Louth County Council

Louth County Council: Ardee, Drogheda Urban, Drogheda Rural, Dundalk - Carlingford, Dundalk South local electoral areas LEAs

Local Elections: Louth County Council results

Independents perform strongly but high number of candidates potentially costs Sinn Féin extra seats

Mon Jun 10 2024 - 14:27

Election weekend’s lighter moments: From a mouse in the ballot box to missing diamonds

Local election results count: The diamond, believed to have fallen from a voter’s ring while casting her ballot, was still missing at the time of going to print

Sun Jun 09 2024 - 18:25

Steel plant gets permission to expand despite local opposition

Dominican Contemplative Nuns among those objecting to the plans

Fri Mar 01 2024 - 18:28

Drogheda councillors complain of ‘lack of consultation’ over D Hotel use for asylum seekers

New owner says money earned from contract will be reinvested in 25-year-old hotel

Thu Feb 15 2024 - 08:53

Former head of Christian Brothers to drop legal action over freedom of city vote

Edmund Garvey had launched judicial review following councillors vote to rescind Freedom of Drogheda award

Wed Nov 29 2023 - 11:55

Councillors to vote on rescinding Freedom of Drogheda from Edmund Garvey

Majority of councillors expected to back proposal from group of child sexual abuse survivors

Sun Sept 03 2023 - 21:09

Call for secret vote to rescind Freedom of Drogheda from former head of Christian Brothers

Victims want honour rescinded over order’s legal strategy in cases where it is being sued vicariously for damages arising from historical child sex abuse

Fri Aug 25 2023 - 05:00

Drogheda nuns object to steel processing plant that would interrupt ‘prayerful atmosphere’

Prevailing winds would bring noise and air pollution into monastery if galvanising plant is allowed on site close to Drogheda, contemplative order says

Fri Jul 07 2023 - 16:01

‘She’s an absolute nut job’: Posts on Facebook about politician did not breach standards

Private community page in Co Louth targets Cllr Michelle Hall with slurs over stance on accommodating refugees

Thu Mar 02 2023 - 05:00

Judge intends to quash part of Meath County Development Plan

Protect East Meath claim council zoned significantly more land for residential use than required

Tue Dec 20 2022 - 20:02

Urban Green Private secures planning for major logistics hub in Dundalk

Louth County Council gives green light for warehouse development and parking for 50 HGVs at Dundalk North Business Park

Wed Nov 30 2022 - 05:40

More than half of local authority home loan applications rejected

State-backed scheme provides loans to first-time buyers who have been refused a mortgage by traditional lenders

Mon Aug 08 2022 - 05:00

Plan for 275 apartments in Drogheda faces legal challenge

Environmental group claims permission for site next to Scotch Hall centre breaches density guidelines

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 12:03

Seriously ill homeless man to get emergency housing

High Court hears Constantin Rostas (60), who is in hospital, has inoperable cancer

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 15:09

Number of cars abandoned more than trebles in three years

Taxpayers often left to foot bill with just one litter fine handed out over 648 Dublin cases

Wed Aug 09 2017 - 01:00

One of largest illegal dumps unearthed to date in Louth

Council officials discover pits filled with unlawfully dumped waste beside water source

Sat Oct 22 2016 - 01:00

Co Monaghan farmer whose cattle were shot faces pollution allegations

John Hoey allegedly breached discharge licence

Wed Jul 20 2016 - 21:48

Thieves strip lead from new roof on Dundalk church and monastery

St Joseph’s Redemptorist Church in Co Louth damaged by rain after theft

Mon Jul 11 2016 - 23:41