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Both the crests of Dundalk and County Louth reference the legend of Táin Bó Cúailnge. Louth traces its name from the Celtic god Lú. According to one interpretation of The Táin, Lú's son is the warrior Cú Chulainn, who it is claimed was born in near Dundalk, hence the fates of Dundalk and Louth are always linked together.
Dundalk Town Hall (Irish: Halla Baile Dhún Dealgan), is a municipal building in Crowe Street, Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. It currently accommodates the An Táin Arts Centre. It currently accommodates the An Táin Arts Centre.
[1] [2] Meetings of Louth County Council had previously taken place in Dundalk Courthouse [3] while a home for the county officials was established at County Buildings in Crowe Street. [4] The new building, which formed part of a larger development involving the new County Hall, a leisure and swimming pool complex and some decentralised ...
Map of Dundalk Area of Dundalk Municipal District. Dundalk (/ d ʌ n ˈ d ɔː (l) k / dun-DAW(L)K; [5] Irish: Dún Dealgan) is the county town of County Louth, Ireland.The town is situated on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the north-east coast of Ireland, and is halfway between Dublin and Belfast, close to and south of the border with Northern Ireland.
An election to all 29 seats on Louth County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [1] County Louth is divided into 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
The current government entered office on 23 January 2025 with Micheál Martin, leader of Fianna Fáil, as Taoiseach. The Tánaiste is Simon Harris, leader of Fine Gael. It is a majority coalition government of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and a group of independent TDs, and was formed after negotiations following a general election in December 2024. [4]
Tribunals have been held to address many political controversies, increasing in frequency since the Beef Tribunal of the early 1990s. While they have been the subject of many dramatic revelations in Irish politics, they have also become known for running long beyond their intended length – the longest being the Mahon Tribunal (previously the Flood Tribunal) which began in 1997 and issued its ...
The constituency was created by the Electoral Act 1923, and first used at the 1923 general election. [1] It currently spans the entire area of County Louth (which includes the towns of Ardee, Dundalk, Drogheda), the smallest county in Ireland, and a part of County Meath including the suburbs of Drogheda.