Sinn Fein Councillor Tom Cunningham has accused Louth County Council of ignoring the issue of illegal parking in Crooked Street, Clogherghead. He says that money that was supposed to have been spent on remedial work has been spent elsewhere. Cunningham told yesterday’s Drogheda Borough meeting that illegal parking on the street, especially at busy times,…

AIMS group campaigns for improvements in maternity services At a protest by members of the Association for Improvements in Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS) this morning outside Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital over restrictions due to COVID-19  was Orla Kerbey and her six months old daughter. Orla and her husband Bill had a pregnancy loss in 2019 as…

Drogheda & District Chamber has been busy supporting its members throughout the pandemic and its activities have caught the attention of the Sustainable Business Impact Awards who have shortlisted them in two categories. The first nomination comes in the Most Successful Policy Campaign category for the Chamber’s work on the M1 Corridor project in conjunction with…

Move designed to facilitate increasing number of daily sea swimmers Meath County Council is to become the first local authority in Ireland to test the quality of the bathing water at local beaches every week of the year rather than just the in the summer months. The move, which is designed to facilitate the growing…

The carpark at Clogherhead harbour is to be resurfaced and power points for car charging and camper vans installed. The good news was announced by Louth County Council’s Senior Engineer Mark Johnson at yesterday evening’s meeting of the Borough District of Drogheda. He was responding to a request from local Councillor Declan Power who welcomed…

 The National Monuments Service has confirmed that two new logboats, that could date from Medieval times, were found by Mr Murphy. It is official – two logboats, which could date from Medieval times were found by citizen archaeologist Mr Murphy in the Boyne using his drone. The discoveries bring to 14 the number of logboats found in…

It’s been a bone of contention that people from Drogheda and South Louth must travel to Dundalk for their Covid jab and there was disappointment last week when it was anounced that the vaccination centre at the gymnasium at DIFE was not intended as a mass vaccination facility for the general public. But today the…

Louth County Council has announced that, for the second consecutive year, that it is to run its popular “Louth In Bloom competition.” In a statement the Council said it is doing this to “acknowledge and honour the work being carried out by volunteers, community groups and individuals, during these difficult and restrictive times, to enhance…

Tadhg’s handcrafted wooden pens take top spot at nationwide competition  A student from Scoil Uí Mhuirí in Dunleer has beaten off competition from all over the country to become Foróige’s Youth Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 and will go on to represent Ireland at the European Youth Entrepreneur Awards in Switzerland next year. Tadhg O’Brien,…

When two Clogherhead men, Aaron Walsh and Thomas Sullivan, cycled 100kms to raise funds for Down Syndrome Ireland last month they did so knowing they had received tremendous support from the local community. Such was the strength of this support the duo managed to raise the tidy sum of €4,000 for their chosen charity which…