The HSE are extending the opening of the free walk-in COVID-19 testing site in Drogheda until next Monday, May 31st. The facility at Bolton Square Carpark, Bolton Street, Drogheda (Eircode: A92 DKR0) will operate for an additional 3 days. No appointment is necessary to avail of this free service. It will be open on Saturday May 29th and Sunday…

Three beaches in County Louth – Clogherhead, Port, Lurganboy and Shelling Hill/Templetown, each of them managed by Louth County Council, have retained their Blue Flag status it was announced today and Seapoint Beach at Termonfeckin has once again been awarded a Green coast award. Today, the International Blue Flag and Green Coast Award recipients for…

Ireland’s first digital health and innovation hub for start-ups and SMEs A new digital health innovation hub called dConnect has launched today in Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT). dConnect will support Ireland’s ambition to become a global leader in the development of digital health solutions and will act as a bridge between business, the healthcare sector, higher…

Camper van transformed into a transport of delight by artist Rodney Thornton Congress Avenue couple Robbie and Sandra Maher are busy people, he works as a steeplejack while Sandra is kept busy working with Dunnes Stores. So they like to get away as often as they can and four years ago they bought a campervan…

“Officials dragging their heels on implementing recommendations” Independent Councillor Paddy McQuillan has accused government officials of dragging their heels on  implementing the 70-plus recommendations made by Vivian Guerin in his report “Drogheda: Creating a Bridge to a better Future”. In 2020, Mr. Guerin, the former head of the Probation Service, carried out a scoping exercise…

On Saturday last, May 22nd, a small but vocal group of people took to the streets of Drogheda to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The Drogheda gathering was just one of 23 protests, rallies and vigils being held around the country in response to the violence that has erupted in Gaza and the…

The imaginative and creative lives of children has always been a focus for Highlanes Gallery, which later this year marks its fifteenth birthday. Last autumn the gallery team actioned its first hybrid Primary School Spring Programme, with its first full remote programme just being completed with three classes in two local schools, Marymount N.S. and…

HSE Public Health North East, in collaboration with Drogheda & District Chamber is to host a special webinar for Drogheda-based companies aimed at safeguarding and protecting their businesses from the risks associated with COVID-19 in the new, restriction-relaxed environment. “Future Safeguarding for Drogheda Businesses – a Special COVID-19 Briefing” will take place at 7pm this…

Diana Merfeldiene, an emerging artist from Latvia but now living in Mornington, first discovered her passion for art during her childhood in the beautiful city of Riga. However she never thought to pursue art as a career as she had been told from an early age that “you can’t make a living as an artist!”…

It was cancelled last year but the return of the Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition will be welcomed in communities across Louth and Meath. Deputy Fergus O’Dowd confirmed that 48 Tidy Town Groups in Louth and Meath have been awarded grants of up to €1,000 under the Tidy Towns Fund announced by Minister for Rural and…