Category: News

One of the big lessons of the covid pandemic has been the important contribution made by volunteers within the community. Volunteers have made a huge difference to the lives of people in local communities throughout County Louth and yesterday their work was recognised by the Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities,…

“Minister Foley must ensure Drogheda Educate Together SS is delivered within 18 months” Sinn Féin TD Imelda Munster has expressed concerns that the building of the Drogheda Educate Together Secondary School on the Mill Road in Mornington is only now at pre-planning stage and may not be ready to open until 2024 or later.  Teachta…

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has announced an improved voids programme for 2021 which will provide funding for the refurbishment and re-letting of approximately 3,000 social homes this year.  Of that 3,000 total, some 115 vacant local authority homes in County Louth are expected to be brought back into…

The Public Health Department North East is urging people in Louth and Meath to limit their social contacts and avoid gatherings to protect Leaving Certificate students in the run-up to next month’s exams. They say that the majority of COVID-19 cases in schools in the North East have been linked to cases outside the school…

I won’t pretend to understand what their music is about, I’m way older than their target audience and grew up in a different world, but when a video released by a member of the local drill outfit A92 gets almost half a million views in its first week, they must be doing something right. Yes?…

“It’s going to be very difficult, but we’ll prepare the best we can” – Tim Clancy. Drogheda United travel North to Ballybofey tomorrow evening (Friday, May 21st) to face Finn Harps in a fourth versus fifth clash in the Premier Division. Tim Clancy’s side come into this game having beaten St. Patrick’s Athletic 3-1 at…

St Mary’s Diocesan School students and staff have a long and proud history of supporting people affected by Dementia whose voices are often drowned out in the hubbub of modern day life. Over the years they have organised all manner of events to raise funds and awareness of the condition that affects one of the…

When the Drogheda and District Services for Older People (DDS4OP) launched their Trishaw service in 2019 people of a certain age and those with mobility issues were excited at the prospect of being whisked off along the newly resurfaced ramparts for a pleasant trip along the River Boyne. The scheme got off to a flying…

Parklets are becoming all the rage in the streets of our towns and a newly installed one in Ardee has been described by Councillor Pearse McGeough as “an asset to the town” which  “enhances the outdoor café experience.” The Sinn Féin Councillor said took a bit of work but it has paid off and the…

1,000 free grow boxes to be won as part of the Get Ireland Growing initiative It may be due to the Covid pandemic but there has certainly been a big upsurge of interest in gardening this year. For some that means planting flowers but a growing number of people have discovered the joy of veg. Drogheda…