Sinn Féin TD Imelda Munster has called on the government to ensure that the HSE delivers on its promise to provide a vaccination centre in Drogheda. Deputy Munster raised the matter in the Dáil, asking Tánaiste Leo Varadkar to ensure that the HSE delivers on its commitment to provide a vaccination centre for the town….

Louth Senator urges local community groups to apply for funding Fianna Fail Senator Erin McGreehan is urging Louth community and voluntary groups, charities and social enterprises to apply for a €10 million fund that is designed to support groups which have suffered as a result of the pandemic.  The Covid Stability Fund 2021, which was…

Louth Library Service has announced that they will be reopening all five of their branches on May 10th with a Quick Browse Service. Whilst adhering to all HSE Covid-19 protocols they ask members to take note of the numbers allowed in the building at any given time. To return your library items, a returns box will be…

As we prepare for a summer which will no doubt involve a much higher level of outdoor dining and drinking, the Government is making extra funding to the tune of five million Euro available to local authorities to tackle the expected surge in littering. The Green Party in South Louth have welcomed the announcement and…

The Minister for Education Norma Foley has said that she expects the new school buildings at Whitecross National School in Julianstown to be completed by Mid-August. The news, which was welcomed by Deputy Fergus O’Dowd, came in the form of a response to a Dail question from the local TD. “The project commenced on site…

Drogheda students have once again exhibited some extraordinary talent in the Louth & Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB) Robert Ballagh Art & Photography Competition. Now in its’ sixth year, the competition is open to students and learners attending LMETB’s 18 Secondary Schools, three Post Leaving Cert Colleges, three VTOS Centres, nine Youthreach Centres and…

Fine Gael TD, Fergus O’Dowd, has received confirmation from the HSE that the vital 50 bed St Joseph’s Hospital Community Nursing Unit in Ardee is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2021.  O’Dowd said “This is really positive news and I’m delighted the necessary approvals are now in place to allow the project advance…

” Serious lack of public amenities and community infrastructure in East Meath” Efforts to secure an additional playground in the East Meath area will continue next week with a motion tabled for the Laytown/Bettystown local area meeting of Meath County Council. The motion is from Cllr Stephen McKee who wants the council to ‘immediately begin planning…

Councillor Joanna Byrne says she was “shocked and disgusted” to see over 40 trollies, buggies, bikes, scooters, lawnmowers  and other dangerous items retrieved from the river by the Boyne Fisherman’s Rescue on their most recent clean-up of the Boyne yesterday. “People do simply not grasp the dangers of discarding trollies into the river” Cllr Byrne…

Simply NUC, (pronounced simply nook), a systems integrator specialising in mini PCs, has announced the creation of 30 new jobs over the next two years at its facility in Dunleer, Co. Louth. Established in Round Rock Texas in 2015, Simply NUC provides fully configured, warrantied and supported mini PC systems to businesses and consumers, as…