Breathnach questions reason for upgrade of old Customs Post on Newry Road
Local TD Declan Breathnach has questioned why the old Revenue/Customs Post on the Newry Road is undergoing renovation work at present. The Fianna Fáil deputy has sent correspondence to the Minister for...
View ArticleOil laundering operations uncovered in Knockbridge
Two separate oil laundering operations were uncovered in Knockbridge on Friday. Revenue were alert to a possible illicit oil operation following a joint operation involving Louth County Council and An...
View ArticleCannabis worth €60,000 seized by Revenue
Revenue officers seized approximately 3kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €60,000 following an intelligence led operation at Grangebellew in Co Louth yesterday morning. The...
View Article12,000 cigarettes seized by Revenue
Revenue officers yesterday seized approximately 12,000 cigarettes during a search, under warrant, of a residence in Co. Louth, with the assistance of detector dog Bill. The cigarettes, branded ‘Minsk’,...
View Article12,000 illegal cigarettes seized in Dundalk
Approximately 12,000 unstamped cigarettes were seized in Dundalk yesterday morning. The seizure was made following an intelligence led operation involving Revenue officers, Gardaí and the Revenue...
View Article€9 million taken in from Local Property Tax in Louth last year
A total of €9 million was collected in Local Property Tax in Louth last year. New figures from the Revenue Commissioners show that 50,500 properties contributed to the amount taken in. The money is...
View Article€1 million worth of illegal cigarettes were set for Dundalk
Revenue officers today seized two million smuggled cigarettes at Dublin Port which were concealed in a 20-foot shipping container that originated in Dubai. The cigarettes were addressed to Dundalk. The...
View ArticleDundalk had 19th highest level of tax defaulters nationally over last two years
Dundalk had the 19th highest amount of tax defaulters over the course of the last two years. That’s according to data from the Revenue Commissioners which was analysed by debt analysis experts...
View ArticleParking bye law blunder set to cost Louth County Council at least €300,000
A legal loophole which will see all parking be free of charge for the next three months in Drogheda is set to cost Louth County Council hundreds of thousands of euro. All parking fines in the South...
View ArticleBreathnach hits out at Government for ignoring small retailers
Local TD Declan Breathnach has hit out at the Government, accusing them of continuing to ignore the grave concerns of the declining small retailer. The Fianna Fáil deputy’s comments came after an...
View Article11 men arrested during cigarette factory raid remanded in custody following...
The 11 men arrested following a raid on an illegal cigarette manufacturing plant in Jenkinstown yesterday have been remanded in custody following an appearance in Drogheda District Court today. The...
View ArticleRevenue seize 80,000 cigarettes valued at €50,000 in Dundalk
On Wednesday afternoon Revenue officers carried out searches, under warrant, at a number of premises in the Dundalk area and seized 80,000 unstamped cigarettes of various brands, 4.5kgs of ‘Lucky...
View ArticleIllegal mineral oil and tobacco seized in Dundalk
Revenue Officers carried out a search, under warrant, at a residential premises in Dundalk today targeting mineral oil laundering and tobacco tax fraud. The search was an intelligence led, joint...
View ArticleRevenue seeks judgement against Dundalk solicitor
Revenue has applied to the High Court seeking €200,000 in unpaid taxes from Dundalk solicitor James MacGuill. According to The Irish Times, in an affidavit, the former President of the Law Society...
View ArticleThree from Louth on latest Revenue Defaulters’ List
Three people from Co Louth have been named on the latest Defaulters’ List from the Revenue Commissioners. The largest case was against computer retailer Ian Stewart of KMA Solutions. From Knockalore,...
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