Gardaí are investigating an aggravated burglary which occurred in Dundalk on Friday afternoon.According to LMFM News, three men forced their way into a house in the St Joseph’s Park area off Quay Street at around 3.15pm yesterday and assaulted a man in his late 30s.The victim is understood to have s
There were no new cases of Covid-19 reported in Louth for the fourth day running in the latest figures released last night.As of midnight on Wednesday May 27th there remains 759 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in the Wee County.There have now been a total 1,645 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Ireland is “on track” to move to Phase Two of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions on Monday June 8th with schools set to re-open by the end of August.At a press briefing after today’s Cabinet meeting, Leo Varadkar said they are particularly paying attention to ne
Eagle-eyed Gardaí arrested two people and recovered two sets of stolen golf clubs in Dundalk last night.The clubs and individuals arrested were located a short drive away by Gardaí from Dundalk Garda Station.It was flagged that the items were stolen from a property in the Mount Avenue area shortly b
Maria Nicole, the 18-year-old who had been reported missing in Dundalk last week has been located safe and well.Concern was raised for Maria’s whereabouts last weekend after she had not returned home to her house in Oaklawns since being seen there on Friday morning.Thankfully Maria has now been foun
Local Senator John McGahon has said €10 million in funding under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme for 2020 will support tourism and community wellbeing in Louth post COVID-19 recovery.The Fine Gael representative said in a statement that the scheme provides funding for the development of
A new gourmet burger brand will open its doors in Dundalk next week.Burgerama is from the team behind Roots & Green, which has been trading on Jocelyn Street since its opening under Del Lennon in November 2018.It will open for the first time next Thursday June 4th. Opening hours will be 5pm to 10pm
Mid-April was the worst period for Covid-19 cases and deaths in Louth, with 34 people so far having lost their lives to the disease, new figures from the Central Statistics Office have revealed.The CSO have provided a breakdown of weekly cases and deaths per county in their ‘Covid-19 Deaths and Case
The possibility of schools re-opening has moved a step closer following a report from the Health Service Executive which found that they are not high risk settings for the transmission of Covid-19.The report published in a European journal on infectious disease surveillance concludes that the reopen
Mullen’s Take Away on Roden Place will be closed for the next few days after a minor fire in the shop last night.According to the chip shop’s Facebook page there was a “minor fire” in the laundry room. Fortunately no one was hurt.Mullen’s shop in Blackrock will continue to operate as normal during t
There were no new cases of Covid-19 reported in Louth for the third day running in the latest figures released last night.As of midnight on Tuesday May 26th there remains 759 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in the Wee County.There have now been a total 1,639 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.As
It was the end of an era at the Greengates recently when Joe’s shop closed its doors.The local store has been run by Joe McLaughlin and his partner Tess for the past five years.They opted not to renew their lease but before closing on May 17th sent a special thank you to all staff and customers who
The roll out of the new one way footpath system in Dundalk is scheduled to commence next week.In an update this afternoon, Louth County Council outlined its plans for to work towards the re-opening of business in Dundalk.A statement from the council read: “The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered
‘Have Tyre, Will Travel: Brian Bell, Ultra Runner’, a new one-hour radio documentary from Little Road Productions Ltd, will broadcast at 12 noon this Monday 1st June on LMFM.Annagassan man Brian has experienced the world in a way that many of us could never even imagine. From the Amazon jungle to th
An Garda Síochána and The Road Safety Authority (RSA) have renewed their appeal for road users to take extra care when using the roads, as provisional collision figures for 2020 show that there has been a 17% increase in the number of fatal crashes and a 9% increase in road deaths compared to last y
There will be lots of sunshine over the coming days as we head into the Bank Holiday weekend.That’s the verdict of Louth Weather in their latest forecast for the coming days.Louth Weather said: “Dry with lots of sunshine. Warm in sheltered inland areas, but cooler near the coast where there’ll be a
The incident at Blackrock yesterday in which both the Irish Coastguard Helicopter and Clogherhead RNLI attended turned out to be a false alarm.Shortly after 2.15pm they, along with members of An Garda Síochána, rushed to Blackrock amid reports of two men missing.The lifeboat, assisted by the helicop
The Park Café at Dundalk Retail Park will re-open for carvery and coffee take aways this weekend.They will open their doors at 11.30am on Friday and will remain open on Saturday and Sunday with strict measures in place to ensure the health and safety of staff and customers.The restaurant said: “We w
Louth County Council has given notice of its intention to close a number of roads across the county to public traffic for short durations between now and the end of the year to facilitate road improvement works.The closures will take place for short durations of not more than four days from 18th Jun
The FAI have announced that all of the COVID-19 tests carried out on players and staff at four SSE Airtricity League clubs, including Dundalk FC, have returned negative results.The Lilywhites, along with Shamrock Rovers, Derry City and Bohemians were all tested on Monday as part of the FAI’s pathway
Two men with local connections were last night appointed to Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny’s backroom team as he continues to prepare for his first game in charge, the UEFA Nations League visit to Bulgaria in September.Dundalk FC assistant manager Ruaidhrí Higgins (pictured above left) wi
There were no new cases of Covid-19 reported in Louth for the second day running in the latest figures released last night.As of midnight on Monday May 25th there remains 759 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in the Wee County.There have now been a total 1,631 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.As
A new monument was installed on Church Street today.The swan-like structure is located on the recently constructed plaza opposite St Nicholas’ Church and is called ‘Heart Space’.It depicts two abstract swan figures, which, according to local artist and creator Breda Marron, “from a distance seem to
Health Minister Simon Harris has confirmed the running of Dealgan House Nursing Home has been transferred back to the original service provider.The RCSI Hospital Group had been running the Toberona-based nursing home since April 17th after 22 Covid-19 deaths took place at the facility.They were due
