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Sinn Fein TD’s Ruairí Ó Murchú and Imelda Munster have written to Garda Commisioner Drew Harris expressing their concerns about a proposal from the Gardaí which would see a new divisional structure that would have Cavan-Monaghan joined with Louth. The … Continue reading →

Dundalk racing driver Noel Roddy bounced back from a disappointing outing at Mondello last month as he took an excellent victory at the home of motorsport at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit recently. Dundalk man Noel is an experienced racing … Continue reading →

Dundalk TD Ruairí Ó Murchú has this week published data from the HSE which shows that 3111 patients left the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda in the first five months of the year without being … Continue reading →

Local man Jock McArdle told the Dundalk Leader that it would be “madness” to make NCT test centres cashless. The well-known former retailer said that he is “totally against the idea” as “it would give too much power to the … Continue reading →

CONSTRUCTION of the new extension to the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Dundalk is “making good progress”, according to the Rector of the Redemptoris Mater Seminary, Archdiocese of Armagh, Fr Giuseppe Pollio. The Redemptoris Mater Seminary on De La Salle Terrace … Continue reading →

History maker Kate O’Connor’s star continues to rise with the Dundalk heptathlete finishing 13th at her debut World Championships in Budapest. The St Gerard’s AC club member became the first ever Irish heptathlete to compete at a World Championship with … Continue reading →

A local councillor who campaigned for improved road safety on the Armagh Road has said it is “sad” that a fatal crash occurred in the area on Saturday last. There has also ben calls to immediately look at legislation regarding … Continue reading →

Louth County Council launched a dedicated response to the impact of Storm Betty throughout last weekend. The second named storm of the season, Betty saw a ‘Yellow’ weather warning issued by Met Éireann for high winds and heavy rain in … Continue reading →

A married father-of-two from Dundalk was “delighted” after he was reunited with the wedding ring he lost on Templetown beach. Pat Coburn from Oaklawns, works with the Dundalk Leader newspaper and he went to Templetown for a swim with his … Continue reading →

A retained Dundalk firefighter has said that “morale is low” amongst local retained firefighters who are campaigning to stem a recruitment and retention crisis. Local man Keith Agnew has been a retained firefighter for four years and has recently taken … Continue reading →