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Fun Filled Day of Creativity in Louth for Cruinniú na nÓg 2024

Cruinniú na nÓg, an annual day of free creativity for children and young people, takes place this year on Saturday, June 15th. The national programme of events is funded by Creative Ireland, and the Louth programme is delivered by Louth County Council and the Louth Creative Ireland Culture Team. The Cruinniú na nÓg programme encourages […]

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Healthy Louth Awarded €15,000 Funding From Creative Ireland for Unique Project to Empower Homeless Voices Through Art

Louth County Council’s Healthy Louth programme has secured €15,000 in funding from the Creative Ireland programme to launch an innovative project ‘Step Into My World.’ The initiative was compiled and will be delivered by the Louth Local Development Company SICAP team, facilitating a collaboration with Healthy Louth and Louth County Council Homeless Section.    The […]

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2024 Mayoral Awards Took Place In Highlanes Gallery Drogheda

The 2024 Mayoral Awards took place in Highlanes Gallery Drogheda on the evening of Monday, the 27th of June 2024. The Awards, which are a formal event, are set out by legislation under Section 74 of the Local Government Act, as a reserved function, and saw Drogheda Borough District Elected Members nominate 10 worthy recipients. […]

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Southern Regional College, QUB and LMETB Join Forces to Develop and Advance Manufacturing Skills

In a significant move towards promoting high level advanced manufacturing skills and apprenticeship training across the whole of Ireland, Southern Regional College signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Louth Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB) on Wednesday 22nd May 2024 to develop and provide advanced manufacturing training interventions.  A Memorandum of Understanding between LMETB and […]

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Louth County Council Welcome €117k Funding for Biodiversity Projects Across County

Louth County Council and the National Parks and Wildlife Service are delighted to announce over €117,000 in funding has been awarded from the Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) to deliver seven projects in Louth. The funding will contribute to improving conservation knowledge, awareness and management and enable the implementation of projects that promote the objectives […]

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Little Amal Receives a Warm Welcome In Newry, Mourne and Down

Little Amal arrived in Newry, Mourne, and Down on Wednesday 22 May, to a warm welcome from local residents, schoolchildren, and community groups. The 12ft-tall puppet, symbolising a young Syrian refugee, was invited to visit the district by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council on her journey from Belfast to Dublin. She is the centrepiece […]

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MISSING APPEAL for Kayleigh Hafford

A renewed appeal has been issued for help in tracing 15-year-old Kayleigh Hafford who is missing from the Tallanstown area of Co Louth since Saturday 11 May. Kayleigh is described as being approximately 1.62m (5’4″) in height, of medium build, with dyed blonde hair and blue eyes. She is known to frequent the northside of […]

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Local Authority Integration Team (LAIT) ‘Welcome’ Event In Dundalk

Louth County Council’s Local Authority Integration Team hosted a ‘LAIT Welcome’ event in Dundalk on Friday 17th May. The event was held to introduce the team to all the local stakeholders and both the International Protection and Ukrainian centre managers as a group.  It also featured a networking session to allow the stakeholders and centre […]

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Community Council Government Infrastructure Louth Louth County Council

Obelisk Bridge to Reopen to All Traffic on Monday 20th May 2024

Louth County Council is delighted to announce that the Obelisk Bridge in Drogheda will reopen to all traffic on Monday 20th May 2024. The bridge has been closed for the last nine months to facilitate major rehabilitation works, and will reopen at 2.30pm on May 20th. Constructed in 1869, the Obelisk Bridge is a significant […]

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New Era at Dundalk Swimming Pool as Enhanced Changing Facilities and Dedicated Disabled Changing Suite Launched

Louth County Council welcomed the official launch of state-of-the-art new facilities at Dundalk Swimming Pool on Tuesday 7th May 2024. The refurbishment works, which represented a €600,000 investment in upgrading facilities at the swimming pool and leisure complex, involved the installation of new disabled changing areas, lockers, family-friendly changing cubicles, non-slip safety tiles and group […]

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Cooley Flood Report Being Considered By Minister – Ó Murchú

A report by Teagasc about the impact of last year’s flooding in Cooley on farmers has been submitted to the Department of Agriculture and is being considered by the minister, Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú has been told. During questions to Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue in Leinster House last week, the Sinn Féin TD said it […]

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Lambs Killed In Attack at Ravensdale

Louth County Council are reminding dog owners of their legal responsibilities around dog control, following an attack on lambs in the Ravensdale area of north Louth this week. A number of lambs were killed, and several others seriously injured during the attack by a single pet dog. The incident has been reported to An Garda […]