Adams and Carthy address Omeath meeting on threats to rural Ireland
Sinn Féin European election candidate Matt Carthy, party president and Louth TD Gerry Adams and local councillors Edel Corrigan and Jim Loughran at the Sinn Féin meeting in Omeath last night Louth TD...
View ArticleDublin Meets Motorshow coming to The Fairways Hotel
The Dublin Meets Motorshow will take place at the end of this month on Sunday March 30th at The Fairways Hotel in Dundalk, The event runs from 12 noon to 5pm and will feature a range of stands on...
View ArticleThis week’s Dundalk Democrat
This week’s Dundalk Democrat leads with the story of the investigation that was launched last week into rent irregularities in Dundalk Town Council. There’s also the publication of a statement from...
View ArticleDundalk taxi drivers now using Hailo
Dundalk taxi drivers have started to use the Hailo taxi app in the last few weeks. Hailo is a smartphone app that allows users to hail a taxi using just their phone, and without calling a taxi service....
View ArticleLouth U-21 team named for Meath clash tomorrow
Patrick Reilly (left) in action for the Louth senior team against Armagh earlier this season. He will feature for the U-21s in Clan na Gael Park on Wednesday at midfield The Louth U-21 team to face...
View ArticleDundalk woman Brianán named Ireland’s Biggest Loser
The full page spread on Brianán in today’s Irish Daily Mirror Dundalk woman Brianán McEnteggart has been named Ireland’s Biggest Loser after shedding an incredible 20 stone after joining Slimming...
View ArticleCouncil still plan to remove Hill Street Bridge
Hill Street Bridge, heading towards Stapleton Place, in years gone by. The bridge is believed to have been built over 150 years ago Dundalk Town Councillors have been assured that the Hill Street...
View ArticlePlanning applications on the rise in Louth last year
Louth was one of only eight counties nationally which saw a rise in planning applications last year, according to Dundalk-based company Link2Plans. The number of planning applications lodged here last...
View ArticleNo one to be prosecuted over Ardee murder
A Garda team removing the body of Stephen Hanaphy from Sliabh Breagh in Ardee in October 2010 There will be no one prosecuted over the murder of Dublin man Stephen Hanaphy in Ardee in October 2010, it...
View ArticleSo what’s going on here then? Dundalk cycle lanes being worked on
Work is being carried out at present on the almost never-used cycle lanes on Stapleton Place. Rather than removing the cycle lanes though, Talk of the Town understands that a new style pathway,...
View ArticleDundalk Town Council looking to acquire derelict houses in Muirhevnamor
Dundalk Town Council are set to investigate the possibility of acquiring a number of derelict houses in Muirhevnamor with a view to demolishing them. They would then look to voluntary housing bodies to...
View ArticleDundalk Handy Guide to be distributed to homes from tomorrow
A new publication called The Dundalk Handy Guide will be distributed to homes throughout the town from tomorrow. The guide features a range of handy numbers that most householders will have to call...
View ArticleLouth v Monaghan fixture details revealed
The details of Louth’s National Football and National Hurling League ties against Monaghan on Sunday have been revealed. The Wee County’s hurlers will take on their neighbours in Aughnamullen at 12...
View ArticleCathy Maguire celebrates double success Stateside
Ray O’Hanlon, Editor in Chief of the Irish Echo; Consul General of Ireland, Noel Kilkenny and Irish Echo CEO Gavin McGratten presenting Cathy Maguire with her awards at the weekend. Dundalk-born...
View ArticleCountdown is on to this Saturday’s Stephen O’Connor 5k run
The countdown is very much on to this Saturday’s Stephen O’Connor Run for Children’s Cancer and Respite. The 5k race will take place on the Old Newry Road at 11am on Saturday with entry costing €15...
View ArticleLouth Young Fine Gael makes their mark at the party’s 77th Ard Fheis
Members of Louth Young Fine Gael at the party’s Ard Fheis at the weekend with Louth County Councillor Linus English and Senator Jim D’Arcy Louth Young Fine Gael attended the 77th Fine Gael Ard Fheis...
View ArticleFairways Hotel to host 80s night at the end of the month
Many locals will get to relive their youth later this month when the Fairways Hotel hosts an 80′s night on Friday March 28th. The hotel is promising a night of craic with great music and...
View ArticleCooley Kickhams to host Get Active classes from Monday
Cooley Kickhams will launch a series of Get Active classes from next Monday. The available classes include yoga, abs and toning, run/walk at Bush track, kickboxing fitness, dance aerobics,...
View ArticleHouse gutted by fire in Dundalk
A house was completely gutted by fire in the early hours of this morning in Dundalk. Dundalk Fire Service were called to the scene of the blaze at the mid-terraced home at Old Gardens, off Chapel...
View ArticleiOTA programme looking to support local innovators
Do you have an innovative business idea or product you’d like to develop but don’t know where to start? iOTA can help. Whether you have an established business, or you are in the ‘thinking about’...
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