Additional Saturday night train planned from Dublin to Dundalk
An additional train Saturday night train service from Dublin to Dundalk is amongst new proposals being put forward by Irish Rail. The company plans to introduce more than 70 additional services ever...
View ArticleLate night trains from Dublin to Dundalk to commence next weekend
Late night trains from Dublin to Dundalk for the Christmas and New Year period will commence next weekend. A 00:40hrs and 01:40hrs train from Dublin Pearse and serving Tara Street, Dublin Connolly, and...
View ArticleLouth’s long wait for minor glory continues as Dublin run out easy winners at...
Louth’s long wait for a Leinster Minor Championship will continue into at least a 65th year following a 2-19 to 0-12 defeat to Dublin in Croke Park today. Wayne Kierans’ side were aiming to become the...
View ArticleDundalk’s Georgia Cooney to perform at the National Theatre next month
Local woman Georgia Cooney has been selected by Youth Theatre Ireland to perform at the National Theatre in Dublin this summer. The 19-year-old, who is a member of MAD Youth Theatre in Dundalk, will be...
View ArticleTaoiseach wants to see high speed railway line developed between Dublin and...
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar wants to see a high speed cross border railway line between Dublin and Belfast developed. Such a service has been mentioned for the best part of a decade and would have obvious...
View ArticleDundalk IT’s Carla Rowe helps Dublin to All-Ireland final victory
Dundalk IT’s Carla Rowe was on the scoresheet as Dublin ended their losing streak in All-Ireland ladies finals with a 4-11 to 0-11 victory over Mayo at Croke Park yesterday. Rowe scored 1-1 on the day...
View ArticleLate night trains from Dublin to Dundalk announced for festive period
Late-night commuter trains from Dublin to Dundalk have been announced by Irish Rail. The late night services will run at 00:40 and 01:40 from Pearse, serving Tara Street, Connolly and all stations from...
View ArticleIdentity of man washed up on Rockmarshall beach resolved more than 10 years on
The mystery of a man whose body was buried unidentified in north Louth ten years ago has now been solved. According to a report on RTÉ the body that washed up on Rockmarshall beach in June 2007 has...
View ArticleGreenore jobs under threat as OpenHydro plans to cut up to 50 staff early...
One of the biggest employers in north Louth is set to cut up to 50 jobs early next year. According to a report in today’s Irish Independent, tidal energy firm OpenHydro, who have a base in Greenore,...
View ArticleLate-night commuter trains from Dublin to Dundalk commence today
Late-night commuter trains from Dublin to Dundalk will commence from today. The late night services will run at 00:40 and 01:40 from Pearse, serving Tara Street, Connolly and all stations from Howth...
View ArticleRail passenger numbers on the rise at Dundalk’s Clarke Station
Passenger numbers at Clarke Railway Station in Dundalk were up by just over 2% last year. Figures from Irish Rail have shown that 347,000 passengers used the local train station last year, compared to...
View ArticleStatus orange snow-ice warning issued for Co Louth tomorrow
A status orange snow-ice warning has been issued for Co Louth and six other counties for tomorrow afternoon Met Éireann are warning of scattered snow showers later on Tuesday and Tuesday night, which...
View ArticleIrish Life staff in Dundalk could strike after voting for industrial action
Local Irish Life staff at its contact centre in Dundalk could be set to strike after voting for industrial action. The move centres around a dispute regarding the company’s decision to close two...
View ArticleSteam train excursion from Dundalk to Dublin this Thursday
Dundalk Railway Heritage Society will host a steam train excursion from Dundalk to Dublin on Thursday. The single journey departs Clarke Station in Dundalk at 12.10pm with the fare €16. Those...
View ArticleIncrease of first-time buyers being forced out of Dublin putting strain on...
First-time buyers are being priced out of Dublin and into the commuter belt counties such as Louth, according to the latest Market Monitor report from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland shows....
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