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The taxi was hijacked at Roden Place in Dundalk last night (Stock image)

Passenger pulled from car during hijacking in Louth

An investigation is under way after a passenger was pulled out of a taxi during a hijacking in Co Louth last night.

The facility will feature four tennis courts with advanced surfaces for both professional and recreational play

Ireland's first indoor tennis arena to open in Dundalk

Ireland's first indoor tennis arena is due to open over the summer at the site of the former home of the Dundalk Bulls ice hockey team.

Leinster • 14 Apr

The Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence (AMTCE) in Dundalk, Co Louth

New €26m AMTCE centre of excellence opens in Dundalk

A €26m centre of excellence offering training in advanced manufacturing and other related technologies has been officially opened in Co Louth.

Business • 13 Mar

MSD's newly acquired Dundalk site is a 15,520 square metre manufacturing facility featuring drug substance manufacturing, drug product manufacturing, and quality control labs

MSD Ireland in deal to buy WuXi Vaccines' Dundalk site

Pharmaceutical firm MSD has agreed a deal to buy the WuXi Vaccines manufacturing facility in Dundalk, Co Louth as part of its long-term plans in Ireland.

Business • 06 Jan

Gardaí at Dundalk are appealing for witnesses to the collision to contact them

Woman, 70s, seriously injured in Dundalk hit-and-run

A woman in her 70s has been seriously injured after a hit-and-run incident in Co Louth yesterday, involving a stolen car.

Leinster • 16 Dec 24

Gardaí are searching a house and garden where Kyran Durnin previously lived

Tusla raised concerns over Kyran Durnin in August

The Child and Family Agency, Tusla, has said it previously alerted gardaí to a significant concern about Kyran Durnin, who is now missing presumed dead.

Ireland • 23 Oct 24

30 jobs over the next three years will be created by Portugese tech consulting company Noesis in Co Louth

Tech consulting firm Noesis to create 30 jobs in Dundalk

30 new jobs are to be created by Portugese tech consulting company Noesis at a new IT centre of excellence in Dundalk.

Business • 09 Oct 24

US President Joe Biden in McAteers The Food House in April 2023

Dundalk restaurant visited by Joe Biden has closed

A Dundalk restaurant visited by US President Joe Biden during his trip to Ireland last year has closed its doors.

Leinster • 22 Aug 24

The court heard there was a possibility there would be further charges

Man further remanded in Dundalk assault case

A man accused of assaulting three women in Dundalk, Co Louth last month has been further remanded in custody.

Leinster • 05 Jun 24

Two other women, aged in their 40s and 70s, were injured in the same incident

Woman, 80s, injured in Dundalk assault dies in hospital

An elderly woman who was assaulted in Dundalk on 3 May has died.

Ireland • 14 May 24

Gardaí responded to an incident at a house in the Glenwood Estate

Man remains in custody after three women injured in Louth

A man remains in garda custody following an alleged assault on three women in Co Louth yesterday afternoon.

Leinster • 04 May 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

The new Uniquely jobs will be in the North-East region

SalesSense International rebrands, announces 100 jobs

SalesSense International has rebranded to 'Uniquely' and announced the creation of 100 jobs over the next 18 months.

Business • 01 Dec 23

A mural celebrate US President Joe Biden, whose ancestors hail from the Cooley Peninsula

Dundalk murals celebrate myths, magic and Joe Biden

From arctic explorers and architects, to mythological figures and even US Presidents, the walls of Dundalk have many stories to tell. Events have been taking place around the country to mark National Heritage Week, including a walking tour of murals around the Co Louth town today.

Ireland • 21 Aug 23

Judge Toale remanded the accused in custody with consent to bail

Dublin man in court charged over Dundalk robberies

A Dublin man has been accused of using the Grindr dating app to carry out a spate of violent knife robberies targetting gay men in Dundalk.

Regional • 24 Jul 23

A selection of the archaeological objects recovered by gardaí

Public reminded that artefact finds must be reported

The National Museum is reminding the public that the discovery of archaeological objects must be reported by law.

Leinster • 12 Jun 23

Catherine Henry's body was found at a house on Bridge Street in Dundalk last week

Man charged with murder of woman in Dundalk

A man in his 20s has been charged in relation to the death of Catherine Henry in Dundalk, Co Louth, last week.

Leinster • 03 Jun 23

The area has been cordoned off and part of the street has been closed to traffic

One person injured after wall collapse in Dundalk

Emergency services are at the scene of a partial wall collapse in the centre of Dundalk, Co Louth.

Leinster • 25 May 23

Kaseya makes IT management and security software for managed service providers and mid-market enterprises

Kaseya to grow employment at Dundalk site to 1,000

IT management and security software developer, Kaseya, has doubled the number of people it is aiming to employ in Dundalk over the next two years to 1,000.

Business • 28 Mar 23

Unite represents more than 200 workers at the facility

Unite members to strike at Cargotec in Dundalk

The Unite trade union has announced a one-day strike at forklift maker Cargotec in Dundalk.

Business • 21 Feb 23

Victim of Dundalk shooting suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Man injured in Dundalk shooting

A man has been taken to hospital following a shooting in Dundalk, Co Louth last night.

Dundalk • 30 Oct 22

The protesters said around 40 school children have not been given tickets

Protest in Dundalk over lack of school bus passes

Parents in Co Louth held a protest at the Bus Éireann bus station in Dundalk today, after dozens of students in the Annagassan area were left without school bus passes.

Leinster • 21 Sep 22

Marius Juodenas was pronounced dead in hospital yesterday

Murder investigation after incident in Dundalk

A murder investigation is under way after a man died in hospital following an incident in Co Louth earlier this month.

Leinster • 28 Jul 22

135 of the positions under threat are based in PayPal's Dublin office in Blanchardstown, while the remaining 172 roles are in Dundalk

307 PayPal jobs under threat in Dublin and Dundalk

307 jobs are under threat at online payment firm PayPal's offices in Dublin and Dundalk in Co Louth.

Business • 25 May 22

The collision involving a car and a pedestrian occurred on 27 March

Fresh appeal for witnesses after fatal crash in Louth

A fresh appeal for witnesses has been issued by gardaí, after the death of a man over the weekend from injuries sustained in a road crash last month.

Regional • 19 Apr 22