The Ardee Garden Care & Repair Project has been shortlisted for the Age Friendly Environment Award at the 2025 National Age Friendly Recognition and Achievement Awards. The awards, organised by Age Friendly Ireland, celebrate projects that help create inclusive and supportive communities for older people. The Ardee project was chosen for its outstanding contribution to…

A new European study commissioned by Vodafone reveals that a majority of Irish teens want to reduce their screen time and find more offline activities. The 2025 Gen Z and Alpha Smartphone Study, which included 500 Irish teens, found a strong desire among young people for a better balance between their digital and real lives….

RTÉ broadcaster and commentator Marty Morrissey is calling on people across east Meath and Drogheda to get behind a major national fundraiser for Ireland’s hospices. As ambassador for the annual Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning for Hospice, he described hospice staff as “angels” and said he would want to receive that kind of care himself one…

The new DART extension from Malahide to Drogheda has received planning approval. It will mean the electrification of the track along the 37 Km route and should take three years to complete. A new platform will also be built at McBride Station,Drogheda as part of the project.   The procurement process to award the contracts…

Over 65,000 Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied candidates received their provisional results today, marking a significant milestone in their academic journey. Students can access their results from 10 am via the State Examinations Commission’s (SEC) Candidate Self Service Portal at www.examinations.ie. Schools have also been asked to support students throughout the day. The SEC’s…

For the first time ever, the Louth Plein Air Art Festival is holding an exhibition of its artists’ work in The Basement Gallery at An Tain Arts Centre in Dundalk. The exhibition, which opened on Wednesday, 6th August, runs until this Saturday, 23rd August. The exhibition features 39 paintings by 30 artists, ranging from amateurs…

The Drogheda area was subjected to two acts of vandalism and a littering incident over the weekend. A number of public bins in St Dominic’s Park were burned and a large amount of rubbish was dumped  on the lane between Laurence Street and the High Lane beside the old Franciscan Church.   The window of an advertising…

Three prominent local politicians are backing Heather Humphreys for the Fine Gael Presidential nomination. Education Minister Helen McEntee, the party’s Louth TD Paula Butterly and East Meath County Councillor Sharon Tolan, are all supporting the Monaghan woman against her party rival the ex-President of the GAA and Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly from Kerry.   Heather Humprhreys…

Uisce Éireann is calling on consumers in Louth to sign up for its free text alert service to stay informed as a major programme of water infrastructure upgrades continues. The company is investing over €10 billion over the next five years, which will see hundreds of projects underway across Ireland. While this work will improve…

There is a renewed call for St Laurence’s Gate to be open to the public and a plaza – public space to be created around it.   The demand came from Community Activist Ann McVeigh, one of the original campaigners who persuaded Louth CountyCouncil to close the Gate to traffic in the first place.   She can’t…