This week's Dundalk Democrat front page: Litter levels show steady improvement

This week's Dundalk Democrat is in shops now, featuring: 

• The Department of Justice has confirmed that the former St Joseph's Female Orphanage & Industrial School and St Malachy's Convent at Seatown Place in Dundalk will be used to accommodate people fleeing the war in Ukraine
• Two well-known Dundalk pubs, Mo Chara and the Spirit Store, have been announced among the recipients of new funding under the Grassroots Music Venues Support Scheme.
• Dundalk has held on to its improved status in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey

PLUS: Caoimhe Kenny (24) from Blackrock, Co. Louth - the daughter of former Dundalk FC manager Stephen Kenny and Siobhan - was crowned Miss Ireland at a star-studded ceremony on Saturday night.