Local TD Ged Nash has welcomed a commitment from Education Minister Norma Foley that officials in her department will meet with the Board of the Drogheda Educate Together School to discuss the need for additional first year places for the 2021-2022 school year.  The commitment came in a reply to a Daíl question he tabled…

“We want to be part of the successful development of Drogheda” The Committee of the Love Drogheda BID has welcomed the Geiran Community Safety and Wellbeing Report saying it provides a new pathway forward for Drogheda and highlights the challenges constraining Drogheda and the opportunities to forge a new future for our town.  In his…

Vivienne Byrne and Oisín McGann to receive €8,000 each from Platform 31 Artist Bursary Scheme Two Drogheda artists have been awarded bursaries under the new nationwide artist development scheme Platform 31 which is organised by the 31 Local Authority Arts Offices, in collaboration with the Arts Council to develop their practice and to test new…

Accomplished singer songwriter Kelley McArdle is a young Drogheda woman on a mission and she’s not the type to quit before she can say “mission accomplished.”  Last time we spoke to Kelley she was busy preparing for the release of a new single in aid of the Rape Crisis Centre. That was about six weeks…

“Banks, especially those in which the State holds a share, have wider social and economic function beyond the bottom line for their shareholders” Louth TD Ged Nash and Labour’s Finance spokesperson met with Bank of Ireland CEO Francesca McDonagh to urge the bank to reconsider its plans to close the bank’s branch in Dunleer. He…

Roadside vending machine supplying ‘Wholey Cow’ milk in glass milk bottles, “is the first one in the South”   By Elaine Keogh An enterprising County Louth farmer has opened Ireland’s first ‘Milk Shack’  where a self-service vending machine supplies ‘Wholey Cow’ milk from cows who are milked just metres away. The Milk Shack is the brainchild…

As we enter our second year living with Covid-19, we continue to worry about the impact of restrictions on the social and mental wellbeing of older people. As a result many community organisations have looked to technology to maintain connections with and services for older people. Drogheda Community Services Trust have joined in a collaborative…

Drogheda based Sinn Féin Councillor Joanna Byrne is one of six women councillors nationwide to be members of a cross-party working group to examine proposals to give County and City Councillors maternity leave.  The group is scheduled to hold its inaugural meeting on Monday 29th March meet with Minister of State for Local Government and…

The party political blame game and negativity must be put aside so we can grasp this once in a lifetime opportunity for ourselves and for future generations of Drogheda people Last Friday, March 26, 2021, was arguably one of the most important dates for Drogheda in a very long time. With his report into community…

Gardaí are trying to locate the owners of 60 bicycles including some expensive hybrid and mountain bikes all of which were either seized or recovered since the first lockdown. They are currently in the Garda station in Dundalk and an appeal on social media reunited some with their rightful owners. While the bikes are in…