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New Mill Road Footpath and Cycleway to Be Built During School Holidays

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Termonfeckin Poet Wins Prestigious Listowel Writers’ Week Award for Second Time

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Double Gold Glory for Tredagh at Manchester Box Cup

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Boyne Midsummer Festival to return to Drogheda with day to night programme

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Drogheda Institute of Further Education Celebrates 2025 Graduation Ceremony

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It’s happy days - the drinks are in for Luke’s Slane gig
Report Paul Murphy
The drinks are in for the Slane concerts with Luke Combs on stage in a few weeks time.
Judge Eirinn McKiernan today granted MCD, promoters of the concert, a licence to sell alcohol for
the event. It’s one of the main hurdles to be cleared as preparations are made in the lead-up to the
gig which runs over two days on 18 th and 19 th July next. Thousands of music fans are expected to
throng the village and its surrounded from Friday onwards . Country music legend will be on stage
Another concert was listed for September but management cancelled that gig, opting instead for the
double event in July.
An announcement on the event licence for the gig, which is to be decided by Meath County Council,
is expected imminently.
There have been strong concerns among local residents about the disruption to their lives for an
event that essentially goes over four days. A question remains about any contribution MCD might
make to local community and sporting groups. An offer of €30,000 has been made. While €10,000
had been paid to the community in the past, this has now increased to €15,000 per concert, making
a total of €30k. Residents groups met with Alex Conyngham, owner of Slane Castle, and MCD
officials a month ago. The castle owner and MCD were to respond to the groups within a fortnight
but sources have told Meath Live that the response has yet to come. Will this be increased? The next
few days will tell. Meath Live has asked MCD for its response.
There is also a possibility that anyone with an eircode in the village will get two free tickets for the
gig.
At today’s district court in Trim, senior counsel Dorothy Collins, an expert in licensing law, made a
formal application before Judge McKiernan for an alcohol licence for the Combs events. Eamon Cox,
event controller, gave evidence that up to 70,000 people are expected for the event. He said he has
been running events like this since 2014 and there would be full liaison with the Gardai and fire
officer. Another official said there would be strict conformity with licencing laws and the bar staff
were fully trained, especially with regard to the restriction on the sale of alcohol to minors. There
was no objection to the granting o the licence from An Garda Siochana.

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Three Arrested After €440,000 Cash and Cocaine Seized in Duleek Raid

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Dundalk Celebrates The Corrs with Civic Honour, New Mural and Museum Exhibition

Photos by Ciaran Culligan/Louth County Council The Corrs returned to their hometown of Dundalk for a day of celebrations yesterday,…

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New Mill Road Footpath and Cycleway to Be Built During School Holidays

Update: Missing Drogheda Teen Cian Mooney Found Safe and Well

Ardee Lotto Player Wins €1,000,500 in Special Millionaire Draw

Termonfeckin Poet Wins Prestigious Listowel Writers’ Week Award for Second Time

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Ardee Lotto Player Wins €1,000,500 in Special Millionaire Draw

Termonfeckin Poet Wins Prestigious Listowel Writers’ Week Award for Second Time

New Mill Road Footpath and Cycleway to Be Built During School Holidays

Update: Missing Drogheda Teen Cian Mooney Found Safe and Well

Ardee Lotto Player Wins €1,000,500 in Special Millionaire Draw

Termonfeckin Poet Wins Prestigious Listowel Writers’ Week Award for Second Time

New Mill Road Footpath and Cycleway to Be Built During School Holidays

Update: Missing Drogheda Teen Cian Mooney Found Safe and Well

Ardee Lotto Player Wins €1,000,500 in Special Millionaire Draw

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Boyne Midsummer Festival to return to Drogheda with day to night programme

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