“Small businesses are the beating hearts of our towns and villages and now, more than ever, it’s important to support them,” explained Dolores Minogue, Cathoirleach of Louth County Council. In the run in to Christmas, Louth County Council are enhancing supports to make Louth’s towns and villages an
The number of Covid-19 cases confirmed in Louth increased by a further 17 in the latest figures published by the National Public Health Emergency Team last night.This brings to 2,184 the total number of cases in the county as of midnight on Wednesday November 25th.There have now been 260 new cases i
Dundalk’s hopes of progression from Group B of the Europa League were ended following a 3-1 defeat to Rapid Vienna at the Aviva Stadium last night.Once again Filippo Giovagnoli’s side were punished for individuals errors as the Austrians ran out worthy winners.Rapid hit the front after just 11 minut
A kindhearted family from Kilkerley are aiming to ‘Light up the Darkness’ this Christmas by raising funds for the Dundalk Simon Community.Every year the Carolan’s from Cortial light up the exterior of their home for Christmas.This year they said they would go the extra mile by helping to raise funds
The much awaited 2020 Louth Looking Good Awards will take place on 10th December, but this year’s ceremony will be taking place online due to the current public health guidelines. 2020 also sees the introduction of Connect Credit Union as the new Main Sponsor of the Awards.2020 is certainly a year l
Gardaí are investigating the theft of two bikes in Dundalk last week.On both occasions broken bicycles were left in place of the stolen ones with Gardaí exploring the possibility that the two incidents may be linked.The first incident occurred at Greenfield Court on Tom Bellew Avenue on Saturday whe
Dundalk Library will host a virtual workshop in association with Dogs Trust next Tuesday afternoon December 1st.The event, titled ‘A Dog’s Life’ will get underway at 3.30pm.Find out how to be a responsible dog owner and be safe around dogs. The workshop tells the story of McGyver an abandoned dog th
Local Senator Erin McGreehan has congratulated Omeath after the seaside village was named as runners-up in the coastal communities category in the 2020 Pride of Place Awards.Omeath was nominated to represent Louth in the 2020 Co-Operation Ireland Pride of Place awards ceremony, which was live-stream
There will be lots of dry and calm weather over the coming days.That’s the verdict of Louth Weather in their latest forecast for the next few days.Louth Weather’s summary from today until Sunday reads as follows:Temperatures – Below averageRainfall – Well below averageWindspeed – Hardly any wind at
Talk of the Town is delighted to have teamed up with St Vincent de Paul to help raise much needed funds for the organisation over the festive period.Talk of the Town has provided advertising space to SVP to encourage people to make donations to their Dundalk Area Appeal.Please give what you can to s
SOSAD are on the look out for volunteers for their Messaging Support Service.The suicide prevention group are looking for help to run their new 24 hour messaging support service.Your role will be to listen to the service user, provide support, car and where needed offer practical advice on services
The Government may recommend for people not to travel north of the border due to the high incidence rate of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.The prospect was raised by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar at a parliamentary party meeting last night in which he said the Government would consider issuing advice not to t
The number of Covid-19 cases confirmed in Louth increased by a further 20 in the latest figures published by the National Public Health Emergency Team last night.This brings to 2,167 the total number of cases in the county as of midnight on Tuesday November 24th.There have now been 269 new cases in
€75,500 in funding has been secured for Louth LGBT+ support group Outcomers.The funding comes as part of the €700,000 2020 LGBTI+ Communities Integration Fund. 29 projects in total have been funded nationwide.News of the funding has been welcomed by local Senator Erin McGreehan, who said: “This fund
A Consultant in Emergency Medicine based in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, has urged motorists to slow down when driving and to take care at all times, to help reduce the number of admissions to hospital at a time when they are experiencing extra pressures due to the levels of Covid-19 in t
The Dundalk Famine road will be getting cleared this Saturday morning.The Dundalk Famine Graveyard Association have been planning on ways of getting the lane cleared since it hasn’t been done in two years and has become impassable in places along the lane.Dundalk Famine Graveyard Association would l
US President-elect Joe Biden has stressed the importance of maintaining an open border on the island of Ireland, post-Brexit.Speaking to RTÉ News in Wilmington, Delaware, Mr Biden said: “We do not want a guarded border. We want to make sure – we’ve worked too hard to get Ireland worked out.“I’ve tal
Dundalk FC midfielder Jordan Flores has been nominated for the prestigious Puskas Award, the honour given to the what FIFA deem to be “the most beautiful” goal of the calendar year.Flores rifled home a sensational volley from a corner in the Lilywhites’ 3-2 defeat to Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stad
The number of Covid-19 cases confirmed in Louth increased by a further 12 in the latest figures published by the National Public Health Emergency Team last night.This brings to 2,147 the total number of cases in the county as of midnight on Monday November 23rd.There have now been 273 new cases in t
There were 22 attacks by dogs on farm animals, mainly sheep, in Co Louth last year.That’s according to new figures published by the Department of Rural and Community Development.The figures show there were 253 incidents of livestock being attacked by dogs were recorded during 2019 as figures were co
There are currently 28 public charging points for electric vehicles in Co Louth.The information was provided as part of a parliamentary question by Minister Eamon Ryan.He revealed there are 782 charge points across the country. This is made up of 690 standard charge points (up to 22kW), 88 fast char
Local Senator Erin McGreehan is calling for tough criminal sanctions for anyone caught leaking others’ intimate images online.An Garda Síochána opened an investigation last Friday into allegations that thousands of sexual images of Irish girls and women have been shared online without their consent.
Plans have been drawn up for an extension to the premises at the Greengates to include apartments and four new retail units.Brendan Sharkey is seeking planning permission from Louth County Council for the change of use of an existing storey and a half dwelling to restaurant/retail use with ancillary
A key witness who didn’t show up to give evidence in the Aaron Brady murder trial has been jailed for contempt of court.Colin Hoey, of Cregganduff, Co Armagh, claimed he was intimidated into not taking the stand and genuinely felt he had no other option.Last August, Aaron Brady, a 29-year-old man fr
