The DPP is believed to have recommended a prosecution be taken in relation to alleged illegal dumping on a large site in Co Louth that first came to public notice two years ago.

Sinn Féin today said it would welcome parties from the Republic contesting northern politics.

SINN Féin TD Arthur Morgan said he was “seriously alarmed” at an incursion by the British Army and the Police Service of Northern Ireland into north County Louth yesterday morning.