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Local motorists to lose out if penalty points system is overhauled
85% of motorists in Dundalk and Drogheda never actually received their penalty points Local motorists could be the biggest losers if the government proceeds with plans to overhaul the penalty point...
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Dundalk men have cash confiscated at Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport Two Dundalk men and a Dublin man have had more than €100,000 confiscated as proceeds of crime after they were stopped at Dublin Airport by Revenue officials. Samuel McLoughlin, 35, of...
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Senator Mullen calls for extension of property tax deadline
Rónán Mullen Senator Rónán Mullen, Independent candidate for Europe in the Midlands-North-West constituency of which Louth is a part of, has called on the Government to extend the deadline of 31st...
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Dundalk registered fuel company fined €5,000 for selling washed diesel in...
A fuel company with a registered address in Dundalk has been fined €5,000 euro for selling washed diesel to unsuspecting motorists in Limerick. NR Filling Station Limited had pleaded not guilty to the...
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Investigations continue into tobacco find at Ravensdale
Some of the items recovered in the raid of a private house at Proleek in Ravensdale yesterday Investigations are continuing this morning following the discovery of an illegal tobacco factory outside...
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Counterfeit vodka factory uncovered in Kilcurry
Some of the items uncovered in the raid at Kilcurry A counterfeit vodka factory was raided in Kilcurry last night. The latest find by officers from the Revenue’s Customs Service and An Garda Síochana...
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Oil, cash and cigarettes seized following Revenue searches in north Louth
Revenue officers seized a quantity of oil, cash and cigarettes, as well as uncovering a mobile oil laundry during a search of the area in recent days. The finds were made as part of a search of North...
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Convicted IRA bomber avoids jail for failing to make tax returns
A convicted IRA bomber has avoided jail for failing to make tax returns. Leonard Hardy of Mountpleasant, Dundalk settled with the Revenue for €280,000. The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard yesterday...
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Local drivers warned about petrol-stretching
Senator Mary Moran Labour Senator Mary Moran has warned motorists in the area to be cognisant of the dangers of ‘petrol-stretching’, which involves fuel being illegally contaminated with kerosene. She...
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Thousands of euro worth of cigarettes and tobacco seized in Louth in the last...
During the last week, Revenue customs officers, assisted by members of An Garda Siochana seized 51,500 ‘MG’ brand cigarettes and 9.5 kgs of ‘Amber Leaf’ tobacco at a roadside stop in Co Louth. A...
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Locals named on latest Revenue defaulters’ list
Mobile shop owner Sean Stewart of 35 Barton Park, Dundalk was fined €2,500 for the illegal selling of cigarettes by the Revenue Commissioners. He is one of a handful of locals whose names were...
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Louth has the worst record for paying the household charge
Louth has been named as the county with the worst record of paying the household charge. According to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the Sunday Business Post, Revenue has...
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Sharkey calls for forensic tests to be carried out on fuel laundering waste
The scene of the latest dumping of the toxic sludge at Belrobin, Kilkerley A further quantity of diesel laundering waste was discovered dumped in Kilkerley at the weekend. The 6,000 litres of toxic...
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Sharkey feels public have lost confidence in battle against diesel laundering
Cllr Tomás Sharkey Louth County Councillor Tomás Sharkey has said that he believes the public have lost confidence in the state’s approach to tackling diesel laundering and dumping of waste. The...
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19 filling stations closed in Louth by Revenue in last three years
Fuel laundering is a major problem in this area Nineteen filling stations have been shut down in Louth in the last three years – more than any other county nationwide. The closures came as part of an...
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Local company Probiotic fined over €40,000 for underdeclaration of VAT
A local company were named in the Revenue Commissioners’ latest defaulters’ list, which was released yesterday. Probiotic (Ireland) Ltd, with an address at the Finnabair Industrial Park in Dundalk made...
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373 convictions for tax offences in Louth over 13 year period
There were 303 tax offence cases in Louth per 100,000 of population between 2002 and 2014, according to new figures from the RTÉ Investigation unit. In that 13 year period there were 373 convictions....
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Locals could be liable for tax on Airbnb bookings
A map of some of the properties available in this area on Airbnb at present (prices are per night) As many as 26 people who rent out local properties on Airbnb have been advised to pay tax on any...
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Revenue seizes €86,000 of cigarettes and tobacco in Dundalk and Cork
Revenue have seized more than 111,000 cigarettes and 67.5kgs of unstamped roll-your-own tobacco in Dundalk and Cork. The retail value of yesterday’s seizure, which was part of a national intelligence...
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‘Slab’ Murphy on trial for tax offences
Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy Local republican Thomas “Slab” Murphy has gone on trial at the Special Criminal Court for alleged tax offences. The 66-year-old, from Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, Dundalk, has...
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