DUNDALK’S FREE NEWSPAPER Cllr Fisher calls for community sports hub
History maker Kate O’Connor returns home
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Wednesday, 14th August, 2024. Vol. 17, Issue 33 • 9A, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 932 0888. | Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
Time for project to get back on track
Olympic buzz must help accelerate completion of Dundalk athletics track By Paul Byrne THE power of sport was highlighted once again as the nation spent the past month cheering on Ireland’s Olympians who recorded their best ever performance at an Olympic Games returning home with 7 medals. Locally the town of Dundalk got behind one of our own as Kate O’Connor did herself and her country proud as she became the first Dundalk female to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games. Growing up, Kate was fortunate enough to have parents who were able to drive her up and down the country to help her train in proper facilities which
currently aren’t available in Dundalk. However, that luxury is not available to everybody which means that some of our brightest young athletic talents are not given the support they need to prosper and elevate their performances to the next level. For years there have been calls locally for a Municipal Athletics Track to be built in Dundalk and although work has begun on the former Pitch and Putt course in Muirhevnamór (Muirhevnamór District Park) progress has been slow with Louth County Council initially announcing the construction of a brand new athletics track back in 2018. Hometown Hero. Kate O’Connor became Dundalk’s first ever female Olympian in Paris when she competed in the Heptathlon. Continued on Page 2