News from Louth

Sinn Féin will move a Dáil motion today calling on the government to pass Occupied Territories Bill without any further delay, however it is likely to clash with government plans.

05 February 2025

Two proposals aimed at improving Ireland's ability to withstand future trade shocks will be brought to Cabinet today by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Harris.

05 February 2025

The Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid foundation, died yesterday in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced.

05 February 2025

President Donald Trump made an extraordinary proposal for the United States to "take over" the Gaza Strip, as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for crucial talks on the truce with Hamas.

05 February 2025

Salvage crews have recovered the bodies of all 67 people killed when a passenger plane and a US Army helicopter collided near Washington and plunged into the Potomac River, officials said.

05 February 2025

An Post has announced that later this month the price of a stamp will increase by 25c to €1.65

05 February 2025

The World Health Organization's Executive Director of Health Emergencies, Dr Mike Ryan, has said that the United States' planned withdrawal from the WHO "will have an impact" but that he and colleagues are working to reduce its scale.

04 February 2025

Three men are being questioned after €14.1 million worth of cocaine was seized in Co Laois.

04 February 2025

St Patrick's Athletic have confirmed that they have agreed the transfer of Mason Melia to Tottenham in January 2026 for an initial £1.5m (€1.8m), which is a record transfer fee for a League of Ireland player.

04 February 2025

An Azerbaijani passenger plane that crashed in December after being diverted from Russia to Kazakhstan had suffered external damage and was riddled with holes in its fuselage, according to a report published on a Kazakh government website.

04 February 2025

Tariffs are back in the news after US President Donald Trump proposed introducing them on China, Mexico and Canada - but what are they and what is the danger for the Irish economy?

04 February 2025

Former Ireland hockey international Catriona Carey has been accused of dozens of counts of breaking company law for allegedly providing false information and financial returns.

04 February 2025

The sister of the late Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has told The Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that she thinks he would be "very proud" of the acclaimed documentary series about the boyband, celebrating his life and work.

04 February 2025

The European Union has said experts had agreed on the "legal foundations" for a special tribunal to try Russia over the war in Ukraine.

04 February 2025

The PSNI has praised the "bravery" of officers who rescued four people from a house fire in Dungannon, Co Tyrone last night.

04 February 2025

A woman who was raped, stabbed and beaten by a stranger who climbed in her bedroom window as she slept warned the man was a "danger to society".

04 February 2025

Sweden's prime minister has said that a shooting at an education centre in the central city of Örebro, which left around ten people dead including the suspected gunman, was the "worst mass shooting" in the country's history

04 February 2025

More than half a million people are missing out on tax refunds, according to estimates from the Revenue Commissioners.

04 February 2025

An investigation is under way into the deaths of two people whose bodies were discovered at a house in Co Kerry this morning.

04 February 2025

The CEO of ESB Networks has warned that costs will increase for customers in future because of the aftermath of Storm Éowyn.

04 February 2025