Presidential hopeful Catherine Connolly is scheduled to visit Drogheda for a public event at the Droichead Arts Centre on Wednesday, 27th August, at 3pm. The event will feature an interview with Connolly, followed by an audience Q&A session. The discussion will be moderated by well-known broadcaster and journalist Vincent Browne. According to local organiser Bobby…

A local florist, Ronaldo’s Flowers, was thrilled to announce it has been named a finalist in the highly acclaimed KFS Florist of the Year Awards 2025. This prestigious award is widely recognised as one of the most significant honours in the floristry industry across Ireland and the UK. Owner and lead designer, Ilze, expressed immense…

Have you got a big mattress and couch cluttering up your home that you want to get rid of? Well now is your chance – Louth County Council will host its annual Mattress & Couch Amnesty to help residents dispose of bulky items free of charge this weekend. It will be held at Drogheda V @ W Civic Amenity Centre on…

All eyes will be on the Rose of Tralee on RTE over the next two nights as the Meath Rose  Ella Bannon carries the flag for the north-east. The 20 year old is a nursing student at DCU and lives in Trim.   She beat 13 other worthy contestants to win the Royal County Rose title last February after…

There will be another water outage in north Drogheda and Termonfeckin this Wednesday, August 20 to facilitate urgent works that need to be done by Uisce Eireann. The Mayor Michelle Hall confirmed the works will take place from 10am to 4pm.   It may result in a disruption to supply in parts of north Drogheda, Newtownstalaban, Beaulieu,…

This weekend, the Highlanes Gallery hosted a special talk that revealed the findings of a new biodiversity study along the Boyne Greenway. The project, commissioned by Drogheda Tidy Towns, explored a 2.5 km section of the river, from the Mary McAleese Bridge to the Bridge of Peace. Local bee-keeper and environmentalist Tony Conaghy led the…

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) is giving Leaving Cert students a second chance to meet the maths requirements for certain Level 8 Computing and Engineering courses. An Additional Maths Entry Exam will take place on Friday, 29th August, on the DkIT campus. This exam is an opportunity for students who have met the basic Leaving…

A Government TD is demanding a new law to ban catcalling and harassment of women in public places.   Erin McGreehan is to lobby the Justice Minister Jim O’ Callaghan on the matter and has widespread support on the issue within the Fianna Fail parliamentary party.   The Louth mother wants to end the sinister menace…

A total of 27 incidents of sexual assault were reported to the Gardai in the Louth/Monaghan/ Cavan Division last year.    This is down ten cases on the previous year, 2023, when 37 such attacks were occurred.   There were 13 such sexual assaults incidents also reported last year in the Meath /Westmeath Division -a…