All Defibrillators in the parish now have a Break glass  with the key inside  the break glass. People do not now need a key with them as it is beside the box.

We also now have 5 Defibrillators. Locations Centra,  Outside Community Centre,   on the wall facing Dundalk Road at Halpennys Bus Depot, the road entrance doorway to  St Furseys school and  the entrance door at Flanagans petrol station on Dublin Road.
Joan McAdam will be available for an upskilling session on Thursday 10 Feb  at St Furseys Church from  1.30 - pm. For anyone that is already on the Parish list  of volunteers. We will be having an AGM soon. This course is a Fetac Level 5 course  and there is a 3 day Occupational First Aid couse in Dundalk next Mon Tue & Wed. Cost is 250euro pp. See my www.safelives.ie for more details or ring 0866069210. -  Regards Joan Mc Adam

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Blackrock Tidy Towns have secured further funding to carry out enhancement work in the village during 2012.  Grant aid amounting to 75% of the total cost of over €11,000 has been awarded by Louth Leader Partnership under the current Rural Development Programme, which is funded by the Irish exchequer and the EU.

The money will be used to add a number of features to the Tidy Towns popular biodiversity garden in Blackrock Park.  This will include the construction of wooden pathways, the building of some raised beds for further planting and insect habitats, and a native Irish hedge to surround the area.  Some of the hanging baskets on Main Street will also be upgraded, and new wooden planters will be installed on Sandy Lane to accommodate summer floral displays there.  The planters will be made by RehabCare in Dundalk, who are in discussion with Blackrock Tidy Towns with a view to co-operating on a number of future projects in the village.

All the work will be completed by the end of May in time for this year’s national Tidy Towns competition.