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Louth County Council and Junior Achievement Ireland Partner to Deliver Educational Workshops Across Co. Louth

Volunteers from Louth County Council and Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI), have once again joined together to inspire over 200 students in 7 schools across the region to reach their potential, through a series of interactive programmes. The partnership, now in its 19th year, aims to empower students to shape their own future through a positive role […]

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Concerns Raised About Long Waiting Lists for Eye Examinations

Children over 12 in Louth will be referred to private opticians so that HSE staff can begin to clear the massive backlog in referrals, Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú has revealed. The Sinn Féin TD said the information had come in response to a parliamentary question he put to the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly before […]

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High Temperatures Will Continue for at Least a Week

The NI Weather & Flood Advisory Service has issued the following advisory A Level 1 Advisory for High Temperature has been issued for Northern Ireland. Advisory valid 9th – 15th August 2022 This advisory has been issued due higher temperatures we are to this week and into the weekend. Day-time Temperatures will be in the […]

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McGeough Welcomes Road Repair

Sinn Féin Councillor Pearse McGeough has received a commitment from Louth County Council that the road adjacent to the Killanny playground on the road to Carrickmacross will be repaired in the very near future. Cllr McGeough said “I raised this particular road with the Council back in January fearing subsidence and on a recent visit […]

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250 New Jobs is a Major Endorsement for County Louth – O’Dowd

Local Fine Gael TD, Fergus O’Dowd, has warmly welcomed news today that Kaseya, the leading global provider of unified IT management and security software, will create 250 jobs over 3 years in a brand new centre of excellence in Dundalk. O’Dowd said “This is a very strong endorsement in the people of County Louth as this […]

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Gum Litter Taskforce Roadshow Visits Dundalk

26th July 2022: On Friday 22nd July, the Gum Litter Taskforce Roadshow hit the streets of Dundalk following the launch of its national summer campaign on 20th June. In this program, the GLT will collaborate with Louth County Council and local community groups to promote the responsible disposal of gum litter in the county’s areas. Over the […]

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€130k to Improve Drogheda and Ardee Library Facilities – O’Dowd

New Government funding has been announced to improve library facilities in the Drogheda and Ardee library branches, a Fine Gael TD has said. Deputy O’Dowd was speaking as his colleague the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, today (Tuesday, July 26th) announced an investment of over €3.1 million in 46 library branches across the country. […]

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The Biggest Danger to Democracy in the EU is the Failure to Look After Working People – Ó Murchú

The biggest danger to democracy in the EU is the ‘failure throughout Europe to look after working people and those on the periphery’, according to Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú who again pressed the government to get ready for Irish unity. The Sinn Féin deputy was speaking in the Dáil during statements following the European Council […]

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Government Housing Policy Is ‘Failing Everyone!’ – Ó Murchú

Government housing policy is ‘failing everyone’ particularly those who are reliant on renting, where there were just eight properties in Dundalk available online, Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú has told the Dáil. The Dundalk TD was speaking during a Sinn Féin private members’ motion on the Raise the Roof housing campaign. Deputy Ó Murchú set out […]

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Gardai Appeal Following Louth RTC

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a traffic collision in County Louth, Sunday the 17th of July, 2022. At approximately 3:30pm, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a single vehicle collision involving a Motorcycle on the R173 between Carlingford and Omeath. The driver of the motorcycle, a man in his 60s was pronounced dead at […]

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Dail Passes Legislation to Help Workers Who Receive Tips – Ó Murchú

Workers who receive tips will be better off after the Oireachtas passed legislation to ensure they receive the full amount. Speaking in support of the legislation, which went through the Dáil last week, Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú said the government had ‘a fair amount of agreement across this house on the absolute necessity of this […]

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Recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces Report Must be Implemented!

Kildare South Senator Fiona O’Loughlin has called for the recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces report to be implemented without further delay.  Speaking in the Seanad, the Fianna Fáil Senator said:  “The action plan on the implementation of the Commission on Defence Force’s recommendations was due to be brought before the Cabinet at […]