Drogheda Life

After years of allegedly searching, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has looked at 14 sites in Drogheda all of which, for one reason or another, they have “deemed not suitable” for a driver test centre. However, an exasperated Sinn Féin TD, Imelda Munster, says it is the RSA that is unsuitable. “The RSA seems to see…

Fine Gael Councillor and long-time Boyne Greenway campaigner, Sharon Tolan has today expressed her concern in the decision by An Bord Pleanala to refuse permission for the construction of the Boyne Greenway Drogheda to Mornington Section.  Meath County Council applied for planning permission to the Bord more than 3 years ago and provided Further Information…

Following his meetings yesterday with Drogheda Councillors and representatives of business organisations, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has thanked both groups for their leadership.  In a statement issued in response to a question from Drogheda Life, the Taoseach’s press office said: “The Taoiseach, Minister O’Gorman and Minister Humphreys met with TDs, councillors and business representatives in relation…

Sinn Féin Election candidate Cllr Joanna Byrne has pledged her party’s support to the small business owners and hospitality sector who have been struggling since the government withdrew their reduced rate of VAT. “Last week, the government voted against Sinn Féin’s proposal to reduce VAT for the hospitality sector, excluding hotel beds, to 9%. This…

Former champion jockey Nina Carberry was the special guest at the prizegiving for the Grand National-themed Flogas/Men’s Shed ‘Reimagine Drogheda’ competition at the Millmount Museum at which Drogheda and District and Tullyallen Men’s Shed were regional winners. The artistic competition was created by Flogas as energy partner for the Irish Men’s Sheds Association (IMSA). It…

This week saw the official launch of a new, fast and professional parcel delivery business called Easy Del which offers local businesses a better way to manage and send parcels to their customers using their convenient, easy to use and competitively priced service. Stage one of the launch will operate throughout the North East and the…

Louth County Council, in partnership with the OPW, has appointed RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd as Engineering Consultants to carry out the design of the long awaited Drogheda and Baltray Flood Relief Scheme which will hopefully put an end to the misery of recurring flooding in both areas. The Drogheda and Baltray Flood Relief Scheme is…

Louth County Council hereby gives notice of its decision to close; The L-20018-80 Mount Avenue Dundalk between R-934-0 Castletown Road and R-178-1 Carrickmacross Road to vehicular traffic to facilitate the construction of a new ESB infrastructure. The extent of the road closure will be from the junction of R-934-0 Castletown Road to the junction with…

A photograph taken on Laytown Beach by Christine Taylor was among the top ten images in the People and the Coast, category of the 2023 Clean Coasts Love Your Coast Photography Competition. Christine’s photograph, which she titled “Flat Out”, was taken at Laytown races last September. “It is one of my favourite days of the…

Drogheda and District Chamber backs calls on delivery of infrastructure With 7,500 new homes on the Northern Cross Route there are still many questions about whether the capacity is there to provide the essential services such as water, transport and electricity. With a view to finding responses to these questions Drogheda and District Chamber is…