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One Cold October Evening — a celebration of Drawda voices
‘One Cold October Evening’ is a drama created and performed by members of Drogheda’s Upstate Theatre Project, it started out as a project for theatre but morphed into an audio recording as a result of the restrictions imposed on them by the pandemic. Written and performed by Joanne Kieran, Nadine Winters, David Thornton, Kevin Sweeney and…

Two killed, two injured in three car accident at Dunleer
Gardaí are investigating a traffic collision which occurred this morning just after 8.00 am this morning on the Ardee Link Road, just off the M1 at Richardstown, Dunleer involving three cars clainming the lives of two men and injuring two others. One of the victims, a man in his early 50s who was the sole occupant of…

Hall welcomes Seapoint Beach footpath funding
Money will allow for a full footpath from the beach to the village centre Labour Councillor Michelle Hall has welcomed the grant for extension of footpaths to Seapoint Beach on Strand Road, Termonfeckin. In total, €358,000 was allocated to Termonfeckin and Castlebellingham for footpaths in 2021 as part of the Active Travel Measures funding. “This…

Three-bedroom holiday home to be won in St Mary’s GFC draw
St Mary’s GFC in Ardee have recently launched a spectacular draw with a luxury three-bedroom holiday home as the fabulous first prize. The lucky winner will not only receive the holiday home, which is worth over €50,000 but they will also get €8,000 in cash to go towards delivery and pitch fee’s to relocate it…

Drogheda Cycling welcomes ‘Active Travel’ allocations as a positive first step
The newly established Drogheda Cycling group has welcomed the allocation of €4.6m in funding for several active travel projects in Drogheda town and hinterland. Chairperson Noel Hogan said “We warmly welcome this initiative which will help to make a positive difference to the lives of people in Drogheda. “Credit is due to all those who…

Device found at Oldbridge boardwalk was a viable explosive
The Defence Forces Press Office has confirmed to Drogheda Life that the suspected bomb discovered by a member of the public yesterday at Oldbridge was indeed a viable explosive device. The device, which resembled a mortar, was found by a member of the public out walking the popular boardwalk at around 11 o’clock yesterday morning….

Boyne Boardwallk closed after suspicious device found
By Elaine Keogh A section of the popular boardwalk that forms part of a pedestrian link from the Battle of the Boyne site in county Meath with Drogheda has been closed after a suspicious device was found at Oldbridge this (Sunday) morning. It is believed that the device, which resembled a mortar, was found by…

Great eggcitement at Autism Support Youth Club’s Easter Camp
Good Friday was World Autism Awareness Day and the beginning of World Autism Awareness Month. More importantly, it was also JP Taaffe’s 16th birthday which was yet another reason to celebrate during the Autism Support Louth&Meath Youth Club’s Easter Camp. Excitement levels were high among the children as the Easter camp kicked off with an Easter…

Young woman, two children injured in freak traffic accident in Scarlet Street
A peaceful sunny Good Friday evening at Scarlet Street on Drogheda’s north side turned into one of frantic activity in a matter of seconds yesterday evening. The normally busy street was relatively quiet due to the bank holiday but it was quickly transformed into somethin approaching a disaster scene with one car on its roof…

Relief all round as loos at Clogherhead Beach reopen
Good Friday has brought some good news for the beach users in Clogherhead as Louth Co. Council plan to re-open the public toilets today and in time for the Easter weekend. Clogherhead Independent Councillor Declan Power called on the Council last week to re-open the public toilets at Clogherhead beach stating that “the closure was…