Dundalk Credit Union has announced the acquisition of the vacant Houstons’ Department Store property on Clanbrassil Street which adjoins their offices on Market Street. The Credit Union has confirmed that plans are well underway to convert this space to a state-of-the-art member facing public office

Minister for Local Government and Planning, Kieran O’Donnell T.D. today announced funding of €7,450 to Louth County Council to support the local authority and one regional women’s caucus in their activities to encourage the increased participation of women and diversity in the 2024 Local Elections.

Photographer Arthur Kinahan has gone into his archives to take our readers on a trip down memory lane. How many familiar faces will you spot today. Get tagging! Click the 'Next >' arrow above or 'Next Story' below to go through the gallery   Click the 'Next >' arrow above or 'Next Story' below to go

British shadow secretary of state Hilary Benn has said politicians in Northern Ireland have a “duty to make the institutions work” at an event celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement at the Fairways Hotel in Dundalk on Thursday evening. Mr Benn also said that “now is th

WuXi Biologics Ireland Hosts Dundalk Chamber Members for Site Tour, Celebrates Remarkable Growth WuXi Biologics Ireland welcomed 30 members of the Dundalk Chamber for an exclusive site tour, showcasing the strides made since the construction of its state-of-the-art facility in 2019. The building of

Dundalk Roads Policing Unit were out during the week during the freezing temperatures and rain doing checkpoints when they stopped this vehicle. The driver was found to having to have no current insurance, tax or NCT. The vehicle seized and prosecution is to follow.

Click NEXT or the arrows above to take a look around Drumleck Cottage, Drumleck, Castlebellingham, Co Louth, A91TN97. Dating from the 1850's - Mount Cottage is a superbly presented 4 bedroom Dormer Cottage of 179 square meters in excellent condition and oozing both charm and character. Occupying a l

KNOW YOUR INITIALS It's AG this week 1: This foul-mouthed TV character was a West Ham follower 2; He had some unkind words to say about a female official 3: These are hard to come by a team on the road... 4:.....and if there is a win in one of these, punters would earn two points on the Pools 5: A S

Met Éireann has issued a series of weather warnings for Ireland on Saturday with severe winds to rip across the country from the northwest.  The warnings cover much of the country with the south the only area to escape the clutches of the stormy conditions. The Status Yellow wind warnings come into

Gracie Chaudhary, Sanidya Pandey, and Mariela Machuca Palermos of Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT), recently attended the World Conference on Special Needs Education in St Mary's College Oxford. The DkIT students, all from the Department of Visual and Human Centred Computing submitted a paper

If Fergal Reel brings to the table all that he achieved in club football, he’ll more than get by in his new role as Louth under-20 manager. Maybe eke out a provincial title. The Silverbridge man is one of a number of high profile appointments that have been announced in recent weeks. Most have been

Above: Minister of State for Transport, Mr Jack Chambers TD is pictured at the Journey to Vehicle Electrification event held at the Ballymascanlon Hotel in Dundalk to celebrate the successful delivery of the €6.4 million INTERREG VA FASTER Project. Also pictured is Paul Beattie, Director of Programm

Members of Co. Louth based community group, Friends of Ardee Bog Group joined Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcom Noonon TD and over 60 delegates at the historic launch of the Community Wetlands Forum CLG in Athlone earlier this week.  The Community Wetlands Forum (CWF) is a m

A few questions: How many greyhound meetings have there been at Dundalk Stadium since the first was run 20 years ago? In the period from 2007 to the present day, how many horse meetings were there? And how many races? Answer to the first question: Greyhounds have come together 2,371 times at the ven

Dundalk Brass Band have announced a Christmas Concert in the Oriel Centre, Dundalk Gaol on Thursday 14th Dec 8pm. Formed in 1976 and still including some of its original members it continues to perform in Dundalk and the local surrounds. Under the baton of Michael Gaskin, the band's new musical dire

The death has occurred of Gerard Harmon of Lisnaree, Dundalk, Louth Peacefully in the wonderful care of the staff of Blackrock Abbey on 7 December. Gerard, beloved husband of Maura, dear father of Ciaran, Aoife and Niamh and loving grandad of Cormac, Patrick, Eoin, Bronagh and Clodagh. He will be sa

Breezy and wet for most areas on Friday morning as showers or longer spells of rain move in from the west. Outbreaks of rain will continue in north Leinster for much of the day. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees, with fresh to strong and gusty, southwest winds. Rain will linger in northern par

Mike Denver, one of Galway's favourite sons is riding the crest of a wave. His audience is vast throughout Ireland, North and South and he is now making inroads in the UK with some sellout concerts in England and Scotland over the past couple of years. Mike's meteoric rise in popularity culminated w

Planning permission was granted for 1,143 new homes in the first three quarter of this year, a figure which is more than the number granted for the whole of last year, according to figures released today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). In the third quarter of this year (Q3), planning permiss

The Dunleer Community Awards were held on  Thursday 30th November in the Grove House. On the night, the group highlighted the great effort many people make in trying to keep their gardens and estates up to a good standard.  They also highlighted the children of Scoil Bhride who received plaques for