Category: News
Wolfe Tones GFC mark 100 years with special centenary jersey
Opportunity to have your family name immortalised Drogheda’s Wolfe Tones GFC will be celebrating 100 years of Gaelic sport next year and, to mark the occasion, they are releasing a commemorative jersey adorned with the names of their supporters. Obviously this is a momentous year for the club and they are offering Gaels the opportunity to…
TV show to show the moment three abandoned siblings met half a century on
By Elaine Keogh Paul Murphy, the man who found a newborn baby boy abandoned at a phone box in Drogheda on a freezing cold night in May 1965, got to meet him again on Friday night prior to the Late Late Show along with his two birth siblings who were also abandoned shortly after birth. …
Drogheda remembers its loved ones lost to suicide
Fifteen or twenty minutes before the start of yesterday’s World Suicide Prevention Day ceremony at the steps of St. Peter’s Church, just as the organisers were setting up the microphones and making other preparations for the event, the grey clouds that had lingered all morning parted and the sun burst through. Maybe it was a…
Gardaí seek missing Dublin boy with Drogheda connections
Gardaí have issued an appeal to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of twelve-year-old Reece Thornton who was last seen in the Dublin 15 area on Thursday 9th September 2021. Reece, who is known to frequent the Drogheda area, is described as being 5 foot 4 inches in height, of slim build with…
Culture Night at Highlanes Gallery
Next Friday night, September 17th, is Culture Night and Highlanes Gallery in Laurence Street have organised a couple of interesting events to mark the occasion. At 5.00 pm there’s a free outdoor traditional music session under the canopy when Ceol Le Clapsolas return after a triumphant performance in 2019 during the Fleadh Cheoil. Then at…
Win a chance to train with Kellie Harrington or top GAA stars
The National Dairy Council are offering four lucky schools or sports clubs the chance to train with Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington and three of Ireland’s top GAA Stars – Cian Lynch, Grace Walsh and Con O’Callaghan. The Training Day with Kellie will take place on Friday 8th October at the Sport Ireland Campus in Blanchardstown, Dublin. This is…
Nothing can stand in the way of live music, the Boyne Music Festival has proved it!
There can be no doubt that this has been a challenging year for the arts, but this hasn’t stopped Aisling and Julie-Anne Manning and Deirdre Brenner, Directors of the Boyne Music Festival. After the 2020 Festival had to be cancelled entirely, they were determined to bring joyful music into our lives in 2021 in whatever…
Enable Ireland campaigns for a ‘Life With No Limits’ for people with disabilities
Enable Ireland’s annual ‘Life With No Limits’ campaign takes place during the month of September and, this year more than ever, the charity is relying on the public’s support for their vital therapy and support services for over 9,400 children and adults with disabilities. You can support this worthy cause by purchasing Life With No Limits merchandise from their…
Watch out, the Vikings are coming!
The Boyne Valley Viking Experience rolls in to The Irish Military War Museum at Starínagh, near Collon, for the weekend of October 2/3. The inaugural Boyne Valley Viking Experience takes on Saturday October 2nd from 10.30 am to 5pm and Sunday October 3rd from 10.30 am to 4 pm. Join in the fun and immerse…
Drogs and LMETB launch unique course in sports management
Course will use love of football to engage unemployed people with mainstream education Drogheda United Football Club brought their policy of community engagement to a whole new level earlier today when they launched an exciting new education programme targeted at young people wishing to pursue a career in the sports industry and learn about how…