Louth GAA to host open night next week
The Louth GAA team will hold an open night on Thursday May 7th at their centre of excellence in Darver. The night, which gets underway at 7pm, is a chance for you to meet the players and to get your...
View ArticleDundalk FC awarded UEFA licence
Dundalk FC have been awarded a UEFA licence by the Independent Club Licensing Committee of the FAI. The licence allows them compete in this season’s Champions League, with the three other Irish clubs...
View ArticleScans at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital to be reviewed after errors found in...
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda is one of seven around the country where X-rays may have been misread. The Irish Times reports today that thousands of...
View ArticleEgyptian ambassador coming to Dundalk next week
Ahmed Mostafa from the Egyptian Embassy will travel to Dundalk next week to with companies interested in discussing potential business with the African country. Mr Mostafa has been invited to the town...
View ArticleAppeal lodged against five new houses planned for Seatown
38 Seatown An appeal has been lodged with An Bord Pleanala against Louth County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for five new homes in Seatown. Valentine Mongey was given the go ahead...
View ArticleDundalk Gardaí come to man’s rescue after gun and arson attack on house
Barrack Close, where the incident occurred Two local Gardaí came to a man’s rescue earlier today after his house suffered a gun and arson attack in the early hours of the morning. The incident happened...
View ArticleMore than 3,000 under the age of 25 in Louth not registered to vote
More than 3,000 people in Co Louth under the age of 25 are not registered to vote, according to new figures compiled by the National Youth Council. In the build-up to the marriage equality referendum...
View ArticleCuchulainn Gaels hoping to build new clubrooms in Omeath
Louth’s youngest GAA club the Cuchulainn Gaels have applied for outline planning permission to build new clubrooms at their ground at Knocknagoran in Omeath. The application to Louth County Council...
View ArticleThree Dundalk players called into Leinster junior squad
Three members of Dundalk Rugby Club have been called up to the Leinster Junior squad for tomorrow’s clash with Connaught Juniors at the Garda RFC grounds in Westmanstown. Johnny Williams, who scored a...
View Article38 fewer Gardaí in Louth Division than in 2010, figures reveal
Seamus Kirk TD Garda numbers in Co Louth have fallen substantially in the last five years. Local TD Seamus Kirk has learned that there are now 38 fewer Gardaí in the Louth Division since 2010, having...
View ArticleAerial photographs show new school at St Mary’s College progressing well
Construction on the new school building at St Mary’s College has been “progressing rapidly”, according to the school. Now they have released aerial shots of just how things are progressing. It is...
View ArticleNew radio show Live Wire launches on Dundalk FM today
A new radio show will launch on Dundalk FM this afternoon. LiveWire will be presented by Ciaran Callan and will feature music, chat, entertainment and much more. The show gets underway at 4pm and you...
View ArticleFundraising concert to be held in aid of St Joseph’s organ restoration
A fundraising concert in aid of St Joseph’s organ restoration will take place in St Joseph’s Redemptorist Church in Dundalk on Sunday May 10th at 7.30pm. The event will feature both the Setanta Choir...
View ArticleLouth County Council chairman’s dinner to take place on May 23rd
Louth County Council chairman Cllr Oliver Tully will hold the annual Chairman’s Charity Dinner on Saturday May 23rd. The event will take place in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk and will be in aid of...
View ArticleRNLI Lifeboats fundraising in Dundalk tomorrow
The RNLI Lifeboats will be selling welly badges in the area tomorrow as part of their annual fundraising. Sellers will be in Blackrock, Dundalk and Carlingford and people are asked to give generously...
View ArticleMcGahon condemns arson and gun attack
Barrack Close Cllr John McGahon Fine Gael councillor for Dundalk-Carlingford, John McGahon, has condemned the gun and arson attack that occurred at Barrack Close during the early hours of Thursday...
View ArticleNaomh Malachi GFC granted permission for floodlights at Courtbane
Naomh Malachi GFC have been granted conditional planning permission to install floodlighting at their pitch at Courtbane in Hackballscross. The border club hope to erect six floodlights on the...
View ArticleAdams welcomes opening of LMETB’s Regional Skills and Training Centre in Dundalk
The Louth and Meath Education Training Board officially opened their new Regional Skills and Training Centre in Dundalk this morning. Amongst those to attend the opening was local TD Gerry Adams who...
View ArticlePlans to convert Kincora House in Seatown into student accommodation
Kincora House Plans have been drawn up to convert Kincora House in Seatown Place into student accommodation. The locally-based KJR Holdings have applied to Louth County Council for planning permission...
View ArticleTully Bookmakers Cup final moved to Oriel Park
Tonight’s Tully Bookmakers Cup final between Bellurgan Utd and Navan Cosmos has been moved to Oriel Park. The game had been originally scheduled to take place in United Park in Drogheda but heavy...
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