2025 Christmas Opening Hours

Louth County Council Offices

County Hall, Dundalk, Town Hall, Dundalk, Civic Offices, Drogheda, Mid-Louth Civic Centre, Ardee

Closed: 12.30pm, Tuesday, 23rd December, 2025
Reopens: 9am, Friday, 2nd January, 2026

Customer Services

Ardee, Dundalk, Drogheda

Closed: 12pm, Tuesday, 23rd December, 2025
Reopens: 9am, Friday, 2nd January 2026

Cash Offices

Dundalk, Drogheda

Closed: 4pm, Monday, 22nd December, 2025
Reopens: 9.30am, Friday, 2nd January, 2026

Motor Tax

Dundalk, Drogheda

Closed: 4pm, Friday, 19th December, 2025
Reopens: 9.30am, Friday, 2nd January, 2026

Planning

Note: The period between Wednesday, 24th December, 2025 and Thursday, 1st January, 2026 (both days inclusive) is disregarded for the purposes of calculating the decision due date - Section 251, Planning and Development Act 2000 – 2010

Closed: 12.30pm, Tuesday, 23rd December, 2025
Reopens: 9am, Friday, 2nd January, 2026

County Archives

Closed: 4.30pm, Wednesday, 17th December, 2025
Reopens: 10am, Monday, 5th January, 2026

County Museum

Closed: 5pm, Saturday, 20th December, 2025
Reopens: 10am, Tuesday, 6th January, 2026

Animal Compound

To check dogs in the pound, visit www.louthcoco.ie and follow the link to the dog pound

Closed: 12.30pm, Wednesday, 24th December, 2025
Reopens: 9am, Monday, 29th December, 2026
Closed: 12.30pm, Wednesday, 31st December, 2025
Reopens: 9am, Friday, 2nd January, 2026

Louth County Libraries

Dundalk, Drogheda, Ardee, Carlingford, Dunleer

Closed: 12.30pm, Tuesday, 23rd December, 2025
Reopens: 10am, Friday, 2nd January, 2026

Building Control

The BCMS will be closed to the submission of Commencement Notices, 7 Day Notices and Applications (including Further Information or Revised Information) and Certificates of Compliance on Completion from 12.00pm on Friday,19th December 2025 to midnight on Thursday,1st January 2026. Certificates of Compliance on Completion will not be added to the Register between 19th December, 2025 and 1st January, 2026

Dundalk Sports Centre and Lourdes Stadium, Drogheda

Closed: 12pm, Tuesday, 23rd December, 2025
Reopens: 9am, Friday, 2nd January, 2026

Civic Amenity Centres

V&W Recycling, Newry Road, Dundalk – 042-9329200

V&W Recycling, Mell Road, Drogheda – 041-9803900

Wednesday 24th December: 9am-1pm
Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th December: Closed
Monday 29th December: 9am-5pm
Tuesday 30th December: 9am-5pm
Wednesday 31st December: 9am-5pm
Thursday 1st January, 2026: Closed
Friday 2nd January, 2026: Back to normal hours

Highlanes Gallery, Laurence Street, Drogheda, Co Louth

Tuesday, 23rd December: 10.30am-5pm
Wednesday 24th to Friday, 26th December: Closed
Saturday, 27th December: 10.30am-5pm
Tuesday 30th December: 10.30am-5pm
Wednesday 31st December: Closed
Thursday 1st January, 2026: Closed
Friday 2nd January, 2026: 10.30am-5pm