Drogheda’s People Before Profit spokesperson, Gus MacDonald, has criticised the government’s living with Covid policy, he says it is beginning to look more like a prison sentence than a solution! “The discontent of the country’s population is in danger of exploding as lockdown fatigue is exasperated by the calamitous handling of the pandemic and the…

This has been a most challenging year for business, it has left many business owners feeling isolated as they deal with a whole variety of new and difficult challenges. But a problem shared is a problem halved and it’s good to know that the team at Louth’s Local Enterprise Office are always there to offer…

The Chair of the Louth Social Democrats, Dunleer resident Niall McCreanor has said that the closure by Bank of Ireland of 103 branches including their branch in Dunleer, is more bad news that will be felt especially in rural areas where closures of local branches have a far reaching impact. “This will involve the potential…

There was much talk of facilities for cycling and walking at yesterday’s Borough District of Drogheda meeting when it was revealed that dedicated cycle/walking routes on the Termonfeckin Road and Dublin Road already under consideration. In the last couple of years Central Government seems to have woken up to the fact that motorists are not…

Dog shit is an ever present reality in all our lives. As soon as you leave your home you are in danger of stepping in it or getting the wheels of your pram or wheelchair fouled by it. The slimy topic got another airing at the Borough of Drogheda meeting yesterday evening by Councillor Pio…

In the seventies and eighties local newspapers used to frequently publish photos of local councillors pointing into huge potholes. Pothole pioneers we used to call them. In recent years our local roads have deteriorated almost to the state they were in back then. Not only are they the cause of much damage to motor cars…

Search begins for junior singing stars to represent Ireland Drogheda and the surrounding area is home to some very talented young singers and many of them have been polishing up those talents during lockdown. So, if you have a great singing voice and are between the ages of 9 and 14 years, this could well…

Ninety seven year-old Drogheda man Albert “Bertie” Chase was disappointed last week when the appointment to get his coronavirus jab was cancelled because the vaccine hadn’t arrived. That was finally put to rights this morning. Bertie celebrated his 97th birthday on Sunday last but, because he was a leap year baby, born on February 29th 1924,…

Fine Gael Councillor Sharon Tolan has issued an impassioned plea to Meath County Council calling on them to draw up a plan to protect the East Meath coastline which has been seriously damaged by coastal erosion this winter.  In an emergency motion to yesterday’s meeting of Meath County Council she said: “In the wake of…

Gardaí are seeking assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16 year old Tibor Czaszar who has been missing from Carlow Town since Sunday evening, 28th February 2021. It is thought that he may be in the Drogheda area. Tibor is described as being 5′ 4″ in height, of slim build with short black hair. When last…