Drogheda Life

“Divest public monies of ‘Occupied Territories’ products” she says Labour Cllr Emma Cutlip has proposed a motion to Louth County Council which will declare solidarity with the people of Palestine and all people who rely on the fourth Geneva Convention for protection.  “The horrors witnessed every night on the news make me hold my children…

The ever popular National Sandcastle and Sculpture Contest celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year when the 2023 event takes place on Saturday 29th July on Bettystown Beach. For many this is a fun day out on the beach with the added novelty of watching the wonderful, and sometimes weird, creations emerging from the sand thanks…

The Leinster Fleadh Executive Committee have announced Louth County Council, Scotch Hall Shopping Centre, and The Hops as Platinum Sponsors of the Leinster Fleadh 2025, taking place in Drogheda from 11th–13th July. “Their generous support will help us welcome thousands of traditional Irish musicians and music enthusiasts to our county for a vibrant weekend of concerts, dancing,…

Red Door Project to get €98k to employ a prison link worker Foroige awarded €150k for “New Choices” Project Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has approved allocations amounting to €400k for four projects in County Louth from the €2 million Community Safety Innovation Fund which reinvests proceeds of crime as seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau,…

Three prominent local politicians are backing Heather Humphreys for the Fine Gael Presidential nomination. Education Minister Helen McEntee, the party’s Louth TD Paula Butterly and East Meath County Councillor Sharon Tolan, are all supporting the Monaghan woman against her party rival the ex-President of the GAA and Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly from Kerry.   Heather Humprhreys…

Louth has retained the Blue Flag award for 2023 for its beaches at Clogherhead, Port and Templetown, and the Green Coast award for 2023 for the beach at Seapoint, Termonfeckin while, in County Meath, Bettystown has been awarded a Green Coast Award for the first time. A total of 159 awards were presented by the Minister…

Walls at entrance to Trinity Gardens declared a protected structure The plan by private developer Urban Life to build a seven storey block of rental apartments on Georges Street, which has been the cause of much concern for the residents of Trinity Gardens, looks as if it could now be dead in the water. This…

Zoe Danko-McAlister is an 18-year-old triathlete based in Tullyallen, she got into triathlon (swim, bike, and run)  in 2017 when a coach saw her swimming lengths and asked her to try out a couple of training sessions with the triathlon club.  Now, four years later, she is Ireland’s Junior National Aquathlon (swim and run) Champion,…

At 8pm on November 10th – the eve of the Armistice –Drogheda songsmith SJ McArdle and band, featuring Lisa Lambe will be performing a very special new song cycle in Droichead Arts Centre about the Great War and its effect on generation of local people, at home and abroad.  ‘All My Dream Companions Gone’ is…

Athletes from throughout Leinster and the North East gathered in Drogheda yesterday for the annual Christmas extravaganza that is the Waterwipes Drogheda Christmas 5k. The Christmas hits boomed out and lifted the spirits of some 1200+ attending the fun-filled race being held this year for the first time at Drogheda & District home grounds in…