Category: News

Dog shit is an ever present reality in all our lives. As soon as you leave your home you are in danger of stepping in it or getting the wheels of your pram or wheelchair fouled by it. The slimy topic got another airing at the Borough of Drogheda meeting yesterday evening by Councillor Pio…

In the seventies and eighties local newspapers used to frequently publish photos of local councillors pointing into huge potholes. Pothole pioneers we used to call them. In recent years our local roads have deteriorated almost to the state they were in back then. Not only are they the cause of much damage to motor cars…

Search begins for junior singing stars to represent Ireland Drogheda and the surrounding area is home to some very talented young singers and many of them have been polishing up those talents during lockdown. So, if you have a great singing voice and are between the ages of 9 and 14 years, this could well…

Ninety seven year-old Drogheda man Albert “Bertie” Chase was disappointed last week when the appointment to get his coronavirus jab was cancelled because the vaccine hadn’t arrived. That was finally put to rights this morning. Bertie celebrated his 97th birthday on Sunday last but, because he was a leap year baby, born on February 29th 1924,…

Fine Gael Councillor Sharon Tolan has issued an impassioned plea to Meath County Council calling on them to draw up a plan to protect the East Meath coastline which has been seriously damaged by coastal erosion this winter.  In an emergency motion to yesterday’s meeting of Meath County Council she said: “In the wake of…

Gardaí are seeking assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16 year old Tibor Czaszar who has been missing from Carlow Town since Sunday evening, 28th February 2021. It is thought that he may be in the Drogheda area. Tibor is described as being 5′ 4″ in height, of slim build with short black hair. When last…

Today’s shock announcement from Bank of Ireland that they are to close 88 of its branches around the Republic, including Dunleer, and another 15 in the North, has been described as an abandonment of rural Ireland and a massive blow to local communities.  However Bank of Ireland Group CEO Francesca McDonagh said that customers had…

A joint motion from the Louth and Limerick City branches to develop the Social Democrats as an all-island party has been accepted by the party’s National Conference on Friday last. “This motion was the Social Democrats Louth’s primary motion for this year’s National Conference,” Louth Chair Niall McCreanor said. “As Social Democrats we believe that…

Drogheda based energy company, Flogas has struck gold in the Best Customer Innovation category of the 2021 National Consumer Awards for its Green Future Carbon Neutral Gas product.  took home gold in the at the Bonkers.ie National Consumer Awards for 2021, Speaking after the awards, which were broadcast online on last Thursday 25th February, Flogas…

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) has announced details of a new institute-wide awareness campaign aimed at promoting a safe, respectful, and supportive work and study environment for all members of the DkIT community. The campaign is targeted at both staff and students, and supports a recent directive by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science,…