Drogheda’s own Boann Distillery, located in Bryanstown, has been named Family Food and Drink Producer of the Year at the 2025 Family Business Awards, recognising the Cooney family’s outstanding contribution to Irish craftsmanship, innovation, and enterprise. The Family Business Awards celebrate Ireland’s most exceptional family-run enterprises — those setting new benchmarks for excellence while making…
Labour’s Finance spokesperson, Deputy Ged Nash TD, has urged the Government to proceed with “absolute caution” on any proposed sale of Permanent TSB (PTSB), warning against a repeat of past mistakes in Ireland’s banking sector. Deputy Nash said the announcement by PTSB represents the logical conclusion of the current Government’s policy to return State-owned banks…
Drogheda Life has announced the Drogheda Women & Children’s Refuge as its official charity partner for the year ahead, spanning late 2025 into 2026. The partnership marks a new chapter for Drogheda Life, reflecting its growing commitment to using local media as a positive force for good in the community. Through the year-long collaboration, the…
Ace Athletic Club athletes enjoyed an exceptional day at the Leinster Even Age Cross Country Championships in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny, delivering some of their best-ever performances at provincial level. In a thrilling finish, Shea O’Donnell crossed the line second overall but first in the U20 category, claiming the Leinster U20 title after an intense battle…
MEP Nina Carberry has called on the European Commission to accelerate long-awaited reforms to the EU’s tobacco laws, warning that existing rules have failed to keep pace with the explosion of vaping products. Carberry, who serves as a member of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Children’s Rights, said the EU’s tobacco directive — last updated…
By Seamie Briscoe On Sunday the 9th of November the Drogheda Male Voice Choir will take part in the RTE Televised main morning Mass from the RTE studios at Montrose. This Mass will be dedicated to the memory of Mother Mary Martin on the 50th anniversary of her death which occurred on the 27th of January 1975….
Uisce Éireann has advised that essential works on the water network in North Drogheda will cause a planned outage affecting customers in parts of Yellowbatter and Moneymore this Thursday, 30 October. The works are scheduled to take place from 10am to 4pm, and customers in Patrick Street, Glenmore Drive, Nuns Walk, Bredin Street, Stoney Lane,…
It was a weekend to remember for Drogheda & District Athletic Club, with members excelling at home, across Ireland and even abroad — from cross country championships in Kilkenny to the Dublin City Marathon and the Valencia Half Marathon. Juveniles Shine at Leinster Championships At the Leinster Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships in Kilkenny,…
You know someone has made a lasting impression when they speak from the heart about their mission to save lives — and moments later, you feel nothing but pride seeing them honoured for it. Ciara Mohan Gustafson has become the latest recipient of the Drogheda & District Chamber / BD Community Champion Award recognised for…
Louth County Council Chief Executive David Conway speaks with the kind of easy warmth that comes from genuine affection for a place. “I have a passion for Drogheda,” he says. “Both my children were born here. I’ve had a mobile home for over 20 years between Termonfeckin and Clogherhead, near Port Oriel, and I’ve fantastic…
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