Category: News

Drogheda LGBTQ Support Group are hoping to empower themselves with a “Positive Mindset” workshop from Empowerment Specialist Nicola Connolly-Byrne.  Some of the topics covered on the night will be:  What we do when we get stuck in our story? Values and boundaries. Self Confidence and where it actually comes from. Learning how to love yourself…

Talks between Drogheda & District Chamber and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, TD Simon Harris continued recently with a view to raising awareness and building strategies for local development. The most recent discussion focused on initiatives to more effectively harness and develop the considerable talent pool within Drogheda and the…

Turkey and all the trimmings on the hottest day of the year! Christmas comes but once a year but one Drogheda family ignored that concept recently when they threw a Christmas party for their son who couldn’t get home in December due to Covid travel restrictions. Last Christmas was marred for many families all over…

Cruinniú na nÓg, an annual day of free fun and creativity for children and young people, takes place on Saturday week, June 12th. The event, which is being run by Creative Ireland in conjunction with Louth County Council, is a fun packed line up of workshops and activities online. Although it has been a challenging…

The Irish Cancer Society is seeking participants for its “Marathon in a Month” fundraiser which will see participants walk, jog or run the distance of a marathon (42km) during the month of July so they can continue to provide essential supports to patients and families nationwide. Aldi, who were announced today as the sponsor for…

“We need clarity on whether the eight week gap between doses will now be implemented” – Nash It was only at the end of last year that Astra Zeneca, the first Vaccine against Coronavirus, was launched, first in the UK and, after much squabbling in many other countries. Some say it was rushed out by…

East Meath Councillor Sharon Tolan has put forward an interesting proposal to Meath County Council asking them to consider installing a 2.5 km boardwalk between Bettystown town centre and Mornington. The idea is one that deserves serious consideration as it would bring many benefits and not involve a huge expense. Tolan says that such a…

Part of €283k announced for Climate Adaptation and Resilience Works in Louth  The surface of the Marsh Road has been a nightmare for a long time but there was good news today when it was announced that almost €100,000 has been put aside for Louth County Council to put it right. The allocation, which is…

It’s been a long and sometimes difficult road but finally, thanks to the generosity of the Drogheda people, the new Alzheimer’s Day Care Centre is taking shape. It is hoped to have it open by the end of the year but before that can happen they are looking for some help from local tradesmen and…

“The neglect of the North East, and in particular Drogheda, has gone on for long enough” – MacDonald Drogheda’s People Before Profit representative, Angus Mac Donald, has likened the town to Brigadoon, the mythical village in the Scottish Highlands which remained invisible to the outside world except for once every hundred years. He says that…