A lyrical labour of love written in pen and ink by local author The unstoppable march of technology has meant that the clackety clack of dozens of manual typewriters being frantically pounded by reporters in a busy newsroom is a sound that will probably never be heard again. Being the son of a journalist, one…

By Elaine Keogh A postcard sent from Ireland destined for a great granny in County Galway, was delivered in error to the home of a Drogheda woman living in Boston on St Patrick’s Day. Decorated with a child’s colouring and a simple message saying, ‘lots of love Billy,’ the woman whose home it arrived at…

Despite all the warnings Gardaí are continuing to find people gathering for house parties or social gatherings. They point out that these gatherings not only put those attending at risk, but everyone they come into contact with after including loved ones, neighbours, colleagues and local community. To date, An Garda Síochána has issued over 15,000…

This month’s Zoom-in from Outcomers Drogheda will have a special magical twist. For the month that’s in it, they are celebrating MARCH MAGIC with a one-off, magic show calledVIRUTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE with Ireland’s leading magician, Joe Daly this Thursday 25th March at 19.45.  The Outcomers Drogheda LGBTQ+ Zoom-In’s are a safe space for members of the…

Councillor James Byrne has written to all school principals in the Drogheda area encouraging them to get their schools involved in a new initiative that is designed to get students getting to and from school under their own steam. The Safe Routes to School Programme which was launched yesterday by Minister for Education Norma Foley…

Gardaí have seized almost €180,000 worth of suspected cannabis herb and cocaine in Drogheda following a search of a vehicle in Drogheda town centre last night, Thursday March 18, 2021. Shortly after 9pm Gardaí attached to the Divisional Drugs Unit based at Drogheda and members of the Drogheda Detective Unit stopped and searched a vehicle…

There has been intense Garda activity in the Moneymore area of Drogheda all morning after a suspected pipe bomb was discovered on a grass verge in the centre of the densely populated area. Gardaí arrived at the scene at approximately 10.20am after they received reports of the discovery of a suspicious device. Garda personnel cordoned…

PANCR funding failure the latest example of neglect at national and county level  “There is a better way of doing politics” says Independent Drogheda Councillor Paddy McQuillan in an article he has written for Drogheda Life in response to recent events. He says that successive governments have overlooked Drogheda and it seems that the people…

“Access to birth certificates an important first step” At the March meeting of Louth County Council Sinn Féin Councillor Joanna Byrne tabled a motion recognising the upset and distress caused by the destruction of records by the Commission of Investigation into mother and Baby homes and called on the Minister for Children to publish without…

To mark World Water Day on Monday 22 March, Irish Water and Green-Schools Ireland are inviting students and their families in Louth to celebrate the value of water by doing their own Mini Walk for Water at home. World Water Day is an annual event celebrating the value of fresh water in our lives and raising…