The name of Drogheda United Football Club’s home ground has been changed today from United Park to ‘Head in the Game Park’. Head in the Game is the name of a group of football fans who want to start a conversation about mental health and well-being within the League of Ireland community. In early 2020,…

Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Tourism, Imelda Munster TD, has called on Minister Catherine Martin to provide grants to the tourism and hospitality sector to help with the cost of adapting their premises for outdoor dining. She says businesses must be supported in their preparations for what is expected to be a very different, and difficult…

In advance of International Women’s Day on Monday next, An Post has issued a new stamp celebrating the renowned 19th century Irish nationalist and feminist writer, Jane, Lady Wilde (1821-1896) whose pen-name was ‘Speranza’. She came to prominence in famine-stricken Ireland in 1848 when she wrote an unsigned revolutionary editorial in ‘The Nation’, the organ…

Labour Councillor Pio Smith has said that the law that prevents councils from using CCTV cameras to catch illegal dumpers needs to be updated rather than spending hundreds of thousands of Euro every year cleaning up the mess they leave. “The scourge of fly tipping and illegal dumping in Drogheda and surrounding areas has been…

The Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue and Recovery Service (BFRRS) is one of those organisations that is right at the very heart of the local community. They are the ultimate professionals at what they do, which is not always a pleasant task, and they put themselves on the line, day or night and in all weathers, to…

Gardaí spat at and had urine thrown at them during anti lockdown riots The Garda Representative Association (GRA) has received a commitment from Garda Commissioner Drew Harris that he will revisit the resourcing of public order units and the priority vaccination of Gardaí following the riots in Dublin last Saturday. GRA President Frank Thornton and General Secretary…

Boyne Valley Camino gets €52k boost for signage €145k for Rathmullan Road to Boyne Greenway footpath There is good news on two fronts for walkers of all levels in Drogheda this morning with the announcement that €145,000 is to be spent on a footpath alongside the Rathmullan Road down to the Greenway and a further…

A man has been arrested in County Louth today in relation to an ongoing investigation into property registration fraud worth up to €20 million. The man, aged 37, was arrested in the Dundalk area, today 3rd March 2021, by Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) and Dundalk and is currently being detained…

Drogheda Triathlon Club’s first Duathlon of 2021 took place over the weekend and while the event took place virtually due to COVID restrictions with everyone staying within the 5k limits, one couple took part in New Zealand. Altogether 47 members completed a 3km run, followed by a 20km cycle and finished off with another 3km…

With the start of the Premier Division of the Airtricity League just a couple of weeks away, newly promoted Drogheda United have teamed up with Drogheda & District Chamber to seek support from the local business community. They are asking local business to support local and get behind the club this season by availing of…