Laura Hogan

North East Correspondent

The D hotel in the centre of Drogheda has 113 bedrooms

Louth hotel to house international protection applicants

One of Drogheda's largest hotels is to be used as accommodation for people seeking international protection.

Leinster • 14 Feb 24

In a statement, M&S said the closure was a result of declining footfall and sales

Marks & Spencer in Drogheda to close with loss of 57 jobs

Retailer Marks & Spencer is to close its store in Drogheda, Co Louth with the loss of 57 jobs.

Business • 14 Feb 24

Images, interviews and footage from Project Children's work over the last 50 years have been gifted to Monaghan County Council

NI youth project exhibition to go on display in Monaghan

An archive documenting a project that gave children in Northern Ireland the chance to go to America during the Troubles will go on display in a new "Peace Campus" in Co Monaghan.

Ulster • 10 Feb 24

Jihan Osso was reunited with her sister Lilav Mohamed during a special event held in Clones, Co Monaghan

Mohamed family reunited six months after death of Dlava

The Syrian family of a teenage girl killed in a car crash in Co Monaghan last summer have been reunited with another daughter after eight years apart.

Regional • 09 Feb 24

Discussions between management at Boliden Tara Mines and unions representing workers are ongoing (file image)

€65m losses incurred at Tara Mines in 2023, accounts show

The company that owns Tara Mines in Navan, Co Meath has said preliminary results indicate the facility incurred losses of €65m last year.

Business • 08 Feb 24

Construction is under way in the IDA Science and Technology Park in Dundalk (Members of the Pentagon Technologies senior team pictured)

100 jobs for Dundalk at Pentagon Technologies

Pentagon Technologies Group has said that 100 jobs will be created at its facility in Dundalk over the next five years.

Business • 07 Feb 24

NIPSA members picketing outside the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) at Erskine House, Belfast in January

Pay must be priority for new NI govt, union boss says

The head of one of Northern Ireland's largest public sector unions has said that pay has to be the priority for the incoming executive.

Ulster • 04 Feb 24

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd L) meets Air Ambulance Northern Ireland personnel in Lisburn

British PM says Stormont return a 'special opportunity'

The British Prime Minister has said there was a "fantastic cause for optimism" after Stormont returned on Saturday, adding there was a "special opportunity" now for Northern Ireland's political leaders.

Ireland • 05 Feb 24

The hostel has increased its capacity by turning some single rooms into doubles

Manager says Drogheda hostel cannot take more residents

Drogheda Homeless Aid provides a 29-bed hostel for men in the Co Louth and Co Meath areas. Around 140 people come through the door each year.

Regional • 26 Jan 24

The Brigid 1500 festival will mark 1,500 years since her death and celebrate her life and legacy

Festival commemorating St Brigid to open in Co Louth

A festival to commemorate the life of St Brigid will begin in Co Louth later today. The Brigid 1500 festival will mark 1,500 years since her death and celebrate her life and legacy.

Leinster • 26 Jan 24