The Wicklow People

The family of a popular Louth cyclist who sustained life-changing injuries in an accident near his home nearly four years ago have been able to buy the house next door to his home with the aim of making it wheelchair friendly thanks to the generosity of the local community.

Family of paralysed Louth cyclist aim to create wheelchair-friendly home after buying house next door ↗

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They are the bane of every drivers life, but repairing potholes isn’t always a permanent fix, as one Dundalk councillor highlighted this week.

Pothole machine ‘not doing the job’ says Dundalk councillor ↗

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An appeal has been lodged with An Coimisiun Pleanala in respect of Louth County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for 63 dwellings and all associated site works at Mount Avenue Farrandreg, Dundalk.

Wild Ireland Defence appeals Louth County Council granting of planning permission for 63 houses ↗

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An appeal has been lodged with An Coimisiun Pleanala in respect of Louth County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for 63 dwellings and all associated site works at Mount Avenue Farrandreg, Dundalk, Co. Louth.

Wild Ireland Defence appeal Louth County Council granting of planning permission for 63 houses in Dundalk ↗

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Claims that first time buyers are coming up against Louth County Council in the housing market emerged at the January meeting of Dundalk Municipal District.

Claim that first-time buyers in Louth are being ‘outbid’ by county council ↗

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Dundalk’s “disappointing” ratings in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey highlighted the need for increased CCTV to tackle illegal dumping, councillors heard at the monthly Municipal District meeting.

Dundalk litter league results deemed ‘disappointing’ as town slips nine places ↗

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Drugs paraphernalia including syringes are being dumped in an alleyway within a residential area of Dundalk, councillors heard at the January meeting of Dundalk Municipal District.

Drugs paraphernalia dumped in Louth alleyway ↗

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Cyclists are not using the designated lanes on Jocelyn Street in Dundalk due to the risk of “getting absolutely brained by a car door,” according to a local councillor.

Dundalk cyclists in fear ‘getting absolutely brained by a car door’ on cycle lanes that ‘go nowhere’ ↗

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