Slane Irish Whiskey kicks off this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations tomorrow night, Saturday 13 March, with  a hugely anticipated gig, broadcast from Slane Distillery. In a very special night of music, THE SLANE SESSIONS online gig – to be broadcast on Hot Press magazine’s YouTube channel – will see the craft, graft and innovation…

“One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome” After three failed attempts, pretence that URDF will fund access route needs to stop Deputy Ged Nash has said that if this government is serious about supporting the development of Drogheda, a new roads funding scheme needs to…

Council seeks clarification from Minster O’Dowd says over €200m remains available The fallout from the failure of Louth County Council’s application funding to the tune of €56m for the Port Northern Cross route has continued all week but the officials at County Hall have remained silent on the issue until today. Obviously smarting from the…

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) is teaming up with Virgin Media Television for a special ‘Donate For Dementia’ week of activity from 22nd-28th March to raise much-needed awareness and vital funds for the charity to support people with all forms of dementia which affects half a million Irish families. From Monday 22nd March, Virgin…

Sinn Féin Councillor Pearse McGeough and TD Imelda Munster, have organised an online public meeting to discuss the closure of the Bank of Ireland branch in Dunleer. “This will be an opportunity for the public to have their say about the loss of the bank from Dunleer and how it will affect them, their neighbours…

Gardaí searching an outdoor area close to Rathmullan Park for the past two days as part of their investigation into the murder of a male juvenile in Drogheda in January 2020 have today discovered partial skeletal remains. The remains were found this afternoon, Thursday 11th March 2021. Members of the Garda Technical Bureau are at…

Over the past few years Tony and Ger Smith and their team at GOODWOOD Fuel based at 24 North Strand, Drogheda have been in the vanguard of a revolution in the way we think about fuel. Firewood is their business but their mission is about much more than simply keeping us warm. Their products will…

Everyone loves a flutter on the BoyleSports Irish Grand National. The race was not held last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic but will feature on the final day of the Fairyhouse Easter Festival on April 5 so, get your pins out to pick a winner.  Burrows Saint, which gave Willie Mullins his first success in the…

The Board of Drogheda United Football Club say they are dismayed at the decision of the Government not to approve funding for the Northern Cross Route in Drogheda.  In a statement issued this afternoon they say the decision has significant implications on their plans to build a new stadium and training centre for not just…

The picture above is an illustration of the neglect and lack of imagination by both central and local government when it comes to the development of Drogheda. The Council provided a tap so that people tending graves in the graveyard at Newtown could put flowers in vases of water. Nice thought but it was installed…