Louth Constituency

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TDs

Seamus Kirk

Councillors

Ardee Town Council

Drogheda Borough Council

Cllr. Frank Maher

Dundalk Town Council

Louth County Council

Local News Stories

Kirk welcomes Greenore Green Castle ferry plans

5:05 27/01/12 by Seamus Kirk

Fianna Fáil TD for Louth, Seamús Kirk, has broadly welcomed plans for a ferry across Carlingford Lough between Greenore in Louth and Green Castle in Down. Read More

Kirk pleads for action on North East University

8:14 23/01/12 by Seamus Kirk

Louth Fianna Fáil TD Seámus Kirk has called on both Dublin City University (DCU) and Dundalk IT to explore the possibility of establishing a second campus for the university in County Louth. Read More

Dundalk loses 60 jobs as iconic brewery closes – Kirk

13:10 12/01/12 by Seamus Kirk

Louth TD Seamus Kirk has expressed his shock and disappointment that Diageo is closing the iconic Harp Lager Brewery in Dundalk, with the loss of approximately 60 jobs. Read More

Speech by Seamus Kirk TD, Dáil statements on CAP reform

12:46 13/10/11 by Seamus Kirk

The proposals were circulated by the Commissioner yesterday and the European Parliament has spent some time on them. The debate will unfold during the next 12 to 18 months. It is difficult to anticipate whether there will be many changes because agricultural needs within the Community vary considerably from Latvia to Ireland. The original CAP was framed to identify the needs of the developing industry across the Community, particularly in Ireland. Read More

Kirk calls on Health Minister to address overcrowding at Drogheda Hospital

12:22 28/09/11 by Seamus Kirk

Louth Fianna Fáil TD Seamus Kirk has expressed serious concern at the ongoing refusal by the Minister for Health James Reilly to address extreme overcrowding at our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Deputy Kirk was commenting after the number of patients on trolleys at the Lourdes Hospital rose to 48 today, according to figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Read More

Major delays in Back-to-School Allowance payments unacceptable – Kirk

5:34 22/08/11 by Seamus Kirk

Families in Co Louth have been hit with delays of up to 6 weeks in Back-to-School Allowance payments, according to local Fianna Fáil TD Seamus Kirk. Deputy Kirk has said the situation has caused serious distress to many young families, who are struggling to budget the new school year. Read More

Students from farming families face cuts to third level grants – Kirk

8:00 11/07/11 by Seamus Kirk

In response to a Parliamentary Question from Deputy Kirk, Minister Quinn signalled that farming families will not be protected from his plans to change to the assessment for third level grants. Read More

Bruton denies responsibility for IDA staff shortages – Kirk

8:02 06/07/11 by Seamus Kirk

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has denied any responsibility for the staff shortages at the IDA’s regional office in Dundalk, according to local Fianna Fáil TD Seamus Kirk. Deputy Kirk has raised concerns about vacant posts at Louth IDA on a number of occasions, and in response his latest Parliamentary Question this week Minister Bruton said: Read More

Delivering for Louth

A New A & E Department has opened at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. It is three times the size of the old unit and was built at a cost of €11.5 million.
County Louth has the largest concentration of IDA supported companies with 1,637 permanent employees in 22 companies (As per Forfás Annual Employment Survey 2009).
More than €72 million has been provided in capital funding for school building and modernisation projects in Louth between 2002 an 2009.
Over €65 million has been invested in Dundalk Institute of Technology since 2000. In addition, Exchequer funding of €15.029m was provided for a new Nursing Building, which was opened in 2006.
A number of major national road projects have been completed such as the M1 Dundalk Western Bypass , N1 N.I. Border Dundalk, the A1 Beech Hill to Cloghogue dual carriageway and the M1 Motorway was delivered in 2007.
The Dublin Port Tunnel was opened in late 2006.The €751 million Dublin Port Tunnel links the country’s main port with the major motorway network including the M1 from Dublin to Belfast.
In June 2008 the new Courthouse was opened in Ardee at a cost of €2.3 million. The new courthouse forms part of a €4.7 million Civic Centre, with offices for Louth County Council and the Office of Public Works.

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