It was confirmed this morning that Queen’s University Belfast and Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) have announced a groundbreaking partnership between the two colleges. This will also be the first cross border university of its type in this country. It means that anyone who goes to DKIT can obtain a degree from Queens which is…
Drogheda will be hit by mild arctic type weather conditions over the next few days. It is expected to miss some sleet and snow forecast for high ground in parts of Monaghan, Cavan, the North and Northwest. There will however be widespread ground frost and some icy patches in places as temperatures tonight vary between…
Drogheda is to get a new walking trail through the historic Dale. There is a temporary path there at the moment running from the back of Bullies Acre down through the fields, the Dale and onto the Marsh road. Now Louth County Council has earmarked 230,000 euros for the project for next year’s Budget. Local…
The Boyne Valley Walking Festival has been awarded €45,000 in funding, Deputy Paula Butterly has confirmed. The allocation comes under Fáilte Ireland’s new Strategic Festival Tourism Portfolio, announced this morning by Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, which will support 38 festivals nationwide over the next three years. Deputy Butterly said she was…
A public meeting is to be held in East Meath over the increasing failure to secure a new Garda station for the area. The move comes amid growing local frustration at the state of the current station in Laytown,which is tiny, outdated, can only accommodate a small number of Garda members,is not fit for purpose…
The owner of Scotch Hall is looking to build a new hotel and 172 apartments on the derelict site next to the Marsh Road shopping centre. Cinema tycoon Paul Anderson paid 21 million euros for the complex in 2023. One of his companies, Hall Scotch Venture 2, has applied to Louth County Council seeking planning…
Fianna Fáil TD Erin McGreehan has announced that Family Resource Centres will see a further rise in their core funding from January 2026. The minimum annual allocation for centres will move from €160,000 to €180,000, with Tusla providing the increase directly. The uplift will bring 100 of the 126 centres nationwide up to the new…
Studio A is celebrating a major milestone this week as the local dance school marks its 10th anniversary. In August, it was named Louth Dance School of the Year at the inaugural Golden Dance Awards Ireland. The school says its success comes from creating more than just a place to learn routines, describing Studio A…
Louth County Council has called for closer healthcare co-operation between the Republic and the six counties. It has passed a motion from Drogheda Rural Sinn Fein councillor Eric Donovan requesting that the Health Minister Jennifer McNeil Carroll pushes for closer ties in the sector. The motion said that Louth County Council writes to the Minister…
An Taisce, the national operator of the international Green Flag Award in Ireland, has been delivering the programme since 2016. The scheme recognises public parks, gardens and green spaces that are well-managed and maintained in an environmentally sustainable way. This year’s Green Flag Awards were announced on Wednesday, 12th November 2025, with 128 parks, gardens,…
