The Boyne Fishermen Rescue and Recovery service are urging the public to give them their Re-turn bottles and cans to help finance their amazing life saving 24/7 operation. You can now call to their Headquarters on the Marsh Road and leave your empties in bins outside in the car park that they have specially set up for…

With the end of summer in sight, local sports clubs are gearing up for the new season. For Boyne Hockey, that starts with a summer camp designed to get new players on the pitch and existing members ready for the challenges ahead. From August 11th to 15th, the club will host a week-long camp at…

Women across Louth and Meath are being urged to get out and get exercising this month. The call comes from Sport Ireland as HER Outdoors week gets underway across the country for the fifth year running.   It will be held from August 11th to 17th and encourages women of all ages to get involved in…

Almost 490,000 people watched the ladies  All Ireland Gaelic football finals on TG4 last Sunday. It was a day to remember for the Louth team as they beat Antrim to win the Junior title for the 4th time in their history. The Louth match was the first game on air at the very early start of…

Louth County Council hereby gives notice of its decision to close; The L-20018-80 Mount Avenue Dundalk between R-934-0 Castletown Road and R-178-1 Carrickmacross Road to vehicular traffic to facilitate the construction of a new ESB infrastructure. The extent of the road closure will be from the junction of R-934-0 Castletown Road to the junction with…

A group of six Palestinian boxers on a tour of Ireland will be in Drogheda later today. They will be appearing at the statues of legendary local fighters  the late Tony ” Socks” Byrne, an Olympic bronze medalist and Deirdre Gogarty, one of the first world champion women fighters, beside Scotch Hall on the south quay at 2pm….

The recent “random attacks” on members of the Indian community in Ireland have been met with outrage from Aontú’s Louth Representative, Michael O’Dowd. In a passionate statement, he condemned the violence, calling it “shameful and unacceptable.” O’Dowd didn’t mince words, expressing his frustration with the situation. “I am appalled, and frankly, angry at this situation….

Ardee Castle, one of Ireland’s most historically significant medieval buildings, is getting a new lease on life thanks to a fresh €1 million investment. Louth Senator Alison Comyn has hailed the funding, confirmed by Minister Dara Calleary, as a game changer for the town of Ardee. “This is fantastic news for Ardee and for County…

For many parents across Ireland, the excitement of a new school year is overshadowed by financial anxiety. A new survey from children’s charity Barnardos reveals that the cost of uniforms, books, and digital devices is pushing families to the brink. The Barnardos Back to School Survey 2025 found that over half of all parents are…

An Taisce has lodged a formal appeal against the planning permission granted by Louth County Council for a new data centre in Drogheda. It is due to be built on a new data and energy industrial campus at the former Premier Periclase factory along the Boyne Road in the town.   All of the old factory…