Laura Hogan

North East Correspondent

Exterior view of Dundalk Institute of Technology

DKIT to be renamed Dundalk University College

DKIT is to be renamed Dundalk University College as part of its "all-island university" partnership with Queen's University Belfast.

Education • 21 hrs

Woman involved in hit and run identified by car in garage

A woman involved in a hit-and-run incident in Louth last year was identified by gardaí after leaving her car into a garage to be repaired.

Courts • 08 May

Dean Thornton (R) and Gary Kelly will be sentenced on 16 June

Two men to be sentenced over Drogheda gang involvement

Two men described as being involved in a sub-cell of one of the gangs at the centre of the Drogheda feud, will be sentenced next month.

Courts • 08 May

Woman who laundered money for crime group avoids jail

A 31-year-old woman who "got in over her head with serious criminals" has avoided jail after admitting to laundering money for an organised crime group in Drogheda.

Courts • 11 May

(L-R) Thomas O'Gorman, Francis O'Hanlon, Darron Cole

Extortion case hears of 'devastating' threats to man

A Drogheda businessman who had a pipe bomb and bullets left at his front door has described the devastating impact that threats to his life have had on him and his family.

Courts • 22 hrs

Three people stand alongside a fourth person in a wheelchair in a sports setting

Over 160 take part in Fitness Inclusion Games

More than 160 people with physical disabilities across Ireland are taking part in the Fitness Inclusion Games.

Ireland • 07 May

Victim Niall McEneaney pictured with his wife Grace Martin

Life 'torn in half' by hit-and-run death, court hears

The wife of a man who was killed in a hit and run in Co Louth has told a court that her life "has been torn in half" and she is "so lost" since her husband's death more than two years ago.

Courts • 06 May

A sign which reads Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda in English and Irish

Healthcare worker jailed over sexual assault of patient

A 54-year-old healthcare assistant convicted of sexually assaulting a patient has been jailed for two years and nine months.

Courts • 01 May

Man jailed over sexual assault of three women at hospital

A 51-year-old Romanian man who sexually assaulted three women at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison.

Courts • 01 May

McEntee 'assured' UK will progress Legacy legislation

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has said that she is "absolutely assured" that the agreement between the Irish and UK governments on how to deal with Troubles Legacy issues, would be "fully fulfilled" in the UK legislation.

British Irish Council • 01 May