About localnews.ie

What this is

localnews.ie brings together sourced Irish local information and reporting, organised by town and county. Coverage varies by place and source. Historical records are distinct from current notices.

Sources and collection

Our collectors cover planning records, council publications, Oireachtas material, Garda releases, court reporting and selected community sources. Radio collection is retired.

We are testing improved official-publication collection in Leitrim, Longford and Roscommon. Collected material and draft extractions are not necessarily published. A source can be unavailable or out of date even when its website is reachable.

Evidence and local relevance

Source links let readers inspect the underlying reporting or public record. We distinguish proposals from decisions, allegations from findings, and archive dates from the date an item was added. Automated place matching and summaries can make mistakes. Uncertain new locality assignments and sensitive claims require review.

Limitations and corrections

This is not a complete official register of criminal convictions or of every local publication. A missing record does not establish that an event did not happen. Please report an incorrect location, outdated outcome or other factual error using the contact below, including the page URL and supporting source.

Get in touch

Spotted a routing error, a missing town, or a source we should index? Open an issue or get in touch — the project is run by Kali ([email protected]).