Drogheda’s schoolgirls gave their male counterparts a thrashing in this year’s Drogheda Young Innovators competition by claiming all of the prizes! On 30th April, The Mill Enterprise Hub held an online awards ceremony for the three finalists of the annual Drogheda Young Innovators competition.   Students from local schools watched the finalists’ videos which showcased…

Littlewood forest near Slane is the closest one to Drogheda Meath County Council, in collaboration with Coillte, has released a new promotional video to improve understanding of how to enjoy forestry areas within County Meath through both land-based wildfire prevention measures and a greater awareness of litter pollution.  The video includes footage of forest fires…

Two out of three logboats spotted in the Boyne river in Drogheda by local citizen archaeologist Anthony Murphy are understood to be new discoveries. Mr Murphy was using a drone when he found the first one nearly two weeks ago; at the time he had been looking for a dolphin seen in the river. In the…

Gardaí have arrested a man in his late 20s as part of their ongoing investigation into the murder of Drogheda teenager Keane Mulready Woods in January 2020. The man is currently being detained at a Dublin Garda Station under Section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1999. Meanwhile, the three men arrested as part of…

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced that additional heritage sites will open to visitors on Monday next, May 10 including Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth. Oldbridge House and Visitor Centre at the Battle of the Boyne site will also be opening their doors again to welcome visitors inside for self-guided tours. Other sites to…

The committee of the Francis Ledwidge Museum in Slane has issued an appeal for funds to repair the 135-year-old birthplace of the poet and have also expressed concerns about a major bypass of the village which will be almost on its doorstep. “We are delighted and relieved to once again open our doors to visitors…

The Irish discount retailer Mr. Price has announced that they are to open a new store in Drogheda next week which will see the creation of 30 new jobs. This will be the retailer’s third store in Louth. In an otherwise uncertain retail market MrPRICE have acquired a retail unit on the Donore road in Drogheda….

Labour Finance spokesperson Ged Nash has called on the government to bring forward immediate practical tax proposals to deal with cuckoo funds, such as an increase to the Stamp Duty rate on sales of residential property to investor funds which would work to quickly block the insidious practices being used to snap up new and…

“By limiting the voices of our future leaders, we only limit ourselves” Today Drogheda Life is pleased to publish an article by Omnia Kharief who is a student at Our Lady’s College Greenhills and also a Regional Officer with the Irish Second-level Students Union. We think the world will be hearing a lot more from…

Sinn Féin has re-launched a stimulus voucher scheme designed to give families a break within Ireland and in the process provide a much-needed boost to the hospitality and recreation sectors of the economy.  Under the scheme, which was first published last summer, every adult would entitled to claim €200 and €100 for each child to…