Louth County Council is the authority responsible for local government in Louth.
The county of Louth is divided into the three municipal districts of Drogheda, Ardee and Dundalk.
There are five electoral areas in Louth: Ardee, Drogheda Rural, Drogheda Urban, Dundalk-Carlingford and Dundalk South.
There are 29 elected county councillors and an annual operating budget of 184 million in 2025The Council provides a diverse range of services across a large geographic area.
Key services areas include housing delivery, planning and development, emergency services, infrastructural upgrades and projects (road improvements, public realm), community services and facilities (community/leisure centres, libraries and parks), encouraging economic development through FDI (foreign direct investment), and supporting existing and new business.
Context:Local Government has undergone a very significant reform process in line with the proposals in "Putting People First".
The programme sets out a wide range of actions to deliver reform in order to address weaknesses, enhance effectiveness and accountability and improve performance across the entire system.
The Local Government Act 2014 provided the necessary legislative basis to give effect to many of the reform measures set out in the Action Programme.
The Act, together with the Action Programme provide the broad policy context within which the successful candidate will work and a focussed agenda which he or she will be required to lead and deliver on, as directed by the Chief Executive.