Dundalk hoping for jobs boost

Almost 1,600 jobs could be on the way in Co Louth.

It is part of an ambitious plan for a tourism and leisure centre in Dowdallshill, Dundalk, but a planning application still has to be approved.

If it gets the green light, the development would create around 400 jobs during the construction phase alone.

The initial project is set to cost €100m and the whole centre is due for completion in 2016.