There was good news for people on the Drogheda Housing List after Louth County Council bought 18 new homes  recently built in the town.   The local authority purchased the recently completed social housing units along the Ballymakenny Road area.   The multi million euro acquisition includes a mix of high quality two bedroom apartments, two-bedroom…

  St Oliver’s Scout Group will host the fourth Greenmount House Willie Reilly Golf Classic at Seapoint Golf Links on Friday, August 15, 2025. The annual event began in 2022 in memory of the late Willie Reilly, a respected local chef and a dedicated leader with St Oliver’s Scout Group for over three decades. Reilly,…

Gardai are investigating the theft of a pick up jeep and two landcruiser vans in the Drogheda and Dunleer area over a week ago. The first incident occurred around 3am on July 21 outside a house at Deepforde on the Dublin Road in Drogheda when a ‘212’ Toyota HiLux was stolen.   The following day…

Uisce Eireann has confirmed that water will be switched on for the new Beaulieu Banks estate in Drogheda in mid-August. The news will come as a relief to over 20 buyers who can’t move into their new homes because of the water connection delay.   The issue was raised by the Mayor of Drogheda Councillor Michelle Hall at a recent…

Clogherhead RNLI volunteers sprang into action yesterday afternoon to assist a tired swimmer. Around 2 pm, the swimmer began their journey around the Clogherhead Headland. Despite fair weather and good sea conditions, RNLI volunteers and members of the public soon noticed the swimmer struggling. The all-weather lifeboat, Michael O’Brien, was promptly launched. Coxswain Gerard Sharkey…

  A number of public events are taking place in the Drogheda area over the coming weeks which might interest you. A Farmers Market will be held this Sunday between 10am and 2pm in the car park of Oldbridge House, the Battle of the Boyne Site.   It will feature stalls and there will be…

  Property prices will increase by at least 5% across the country over the next 12 months.   That’s the prediction of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) in its 2025 mid year report.   This is a drop of 1% from the 6% housing price hike predicted last January.   The SCSI said…

  Tributes have been paid to Phyllis Grogan, one of the stalwarts of St Kevin’s GAA club in Philipstown, Co Louth who has sadly died at 84 years of age.   She passed away peacefully at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.   In a statement published on social media St…

  It was a week to remember for ACE AC as athletes delivered outstanding performances both at home and abroad the biggest of all coming from Lorcan Forde Dunne who represented Ireland at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia. Competing in exceptionally hot conditions of 35 degrees, he produced a superb performance finishing 8th against some of Europe’s…

If you like walking, then the Drogheda area is the place to be this Autumn.   The very successful Boyne Valley Trails is back and will run from September 14 to 21 next.   It is organised by one of the founders of the Drogheda Camino Dusty Flanagan in conjunction with Love Drogheda and Failte…