Louth

Kyran Durnin case: Gardaí finish dig in Dundalk back garden without finding fresh evidence

Forensic examination of Emer Terrace house and wasteland outside complete, with focus likely to shift to Drogheda

Family member reported Kyran Durnin missing 24 hours after Tusla alert

Family member claimed mother and son were noticed missing on same day Tusla indicated it was notifying Garda of concerns

Award-winning LMFM presenter Michael Reade dies

Taoiseach pays tribute to ‘voice of frustrations, celebrations and curiosity’

Roderic O’Gorman asks Tusla to send files on Kyran Durnin to National Review Panel

Minister says there will be ‘consequences’ for any State body found wanting in case of boy (8) who gardaí believe was killed two years ago

Gardaí suspect boy (8) may have been killed up to two years before he was reported missing

Murder investigation opened after gardaí fail to find any indication that Kyran Durnin is still alive

Search for remains of murdered British soldier Robert Nairac stood down

Lead investigator urges anyone with information that could help locate burial site to ignore ‘myths’ and come forward

Three- and four-bed houses on old mill site in Drogheda from €355,000

Castlethorn’s development brings 43 homes designed by O’Mahony Pike to the market in Louth town

Some 21 men begin studies for ordination as Catholic priests

New group taking part in new Propaedeutic Programme at several locations across Europe

Upgraded Dublin-Drogheda train service would curtail direct Darts to and from Howth

An upgraded Dublin-Drogheda service may have to run every five minutes to meet demand

Louth Independent TD Peter Fitzpatrick will not contest next general election

TD left Fine Gael in 2018 over abortion legislation

Postmortem on body of man found on Drogheda wasteland rules out suspicious death

Eastern European man (30s) had several visible injuries and may have lain undiscovered for a number of hours

More than 200 jobs lost in Dundalk as Wasdell winds down Irish operations

Pharmaceutical packaging plant is being sold to another company but the business operating there is not part of the deal

Tiger kidnapping: ‘What was I to do? The woman I loved was being threatened with her life’

Shopkeeper pulls down the shutters on an enjoyable 51-year career but remains haunted by 2010 kidnap-robbery incident

Two men appear in court following seizure of 18 firearms and 900 rounds of ammunition

Mark McCourt (33) and Conor O’Brian (27) charged in connection with Co Louth weapons seizure

Weapons seized in Co Louth belong to main supplier of firearms to Irish gangs, gardaí believe

Men in Co Louth area, where assault rifles were seized, have links to United States

Eighteen firearms and 900 rounds of ammunition seized in Co Louth

Searches are continuing in that area

Community ‘heartbroken and bereft’ after sudden end to Zara Murphy’s bright life, funeral Mass hears

Drogheda teenager collapsed during Louth School Girls League match last week

Man (60s) dies in Co Louth road crash as woman airlifted to hospital

Collision happened early on Sunday morning on the R166 at Annagassan near Dunleer

Jim McGuinness and Pádraic Joyce have a history of shared success, but only one of them can win this weekend

McGuinness and Joyce know each other well. As Donegal and Galway face off this weekend, their time playing together in Tralee must be consigned to the past

Three arrested after fans invade pitch following Louth derby in Oriel Park

Dundalk’s 4-2 win over Drogheda United was followed by a pitch invasion during which fights broke out

Tens of thousands of Dublin commuters affected as long-awaited proposal to reduce fares is postponed

Dublin Commuter Zone initiative due in September will not be implemented until January at the earliest

Woman (50s) receiving treatment for serious injuries following collision between car and lorry in Co Louth

Incident happened at Ballymascanlon at lunchtime on Tuesday

Fifteen great places for relaxed dining with friends around Ireland

Cafes and restaurants for when you feel like sharing (small plates), fancy brunch or maybe only something on sourdough will do

Criminal prosecution should be pursued into workplace death, DPP directs

Shane Bellew-Reilly died in August 2021 in an incident involving a forklift at the Panda waste recycling centre in Finglas

PayPal to cut another 85 Irish jobs in plan to become ‘more productive’

Job losses are subject to consultation and no redundancies will take effect until after that process has concluded

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

BAM, criticised for delays in national children’s hospital, building €100m cross-Border bridge

Taoiseach at ceremony marking breaking of ground on Narrow Water Bridge linking Omeath and Warrenpoint

Fine Gael begins disciplinary process against candidate who received money for withdrawing planning objection

Marian Dwyer-Agrios received cash and work valued at €30,000 from developer in 2019

Receiver seeks €12m for Dundalk lands with potential for 1,000 homes

40-hectare landbank occupies strong location between junction 17 of M1 motorway and Dundalk town centre

Oriel to seek planning permission for wind farm off Louth coast to generate enough electricity to power 300,000 homes

The application will go directly to An Bord Pleanála on Friday

Woman (81) dies in hospital 10 days after being attacked in Dundalk

Patricia ‘Pat’ Muckian had been in critical condition in hospital since the incident on the Glenwood Estate, Dundalk, on May 3rd

1,059-acre forestry portfolio offers sustainable investment at €7.5m

11 plots distributed across Wicklow, Kildare, Louth, Westmeath, Donegal, Galway, Cork and Waterford

Five homes on view this week in Dublin, Roscommon, Wexford and Louth

New to the market in Ranelagh, Dublin Docklands, Boyle, Termonfeckin and Foulksmills

Rents for new tenancies increase twice as fast in areas outside Dublin

The national standardised average rent in new tenancies stood at €1,595 per month in the final months of last year, with fastest growing average rent in Limerick

Masked men held boy (14) in room during aggravated burglary in Louth

Three masked men held 14-year-old boy before making their getaway in a grey Volvo S60 car

Garda arrested in connection with fatal St Patrick’s Day hit-and-run in Co Louth

Former hurler Niall McEneaney found unresponsive on Rathmullen Road following incident in Drogheda

‘Direct provision takes away your ability to dream’

New to the Parish: Precious Matumba came to Ireland from Zimbabwe in 2018

‘Absolute gentleman’ named as victim in Drogheda hit-and-run

Serving garda suspended after it emerged their vehicle was involved in collision

Garda suspended as part of fatal hit-and-run inquiry in Drogheda

A car registered to the off-duty garda was involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Co Louth on Sunday

Shamrock sales on the decline: ‘No one seems to want to wear the emblem of St Patrick’s Day’

Co Louth grower Gearóid O’Neill fears a long-standing Irish tradition could wither and die entirely

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