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# Louth
Juvenile remains in custody over shotgun seizure in Drogheda
A man in his 40s who was also arrested has been released without charge.
# Courts
Man (30) charged after 93-year-old stabbed at his home in Louth at the weekend
James Reilly was denied bail after a court sitting today.
# Blackrock
Man (30) due before court over assault of 93-year-old in Louth
The incident took place in Blackrock in Louth on Saturday.
# Louth
Man arrested late last night in Dundalk after stabbing of 93-year-old man
The man remains in hospital and his condition is understood to be stable.
# Diversions
Man in his 70s killed and another man airlifted to hospital following serious collision in Louth
A 15-year-old was also taken to hospital following the incident.
# puca
Ireland to take 'ownership' of Halloween for new festival
The festival has funding for three years and is inspired by Irish mythology.
# Louth
Man hospitalised after stabbing in Dundalk
The man in his 20s was found in the Oakland Park area last night.
# MARK SMYTH
Gardaí seek public's help to find Louth man last seen over a year ago
Mark Smyth was last seen in Ardee in May last year.
# Drogheda District Court
Man charged in connection with incident at Dundalk cemetery
The man was arrested at the scene on Sunday.
# Louth
'Fear in people's faces': Priest describes moment car ploughs through crowds at Dundalk grave yard
A man in his 20s remains in garda custody today following the incident.
# Dowdallshill
Man 'seriously injured' after car drives into crowd at Dundalk cemetery
The incident happened during an annual ‘blessing of the graves’ ceremony.
# Tallaght
Man (36) charged over seizure of two semi-automatic weapons from vehicle in Dublin
Two seizures were made by gardaí yesterday.
# Carlingford
Boy (10) dies after drowning at a house in Co Louth
Gardaí were called to the scene in Carlingford this morning.
# baltray
Suspected human leg bone found on a beach in Co Louth
The bone has been taken away for further examination.
# Courts
Irene White's terminally ill sister expresses 'dying wish' that murderers brought to justice
A second man was sentenced today for the murder of the mother-of-three at her home in Louth in 2005.
# Louth
Second man sentenced to life in prison for murdering Irene White 14 years ago
The mother-of-three was killed in her home in Louth in 2005.
# Drogheda
Seven-year-old girl dies in 'tragic accident' in driveway of Louth house
The incident happened this afternoon.
# Louth
The Explainer: What's behind the Drogheda feud?
Ending a cycle of violence like this isn’t easy, and often requires a community-wide approach.
# Feud
Person 'seen running from house' after petrol bomb attack in Drogheda
Two people who were inside the house at the time were uninjured.
# Jill Amante
Tributes paid to 'lovely, charismatic' 14-year-old girl who died after getting into difficulty off Louth coast
The teenager, who lived in Drogheda, was airlifted to hospital yesterday.
# Louth
Girl (14) who was pulled out to sea off Co Louth dies in hospital
The incident happened off Termonfeckin beach.
# Louth
House destroyed in petrol bomb attack as feud-related violence erupts again in Drogheda
The incident follows a shooting in the town at around 8.20pm yesterday evening.
# táin walk
Woman 'seriously assaulted' from behind while out walking in Co Louth
The woman in her early 20s was seriously assaulted on the Táin walk.
# Dundalk
Gardaí issue fresh appeal for information about Giedre Raguckaite on first anniversary of her disappearance
She was last seen entering a house in Laytown near Dundalk on 29 May 2018.
AS IT HAPPENED
Louth v Dublin, Mayo vs Roscommon, GAA Match Tracker
We went minute-by-minute on a busy day of action in the Leinster, Ulster and Connacht football championships.
# Gardaí
Two men arrested in connection with aggravated burglaries in Drogheda
Gardaí said that both men were arrested in the Drogheda area yesterday.
# Double Swoop
Louth captain the latest set for AFLW as Fremantle prepare offers for Irish duo
The42 understands that Kate Flood is one of two Irish players heading to Freo.
# marching on
Louth finish strong to beat Wexford and set up Leinster quarter-final with Dublin
They were five-point winners at Innovate Wexford Park.
# GAA
Clare emerge victorious from Munster MFC phase 1 after final win over Tipperary
The Banner county picked up their second win over Tipp in the space of three weeks.
# Irish Abroad
Louth native set to face Ireland after being named in Australia U20 squad
Michael McDonald helped his team to beat New Zealand last weekend.
# gang violence
Drew Harris says that extra gardaí to tackle Drogheda gang violence are not 'a flash in the pan'
There have been 74 feud incidents since June last year and in the last week there have been five petrol bomb attacks.
# Seamus Marley
Alleged IRA man who raped two teenage boys at 'republican safe house' jailed for seven years
Seamus Marley had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which date back to the early 1990s.
# Dundalk
Gardaí investigating after man in his 20s tied up and robbed at his home
It is the third burglary of this kind in less than two weeks in the area.
# Moneymore
Man (20s) hospitalised after alleged attack by four males in Drogheda overnight
Gardaí say his injuries are non life-threatening and their investigation is ongoing.
# Louth
Elderly people locked in rooms in separate burglaries in Dundalk
Gardaí said that in each case the victims were left ‘shocked and distressed’.
# Drogheda
Garda investigation after house damaged as 'suspected device' thrown through window
The incident happened at around 11.50pm at Moneymore, Drogheda.
# Louth
Gardaí investigating after 2 men with knife, hammer and hatchet rob elderly couple's home
The couple in their 80s were taken to hospital suffering from shock.
# Gardaí
Shots fired at a house in Drogheda
The incident happened last night at Rathmullen Park.
# Drogheda
Third man arrested over drug-related intimidation behaviour in Co Louth
An extensive search and arrest operation initially took place on Wednesday morning in the Drogheda area.