Dundalk woman dies in fatal road traffic collision

Leoni Walsh RIP

Dundalk woman Leoni Walsh has been named locally as the woman killed in a fatal road traffic collision at Platin outside Drogheda yesterday morning.

The accident happened on the Duleek to Drogheda Road at around 6am on Thursday morning, with 27-year-old Leoni – originally from Drive Two in Muirhevnamor – being pronounced dead at the scene after the Toyota Avensis she was travelling in crashed head on with a lorry carrying 30 tonnes of steel that went through the ditch and ended up in the yard of Irish Cement.

There were three other people travelling in the same car as the victim.

One of the female occupants, also from Dundalk, is in a serious condition in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda while the two others have injuries which are described as non-life threatening.

The male truck driver was uninjured in the collision.

Nicknamed ‘OD’, Leoni, who was a passenger at the time of the accident, was a hugely popular member of the local community who was well known for working in the Adelphi Jade restaurant.

No funeral details have as yet been made known. Sympathy is extended to her family and friends. May she Rest In Peace.

The Toyota Avensis car pictured after yesterday’s fatal accident on the Duleek to Drogheda Road. Leoni was a passenger in the car.

IDA Ireland launch Connect and Invest – Dundalk

IDA Ireland yesterday launched ‘Connect and Invest – Dundalk’, the sixth phase of its digital marketing initiative for attracting inward investment by highlighting the specific attributes of individual regional urban centres.

‘Connect and Invest – Dundalk’ is an interactive experience designed for use on tablet, smartphone and PC.  Information on location, education, lifestyle and existing IDA and indigenous companies is provided through rich images, video and text and will be continuously updated.  The website allows IDA executives to showcase Dundalk in face-to-face client meetings.

Dundalk and the North East Region have a strong cluster of international business services, including eBay, Coca-Cola, National Pen, International Fund Services and Liberty Mutual. It also has a wide range of companies in the manufacturing sector including Cargotec, Becton Dickinson, CG Power Systems, Wellman, Bose Abbot and Heinz.  These international brands are an attraction for additional companies to potentially locate to the North East.

The North East also has a vibrant cluster of indigenous companies including Hilton Foods, HJ Heinz, Glanbia, Irish Cement and Glen Dimplex in Louth, Rye Valley Foods, Monaghan Mushrooms, Silver Hill Foods Ltd and McArees Engineering Works in Monaghan and Carton Bros Ltd, Liffey Meats, Abbott Laboratories and Quinn Packaging Ltd in Cavan.

Commenting on the launch Breda O’Toole, Regional Business Development Manager, IDA Ireland said  “Connect and Invest – Dundalk’ is an innovative digital marketing application that showcases the North East at its best.

“The excellent infrastructure and close proximity to Dublin, coupled with the brand names in the International Business Services, Engineering & ICT and indigenous industries, provides the North East with a strong value proposition for clients.  This new marketing tool will greatly assist us in conveying to clients all that the region has to offer. IDA looks forward to continuing to work closely with its partners in the region to promote the location as an attractive place for inward investment and job creation opportunities.”