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Wednesday, 5th November, 2025. Vol. 18, Issue 45 • 9A, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 932 0888 | Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
That one’s for you Dad
Emotional win at Dundalk Stadium for Aiden and Mick By Paul Byrne AIDEN Hynes has seen one of his horses win at Royal Ascot and enjoyed watching another perform admirably at Cheltenham. However, on Friday night his greatest moment as a horse owner came in the relatively modest 8.00pm race at Dundalk Stadium when Moyassr got up late to win by a neck. The win sparked emotional celebrations for Aiden who had bought the horse especially to try and get a win in the home track of his father Mick. According to Aiden, his father Mick and his family have endured more than their fair share of tragedy down through the years and he was delighted that he could put a smile back on his father’s face. Although Mick left Dundalk in 1970 he and his family were regular visitors to Dund-
alk, visiting his mother in Patrick St. However, in 1989 a horror car crash saw Mick lose his mother, his sister and brother in law in a crash which killed six people in total. In recent years more tragedy hit the family when Mick’s brother Tony lost two of his daughters in the space of four years. According to Aiden the win meant so much more than the €6k prize money that he received. “There’s kind of been a dark cloud over Dundalk for Dad since losing his Mam and sister and brother in law in a horrific car crash back in 1989. And in recent years two of his nieces died at a young age so it was just a really special moment here tonight to have Dad in Dundalk and see him with a smile on his face Intellectual Disability Nursing graduates Amy Farrell, Tallanstown, Jade McFaul and after our horse won Emma Coleman from Dundalk were among 1300 students who graduated from DkIT. Continued on Page 2