Louth GAA raise over €1.2million from Double House Draw
April 05, 2021
An artist s impression of the new Louth GAA stadium on the Inner Relief Road in Dundalk.
Over 24,000 tickets were sold for last night s Louth GAA Double House Draw, raising over €1.2million which will go towards the development of their new €12million stadium.
St Mochta s clubman Colin Hoey won the first prize, the pick of two houses, one in Beaulieu Village, Drogheda and the other in Sea View Way, Blackrock, Dundalk.or alternatively he can claim €200,000 cash.
Michael Mooney from Haggardstown will win the house not chosen by Hoey or he can also choose to take the cash instead, while third prize worth €10,000 was won by Ardee s Jason Finlay.
LMFM By Marc O Driscoll
Louth GAA s Double House Draw took place in Darver last night.
The top prize of a new house in Blackrock or Drogheda went to a ticket holder from Louth Village.
Former player, manager and selector with the St. Mochtas club, Colin Hoey has his pick of the properties or else a cash alternative of €200,000.
The second house was won by Michael Mooney from Haggardstown.
Jason Finlay from Ardee scooped the third prize of €10,000.
Over 24,000 tickets were sold for the draw, which raised in the region of 1.2 million euro that will go towards the new Louth County Stadium in Dundalk.
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A book discovery brings distant voices of Christmas The ‘Christmas album’ from the mid-19th century found in 2014 at the Goody Pile at the Recycling Center by Colin Hoye. (Credit: Ambrose Clancy)
Christmas is many things, not least an opportunity to remember past years, celebrations and people. With this offering, we’re reprising a Christmas story we published in 2014.
A ghost of Christmas past recently appeared at the “Goody Pile” corner of the Recycling Center.
It took the form of a book, filled with handwritten entries from 1849 to 1852.
The book is what was known as a “Christmas album,” popular in the mid-19th century here and in Britain as gifts for the holidays.