Laura Hogan

North East Correspondent

Chair of the Dundalk branch of the Teachers Union of Ireland Kevin Howard with protesters

DKIT staff protest amid dispute over terms and conditions

Teaching staff at Dundalk Institute of Technology have held a lunchtime protest as part of a dispute with the Department of Further and Higher Education.

Leinster • 20 Feb 24

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Minister Eamon Ryan making the funding announcement

Northeast to benefit from 'Shared Island' funding

Three projects in the northeast are set to benefit from major funding as part of the "Shared Island" initiative.

Regional • 21 Feb 24

Hundreds of people are taking part in the protest in Drogheda (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Protest over use of Drogheda hotel for asylum seekers

Hundreds of protestors have gathered in Drogheda to demonstrate against the use of a town centre hotel as accommodation for international protection applicants.

Leinster • 17 Feb 24

The winning Lotto ticket was sold at Arthurs Shop on the Newry Road in Dundalk, Co Louth

Celebrations at Louth shop over sale of €3m Lotto ticket

A family run shop in Dundalk, Co Louth is celebrating today after selling a €3.5 million jackpot winning lottery ticket.

Leinster • 16 Feb 24

A two-year contract has been signed with The D Hotel to provide accommodation from early next month

Cllrs write to minister over usage of Drogheda hotel

Councillors in Drogheda have written to Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O'Gorman seeking an immediate meeting, on foot of a decision to house up to 500 international protection applicants in the town's biggest hotel.

Leinster • 15 Feb 24

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