The value of dairy farming to the rural economy in county Louth and elsewhere is highlighted in new figures from Glanbia Ireland which show the company paid a total of €25 million for milk in the county last year. Glanbia Ireland has 106 farm families supplying milk in Co Louth. The company delivered a solid…

Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Charmaine Kelly, who has been missing from Drogheda, Co Louth since Monday the 5th April 2021. Charmaine is 5′ 6″ in height, of slight build, with brown hair and blue eyes. When last seen she was wearing a Grey Diesel jacket, a black…

Ómós – Michael D @ 80 -18 April 2021 @ 9:30pm TG4 and TG4.ie Michael D Higgins is without doubt Ireland’s most popular President, he certainly was a great hit with the people of Drogheda during the Fleadh Cheoil in 2018 and 2019. So it is only fitting that Van Morrison, arguably Ireland’s most successful musician, should lead a…

Streamed gig to mark 40th anniversary possible this year No names have been mentioned yet but Slane Castle are planning to bring live music back with a bang with a double summer concert in 2022. Castle owner, Lord Henry Mountcharles, is also considering a live-streamed gig later this year to celebrate 40 years of rock…

Clogherhead man Aaron Walsh and his friend Thomas Sullivan are set to undertake a gruelling 100km cycle on Saturday, 17th April to raise funds for MACE Ireland’s official charity partner, Down Syndrome Ireland.  The cycle, which is being supported by Aaron’s father Niall who runs the local MACE shop in Clogherhead, will be in accordance…

Like almost every other event this year Drogheda Pride has had to be cancelled for the second successive year. Pride may be cancelled but there are many other ways that members of Drogheda’s gay community can celebrate. Drogheda LGBTQ Support Group, a non-profit community organisation that aims to create awareness and understanding of the LGBT+…

RTÉ star Dáithí Ó Sé is calling on Louth to show solidarity with people with dementia and their family carers and virtually have Tea in Every Town with their friends and loved ones to mark Alzheimer’s Tea Day which takes place across Ireland on Thursday, 6th May. There are almost 600 people living with dementia in Louth and for every one of them three others are…

Banana importers Fyffes has issued an invitation to mums, dads and children throughout Drogheda, Louth and beyond to join in a search to find Ireland’s ‘Best Banana Dessert’ creation.  Fronting the search to find this year’s winning creations is Ireland’s well-known TV cook, Donal Skehan whose programmes are a favourite with viewers and wannabe cooks.  The popular presenter…

Artists to be invited to submit artworks for €10,000 commission Perhaps it’s the luxury of having spare time, or maybe it’s the lack of distractions, but Drogheda’s artistic community seems to have blossomed during lockdown with local artists turning out some absolutely stunning work of late. Visual artists will be interested to hear that An Post has…

Irish Water told to deal with smell from Waste Water Treatment Plant Several other waste outlets need to be considered also The Dawn Meats planning application for a pipeline to transfer waste water into the Boyne has prompted a welcome debate about the value of clean water and the environment generally. Dawn Meats says that…