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Wednesday, 27th August, 2025. Vol. 18, Issue 35 • 9A, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 932 0888 | Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
Shoreline Showdown Blackrock residents unite to fight for a clean beach By Paul Byrne THIS Saturday morning, residents from Blackrock will meet at the Sundial in the village for a protest to save their beach. The event has been arranged by a dedicated group of concerned parents who wish to protest against the smell, the sludge, and the pollution around their beach which they say has become impossible to ignore. This year’s Raft Race which traditionally took place every summer in the water was moved to land due to concerns over the water quality in the area. Brian Hopper, who has helped to organise the protest under the banner of community group ‘Fighting Dirty’ says that local residents have had enough of being ignored and are campaigning to get their beach back again. “Every kid deserves to be able to go down to the beach and enjoy the simple pleasures of building a sandcastle or going for a splash in the water. Those innocent activities are being taken away from this generation due to pollution in our waters and we have had enough. Blackrock is a seaside village and we are a community shaped by the sea. Continued on Page 2 The ‘Fighting Dirty’ campaign has been launched by Blackrock residents to save their beach.
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