Councillors to decide on property tax cut today
The offices of Louth County Council Louth County Councillors must decide today whether or not to reduce the rate of property tax in the county. Councillors are keen to reduce the rate by the maximum...
View ArticleGardaí investigating suspected arson attack in Bay Estate
The entrance to Bay Estate, off the Inner Relief Road. Gardaí are investigating a suspected arson attack on a house in the Bay Estate area of Dundalk at the weekend. The incident occurred in the...
View ArticleHistory made as councillors tie the knot
Jennifer and Alan on their wedding day History was made last week as the first ever councillors in Louth tied the knot. Sinn Féin pair Jennifer Green and Alan Cassidy walked down the aisle together...
View ArticleGardaí investigating Muirhevnamor car fire
Gardaí are investigating the cause of a car fire in Muirhevnamor in the early hours of this morning. The incident happened around 2.30am when the car, which was parked on a footpath outside a house,...
View ArticleNumber of events lined up for Dundalk Positive Mental Health Week
An art exhibition will be held in the County Museum in Dundalk throughout Dundalk Positive Mental Health Week The second annual Dundalk Positive Mental Health Week gets underway next Monday with an...
View ArticleCyclepath planned from Dundalk to Scotland
Part of the walkway/cyclepath linking Carlingford and Omeath which would form part of the planned route from Dundalk Bay to the ferry in Larne A network of cycle paths, which would take in Dundalk,...
View ArticleMan killed following fatal collision on Dundalk-Carlingford Road
A man in his 30s has died following fatal collision on the main Dundalk-Carlingford Road in the early hours of this morning. It is believed that the pedestrian was knocked down by a Garda patrol car...
View ArticleLouth County Council vote to cut Property Tax rate by 1.5%
Cllr John McGahon hit out at Sinn Féin for a ‘reckless political move’ in trying to cut the rate by the maximum amount of 15% Louth County Council yesterday evening voted to reduce the rate of Local...
View ArticleEamon had just won his sixth Louth SFC medal prior to his death this morning
Eamon Carroll RIP The man killed after being knocked down by a patrol car in the early hours of this morning on the main Dundalk-Carlingford Road near Bellurgan has been named as 33-year-old Eamon...
View ArticleDundalk v Rovers to be shown on TV
The FAI have confirmed that the Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers clash at Oriel Park, scheduled for Monday October 13th, will now be shown live on RTÉ Two. To accommodate TV coverage the match – which could...
View ArticleEamon Carroll funeral to take place on Friday
Eamon Carroll RIP The Funeral Mass of Eamon Carroll will take place this Friday morning. The 33-year-old was killed in the early hours of Tuesday morning after being struck by a Garda patrol car on the...
View ArticleeBay to spin off PayPal next year
eBay has said it will spin off PayPal, its fast-growing payments unit, into a publicly traded company in the second half of 2015. eBay Chief Executive John Donahoe had resisted demands by activist...
View ArticleSt Gerard’s Novena gets underway next week
It’s October and that can only mean one thing in Dundalk – time for St Gerard’s Novena. The annual solemn novena to St Gerard Majella gets underway in St Joseph’s Redemptorist Church next Wednesday...
View ArticleWaste recovery facility given the go-ahead at Dundalk Port
A waste recovery facility could be on its way to Dundalk Port. Edwin deRoever, best known in the area for his association with Dundalk Schoolboys’ League, was this morning granted conditional planning...
View ArticleHuge blow for Dundalk as McMillan is ruled out for remainder of the campaign
Dundalk’s bid for a first league title since 1995 suffered a massive setback yesterday evening after striker David McMillan was ruled out for the remainder of the season. The 25-year-old limped out of...
View ArticleFour arrested in Dundalk following water meter protest
A man is escorted from the scene by Gardaí at Fr Murray Park yesterday Four people were arrested in Fr Murray Park yesterday on public order offences following a protest against the installation of...
View Article‘Nothing untoward’ found following two day security alert outside Dundalk
The alert along the border began on Tuesday A two-day security alert just over the border in south Armagh ended yesterday with police saying “nothing untoward” was found. A number of controlled...
View ArticleLouth learn their championship opponents
The draws for next year’s Leinster Championship games were made this morning, with Louth learning their opponents for next year’s minor, U-21 and junior championships. The Wee County will face an away...
View ArticleFinalists revealed for Louth Business Awards
The finalists for the Louth Business Awards 2014 have been announced by Dundalk Chamber of Commerce. A number of local businesses have been shortlisted in each category with the winners set to be...
View ArticleFarm Safety Information Night in Dundalk on Monday
Louth Macra Young Farmers’ Development Group will host a Farm Safety Information Night this Monday at 8.30pm in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk. The event – which is supported by the Health and Safety...
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