The Blackrock Pavilion Watch this short clip of local historian Noel Sharkey speak fondly about the Blackrock Ballroom of Romance - The Pavilion which was the focal point of entertainment in the village from 1930's onwards. Noel speaks about his own early romances, the famous bands that played over the [...]
Young Girl Sentenced in 1937 for Kiss VALENTINE COUPLES - BEWARE Watch this rare footage from 1937 of Scots woman Julie Clarke who was sentenced to one month in prision for ... kissing her boyfriend in public in Blackrock village. She was sentenced at Dundalk Court as she was caught be [...]
Spend Your Valentines Day in Blackrock #LOVEBLACKROCK - VALENTINES DAY OFFERS Dont forget your loved one next Friday the 14th on Valentines Day!!! Centra Blackrock have plenty in store from cards, chocolates & teddies!!! Get in early & be ahead of the game!!!! You know they deserve it. Win something [...]
UPDATE - The event is back on Friday 27th Dec 2019 in from 11am in Blackrock, Co. Louth. ___________________________________________________________________ The annual St Stephens Day Crosscause fundraiser in Blackrock has been POSTPONED due to bad weather. “This is typical” said event organiser Conor Hughes. “Its hard enough trying to organise a charity event and raise [...]
Penguins arrive dazed and confused in Blackrock Village The beautiful seaside village of Blackrock Co. Louth has had some new visitors in the form of people sized Penguins of late which is causing quite a stir. Irelands tidiest small town has noticed the appearance of these artic birds in the last week leading [...]
Blackrock Pumpkin Festival 2019 Ghosts and witches came out to the village on 27th Oct 2019 for the annual "Blackrock Pumpkin Festival" organised by the Blackrock Tourism and Development Group and supported by Louth County Council. This family friendly event attracted over 500 people to the village to place their carved pumpkins around [...]
Blackrock Pumpkin Festival As Celtic festival of Samhain approaches marking the beginning of winter and the ‘darker half’ of the year it is also a time when the ‘door’ to the otherworld opens allowing evil spirits, ghouls and creatures to pass through to our world. 12:30pm - 6:30pm - We invite people to place [...]
Cinema On The Sand - Sat 14th Sept 2019 Blackrock Beach, Co. Louth, Ireland @ 8:30pm What's Happening ... "Grease" movie on a 23 foot Outdoor screen on Blackrock Beach Red carpet and paparazzi area for photos. Local vendors supplying tasty food and drinks. Fancy Dress Competition - Kids and [...]
Back To The Future This classic eighties time travel movie was a smash hit and brought super stardom to Michael J Fox. It also made a star out of the Northern Ireland produced Delorean Sports Car ... which will make an appearance ... outta time .... on the night at the Neptune. This [...]
VOLUNTEER FOR THE BLACKROCK FILM FESTIVAL 2019 Saturday 14th Sept 2019 We would like your help to grow our Blackrock Film Festival to become something really special in Ireland. We need help from volunteers for a range of activities to make our festival enjoyable for all. [...]