Gardaí investigating the murder in January 2020 of a 17-year-old boy from Drogheda have arrested three men in Dublin following searches conducted in the city this morning, Monday 3rd May 2021. The searches, conducted by Mountjoy Detective Unit, were carried out under provisions of Section 10 of the Criminal Justice Act (Miscellaneous Provisions), 1997, at…

Many people living in the Boyne Valley region have a very special love for the ancient monuments that are a fascinating and valued feature of the landscape and a priceless part of our heritage. Unfortunately there are also those who have no respect or love for them whatsoever as is evidenced by certain mindless individuals defacing…

Jewel Akber is inviting customers to join the 49 staff members and 10 managers from his four MACE stores in County Louth in their “Tour de MACE” static cycle store event in May and June to raise funds for Down Syndrome Ireland. On each Friday and Saturday, from Saturday next, May 7th, one of Jewel’s…

Gardaí seized a huge haul of illegal drugs thought to be worth over a million Euro and arrested three people last night in County Meath. The drugs seizure, which included suspected cocaine, cannabis, and tablets came about following a number of searches in County Meath yesterday evening, Thursday, 29th April. At approximately 9:20pm, as a…

Students at St Mary’s Diocesan school have over the years developed a well-oiled machine for collecting funds for community organisations and charities and in the process the boys will hopefully develop a sense of values which encompasses the needs of others. They’re not that long back at school but already the St. Mary’s DS boys…

Readers who have had a cancer diagnosis and who are interested in clinical trials will be interested to know that Cancer Trials Ireland is hosting a Cancer Retreat on Friday May 21. The virtual event, which coincides with International Clinical Trials Day, is aimed at the cancer research community. However, conscious of the need to…

Government must clarify if Council can appeal Northern Cross Route decision Imelda Munster has asked Tánaiste Leo Varadkar for clarity as to whether or not Louth County Council can appeal the refusal of funding for the Port Access Northern Cross Route. She says that Minister Darragh O’Brien has been ‘dodging and delaying’ on this matter…

The Coast Guard and RNLI have issued important water safety tips ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend and say they have already had a busy year. They said they are expecting a busy Bank Holiday weekend on the coasts and inland waters, with more people enjoying the warmer weather and the brighter evenings. Both organisations…

It turns out that the logboat “discovered” by local amateur archaeologist Anthony Murphy the day before yesterday has in fact been known about for some time. A spokesperson for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has said that they were aware of the reports of a discovery. However, he said that…

There have been more cases of two gastrointestinal infections this year in the North East of the country than this time last year and the majority of those effected are children under 10 years of age. That’s according to the HSE North East where the Health Protection Team is advising people to take extra care…