Gardaí are investigating a burglary of a house on Boyle O’Reilly Terrace yesterday evening in which a number of items were stolen.The Casey family home had several items taken from it shortly after the family raised more than €7,000 for Pieta House as part of a fundraiser to mark the first anniversa
St Joseph’s Redemptorist Choir will be hosting their annual Redemptorist Carol Service this Sunday evening at the church on the St Alphonsus Road.Just as we did 12 months ago, Talk of the Town will be streaming the event live on our Facebook page for those unable to attend. Last year’s live stream p
After a night of heavy wind and rain, things could be set to get even worse later today.While a yellow weather warning for wind and rain came into force at midnight across the country, this will be upgraded to an orange weather warning from 3pm this afternoon until midnight.Met Éireann said: “A deve
Plans have been submitted for a new telecommunications mast at Coillte Forest Grange in Riverstown.Cignal Infrastructure Ltd have lodged a planning application with Louth County Council for the new mast, which will provide voice and mobile broadband services in the North Louth area.They are proposin
Dundalk racing fans will benefit from additional coverage of the local track when the new Racing TV launches in the New Year.The new subscription channel will launch on January 1st with racing from all 26 Irish racecourses, as well as 35 more in the UK.While the new dedicated racing channel will cos
Local councillor John McGahon has welcomed the extension of the Government’s tenure.Earlier this week Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin announced that his party were extending the current Confidence & Supply Agreement due to the impending threat of Brexit on the Irish economy.This means we won’t see
Dundalk Theatre Workshop will stage a production of the show ‘Duet For One’ by Tom Kempinski in the New Year.The play will be in An Táin Arts Centre at the Town Hall from January 30th to February 2nd with tickets on sale now from the box office on 042 9329281 or www.antain.ieIt will be directed by B
A status yellow rain and wind weather warning has been issued for the whole of Ireland this Saturday.Met Éireann have warned that heavy rain during Saturday will lead to accumulations of 30 to 50mm with some mountainous areas exceeding these limits.The warning comes into force at midnight tonight an
Local TD for Louth Gerry Adams has said that the demand for services by people experiencing addiction has far outstripped levels of provision in Co Louth.In a statement on the matter today, the Sinn Féin deputy said a dual diagnosis specialist must be funded for Louth Addiction Services.Deputy Adams
Gerry O’Connor and his musical family from Dundalk are organising a special Christmas Homecoming in aid of CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) Ireland, the charity that supports families who have lost a child to Sudden Cardiac Death or Sudden Adult Death Syndrome.The O’Connor’s, who played a lead role i
Dundalk FC will release a small batch of the limited edition 1988 retro jersey for sale on Monday.The jersey, complete with Harp Lager logo, sold out within minutes of going on sale earlier this month.Now another limited amount will go on general sale from the club’s Christmas shop in the Long Walk
Late night trains from Dublin to Dundalk for the Christmas and New Year period will run this weekend.A 00:40hrs and 01:40hrs train from Dublin Pearse and serving Tara Street, Dublin Connolly, and all stations from Howth Junction to Dundalk will run this Friday and Saturday and next weekend, December
New bollards have been erected preventing motorists from exiting Grey’s Lane, beside ToolFix on Dublin Street, onto Anne Street or Park Street.The bollards were erected by Louth County Council following representations from local councillor Maria Doyle at the recent meeting of the Dundalk Municipal
A man in his 30s is due to appear at Drogheda District Court at 10.30am this morning charged in relation to an incident on Sunday 28th October, 2018 at approximately 1.16am at Market Street, Ardee.Three pedestrians (2 women 21yrs & 20yrs, 1 man 53yrs) were struck by a silver Vauxhall Vectra which mo
Plans for a temporary landfill at Bolies in Kilsaran in Castlebellingham have been given the go ahead by An Bord Pleanála subject to revised conditions.Barry Connolly was granted conditional planning permission by Louth County Council last June for the filling of existing lands at Bolies to include
Local TD Gerry Adams has warned of the possibility of a winter trolley crisis in Emergency Departments around the country, including at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.In a statement, the Sinn Féin deputy called on the government to “urgently provide the greater bed capacity in our hospital
Dundalk Young Irelands’ week has got even better with the news they have been given the go ahead for an extension to their clubrooms at Pairc Éire Óg on Hoey’s Lane.The county’s oldest club created history on Saturday when they beat St Brigid’s of Offaly on Saturday to become the first side from Lou
Cursillo are holding their annual Christmas Celebration on Tuesday 18th December at 8pm in the Confraternity Room of St Patrick’s, Dundalk.An open invite has been extended to all who wish to join the group on the night as they prepare for Christmas.Cursillo was founded in Dundalk in 1987 by Fr John
The Memory Man Jimmy Magee’s collection of almost 1,000 books are being auctioned off in aid of a charity close to his heart, the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.The late commentator, who hailed from Greenore, was one of the most popular voices in Irish sport since his first job reporting on
Warrenpoint Port has cancelled plans to dump dredged material near protected areas in Carlingford Lough because of the potential environmental impact.It said early results from a survey showed the work could have had an “unacceptable detrimental impact”.CEO Clare Guinness said the potential impact c
After a night of strong winds there are a few more wet and windy days ahead.That’s the verdict of Louth Weather in their look ahead to the weekend.With gusts of up to 70kph recorded in Carlingford last night, similar can be expected on Saturday with the weekend’s conditions expected to continue into
As expected the first appeal has been lodged against Louth County Council’s decision to allow the local quarry in Ballymakellett in Ravensdale to reopen.Last month Arabtec Capital Unlimited were granted conditional planning permission by Louth County Council to reopen the quarry, which hasn’t been i
The Great Northern Distillery are set to auction off three very special bottles of their First Born whiskey in aid of the Zoe Murphy Appeal.The three bottles will be sold at Irish Whiskey Auctions over Christmas. Bidding opens on December 21st on www.irishwhiskeyauctions.ie and closes on December 30
A burst water main may cause disruption to supply in Glenwood and surrounding areas today.Irish Water contractors are working to repair the problem and hope to have work complete by 5pm this evening. Those affected are advised to allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for their supply
