Paddy Power are looking to set up a new bookmakers in Ardee.
The company have applied to Louth County Council for planning permission to convert a former bar at the junction of Market Square and Irish Street into a betting office (102sqm) at ground level.
They also hope to fit four satellite dishes on the flat roof at the rear and have three condenser units in the yard at the rear.
The application includes permission for their signage and the internal modification of the building.
The move would pit them in direct competition with the nearby Boylesports unit
