JD Sports is set to open a brand-new store in Scotch Hall, Drogheda on Thursday, 18 September 2025. The store will feature a wide range of leading sportswear and lifestyle brands, including Nike, adidas, The North Face, New Balance, On Running, ASICS and more, bringing JD’s signature style to the town centre. Opening Weekend FunTo…
It was a weekend to remember for Johnny Murtagh as he enjoyed a double on the opening day of the Irish Champions Festival at Leopardstown. Rahmi delivered for jockey Rory Mulligan in the seven-furlong Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap, giving the young rider the biggest success of his career as the 14/1 shot…
Uisce Éireann will carry out essential works on the water network in mid-Louth from 9pm Wednesday, 17 September to 3am Thursday, 18 September, affecting more than 5,000 customers. Areas impacted include Blackrock, Old Dublin Road, Golf Links Road, Haggardstown, Dromiskin, Castlebellingham, and surrounding estates. Most supplies should return within 2–3 hours once works are complete,…
It is now your responsibility to ensure that you are registered to vote. New RegistrationThe Presidential Election will take place on 24 th October 2025. If you are eligible to vote and not on the register of electors you must apply on or before Tuesday 7 th October 2025. Eligible to vote in an Election?(a)…
Hometown is Jason McCarthy’s powerful photographic ode to Drogheda — the town that shaped him and the people who continue to shape it. The series captures everyday spaces of urban life: housing estates, busy streets, forgotten corners, dereliction, and post-industrial sites. It also traces the edge lands where the built environment gives way to the…
Plans to move ahead with the long-awaited Julianstown Traffic Management Scheme have taken a step forward after Meath County Council agreed to proceed to tender for construction. The R132 traffic calming works, originally due in 2023, were delayed to accommodate Uisce Éireann’s major pipeline project along the same route. With that project now pushed back…
Drogheda & District AC had a weekend to remember, with standout performances at the Ratoath Half Marathon on Saturday morning followed by a strong team display at the Dromiskin 5K that evening. Half Marathon Success in RatoathWith over 1,600 finishers on the fast, flat course, Colin Leonard led the way for the club, taking 3rd…
McDonald’s in Drogheda has been served with a closure order after rodent droppings were discovered in a storage unit at the side of the restaurant. The order, issued on August 27th by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), followed an inspection that found droppings on shelving and food equipment, as well as structural gaps…
Seán Kelly, MEP for Ireland South and Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, has strongly criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of imposing an “enforced famine” on innocent civilians in Gaza. Speaking during a debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, Mr Kelly said: “Words cannot do justice to…
Hundreds of women took to the sea in Co. Meath earlier this week for the Northeast “Dip in the Nip,” raising vital funds for the Oncology Unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Despite strong waves and wild conditions, participants braved the water at a secret beach location, cheered on by volunteers and supporters….
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