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83 women from Louth travelled to the UK for an abortion last year

A total of 83 women from Co Louth travelled to the UK last year for an abortion. That’s according to new figures from the Department of Health in the UK.

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12 suicides recorded in Co Louth last year

There were 12 suicides recorded in Co Louth last year. That’s according to new figures from the CSO, which claims there were 399 people who took their own life in

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1,812 births registered in Co Louth last year

There were 1,812 births registered in Co Louth last year. That’s according to new information from the Central Statistics Office. This accounted for 2.8% of the 63,897 total number of

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James and Emily the most popular baby names in Co Louth last year

The most popular baby names for boys and girls in Louth last year have been revealed. James and Emily were the most popular names for baby boys and girls in

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Breathnach raises concern over “sub-standard” mobile phone coverage in Louth

Local TD Declan Breathnach has raised his concern about the patchy mobile phone coverage in Co Louth. Customers of various networks have been complaining recently about dropped signals and poor

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Ombudsman for Children’s Office received 50 complaints from Co Louth in 2016

The Ombudsman for Children’s Office received 50 complaints from Co Louth last year. That’s according to its annual report, which was released last week. The number of complaints from Louth

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Additional €500,000 to be spent improving flood defences at Bellurgan Embankment

An additional €500,000 is expected to be spent on the Bellurgan Embankment over the course of the next five years to improve flood defences in north Louth. News of the

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Funding allocated to Louth County Council to crackdown on illegal dumping

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten has announced €24,739.50 in funding for Louth County Council to crackdown on illegal dumping in the county. Minister Naughten launched a

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Louth house prices could jump by almost €30,000 by the end of 2018 – predict Goodbody

The average price of a property in Co Louth could soar by almost €30,000 by the end of next year. That’s according to a new report from Goodbody Stockbrokers which

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Louth rents rise the largest amount nationally to just shy of €1,000 per month

The average rent in Co Louth is now just shy of €1,000 a month. That’s according to the latest Daft.ie Rental Report for Q1 2017 which was released today. The

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New data claims just 24 houses excluding one-offs were built in Co Louth last year

The number of new houses built in Co Louth last year may be much less than the Government previously estimated, according to new figures from the Building Control Management System.

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Coffey calls for Government response to mortgage arrears in Louth

Local councillor Emma Coffey has said that she was surprised to learn that 11% of mortgages in Co Louth were in arrears. This recently came to light at the launch

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Population of Co Louth surges to highest level in recorded history

The population of Co Louth increased by almost 6,000 between April 2011 and April 2016 to 128,884. That’s according to new Census figures released by the CSO today which show

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O’Dowd provides update on Mount Avenue funding

Local TD Fergus O’Dowd has provided further information on the €3.33 million in funding that was announced for Mount Avenue last week. The allocation was made in the List of

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200 new homes to be built at Mount Avenue with Government funding

460 new homes are set to be delivered in Co Louth on the back of an announcement today that €4.55 million in Government funding was being provided towards the new social