Category: News
Pop-Up Gaeltacht part of DkIT’s Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations
DkIT celebrates Seachtain na Gaeilge with a new jam-packed programme of virtual workshops, performances and activities taking place from 1-16 March 2021, aimed at encouraging students and staff to polish off their ‘cupla focail’ and embrace the Irish language and culture. Events include a Pop-Up Gaeltacht with Irish Classes, Poetry classes, Friendly Meet-Ups, Literature Night, a Concert,…
NPAR funding snub a slap in the face for Drogheda – Nash
“This latest snub for Drogheda is an insult to our town and is completely and utterly unacceptable.” Local Labour TD Ged Nash has described the failure by the government to fund the Northern Port Access Route as a ‘monumental slap in the face for Drogheda’. “Responsibility for this latest snub falls firmly at the feet…
Drogheda has been let down badly by government says Mayor
Northern Cross Route decision ‘absolute madness’ Mayor of Drogheda Kevin Callan has described today’s announcement that Drogheda has again been left out of essential funding from Central Government for the Northern Cross Route as “absolute madness”. Callan said that the Northern Cross Route is the most essential piece of infrastructure that Drogheda needs to develop…
Widespread anger as Minister overlooks Port Access Route for funding
O’Brien’s decision will hold back development of Drogheda After 15 years of planning and preliminary work the single most important project for the future development of Drogheda, the Port Access Northern Cross Route (PANCR), this morning looks as if it is dead in the water. Today Minister or Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Fianna Fáil’s…
Boardwalk must be returned to former glory — Nash
Deputy Ged Nash has once again contacted Meath County Council to get the Oldbridge boardwalk, which was the subject of an arson attack in 2018, returned to its former glory. “It was heartbreaking to see the damage caused by the arson” he said adding that he thought the boardwalk is an amazing local resource which…
Tom Reilly’s myth claims about Cromwell massacre supported in new book
In his controversial 2014 book ‘Cromwell was Framed’ Drogheda historian Tom Reilly claimed that the long-held belief that Oliver Cromwell had massacred hundreds of civilians during a siege of Drogheda in 1649 was a myth. Seven years on the dust has just about settled in local history circles but now Tom is at it…
Munster calls for Lourdes Gynae waiting lists to be cleared
411 women waiting over six months, 113 more than a year Sinn Féin TD Imelda Munster has called on the government to do something about the backlog in public gynaecology appointments. She says that there are over 30,000 women on the waiting list nationally, including 1,246 women on the waiting list in Our Lady of…
HSE appeals to public maintain their guard as Covid numbers decrease
The Department of Public Health, HSE North East is appealing to the public to keep their guard up to support hospitals and healthcare services as the fight against COVID-19 continues. “We need everyone to continue to adhere to the public health advice and together, we can turn the tide on the COVID-19 pandemic. The resurgence of…
Droichead to premiere Darren Thornton ‘Inside Out’ documentary
Droichead Arts Centre has announced that Inside Out, a documentary film about the experience of young and old during the Coronavirus crisis, will premiere on Friday, 12 March at 8pm on their YouTube channel. Produced in association with Droichead Arts Centre, directed by Darren Thornton and funded by Creative Ireland under the Creativity in Older Age Scheme, Inside…
Major community effort results in three new defibrillators
Casual passers-by could have been forgiven for thinking there was a major incident in progress at the Black Bull on Wednesday as the car park of the popular watering hole was crammed with emergency service personnel and their vehicles. In fact An Garda Síochána, Fire Service, Ambulance, Cú Chulainn Blood Bikes, Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue and…