Better Parking Enforcement Needed
Cllr Ciarán Fisher on illegal parking in Dundalk — footpaths, double yellow lines, and why enforcement must go beyond the pay parking zone after 5.30pm.
Cllr Ciarán Fisher on illegal parking in Dundalk — footpaths, double yellow lines, and why enforcement must go beyond the pay parking zone after 5.30pm.

Cllr Ciarán Fisher calls for shared municipal sports pitches and a 5km parkland running route in Dundalk as local clubs run out of space. Get involved in the working group.

A year on, Dundalk still needs the DN01 bus north of the Castletown River to service areas like Ath Lethan, Doylesfort and the Lisdoo Road. Families are spending €100 a week on taxis for school runs while the route remains unfunded.

What homeowners need to know. New planning exemptions came into effect on 27 July 2026, giving homeowners more flexibility for extensions, garden cabins, insulation, bike storage and more, without full planning permission.

The Living City Initiative is now fully up and running in Dundalk. This is a government tax incentive designed to help bring vacant, underused and older buildings back into productive use — whether as homes people can live in or as commercial premise

Details of the increased fines for littering and a new fund allowing for dog fouling bins in Dundalk and Louth.