again quiet sad..
I notice through out Dundalk people talking about firms and things, like i'm talking about grown men here..
Awh well, your never too young for anything are you??:p

You can't see this through out Dundalk as I haven't the foggiest idea what you're on about!

I love how Dundalk is a good sized town yet so many people know each other. You'll never walk down a street without somebody greeting you.
Five minutes out the road and you have the tremendous scenery and wildlife of Dundalk Bay and the mountains. There is a history about the area which is unmatched anywhere in Ireland. There's no place like it.

petes

Athena Prickly Numismatist wrote: »

You can't see this through out Dundalk as I haven't the foggiest idea what you're on about!

I love how Dundalk is a good sized town yet so many people know each other. You'll never walk down a street without somebody greeting you.
Five minutes out the road and you have the tremendous scenery and wildlife of Dundalk Bay and the mountains. There is a history about the area which is unmatched anywhere in Ireland. There's no place like it.

Thats true, its hard to go through the town without at least one person knowing you and I'm not even from it (lived here a good while though). As for watching Green Street before they go out you could have picked a better film .

foodies-inc.

Speaking of La Cantina, has anyone been in there recently, I was there last week and I have to say the food was absolutley fantastic, I used to go there years ago but got a bit fed up of it. Got to say whatever they have changed long may it last , well worth a try

miceal

foodies-inc. wrote: »

Speaking of La Cantina, has anyone been in there recently, I was there last week and I have to say the food was absolutley fantastic, I used to go there years ago but got a bit fed up of it. Got to say whatever they have changed long may it last , well worth a try

Love it!

I was there on Sunday and Monday night (No i don't work there)

They have started doing take away! When i was collecting my food i was talking to the manager who said they should be doing delivery in the next few weeks!

www.lacantinadundalk.com

flag123

Athena Prickly Numismatist wrote: »

You can't see this through out Dundalk as I haven't the foggiest idea what you're on about! .

football hooligan wannabes :P

Did you ever see the film Green street, well lets just say the boys suffer from what we call "Rocky Syndrome"..:pac:

foodies-inc.

Thanks for the link miceal , didn't actually know that they did take away or had a web site. Less cooking for me in the future;). They also now do a great early bird menu, great for a quick bite after work.

shleed

The Roma and Europa.