Ace Athletic Club celebrated a landmark day at the National Even Ages Cross Country Championships in Derry, with five athletes bringing home national medals across the U18 and U20 categories. The club’s medal winners were: The Louth county team, featuring Ace AC’s U18 girls plus Dearbhla Allen of St Peter’s AC, also claimed a County…
Two people have died following a horror crash between a lorry, a bus bus, and a car at Gormanston, Co Meath. A third person believed to be a woman in her forties is critically injured and has been rushed to hospital in Dublin. The collision occurred along the R132 road at 6.30am this morning near Gibneys…
In the first half of 2025, 381 burglaries and 124 vehicle thefts were reported to the Louth Garda Division. Following the latest CSO data, Gallagher, one of Ireland’s largest insurance brokers, is urging homeowners and motorists in Louth to remain alert as the darker evenings of autumn set in. Geraldine Kelly, Head of Personal Lines…
As the festive season draws near, the Local Enterprise Office Louth has officially launched its 2025 “Look for Louth” campaign, encouraging shoppers to back local businesses when picking up Christmas gifts, seasonal supplies, or enjoying nights out. The campaign aims to shine a spotlight on the shops, producers and service providers that give the county…
It is going to cost €203.7 million to run the local authority County Louth next year, a 10.7% increase on the current budget. The 2026 Budget was passed by members of Louth County Council at a meeting on November 17 last. The additional expenditure will support grant-funded areas such as housing, restoration of buildings and…
Motorists are warned that a number of streets in Drogheda town centre will be closed to traffic this evening with the switching on of the Christmas lights. The event will take place at St Peter’s Plaza, West Street with Santa Claus due to arrive from the North Pole around five thirty pm. The Gardai said:”…
Louth County Council has announced a major reduction in pay-parking fees this Christmas as part of its ongoing efforts to support local businesses and encourage shoppers to stay local during the festive season. From 1 December 2025 to 5 January 2026, parking charges across urban areas of Dundalk and Drogheda will be halved, with the…
A fresh push has been made in the Dail for the Government to get the proposed new Drogheda North Train Station up and running. It was made by the local Sinn Fein TD Joanna Byrne at Leaders Question and at a recent meeting of the powerful Public Accounts Committee, of which she is a member….
Five of Louth County Council’s public parks have once again earned the prestigious Green Flag Award, the international standard for excellence in parks and green spaces. The awards were presented by An Taisce at the National Trust for Ireland at a ceremony in Maynooth Campus on Wednesday, 12 November. This year, 128 Irish parks, gardens,…
The median price of a house in Louth has increased again, the latest CSO property price figures for September reveal. It is now Three Hundred and Fifty Thousands euros to buy a property in the county compared to €349,000 in August – an increase of €1,000. The average price in neighbouring Meath is €394,999, one…
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