A Louth man, who was the target of a taxi shooting in Drogheda, has said he has been forced to breach his bail conditions because his life is in danger.

The body of a man has been found in County Louth.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Martin Clarke, 35, was intoxicated on unprescribed tablets when he went up to Antoni Vitti and began lunging at him with a knife.

The family of a woman who drowned after going into Carlingford Lough in Co Louth has called for a handrail or other safety measures to be installed at the harbour in the village.

There was an attempted theft of an ATM in Dunleer, Co Louth overnight.

A man has been charged in connection with shots being fired in Co. Louth on Wednesday.

Gardaí in Louth are investigating reports of shots being fired there this morning.

Four teenage boys have been arrested by gardaí investigating a suspicious fire at a house in Co Louth last month.

Gardaí are at the scene of a fatal shooting in Co Louth.

A man has been injured after reportedly being hit by a car at a graveyard in Co Louth this afternoon, according to local media reports.

A 10-year-old boy has died after drowning in Co Louth.

'Close family friend' Niall Power has become the second man sentenced to life in prison, after admitting to the murder of mother-of-three Irene White in her Co Louth home.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a house fire in Co Louth.

The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) conducted search operations in Co Louth and Co Dublin this morning.

Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information on a woman missing from Co. Louth on the first anniversary of her disappearance.

The former historic pub in Drogheda had only been restored after a five-year local campaign when arsonists first hit in February.

The National Lottery is appealing to its Lotto players in Co Louth to check their tickets this morning after last night's Jackpot of €6.1m was won with the winning ticket bought in the Wee County.

Wexford had what looked like certain victory snatched from their grasp when Louth turned in a storming finish.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has ordered the elite ERU (Emergency Response Unit) into Drogheda as part of a crackdown on increasingly violent turf wars between feuding drug gangs.

Management at a busy service station has decided to close their external ATM due to "ongoing security issues".

Two men have been arrested and drugs, a vehicle and mobile phones have been seized by Gardaí in Co Louth today.

The overnight incident was described as "intimidation" by Louth TD Declan Breathnach.

Daniel McMahon who was missing since April 1, 2019, from Ardee, Co Louth has been located safe and well.

130 cannabis plants and a quantity of cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €150,000 were seized during a search of a house yesterday.

A warehouse in Knockbridge was searched in the early hours of this morning in an intelligence-led operation.

Gardaí in Drogheda are investigating after a young man suffered an apparent gunshot wound to his knee late last night.

On Monday, gardaí discovered approximately 43 mature cannabis plants along with a significant quantity of harvested plant material.

"I had no symptoms beforehand. I woke up and it was the weirdest feeling. I saw my left hand on my left leg and thought it was someone else touching me."

GSOC say they are investigating the incident and want to speak to anyone who may have seen a black Lexus with a Northern Ireland registration in the area around the time of the crash.

Gardaí are investigating a fatal crash in Carlingford, Co Louth.

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Gardaí have carried out follow up searches at a site in Omeath, Co Louth.

A man in his 30s is in a critical condition after being shot in Drogheda, Co Louth this afternoon.

Goals were key in Division 3 as Louth took top spot, while Derry lead Division 4 on scoring difference.

Gardaí are appealing for information in relation to an armed robbery that occurred at an arcade in the West Street area of Drogheda in Co Louth yesterday.

"Tell them you love them every day," is the heart-breaking advice given by a Co Louth husband who now tenderly applies his wife's make-up for her after she suffered a stroke over a year ago.

A jury has taken just 43 minutes to clear a Louth man of trying to murder a man who was stabbed 28 times and forced into the boot of a car that was pushed into a canal.

A man in his 30s who was in the house at the time was uninjured.

Gardaí investigating the activities of dissident Republican groups in Co Louth have recovered a significant weapons cache just a few kilometres from the border.

A 37-year-old is due in court tomorrow charged in connection with the discovery of cannabis herb valued at €940,000 outside Drogheda.

A planned search was conducted at an address in the Drogheda area at approximately 9am this morning.

A retired surgeon has gone on trial accused of indecently assaulting seven boys under his care between the early 70s and 90s.

32-year-old Tomasz Krzysztof Piotrowski of Cherrybrook, Ardee is accused of the murder of 57-year-old Ms Piotrowska of Clonmore, Ardee at her home on Tuesday.

Update: A murder investigation has been launched following the discovery of a body in Louth this morning.

Smoke damage was caused to the premises and extensive damage was caused to the car.

Two viable explosive devices have been defused in Co. Louth.

A suspect device was found inside the premises at Marley Court in Drogheda and the Army Bomb Disposal Unit was called in but no explosive material was discovered.