Rip currents are a major cause of accidental drownings but can be notoriously difficult to spot. The Irish Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland are pleading with swimmers and particularly those who may be visiting an area they are not familiar with over the Bank Holiday weekend, to learn the warning signs, read local safety notices…
 All roads lead to Croke Park on Sunday when the Louth Ladies play in the All Ireland Junior Final against Antrim.  The throw-in is at 11.45am and the game is being screened live on TG4.  Tickets for the matchare €30 euros each and still available. You also get to see the Intermediate…
 The number of new car registrations in County Louth has increased by 6.33% for the first seven months of this year.  A total of 2518 new vehicles were sold from January to July compared to 2368 for the same period in 2024.  Over in County Meath the number of new car registrations…
Louth Labour TD, Ged Nash has challenged the government to work with Louth County Council to address a funding gap that will allow work to be carried out on Ardee Castle so this jewel in the crown of mid-Louth can open to the public again. Deputy Nash explained: “It is now six years since Louth County Council was granted…
 One of the biggest eyesores in East Meath, the old El Molino Hotel,in Julianstown – also called the Mill House – may finally be cleaned up for good.  A company named Casana Developments Ltd has applied to Meath County Council for 62 dwellings of terraced and apartments and duplex units on the site.  …
OUR Generation is thrilled to announce that six exciting young musical acts from Donegal, Newry, and Drogheda are set to perform at Vantastival, a popular music and campervan festival, this September. These talented youngsters will take to the stage as part of the OUR Generation Project. The groups heading to Vantastival have been actively involved…
 Many people in Louth and Meath are really struggling to pay their energy bills, Drogheda TD Joanna Byrne of Sinn. Fein has revealed.  That is the feedback she is regularly getting from callers to her new constituency offer and is demanding the Government do something to help people with their electricity and gas bills…
 A new football programme kicked off today as part of the Make Louth Healthy campaign.  Run by Louth County Council it will be held over ten weeks at the Boyne Rovers FC grounds at Parkview in Drogheda.  The new initiative is being organised in collaboration with the Irish Homeless Street League –…
The Gardai will be carrying out a major traffic enforcement operation nationwide on the roads this Bank Holiday Week in a bid to save lives This will include mobile checkpoints across the motorways and roads around counties Louth and Meath.  Drivers are urged not to drink- drive or drive after taking drugs, and there will…
 The countdown to the region’s most prestigious business event has officially begun! Today, at a vibrant launch in the Highlanes Gallery, the Drogheda Chamber of Commerce unveiled the North East Business Awards 2025, setting the stage for a spectacular Gala Awards Night at the CityNorth Hotel on November 22nd. This is your business’s golden…
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