Category: News
Droichead Arts Centre to receive funding of €70k
The Droichead Arts Centre is to receive €70,000 in funding for the upgrading and development of their facilities. The announcement was made this morning by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD as part of a nationwide package worth almost €1.5m to assist the hard-hit arts and cultural sector. €1,461,587…
Drogheda Cycling Group calls for continuous footpaths in housing estates
The Drogheda Cycling Group is calling for Louth and Meath County Councils to install continuous footpaths in all of Drogheda’s estates to allow easier access for pedestrians, cyclists and the less able and also to act as a deterrent to speeding. The Group’s Chairperson Noel Hogan said: “Continuous footpaths means that instead of reducing the…
Guide to this week’s activities at Drogheda Arts Festival
Drogheda Arts Festival is back this week with live events across the town with street theatre, family fun, podcasts and visual arts. Podcasts – Where are we now? thirtythree-45 and Droichead Arts Centre For Drogheda Arts Festival 2021, thirtythree-45 in association with Droichead Arts Centre is producing a podcast sound/music series which will be broadcast…
McKee asks NTA to install a bus stop at Donacarney
Councillor, Stephen McKee (FF), has written to the National Transport Authority (NTA) asking them to install a bus stop in Donacarney on the D4 and D5 East Meath bus services into Drogheda. McKee said he had received numerous queries from local residents on the issue. “An additional stop in Donacarney on those routes would facilitate…
Performing arts groups seek guidance on resuming indoor classes
“Enough is enough” says Barbican boss Declan Power Performing arts groups provide a vital creative outlet to young people and their continued closure is causing much upset to budding dancers, musicians and actors. This week a call has gone out from groups throughout the country for Culture Minister Catherine Martin to act immediately on re-opening…
Laytown Races rescheduled to November 1
They were cancelled in 2020, and it seemed as if they might suffer the same fate this year, but Horse Racing Ireland has announced that Laytown Races, which were due to be held on Thursday September 2, will now be rescheduled to Monday November 1. Joe Collins, Laytown Races Chairman, said: “Laytown Races is in a…
RNLI Golf Day at County Louth Golf Club
The fundraising branch of Clogherhead and Drogheda RNLI have been very kindly allocated Wednesday 18th August 2021 by Co. Louth Golf Club to enable then to raise some much-needed funds and to “Help Save Lives at Sea”. “We are very grateful to the Golf Club for their kind gesture” said Padraig Rath of Clogherhead Lifeboat…
Help spread the word about the danger of broken glass on the beach
This summer lots of us are re-discovering the beautiful countryside and coastline of this wonderful Island we call home and realising how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful and welcoming country. Sadly though there is still a minority of people who think it is acceptable to leave litter behind them. It is…
Take a walk on the Meath side – Heritage Walking Tour
On Wednesday evening next, August 11th community historian Brendan Matthews will present another of his popular History and Heritage walking tours beginning at the Old Hill car-park opposite Millmount and behind the Millmount Bar at 7.30 p.m. The theme of this walk is “Taking a Walk on the Meath Side” during which Brendan will outline…
Registration open for SOSAD Dawn to Dusk fundraising walk
Suicide counselling charity experiencing huge increase in demand Registration for SOSAD Ireland’s annual Dawn to Dusk Fundraising Walk is now open. Last year SOSAD experienced an 80% increase over 2019 in requests for their services from people who were suicidal, self-harming or had suicidal ideation or were suffering with depression or in need of support…