ONLINE payments company Paypal is expected to announce a massive expansion of its workforce in Ireland by taking on another 1,000 staff in a customer care centre in Dundalk.

FOLLOWING the announcement of 1,000 jobs for Dundalk by PayPal, the head of the town’s Chamber of Commerce, Paddy Malone, stated that this investment will have a “wide reaching effect” on the local area and put the region on the map.

THE sister of convicted burglar Daniel McCormack, who received a €175,000 insurance payout after he burgled the house of Dundalk property developer Martin McCaughey, has mocked her brother’s detractors online, saying her brother had “great” time spending the money.

OVER 800 mourners and nearly 40 priests turned out to pay their final respects to the former Chief Scout of Scouting Ireland and Past President of The Irish Association of Funeral Directors yesterday (Monday, February 22).

DUNDALK Property Developer Martin McCaughey been acquitted of assault following a two day trial that ended on Wednesday evening.

A TALENTED student at Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) has won a place in the national final of the Knorr Student Chef of the Year competition.

Cannabis resin with a street value of €1.44 million was uncovered in a raid in Dundalk on Wednesday, February 15.

ANGER at the government’s introduction of the household charge was on full display in a public meeting chaired by Socalist Party TD Joe Higgins in the Fairways Hotel on Wednesday.

THERE was a large turnout for the funeral Mass on Thursday last at St Patrick’s Cathedral of Mr Johnny McEvoy of St Vincent’s Avenue who gave a lifetime’s service to The Dundalk Democrat.

THERE are milestones in life and indeed in marriages. Yet one Dundalk husband and wife team have set a set a milestone that will take some beating.

LOUTH COUNTY have warned that if toxic sludge continues to be dumped at the rate it has been over the last month and a half, then taxpayers could be left to foot a €2 million bill.

LONG-SERVING Garda officer Patrick Leo McGinn is to depart Dundalk following his recent promotion to Superintendent.

A solicitor told Dundalk District Court that two young women had “reacted very well” when they managed to beat off an attacker who tried to snatch their handbags.

Former Dundalk Town Councillor Ollan Herr has finally spoken about his resignation from Dundalk Town Council.

THE family of a Dundalk man who drowned when his boat capsized while on his way to help a friend have extended their thanks to everyone who was involved in the three-hour search operation.

LAST week’s RTE Prime Time Investigate’s show has lifted the lid on the sex trade in Dundalk, suggesting that the town is a hotspot for the brothel business.

The Slieve Foy, Co. Louth is the highest mountain in the Cooley/Gullion area, the perfect location to discover the outdoors on foot with fabulous scenery and walks for all abilities.

THE new eight-room purpose built Ardee Educate Together school, which has been approved by Department of Education, will be built on a four-acre site on the grounds of St Joseph’s Hospital Ardee and will be completed by September 2014.

THREE young boys from Dundalk are set to appear in the new science adventure series ‘The Mountain’ on Friday, February 10 on RTÉ Two at 5.30pm.

LOCAL Film-maker Niall McCann is about to have his first documentary aired on Setanta Ireland at 10pm on Monday.