Drogheda

Missing Drogheda boy Kyran Durnin was taken out of his school two years ago

Officials assumed the eight-year-old boy had moved to a school in the North

Kyran Durnin: Why case of missing child is now a murder investigation

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Silverbacks: Easy Being a Winner – Deeper, better songs as band benefit from taking their foot off the pedal

The Irish band have returned with deeper, better songs on their third album in four years

Gardaí suspect boy (8) may have been killed up to two years before he was reported missing

Murder investigation opened after gardaí fail to find any indication that Kyran Durnin is still alive

Drogheda’s Southgate Shopping Centre sells for heavily discounted €22.5m

Major mixed-use scheme is sold in two lots for a fraction of the €120m spent on its development in the early 2000s

Three- and four-bed houses on old mill site in Drogheda from €355,000

Castlethorn’s development brings 43 homes designed by O’Mahony Pike to the market in Louth town

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Man accused of disposing of Keane Mulready-Woods’ body parts to face non-jury trial

Stephen Carberry (46) also accused of setting fire to car and acting to impede investigation into teenager’s murder

Community ‘heartbroken and bereft’ after sudden end to Zara Murphy’s bright life, funeral Mass hears

Drogheda teenager collapsed during Louth School Girls League match last week

Three arrested after fans invade pitch following Louth derby in Oriel Park

Dundalk’s 4-2 win over Drogheda United was followed by a pitch invasion during which fights broke out

Woman (50s) receiving treatment for serious injuries following collision between car and lorry in Co Louth

Incident happened at Ballymascanlon at lunchtime on Tuesday

BD factory in Drogheda to close with loss of 200 jobs

Long-standing medical technology company says it took decision following a review of its manufacturing supply chain

TD condemns racial abuse of election candidates

Fergus O’Dowd highlights case of party colleague whose posters he claims were defaced by the Irish Freedom Party

How long might commuters be waiting for the Dart to Drogheda?

Eamon Ryan defends timeline saying it takes ‘time to build public transport infrastructure in this country, it does take time’

Plan to extend Dart services to Drogheda within three years

Dart+ Coastal North will see electrified line connect commuter stations such as Donabate, Balbriggan and Skerries

Garda arrested in connection with fatal St Patrick’s Day hit-and-run in Co Louth

Former hurler Niall McEneaney found unresponsive on Rathmullen Road following incident in Drogheda

Garda suspended as part of fatal hit-and-run inquiry in Drogheda

A car registered to the off-duty garda was involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Co Louth on Sunday

Steel plant gets permission to expand despite local opposition

Dominican Contemplative Nuns among those objecting to the plans

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Roderic O’Gorman says recent arson attacks are ‘deeply sinister’

Minister for Justice says to date there has been more than 48 arrests in relation to riots in Dublin last November

O’Gorman will ‘continue to engage and explore’ possibility of dual use for D Hotel in Drogheda

Spokesman for hotel said earlier in week dual use of facility was not possible for child protection reasons

League of Ireland elite clubs look to stay on-side with ownership formations

Nine of the 10 clubs fall into three ownership categories: majority shareholder, multiclub model and the members-owned structure

Woman suffered ruptured gallbladder after husband fell on her while dancing

Woman needed emergency surgery in case believed to be first of its kind

D Hotel rules out accommodating both asylum seekers and tourists

Drogheda hotel rules out accommodating asylum seekers and tourists together after Taoiseach describes it as ‘the best solution’ for the town

‘Dual use’ for Drogheda’s D Hotel the best solution for town, Varadkar says

Taoiseach said co-operation of hotel operator would be needed, hinting at ‘additional finance’ for community facilities

Public contracts securing hotels for asylum-seeker housing a concern for Ireland’s tourism industry

With 13 per cent of tourism accommodation tied up in public contracts, many businesses dependent on downstream economic benefits are worried

Drogheda hotel may remain in partial commercial use while housing asylum seekers, says Varadkar

D Hotel row: Local representatives fear economic impact on Louth town from losing premises and criticise lack of consultation

League of Ireland club-by-club guide: Derry City most likely to foil Shamrock Rovers

Galway United’s survival hopes depend to a large extent on Wassim Aouachria

Drogheda councillors call for ‘urgent’ meeting with Minister amid plans to house house asylum seekers in hotel

Gardaí not planning security operation at hotel despite concerns it may be targeted by anti-immigration activists

Mixed reaction in Drogheda after news of D Hotel being converted into accommodation centre

Cllr Michelle Hall, a former mayor of Drogheda, said that the main concern surrounding the conversion of the hotel related to the impact on tourism

Refreshed Rovers return to Friday night action ready for the drive for five

Derry City are the only squad with enough depth to hold pace, while St Pat’s are an outside shot

Drogheda councillors complain of ‘lack of consultation’ over D Hotel use for asylum seekers

New owner says money earned from contract will be reinvested in 25-year-old hotel

Grounds for concern: League of Ireland stadiums hampering development of domestic game

Recent years have seen a rise in the League of Ireland's popularity with attendances dramatically up but stadium facilities remain inadequate and in need of serious investment

Dublin public transport fares overhaul to see weekly Leap Card cap fall to €24

Weekly cap for price of Leap card journeys in Dublin and surrounding commuter belt to fall from €32 to €24

Judge says challenge to permission for assisted living units should be heard ‘as soon as possible’

Auctioneer who owns nearby plot claims development will affect his ability to access his lands

Charging of electric buses in Dublin to become fully operational this week after planning delays

New fleet intended to help make city’s atmosphere cleaner, quieter and more sustainable

‘Irish is a wonderful language, it sounds so musical, the more I hear it, the more I like it’

New to the Parish: Mark Davies came to Santry in Dublin from Wales earlier this year

Certa opens Ireland’s first HVO biofuel station in Dublin

DCC subsidiary says new Liffey Valley station is first to make HVO available at all pumps alongside diesel and unleaded petrol

New high-tech, low-maintenance homes from €360,000 in Co Louth

The development, which will 23 new houses, is close to the M1 which allows easy access to Dublin city and airport

Decision by An Bord Pleanála to block section of greenway welcomed by Birdwatch Ireland

Planning agency agreed that Drogheda to Mornington section of Boyne Greenway would have detrimental impact on migratory seabirds

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