The people of Clogherhead are to have their say on the future of the popular coastal town. Louth County Council is developing a Town Centre First Plan for Clogher and want to get the opinions of local people as to what it should look like. A consultation event will be held at Clogherhead Community Centre,…
The Mayor of Drogheda has condemned the lack of investment for the town in the new 24.3 Billion national transport investment plan unveiled yesterday ( Wednesday). Cllr Michelle Hall said Drogheda gets mentioned once with the new Dart + service at McBride Station, and that’s it. There is no reference to a second train station…
The Louth Local Enterprise Office is inviting people across the county to take part in a festive competition celebrating the very best of local shopping. As part of this year’s Look for Local, Look for Louth Christmas campaign, one lucky winner will receive a €250 Shop Local Gift Card – just in time for the…
The new scoping enquiry into disgraced child molestor doctor Michael Shine has been warmly welcomed by local politicians. The long awaited investigation as revealed by Drogheda Life yesterday was announced by the Government earlier today after being approved by the Cabinet. So far 387 victims of the notorious paedophile have come forward and yet 93…
Louth Public Participation Network (PPN) representing 656 community, voluntary, social inclusion and environmental groups across the county celebrated the outstanding work of local organisations at its annual Community & Voluntary Awards on 19 November at the Monasterboice Inn. The event brought together volunteers, community groups and local leaders to acknowledge those who devote their time…
There is growing local concern about anti-social behaviour and the lack of Gardai on the ground in Monnington, Bettystown and Laytown. This was one of the main messages to emerge at a special public meeting organised by Sinn Fein to discuss the local policing issues at the Village Hotel, Bettystown, on Tuesday night. A large…
Drogheda, Co Louth Jason Eastwood, a 39-year-old father of two from Drogheda, has been selected as the latest recipient of The Gift of Hearing from Hidden Hearing, a nationwide initiative providing free, advanced hearing care to those in need. Living with bilateral symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss for over a decade, Jason was recently fitted with…
A 16 week scoping probe into the paedophile activities of disgraced doctor Michael Shine is likely to go ahead. The approval is expected to be given at a Cabinet meeting tomorrow Wednesday and it is being proposed by the Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeil. There are currently 387 victims who say they were molested by the medic…
A staggering 920 children in County Louth are languishing on a Assessment of Need (AON) waiting list for various therapies they require. A total of 743 are waiting more than three months to be seen,100 from 1 to 3 months, and 74 for less than a month. The figure for Meath is worse with a…
More than 1,300 young children in Louth have benefited from the My Little Library initiative this year, according to new figures released by Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley. The scheme invites every child moving from pre-school to primary school to visit their local library, collect a free book bag, and sign up…
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