Category: News
Drogheda band Rowdy Outsider come charging back with new single
It’s great to see local bands coming good and moving up the ranks in the music world, especially after the last 18 months or so of enforced quiet. Two weeks ago we broke the news that Modern Love had signed a worldwide deal and now it’s the turn of Rowdy Outsider to make the headlines…
Gay, Irish & Radical — Outcomers Drogheda celebrate Pride at the pictures!
Outcomers Drogheda, in association with LGBT Ireland, are to give a special #PrideMonth twist to their regular monthly Zoom-in next Thursday. For the month that’s in it, they are celebrating Pride@ the Pictures with a one-off, special screening of the Short Film: Invisible Women – on Zoom this Thursday 24th June at 19.30. There will…
Old boys and young fellas to share life experiences
Boomerang Youth Service and Drogheda & District Men’s Shed to work together A visit to the Drogheda and District Men’s Shed out the Donore Road is always a life-affirming experience and it is one that young lads from the Boomerang Youth service will be experiencing soon. Drogheda Life visited this morning to take some photos and…
Hall calls for a tourism officer for Drogheda
Co-ordinated approach to tourism promotion for coastal villages needed Councillor Michelle Hall has called for a tourism officer for Drogheda and the South Louth area to promote the huge potential for the region. She received the full support of her fellow councillors at this month’s Drogheda Municipal District Meeting for a motion to promote the…
Local mother and daughter’s new gin is the bee’s knees
Sally-Anne Cooney of Drogheda’s Boann Distillery and her mother Marie are buzzing with excitement as they prepare to launch their new gin – a vital ingredient of which is honey from their own swarm of bees. The Mother and daughter team are banking on their new venture being the bee’s knees – after a swarm…
Happy Trails – a weekend of walking in the historic Boyne Valley
In recent years a group of local walking enthusiasts bunched together to form an organisation called Boyne Valley Walking and they have made great strides (excuse the pun) in opening up the Boyne Valley for locals and visitors. They’ve negotiated with landowners and established several walking routes the longest of which is the 25 km…
Garda Station for East Meath must be included in Capital Plan – Munster
“I have contacted the Garda Commissioner about this issue, he is aware of it, but he continues to ignore it.” “People in East Meath feel completely abandoned” says Sinn Féin TD Imelda Munster in a media statement issued today. Deputy Munster has called on an Taoiseach Mícheál Martin to ensure that a new fit-for-purpose Garda…
Sean’s new song sheds light on a brighter future
The latest offering from local songsmith Seán Mathews, “The Hope that Hope will Give” is a song of our time exploring as it does a world opening up again and shedding light on the little things that matter to us all. Likewise, this song shines a light on how hope is a primed pipeline for…
Councillor questions value of Data centres to the people of Drogheda
Data centres will bring much needed rates for Meath County Council but what is in it for the town of Drogheda? – McGinty. What do Data Centres bring to Drogheda and the wider community? That is a question being asked by many people including the East Meath Labour Councillor Elaine McGinty. Following the recent announcement…
Just two extra Gardaí in East Meath since 2016, still no clarity on boundary review
Laytown needs 24/7 station says Nash Even after a public protest on the beach at Bettystown over the lack of a 24/7 Garda presence in East Meath which was prompted by outbreaks of violence, local TD Ged Nash is still being given the run-around by the Minsiter for Justice, Heather Humphreys. Deputy Nash quizzed the…