- Cabinet ministers stay, hints Kenny
- Kenny defends human rights stance
- Race row ex-mayor loses party whip
- PayPal to hire 1,000 more staff
- Family anger at gun suspect hearing
- U-turn made over cuts to schools
- Bank donates artworks to taxpayers
- Fury at child hospital overcrowding
- 3bn euro in state assets to be sold
- Families 'numb' over farm deaths
- Plea to ban smoking in playgrounds
- Road rage killer offers apology
- Bosses 'should pay for sick leave'
Local
PayPal to announce 1,000 jobs for Dundalk
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.
PayPal jobs will put Dundalk on the map, says Malone
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.
McCormack enjoying spending e175k: sis
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.
Town mourns a “true gent”
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).
McCaughey acquitted of assault
DUNDALK Property Developer Martin McCaughey been acquitted of assault following a two day trial that ended on Wednesday evening.
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National
Cabinet ministers stay, hints Kenny
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has hinted he will not be sacking any of his Cabinet ministers following a year-end review of their performance.
Kenny defends human rights stance
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has defended his decision not to challenge the Chinese vice-president over specific human rights violations in the communist country.
Race row ex-mayor loses party whip
A former mayor of Naas who was forced to resign amid racism allegations last year has lost the Fine Gael party whip.
PayPal to hire 1,000 more staff
Online payments company PayPal is to hire 1,000 new staff at a new European operations centre in Dundalk.
Family anger at gun suspect hearing
The family of a teenage girl murdered in a drive-by shooting has told the suspected killer to rot during an angry court confrontation.
Business
New face at landmark Dundalk store
A NEW leasee has taken over the ever popular Greengate Stores on the Dublin Road, a shop that has become a landmark in the area.
e74m deal finalised
A MULTI-MILLION euro deal that will see US spirit giant Beam takeover the Cooley Distillery whiskey operation in Co Louth has been finalised.
Monaghan News
Doctor cleared of wrong doing
A CASTLEBLAYNEY GP has been cleared by the Medical Council of an allegation of poor professional performance.
Loss of staff will impact - Keelan
MAYOR Noel Keelan has warned that the loss of staff in local authorities in Monaghan will damage their front line services to the public.
Carrick to be hit by a BOMBSHELL
BLONDE bombshell Rosanna Davison is set to send hearts racing when she drops in to Carrickmacross this weekend.
I’ll knee cap you says man
A DRUNKEN man threatened to “knee cap” Gardaí on a night out in Castleblayney, Carrickmacross District Court heard last week.
Tommy Bowe flies into Blayney
MORE used to terrorising defences on the rugby pitch, flying Irish rugby winger Tommy Bowe made a flying visit recently to Castleblayney.
Mid-Louth News
Ardee school on course for flag
Ardee Educate Together National School is busy getting ready for its third Green Flag.
Council meetings on the air
THE cost of broadcasting meetings of Dundalk Town Council on local radio is too high for the council to consider it an option.
The Glee Experience
THE founder of Starmaker Stage School, Amanda Lane, which draws its pupils from Ardee and Carrick, has put together a new musical production. It’s called The Glee Experience, and is made up of a cast of 15.
Kirk calls for U-turn
Fianna Fáil Deputy Seamus Kirk has called for a full reversal of the Government’s Budget decision to dismantle the provision of guidance counsellors at secondary school.
All-Ireland champions
Togher Macra Na Feirme are the new All-Ireland Macra indoor soccer champions. they after the national final of the NDC Indoor Soccer Macra Competition that took place in Gormanston College last Sunday.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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