Drogheda Independent

14/11/2025

The demand for Affordable Housing schemes is on the rise in Louth as house hunters chase alternative, less expensive options to buying their own home.

The demand for Affordable Housing schemes is on the rise in Louth as house hunters chase alternative, less expensive options to buying their own home.

14/11/2025

The comments were made at Portlaoise District Court as gardaí opposed bail for a man charged in relation to a cross-border investigation into far-right extremism.

An attack planned on a mosque in Galway was “imminent”, gardaí have told a court in Co Laois.

14/11/2025

Louth County Council has said it cannot remove dead rats or mice lodged in cavity walls or under floorboards of council homes, describing such cases as “practically impossible to locate.”

At the latest Ardee Municipal District meeting, councillors were told that pest control remains the responsibility of tenants, though the council will address structural issues that may allow vermin entry.

With 5,000 social houses and 10,000 maintenance requests each year, the local authority says it cannot take on pest control duties across its housing stock.

Read more: https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/news/dead-rodents-practically-impossible-to-locate-in-a-cavity-wall-louth-councillors-told/a1941400695.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=seeding

14/11/2025

A planning application has been lodged seeking permission to convert part of the former courthouse at Fitzwilliam Court, Dyer Street in Drogheda into a four-bedroom house.

13/11/2025

A special Mass to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims will take place in the Augustinian Church, Shop Street, Drogheda, on Sunday November 16th at 1.15pm. All are welcome.

A special Mass to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims will take place in the Augustinian Church, Shop Street, Drogheda, on Sunday November 16th at 1.15pm. All are welcome.

13/11/2025

Gardaí say they are “investigating all the circumstances” surrounding the death of a man after a body was discovered in Dundalk, Co Louth, this morning.

13/11/2025

A mother of four who pleaded guilty to theft charges has been jailed for eight months when brought in custody before Drogheda Court.

A mother of four who pleaded guilty to theft charges has been jailed for eight months when brought in custody before Drogheda Court.

13/11/2025

Two men accused of facilitating organised crime have entered guilty pleas

Two men accused of facilitating organised crime have entered guilty pleas at Dundalk Circuit Court.

13/11/2025

A man charged following a garda raid on an alleged cannabis grow house in Dundalk has been further remanded in custody.

A man charged following a garda raid on an alleged cannabis grow house in Dundalk has been further remanded in custody.

13/11/2025

A Louth TD called for ‘a real conversation’ about the prevalence of drugs and the impact they are having on society, saying “cocaine is everywhere, you just can’t avoid it.”

A Louth TD called for ‘a real conversation’ about the prevalence of drugs and the impact they are having on society, saying “cocaine is everywhere, you just can’t avoid it.”

13/11/2025

Plans have been lodged with Louth County Council for 43 new residential units in the Tullyallen area of Drogheda.

Plans have been lodged with Louth County Council for 43 new residential units in the Tullyallen area of Drogheda.

13/11/2025

Louth County Council won’t remove dead rodents lodged in cavity walls, a spokesman told councillors at the monthly meeting of Ardee Municipal District.

Louth County Council won’t remove dead rodents lodged in cavity walls, a spokesman told councillors at the monthly meeting of Ardee Municipal District.