Local properties to be sold at auction next month
17 Church Street, Dundalk Two local properties will be sold at the next Allsop Space auction in the RDS on July 1st. 17 Church Street in Dundalk – a mixed use development of retail and office units to...
View ArticleThis week’s Dundalk Democrat
This week’s Dundalk Democrat leads with the controversy over the voting pact which kept Sinn Féin out of power in Louth County Council despite being the biggest party. There’s also a renewed appeal...
View ArticleMoran welcomes extra places on Springboard courses
Senator Mary Moran Local Senator Mary Moran has welcomed the announcement today by Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn that an extra 6,000 places will be on offer in institutes of technology,...
View ArticleDiesel laundering waste found in Kilcurry
A further quantity of diesel laundering waste was found abandoned in North Louth this morning. Up to 5,000 litres of the toxic sludge was found at Balregan in Kilcurry shortly before 6am. Louth County...
View ArticleNew Municipal District of Dundalk to meet for the first time today
Cllr Edel Corrigan The first meeting of the new Municipal District of Dundalk takes place later today. The Municipal District will be made up of those elected to Louth County Council from the Dundalk...
View ArticleTeenagers have to be rescued from roof of Dundalk take away
Mizzoni’s on Park Street Two intoxicated teenagers had to be rescued from the roof of a Park Street takeaway in the early hours of Monday morning by Dundalk Fire Service. The incident occurred around...
View ArticlePolice issue fresh pictures of man who raped and tried to kill 8-year-old...
This is the face of a man wanted for the brutal rape and attempted murder of an eight-year-old girl 20 years ago. The youngster was attacked, tied to a tree and left for dead in Newry, Co Down – just...
View ArticleSenator Moran hands Special Olympics petition over to RTÉ
Local Labour Party Senator Mary Moran yesterday handed in a petition to RTÉ calling on its Director General Noel Curran to televise the National Special Olympic Games in Limerick this weekend. The...
View ArticleThis week’s Argus
This week’s Argus leads with the news that the Police Ombudsman in Northern Ireland is to investigate whether there was police collusion in the 1975 bombing of Crowe Street in Dundalk. There’s also...
View ArticleThe Dance Kids gearing up for Anything Goes
An Táin Theatre is the place to be on Friday the 20th and Saturday the 21st of June when the Dance Kids unveil their latest show ‘Anything Goes’. Never ones to sit still, the Dance Kids have been...
View ArticleBlackrock Triathlon this Saturday
Some of those who took part in a previous Blackrock Triathlon The annual Blackrock Triathlon will take place this Saturday in the village. The event, which gets underway at 1.15pm, consists of a 750m...
View ArticleLocals named on Revenue Defaulters’ list
A number of local businesses and individuals were named on the Revenue Commissioners’ latest defaulters’ list, which was released yesterday. The biggest settlement was made by Optimum Results Ltd, a...
View ArticleDundalk Stadium and Dundalk FC team up to offer ‘Two Great Nights Out’
Dundalk Stadium and Dundalk FC are teaming up this weekend to offer fans of the club ‘Two Great Nights Out’. Dundalk Stadium are sponsoring this Friday night’s Dundalk v St Patrick’s Athletic game at...
View ArticleIDA Ireland launch Connect and Invest – Dundalk
IDA Ireland yesterday launched ‘Connect and Invest – Dundalk’, the sixth phase of its digital marketing initiative for attracting inward investment by highlighting the specific attributes of individual...
View ArticleConcern expressed after four used syringes are found on streets of Dundalk...
The four syringes found in the Hillview/O’Hanlon Park area Concern has been expressed after four used syringes were found in a local housing estate in recent days. A resident of the Hillview estate,...
View ArticleDisappointing week for Louth football continues as Cavan slay juniors
A disappointing week for Louth continued last night when the county’s juniors lost out to Cavan in the Leinster JFC semi-final at Dowdallshill on a 0-17 to 0-8 scoreline. Following on from the defeat...
View ArticleTenanty elected new chairman of Municipal District of Ardee
Jim Tenanty Independent councillor Jim Tenanty has been elected the new chairman of the Municipal District of Ardee. The local publican was elected to the position unopposed at the first meeting of the...
View ArticleMiss Louth to host charity coffee morning in Dundalk next Wednesday
New Miss Louth 2014 Fionnuala Short Newly crowned Miss Louth Fionnuala Short has organised a charity coffee morning in aid of Breast Check and the Cara Cancer Support Centre for next Wednesday June...
View ArticleSteve Staunton the World Cup record breaker
We might not be there but that doesn’t mean that World Cup fever isn’t set to grip the nation ahead of tonight’s opening game between Brazil and Croatia at 9pm. Between betting, busters and just sheer...
View ArticleNuremore Hotel to host wedding showcase
The Nuremore Hotel and Country Club in Carrickmacross are hosting a wedding showcase event on Sunday June 22nd between 2pm and 6pm. There will be a complimentary glass of bubbly served on the day as...
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