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Meath · February 2026

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-25 · news

Planning approved for extension to popular guest accommodation in Navan

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The Drogheda Independent · 2026-02-25 · news

Call for regeneration plan as Navan street ‘bordering on dereliction’

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-24 · news

Plans lodged for major extension at Dunshaughlin Community College in Meath

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-19 · news

Approval granted for NUA Healthcare residential care development in Meath village

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-19 · news

Council hits back at claims East Meath civic building at ‘direct risk’ from coastal erosion

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-19 · news

School place shortage in Dunshaughlin now an ‘annual crisis’ for Meath families

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-19 · news

€100,000 upgrade transforms Trim bowling green in Meath

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-19 · news

Meath launches initiative to promote inclusive communication ‘beyond words’

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-19 · news

Over €35m allocated to Meath road network with additional funding for Julianstown bypass

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-19 · news

Kells sensory garden site ‘too far removed’ from town centre, councillor warns

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-19 · news

Award-winning Meath students recognised for ‘Emoji Politics’ project

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-18 · news

Meath named one of Ireland’s best councils for environmental enforcement

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-18 · news

‘Accessible’ footpath and bus shelters planned for East Meath village

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-18 · news

Have your say: Julianstown traffic relief scheme seeks input on local constraints

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-17 · courts

Navan woman on possession of drugs charge after receiving 2.29kg cannabis package

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-17 · courts

Judge lets ‘novice’ angler off the hook

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-17 · courts

Kells man charged with selling medical products without a licence

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-17 · courts

Pair with 266 convictions between them jailed for thefts of hotel staff e-scooters

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-17 · courts

Lithuanian national pleads guilty to drink driving

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-17 · courts

Meath man pleads guilty to 13 counts of indecent assault on younger sisters

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-17 · courts

Woman reported herself to Gardai over fraud fears

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-17 · courts

Navan man supplying drugs had ‘all the trappings of an industry’

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-17 · news

Navan’s long-sought dog run edges closer to reality after feasibility assessment

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-17 · news

€10m Bettystown centre ‘at direct risk of erosion’ less than a year after opening

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-17 · news

Pilot programme helps Meath entrepreneurs with disabilities launch new businesses

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-16 · courts

Tara man jailed after leaving 90 horses ’emaciated and in filthy conditions’

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-16 · news

Outrage as Ashbourne schools miss out on national development plan

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-15 · news

‘They want to keep their stoves’: Concerns over heating for rural council tenants

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-14 · news

New dog dispensers installed in Meath town following local call for action

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-13 · news

Laytown set for new community centre and park – ‘A facility like this has been needed for two decades’

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-13 · news

Motorists warned as heavy flooding makes several Meath roads impassable

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-12 · courts

Meath resident jailed for possession of child sexual abuse material and exploitation of 13 year old girl

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-12 · news

Plans for 54 apartments and duplexes approved at prominent Navan junction

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-12 · news

Highly toxic plant found washed up in second location as public warned to avoid touching

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-11 · courts

Father broke into the home of his former son-in-law and threatened him with hatchet

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-11 · courts

Stamullen man on drugs charges told to ‘get his own probation report’

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-11 · courts

Kilmainhamwood man ‘turned his life around’ after drugs charge

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-11 · courts

Woman stopped for suspected drink driving abused gardai

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-11 · courts

Dunshaughlin man who caused the death of Conor Hickey (14) in 2011 will have licence restored in 2027

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-11 · courts

Woman found guilty of taking €4,000 from credit union customer’s account

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-11 · courts

Man found guilty of theft and burglary in Navan sentenced to four months in jail

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-11 · news

Meath volunteers face ‘bureaucratic maze’ as festival funding falls short

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-11 · news

Vacant Navan shop set to become sandwich bar after council approval

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-11 · news

Plans lodged for 83-home development with sports pitch and woodland walk in Navan

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-11 · news

Construction to begin on accessible bungalows in East Meath village

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-11 · news

Meath schools invited to join family-led coding programme with Trinity College

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-11 · news

Trim residents urged to be ‘mindful’ of water use during treatment plant works

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-10 · news

Navan–Drogheda rail line could reopen, says Meath TD

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-10 · news

Meath to hold full council meeting in Irish

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-09 · news

Time-limit parking plan passed for Laytown and Bettystown despite concerns – ‘a short term plaster’

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-09 · news

Plans to provide temporary footway to link Balmoral Pedestrian Bridge to N51 in Navan

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-09 · news

‘Misogyny in politics isn’t just disgusting, it’s dangerous’ – Meath councillor speaks out after online abuse

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-08 · news

Two-week Meath road closure to begin in order to facilitate major water upgrade

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-08 · news

Four Navan housing estates taken in charge by Meath County Council

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-07 · news

Proposal for seven-day advance notice of roadworks in Meath fails

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-05 · courts

GP sentenced for €12k HSE fraud

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-05 · news

Meath schools to plant 800 native trees as part of biodiversity and wellbeing drive

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-05 · news

‘It is a problem right now’ – Warning over coastal erosion as Laytown infrastructure ‘at serious risk’

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-05 · news

‘Locals playing Russian Roulette with their lives’ – Call for action on ‘notorious’ Navan junction

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-05 · news

New bus shelters set to be installed in East Meath village

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-05 · news

‘This is denying children a vital life skill’ – waiting lists hit every swimming pool in Meath

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-04 · courts

Increased sentence for woman who stole €1,400 worth of goods from Ashbourne store

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-03 · news

Roadworks misery leaving councillors in the firing line

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-03 · news

‘Extensive and in-depth assessment’ of Meath’s coastline due to be presented to councillors

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-03 · news

€14.3m spent on property acquisitions since 2023

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-03 · news

Septic tank grants top €1m

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-03 · news

‘Families move in, communities grow, and the childcare facility they were promised doesn’t materialise’

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Meath Chronicle · 2026-02-03 · news

Safe Routes to School scheme could be key to making dangerous Navan junction safer

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-03 · news

Bid to have developers brief councillors on major housing projects rejected by Meath council

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Independent.ie · 2026-02-02 · news

‘Families buy homes in good faith’ – Council to examine how crèches promised in planning permissions are delivered

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