Drogheda Life

On Wednesday morning last following Budget 2023, Drogheda and District Chamber held their Annual Budget Briefing hosted by Coca-Cola Drogheda at their Southgate offices.   Proceedings were opened by Chamber President,  Robert Murray followed by a detailed analysis of the budget presented by Grant Thornton, Tax Directors, Janette Maxwell, and Sinead McKeaney. The event was sponsored…

Trócaire’s latest documentary ‘Make It Your Business’ which deals with some of the major humanitarian issues caused by global business in the 21st century, is to be screened in the Development Perspectives office in Drogheda later this month. ‘We have a problem with global business – sweatshops, child labour, land grabs, oil spills, deforestation, defenders…

Organisation now focused on launching an online TV channel for the Drogheda area EurAV, a community media organisation based on Fair Street, has claimed one of just five prestigious national awards for its ground-breaking work in empowering older people to navigate the internet safely and combat disinformation. Representatives from EurAV attended the Virgin Media TV…

A total of 27 incidents of sexual assault were reported to the Gardai in the Louth/Monaghan/ Cavan Division last year.    This is down ten cases on the previous year, 2023, when 37 such attacks were occurred.   There were 13 such sexual assaults incidents also reported last year in the Meath /Westmeath Division -a…

A sizeable crowd  gathered at Bettystown Beach this morning to witness the raising of a blue flag environmental award, the first in almost 30 years to be awarded to the beach, with both Bettystown and Mornington Beaches retaining their Green Coast Award as part of the International Blue Flag and National Green Coast Awards for…

Sinn Féin TD Imelda Munster says that the lack of urgency from all sides in securing funding for the Port Access Northern Cross Route (PANCR) is a matter of “enormous concern.” Deputy Munster made her comments after she was told by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan that Louth County Council have yet to submit an…

 Adult Literacy Tutors working for Louth Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB) staged a protest on Friday last, April 21, outside ETB offices in King Street, Drogheda as part of a national dispute.  The protest took place to highlight the long-running campaign to improve the pay and working conditions of Adult Literacy Tutors across the…

LMETB’s Chief Executive, Martin O’Brien, Director of Further Education, Sadie Ward McDermott and Director of Schools Fiona Kindlon, delivered a presentation of its Cross-Border Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Schools Project to the United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, Joe Kennedy during his recent visit to the Portview Trade Centre in Belfast which was hosted by the International…

Failte Ireland has confirmed to local TD Fergus O’Dowd that site works on the much anticipated €500k Destination Town Plan for Drogheda are due to commence in early May and should be completed by September of this year. Failte Ireland also confirmed that the Wayfinding Signage concepts (signposts?) have been agreed and tender submissions for…

Boyne AC had four athletes in action at the recent Leinster Schools Championships which took place in the Tullamore Harriers Stadium, with great performances from each one of them. Representing their respective secondary schools, the young athletes qualified through the North Leinster event to reach this round of the competition, with those finishing in the top three now progressing…