The attack left the family facing more than €1,175 in costs for emergency boarding, home repairs and damage to car windows, none of which was covered by insurance Launching a GoFundMe to raise the money to try and rebuild a sense of safety in their home, Alan said the financial strain has been difficult A … Read more
Land-access disputes and environmental concerns have made plotting greenways difficult in Ireland, stalling progress on flagship routes in the absence of straightforward, existing pathways along canals and old railway lines. In Newport, Co Mayo, the earliest of these large-scale projects has been benefiting local businesses for 15 years. The Great Western Greenway reaches 42km from … Read more
The trend for repurposing old names on new models in a different genre continues, this time with the new Opel Frontera. Previously this was a proper 4×4 that was the value conscious alternative to the Land Rover Discovery and Jeep Cherokee. Now it is the name of Opel’s offering in the compact SUV sector, competing … Read more
Bluetongue virus has been identified in a blood sample of an animal from a farm in Co Monaghan which was slaughtered in November 2025. The Department of Agriculture has undertaken the testing of cattle blood samples, taken for other disease detection purposes, in an aim to grasp in which geographic areas the virus may be … Read more
Louth Senator Alison Comyn calls for hospital car parking fees to be waived for cancer patients ahead of Daffodil Day Senator Comyn called on the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, to urgently examine the cost of hospital car parking for cancer patients, highlighting the significant financial and physical burden placed on those undergoing treatment. … Read more
With a strong local voice from Dundalk helping to shape this year’s programme, Thriveabetes 2026 is set to bring a uniquely community-driven perspective to Ireland’s national conversation on Type 1 Diabetes. Among the organisers is Dundalk-based pharmacist and advocate Catherine Showler, whose lived and professional experience reflects the growing strength of diabetes awareness and support … Read more
With a strong local voice from Dundalk helping to shape this year’s programme, Thriveabetes 2026 is set to bring a uniquely community-driven perspective to Ireland’s national conversation on Type 1 Diabetes. Among the organisers is Dundalk-based pharmacist and advocate Catherine Showler, whose lived and professional experience reflects the growing strength of diabetes awareness and support … Read more
Click the ‘Next >’ arrow above or ‘Next Story’ below to go through the gallery The Mad Hatters Tea Party and afternoon dance in aid of North East Cancer Research and Education Trust (NECRET) and Drogheda Oncology Services was a great success. There was a great afternoon had by all at the fundraising event in … Read more
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The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) is inviting people across Louth to put the kettle on and host a tea party this March as part of its annual ‘Drink Tea for MND’ campaign, one of the charity’s biggest fundraising events of the year. Supporters are encouraged to sign up at www.drinkteaformnd.ie and host a … Read more