Drogheda Life

  Notice is hereby given that Louth County Council are about to make a county rate on the property rateable thereto in the County of Louth. The annual rate on valuation for ordinary expenditure of the Council for the year ending on the 31st December 2023 is 0.2191.  The Rate book is deposited for the…

Two Tredagh Boxing Academy girls, Breanna Johnston and Grace Conway, (both current All Ireland Champions) competed in the “Golden Girls Boxing Championships” in Boras, Sweden recently.   In the semi-final Breanna boxed against Viola Latifi, the Danish Champion who is very tall and looked to use her reach advantage throughout the fight. However, Breanna gave…

Iarnród Éireann has awarded a €28 million contract for train-charging infrastructure at Drogheda to the leading French transport services company, Alstom. The fast-charging infrastructure on two platforms and one siding at Drogheda will be installed by end of 2024 to enable new battery-electric DART+ trains, entering service in 2025, to operate to and from Drogheda…

Additional government funding of €200,000 per year, for a period of 3 years, is to be allocated to sports organisations in the Drogheda region in support of the Drogheda Report Implementation Plan. It is expected that this funding allocation, which will be provided via Sport Ireland, will be used to employ three additional staff to…

 The official launch of the 2025 Laytown Races was held on Monday at the Cottage Inn, Laytown, drawing a packed crowd for the much-anticipated Pride of Place Race draw. The event, expertly MC’d by Des Scahill, saw guest of honour MEP Nina Carberry perform the draw. Representatives from all 20 local estates, committee members, and…

This Friday will see the return of the Make Way Day campaign which is organised by the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) to raise awareness about the access difficulties still being experienced by people with disabilities. We in this country pride ourselves on being an inclusive society with full equality for all but for many…

  Droichead Arts Centre is planning a spooktacular Halloween for all ages between 22-31 October . A number of events are taking place in Droichead’s Theatre in Stockwell Street and Barlow House including Candle Lit Tales, in association with Púca Festival, Tailtiu’s Tall Tales, Lost Hearts and Alice and The Wolf. Funded by the Arts Council, Louth County Council, Meath County Council,…

The Council has said it will write to local take-away food outlets to remind them of their responsibility under the Litter Pollution Act to keep the area within 100metres of their premises clear of litter. The commitment came in response to a request from Independent Councillor Kevin Callan, who is also Chair of the Drogheda…

The first few working days of the year are always a trial but, for me this year it is proving more difficult than most. I’m determined though, to start off on a positive note. However, even a quick glance around our once beautiful town is enough to tell you that there are huge problems with…

Some of Meath’s best up and coming craft and design businesses will get a chance to meet with buyers from all over the world as part of Local Enterprise Showcase at the 2025 Showcase event in the RDS, which runs from the 19th – 21st January. An initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, the Local…