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Two men charged with arson over Drogheda IPAS centre fire

Two men in their 20s have appeared before court charged with arson offences in connection with a fire at an IPAS centre in Drogheda last week.

Courts • 07 Nov

Two men charged with arson over Drogheda IPAS centre fire

Two men in their 20s have appeared before court charged with arson offences in connection with a fire at an IPAS centre in Drogheda last week.

Courts • 07 Nov

A fire being started on stairs at an IPAS centre

Two arrested in Drogheda IPAS centre fire investigation

Two men in their 20s have been arrested in connection with the investigation into a fire at a building housing International Protection applicants in Co Louth on Halloween night.

Ireland • 06 Nov

IRC chief deeply concerned by IPAS centre arson attack

The Chief Executive of the Irish Refugee Council has said he is deeply concerned by the arson attack carried out on an IPAS accommodation centre in Co Louth.

Leinster • 03 Nov

Security review of all IPAS centres after arson attack

A security review of all IPAS centres will take place speedily in the wake of an arson attack on a facility in Drogheda, the Minister of State for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has said.

Ireland • 02 Nov

IPAS centre fire started deliberately, say gardaí

A fire at a building accommodating people applying for International Protection in Drogheda was started deliberately, gardaí have confirmed.

Louth • 02 Nov

A STATSports GPS monitor before the UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying match between Republic of Ireland and Andorra at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Sony acquires majority stake Newry company STATSports

Sony Corporation has acquired a majority stake in the Newry technology company STATSports.

Business • 08 Oct

Mourners carrying three coffins outside church

'I'm hurting, we all are' - son says at O'Connor funerals

Mourners filled St Patrick's Church in Dundalk this morning for the funerals of Mark, Louise and Evan O'Connor who were found dead at their home in Co Louth last week.

Leinster • 07 Oct

Stacks of cash on display by gardaí after seizures in Dublin and Louth

Two arrested after over €260,000 sezied in Dublin, Louth

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering for an organised crime group following searches in north county Dublin and Co Louth.

Regional • 06 Oct

Aerial drone view of Boyne viaduct in drogheda spanning over river Boyne in early evening hours.

Drogheda campaigners launch film calling for city status

Campaigners are to launch a new film that they say shows how Drogheda's rapid expansion over the past three years means it should now be classed as Ireland's newest city.

Leinster • 06 Oct

Parents Mark and Louise O'Connor and their son Evan

Funeral details announced for Louth couple and son

The funerals will take place next week for a couple and their son who were found dead in their home in Co Louth.

Leinster • 04 Oct

Table with framed photos of garda Tony Golden and Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe with a candle

Garden of reflection opened in honour of Donohoe, Golden

The Garda Commissioner has officially opened a garden of reflection at Dundalk Garda Station in Co Louth in honour of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe and Garda Tony Golden.

Leinster • 03 Oct

Mark and Louise O'Connor with their son Evan O'Connor

Tributes paid following 'numbing' O'Connor family deaths

Tributes are being paid today to the three family members who were found dead at their Co Louth home on Monday.

Ireland • 30 Sep

Robert O'Connor, inset, the van bringing him into court

Man charged with murder of three members of his family

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of three of his family members in Co Louth.

Ireland • 02 Oct

Gardaí at the scene in Tallanstown, Co Louth

As it happened: Investigation into deaths at Louth home

An investigation is under way into the deaths of three people at a house in the Drumgowna area of Co Louth.

Leinster • 30 Sep

Three family members killed in Co Louth named locally

The three family members who were found dead at their home in the Drumgowna area of Co Louth have been named locally.

Leinster • 23 Oct

Team Hope of students from St Peter's National School in Drogheda with Adas Rakauskas

Father recreates Christmas shoebox gesture 30 years on

A father-of-three who received the gift of a Christmas shoebox as a child is recreating the gesture for other children affected by poverty three decades on.

Ireland • 21 Sep

Drogheda hospital miscategorises number of patients cells

A number of patients treated at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda are being told this week about the miscategorisation of pre-cancerous cells.

Leinster • 27 Aug

No change to LPT in Co Louth next year

There will be no change to the rate of the Local Property Tax in Co Louth next year.

Leinster • 26 Aug

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris at the start line of the eighth edition of the charity cycle in 2023

Plan for tenth and final Garda Tony Golden Memorial Cycle

Preparations are well under way with registration now open for the tenth and final edition of the Garda Tony Golden Memorial Cycle.

Leinster • 22 Aug

The Saint Oliver 400 Commemorative Exhibition will include a number of artefacts of St Oliver Plunkett, including his ring

Culmination of events for St Oliver Plunkett anniversary

A series of events will take place in Drogheda, Co Louth, over the coming days to mark the culmination of this year's Saint Oliver 400 celebrations.

Leinster • 04 Jul

Sergeant Patrick PJ Morrissey with his wife Bernie and their four children

'Giant of kindness'- anniversary for garda killed in 1985

A number of events are taking place to remember a garda who was shot dead by armed robbers in Co Louth, 40 years ago today.

Leinster • 27 Jun

The project was developed in collaboration with communities across Offaly, Louth, and Meath

Project highlighting rural peatland link opened in Offaly

A new project that aims to reimagines Ireland's relationship with its peatlands through architecture, community and creativity has been launched in Co Offaly.

Leinster • 19 Jun

Organisers have said that the two-day festival promises to be an 'adventurous programme of contemporary music'

Contemporary composers travel to Dundalk for festival

The Louth Contemporary Music Society Festival takes place this weekend with a number of major composers making the journey from overseas to Dundalk.

Leinster • 13 Jun

Two fishermen rescued after vessel sinks overnight

Two fishermen have been rescued from the sea off the north east coast after their fishing vessel sank overnight.

Louth • 29 May