Louth · January 2026 | localnews.ie

The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-31 · courts

Three women admit money laundering for Louth organised crime group

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-30 · courts

Louth man who beat heavily pregnant partner with iron bar in ‘savage attack’ is jailed for six years

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-30 · courts

Former Louth nurse is jailed after getting paid for 99 shifts she never worked

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-30 · news

Louth TD warns of ‘crisis’ as almost 1,000 children await mental health appointments

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-30 · courts

‘Thank God this is over’ – van stopped in Louth had secret compartment to transport cocaine

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-29 · news

‘We are getting our house in order’ – Louth braces for impacts of climate change

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-29 · news

‘It costs just €25 to power the grounds for three hours’ – eco measures a win-win for Drogheda Town FC

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Independent.ie · 2026-01-29 · news

‘It costs just €25 to power the grounds for three hours’ – eco measures a win-win for Drogheda Town FC

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-29 · news

Louth County Council criticised for not utilising bus stop funding

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-29 · news

New Louth weather warnings issued for heavy rain amid ongoing flood risk

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-29 · news

‘We are getting our house in order’ – Louth braces for impacts of climate change

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-29 · news

Louth park ‘absolutely destroyed’ by scooters and e-bikes, council told

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-28 · courts

Driver (38) pleads guilty to charges following Louth hit and run

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-28 · news

Louth ambulance a storm casualty as paramedics rescued from Dundalk flood

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-28 · news

Storm Chandra triggers severe Dundalk flooding as councillor calls for urgent infrastructure upgrades

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-28 · courts

Louth man tried to flush cocaine down hotel toilet as gardaí closed in

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-28 · courts

‘A fearless and insightful advocate’ – Tributes paid to former Louth state solicitor Gerry Daly

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-28 · news

Dumped ‘laughing gas’ cans found every day on Dundalk roads, warns Louth TD

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-26 · courts

Louth drugs accused gets passport back for family holiday in Portugal

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-26 · news

‘I blindly get on the bike, just hoping I get home alive’ – Drogheda Mayor calls for cycle paths review

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-26 · news

Works in Ardee lead to relocation of 122 ‘memorial trees’ on Railway Lands

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-26 · news

Louth TD hits out at €105k unpaid derelict site levies ‘while people are taken to court for no tv licence’

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-26 · news

Dedicated bus service to north Louth school will be examined

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-26 · news

Louth councillor calls out bus stop shortages and ‘dangerous roundabouts you can’t see over’

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-26 · news

Dundalk to Carlingford Greenway awareness events now available to book

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-26 · news

‘Damning indictment’ that border residents have no running water for up to ten hours, says local councillor

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-25 · news

Storm Chandra: Status Yellow warnings for rain and wind in Louth from midnight tonight

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-25 · news

Louth’s largest ‘Safe Routes to School’ project finally gets underway

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-24 · news

Major Louth roads projects in jeopardy as funding cuts to Active Travel confirmed

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-24 · news

Key road to stunning Louth beach remains closed

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-24 · news

Louth’s ‘hidden gem’ Ardee Castle set for major regeneration

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-23 · news

Louth library lovers can help shape the future of services

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-23 · courts

Jury discharged in trial of Louth man accused of having two pipe bombs

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-23 · courts

Louth childcare worker (33) given two-year sentence assisting organised crime group

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-23 · news

Louth’s over 55s can ‘rightsize’ to an age friendly house, councillors told

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-23 · news

Louth sees record number of new social homes delivered in 2025

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-22 · news

Louth County Council will withdraw bids on houses first time buyers are looking at

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-22 · courts

More jail time for Louth woman who robbed wallet and hearing aid from partially deaf man

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-22 · courts

Jury convicts Louth man (40) of midnight attack on old age pensioner

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-22 · news

Louth County Council weighs in on Dundalk St Patrick’s Day parade cancellation

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-22 · news

Dundalk St. Patrick’s Day parade not ruled out as latest update emerges

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-21 · courts

Serial arsonist jailed in Louth after fire behind shop destroyed €3,000 refrigeration container

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-21 · courts

Louth driver threatened to burn garda's home following his arrest

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-21 · news

Louth County Council urged to abandon ‘X’ over Grok controversy as matter referred to policy group

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-21 · news

‘Hugely disappointing’ that Dundalk will not have a St Patrick’s Day parade in 2026

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-21 · news

Long-awaited Louth athletics track set for summer opening despite arson attack

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-20 · courts

Garda who admits killing Louth GAA coach in hit and run to be sentenced in May

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-20 · news

‘Every council should boycott America and its current fascist administration’ – argues Louth councillor

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-18 · news

Less ‘red tape’ on Louth new build social housing in major shift on delivery

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-17 · news

Claim that first-time buyers in Louth are being ‘outbid’ by county council

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-17 · news

Louth’s new house starts showed major decline in 2025, new figures show

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-17 · courts

Man (51) sexually assaulted two patients and member of staff in Louth hospital

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-16 · news

The ‘power of Louth volunteerism’ shines through in local authority awards shortlist

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-16 · courts

Monaghan driver grabbed pedestrian’s phone under the misapprehension he was being recorded

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-16 · news

Dundalk litter league results deemed ‘disappointing’ as town slips nine places

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-16 · courts

Adult cautions administered following fracas at Oriel Park

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-16 · news

Drugs paraphernalia dumped in Louth alleyway

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-16 · news

‘It looks like elephants did it’ – Call for owners to be named and shamed over dog fouling on streets

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-15 · courts

Electrician who bit man in face at Louth hotel avoids jail after doubling compensation

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-14 · courts

Judge will decide next month whether to activate suspended sentence against unlicensed mortgage broker

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-14 · courts

Louth driver threatened to burn garda's home following his arrest

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-14 · courts

Garda admits hit and run that claimed the life of popular Louth GAA coach

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-13 · news

‘It’s sad to see very iconic structures go to rack and ruin,’ says Drogheda councillor

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-13 · courts

Judge says she can assist Louth drink driver with ‘mental block’ on Road Traffic legislation

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-12 · courts

Louth post office clerk fined €1,500 for not telling Gardaí who was driving her car

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-12 · news

Walkway straddling Louth and Meath border needs repair, says Drogheda councillor

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-12 · news

‘We live in a world now where it is the law of the jungle,’ Drogheda councillors voice solidarity with Palestine

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-10 · news

Gritting of roads around Louth schools unlikely

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-10 · news

‘Leave a Light On’ in Drogheda to make the town centre safer, says Mayor

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-09 · courts

Louth serial offender on ‘merry-go-round’ jailed for series of thefts

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-09 · news

’She was at the top of her game’: Tributes from Louth councillor to Meath woman who died in Australia

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-09 · news

Frustration over traffic congestion and parking in Ardee causing ‘road rage’

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-08 · news

Louth rates waiver scheme to ‘transform’ derelict town centres

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-08 · courts

Woman sent for trial accused of dangerous driving causing death

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-08 · news

Long term leases in Louth ‘handed back in very poor condition’ say council

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-08 · news

The ‘ghost’ of Drogheda Christmas lights debacle ‘should never be repeated’

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-07 · news

Frustrated Louth shoppers hit by hour-long delays just to exit M1 Retail Park ‘pressure cooker’

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-07 · news

‘It’s a noose around our necks’ – Push to have Drogheda M1 tolls abolished gathers momentum

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-06 · news

Major Louth ‘Active Travel’ scheme unveiled as council give planning notice

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-06 · news

‘No reward’ for Louth council tenants engaging in anti-social behaviour

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-06 · news

Children awaiting assessments are ‘bounced around lists’ in the HSE, says Louth TD

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-01-05 · news

Louth remains under level yellow weather warning but arctic blast weakening

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