Category: News
Water quality at Meath beaches to be tested all year round
Move designed to facilitate increasing number of daily sea swimmers Meath County Council is to become the first local authority in Ireland to test the quality of the bathing water at local beaches every week of the year rather than just the in the summer months. The move, which is designed to facilitate the growing…
Clogherhead harbour car park to be resurfaced and power points installed
The carpark at Clogherhead harbour is to be resurfaced and power points for car charging and camper vans installed. The good news was announced by Louth County Council’s Senior Engineer Mark Johnson at yesterday evening’s meeting of the Borough District of Drogheda. He was responding to a request from local Councillor Declan Power who welcomed…
Drogheda man Anthony Murphy found two new logboats in the Boyne.
The National Monuments Service has confirmed that two new logboats, that could date from Medieval times, were found by Mr Murphy. It is official – two logboats, which could date from Medieval times were found by citizen archaeologist Mr Murphy in the Boyne using his drone. The discoveries bring to 14 the number of logboats found in…
Drogheda to get public vaccination centre at DIFE
It’s been a bone of contention that people from Drogheda and South Louth must travel to Dundalk for their Covid jab and there was disappointment last week when it was anounced that the vaccination centre at the gymnasium at DIFE was not intended as a mass vaccination facility for the general public. But today the…
Louth County Council Launches Louth in Bloom 2021 competition
Louth County Council has announced that, for the second consecutive year, that it is to run its popular “Louth In Bloom competition.” In a statement the Council said it is doing this to “acknowledge and honour the work being carried out by volunteers, community groups and individuals, during these difficult and restrictive times, to enhance…
Dunleer student is Foróige’s Youth Entrepreneur of the Year
Tadhg’s handcrafted wooden pens take top spot at nationwide competition A student from Scoil Uí Mhuirí in Dunleer has beaten off competition from all over the country to become Foróige’s Youth Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 and will go on to represent Ireland at the European Youth Entrepreneur Awards in Switzerland next year. Tadhg O’Brien,…
Clogher men cycle 100k to raise €4,000 for Down Syndrome
When two Clogherhead men, Aaron Walsh and Thomas Sullivan, cycled 100kms to raise funds for Down Syndrome Ireland last month they did so knowing they had received tremendous support from the local community. Such was the strength of this support the duo managed to raise the tidy sum of €4,000 for their chosen charity which…
Girls take the honours at Drogheda Young Innovators competition
Drogheda’s schoolgirls gave their male counterparts a thrashing in this year’s Drogheda Young Innovators competition by claiming all of the prizes! On 30th April, The Mill Enterprise Hub held an online awards ceremony for the three finalists of the annual Drogheda Young Innovators competition. Students from local schools watched the finalists’ videos which showcased…
Call to work together to prevent forest fires.
Littlewood forest near Slane is the closest one to Drogheda Meath County Council, in collaboration with Coillte, has released a new promotional video to improve understanding of how to enjoy forestry areas within County Meath through both land-based wildfire prevention measures and a greater awareness of litter pollution. The video includes footage of forest fires…
Two out of three logboats spotted in Boyne river are new discoveries
Two out of three logboats spotted in the Boyne river in Drogheda by local citizen archaeologist Anthony Murphy are understood to be new discoveries. Mr Murphy was using a drone when he found the first one nearly two weeks ago; at the time he had been looking for a dolphin seen in the river. In the…