A 32-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of his mother, Elzbieta Piotrowska, aged 57, whose body was found in her home in Ardee, Co Louth, on Tuesday morning.

The body of a man has been discovered in Co Louth.

Gardaí in Co Louth are investigating the sudden death of a man in the early hours of this morning.

The Health and Safety Authority is investigating an accident in which a construction worker died in Co Louth earlier today.

Four people have been injured in an industrial accident in Co Louth.