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Meath

WATER SHORTAGE

Hosepipe ban for parts of Donegal, Meath and Westmeath due to ‘sharp drop’ in water levels

The conservation orders will come into effect on Tuesday, 6 May and will remain in place for six weeks.

Updated 2 hrs ago

8.8k

GAA

Louth celebrate first Leinster U20 title since 1981 after victory over Meath

Fergal Reel’s Wee County side were a cut above the Royals.

30 Apr

6.6k

ROYAL RELISH

Meath play Megadeth football to storm Portlaoise and end Dubs dominance

Having tried all the data-heavy approaches, Meath triumphed against Dublin by having a right good cut.

Declan Bogue

28 Apr

2.6k

GAA

'I don't see Dublin being an All-Ireland contender after that' - Paul Flynn

28 Apr

3.4k

GAA

Meath set up Leinster U20 football final rematch with Louth

22 Apr

3.8k

InvestigatesPlanning Submissions

Series of unusual planning objections to vet practices uncovered in Dublin, Meath and Kildare

“I came as close as I’ve ever come to having a nervous breakdown,” one vet said about the planning objections.

The Journal Investigates reveals that possibly unfounded objections led to financial losses and delayed businesses from opening

Objections were submitted by people living hundreds of kilometres away

Locations were masked by some who used mailbox addresses

Conor O'Carroll

19 Apr

45.5k

MEATH AND CORK

Fire services battle major blazes at two waste facilities overnight

Updated 18 Apr

22.9k

Fixtures

Portlaoise and Tullamore confirmed as venues for Leinster football semi-finals

14 Apr

2.0k

Match Report

Remarkable 17-point swing as Meath conjure huge second-half comeback to beat Offaly

13 Apr

3.5k

Newgrange

UCD research ‘overturns’ long-held belief that Newgrange was burial site for only the elite

10 Apr

9.5k

Royal Unrest

'We accepted that they've gone' - Meath and Carlow battle with managerial crises

Meath triumphed by 1-30 to 0-19 in a surreal Leinster football opener.

7 Apr

2.0k

GAA

'Not ideal': Management team upheaval for Carlow and Meath ahead of Leinster football opener

1 Apr

1.1k

Courts

Meath brothers jailed for sexually abusing and raping female relative

31 Mar

72.0k

Trial

Court hears man accused of murdering partner told gardaí: 'I killed her. Please lock me up'

7 Mar

21.6k

Reaction

Meath boss hits out - 'It's a joke to be honest with you the way it's gone'

3 Mar

4.3k

Courts

Murder accused turned up at garda station with blood on his clothes, court hears

27 Feb

19.5k

Navan

Search continues in murder investigation into missing Meath woman Elizabeth Clarke

8 Feb

8.9k

Elizabeth Clarke

Investigation into disappearance of woman missing since 2013 upgraded to murder

Updated 7 Feb

34.1k

Royal Rule

Wall marks Meath comeback with two goals in win over Mayo, Kerry defeat Waterford

The 42

Updated 3 Feb

7.8k

Royal Rule

Wall marks Meath comeback with two goals in win over Mayo, Kerry defeat Waterford

Updated 3 Feb

2.4k

A Closer Talk

What key talking points emerged after football league openers under new rules?

Dublin v Mayo, Tyrone v Derry, and Cork v Meath threw up plenty for our writers to digest.

27 Jan

1.5k

Talking Points

'The players are loving it': New rules, an early Cork boost, a Meath setback

26 Jan

1.7k

Rebel Roar

Cork get off to winning start against Meath with Taylor and Jones bagging goals

Fintan O'Toole

Reports from SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

25 Jan

3.1k

New Role

Paul Galvin set to take over as manager of Meath club Ratoath

8 Jan

4.1k

Road Deaths

Navan collision results in fourth pedestrian death on Ireland's roads since St Stephen's Day

28 Dec 2024

42.6k

enfield

Three arrested in Meath as gardaí investigate crime gang suspected of burglaries nationwide

7 Dec 2024

18.0k

GE2024Undecided

Harris 'not sure' if he'd ask Fine Gael candidate John McGahon to canvass with him in Louth

27 Nov 2024

7.1k

Gardaí

Search resumes in north Dublin for couple who went missing in 2015

16 Nov 2024

11.0k

Dublin

New searches as part of probe into murders of William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane

Updated 15 Nov 2024

26.2k

Courts

Man arrested after cannabis seizure led to alleged further seizure worth €30,000 at his home

5 Oct 2024

9.4k

Royal Ruler

Kilmacud Crokes manager Robbie Brennan set to take charge of Meath footballers

19 Sep 2024

2.4k

Defence Forces

Irish troops begin exercise in Meath ahead of 'decisive' EU Battlegroup deployment

11 Sep 2024

17.0k

direct provision

Refugees ordered to leave Mosney told inspectors they were concerned about lack of housing

28 Aug 2024

41.3k

position vacant

Life after Colm O'Rourke as Meath get ready to name a successor as the next Royals manager

With a vacant managerial seat in Meath, the county board have to move fast in appointing a replacement.

Declan Bogue

26 Aug 2024

3.5k

exit door

Colm O'Rourke steps down as Meath senior football boss

26 Aug 2024

3.4k

Time to say goodbye?

Meath at another crossroads as the endgame of Colm O'Rourke's tenure plays out

Chained to their past, Royals have to find a way towards their future.

Declan Bogue

16 Aug 2024

12.3k

Royal Review

Uncertainty over O'Rourke's Meath future as review remains ongoing

16 Aug 2024

2.3k

r161

Taoiseach says Ireland is 'at a critical juncture' and must reverse trend of increasing road deaths

Updated 29 Jul 2024

33.0k

oldcastle

Two men (30s) pronounced dead at the scene of three-vehicle crash in Co Meath

28 Jul 2024

65.7k

economic crime

Gardaí arrest three men in probe into €90,000 ATM fraud at locations across Meath and Dublin

13 Jul 2024

26.8k

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