Four night spots were slammed today when a drinks promotion featuring scantily clad images of women was found to suggest sexual prowess.

Workers at the Drogheda Independent Group have voted for strike action in support of five colleagues who have been made redundant or had their hours reduced.

Fine Gael's electoral gamble in Co Louth could pay off this summer, according to an opinion poll in the local media today.

FINE GAEL has high hopes that a re-run of the high-octane internal battle between Mairéad McGuinness and Avril Doyle in the Euro 2004 elections can win the party two seats in the Louth constituency in next year’s general election.

EMPLOYEES of 27 regional newspapers have shelved plans to strike this weekend. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) confirmed yesterday that the strike action had been averted following the conclusion on Tuesday of their conciliation meeting at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) with the Regional Newspapers Association of Ireland (RNAI) in a dispute over pensions.

Eamonn McEneaney will be taking it "one game at a time" when his five-year tenure as Louth football manager begins in earnest with next month's O'Byrne Cup.