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Get 10% Off Advertising With Clanrye News and Sport

Clanrye News and Sport has quickly become one of the top news websites in the North of Ireland covering Newry and Armagh, South Down, Upper Bann and County Louth. Having amassed over 290,000 website hits within a year the website is now in a position to offer 10% off advertising for a year. That’s a […]

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Community Dáil Éireann Government Louth

Consumer Protection Needed For Fuel Price Hike

Protections for consumers are urgently needed in order to mitigate the fuel price hike crisis, according to Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú. As prices for diesel, petrol and home heating oil rocketed last week, the Sinn Féin TD used time in the Dáil to highlight the ‘incredibly difficult’ situation. He said the Covid 19 pandemic was […]

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Community Council Government Louth Louth County Council

Somewhere Over The Rainbow…. Or Not!

Sinn Féin Councillor Joanna Byrne brought a motion to the March meeting of Drogheda’s Municipal District seeking a temporary installation of ‘Pedestrian Rainbow Crossroads’ at the tholsel area to celebrate Drogheda Pride 5th-7th August. They would be adjacent rainbow crossings next to the existing pedestrian crossings at the bottom of Peter Street, Laurence’s Street, Shop […]

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Community Dáil Éireann Government Louth

Minister O’Gorman Announces Introduction of Gender Pay Gap Reporting in 2022

On International Women’s Day, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has announced details of the introduction of gender pay gap reporting in Ireland. The Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 has introduced the legislative basis for gender pay gap reporting and regulations under the Act will be published in the coming […]

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Community Council Government Louth

Cllr Pearse McGeough – Warning to Children Along River Dee Bank in Ardee

Sinn Féin Councillor Pearse McGeough is asking parents to warn their children of the dangers of playing on the bank of the River Dee. Cllr McGeough said “I was approached by a constituent who had removed four children of around 10 years old from the riverbank on Friday. They had innocently been chasing after a […]

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Community Crime Louth

Cllr McGeough Condemns Reckless Destruction of Ring Buoy

Sinn Féin Councillor Pearse McGeough has described the deliberate destruction of a ring buoy at River Walk, Ardee as ‘reckless and wanton destruction of life-saving equipment’. Cllr McGeough said “the sun is making an appearance now which means that more people will be out and about walking along the picturesque paths along the River Dee. […]

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Government Louth Politics Stormont

World Changed as We Know It – Ó Murchú

The response to the war in Ukraine was ‘front and centre’ of the latest COSAC (Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union) meeting held in Paris last week and attended by Dundalk TD Ruairí Ó Murchú. A member of the Oireachtas EU Affairs Committee, the Sinn Féin TD said […]

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Dáil Éireann Government Louth Politics

Taoiseach Chairs Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine

The Taoiseach chaired a Ministerial meeting on Ukraine to discuss the latest situation regarding Ukraine, and potential implications for Ireland. It was also attended by the Tánaiste, Minister Ryan, the Minister for Justice, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, […]

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Community Dáil Éireann Government Louth

€843,466 for 5 Towns and Villages in Louth – O’Dowd

€843k has been awarded to 5 projects across County Louth through the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, a Fine Gael Deputy has said. Deputy Fergus O’Dowd said: “This is extremely welcome news and a very significant increase on previous allocations for the county.   “I am delighted to confirm the following successful projects have been awarded. “The award of […]

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Community Dáil Éireann Government Louth

Humphreys Launches €7 Million Fund to Develop Rural Areas

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has (February 24th, 2022) announced the launch of the 2022 CLÁR Programme.  CLÁR provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in rural areas that have experienced significant levels of population decline. Community Groups are encouraged to consider applying for funding for projects such as the provision […]

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Infrastructure Louth

Hard Line Approach Needs to Be Taken With Contractors Facilitating Road Repairs! – Byrne

Sinn Féin Councillor Joanna Byrne has criticised the low standard of road repairs being carried out by external contactors citing the current works ongoing in Pearse Park by Irish Water as an example. Cllr Byrne noted that “repairs to the roads throughout every street in the estate are already disintegrating and falling asunder after only […]

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Crime Louth

Witness Appeal Single Vehicle RTC, Hackballscross, Co. Louth

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision that occurred on the N53 in Rassan, Dundalk. The collision occurred at 8.30p.m. last night Sunday 20th February, 2022. The single vehicle collision occurred when a car collided with a tree. The male driver (late teens) was not injured and his male front seat […]