Drogheda Life

Athletes and spectators could have been forgiven for thinking they had landed on the Costa del Sol rather than the Cooley Peninsula, as Day 2 of the Louth Athletics Championships unfolded in the sunshine at Bush Track. Amidst the heat and excitement, Ace AC athletes shone brightly, collecting an impressive haul of medals and setting personal bests. The morning’s action was dominated…

Despite the fact that he has only been running competitively for less than a year, Drogheda and District AC member Louis O’Shea ran the Senior 400m final at Tullamore last Monday with a terrific personal best of 51.44 seconds. Having put the work in during training during the Louis and stepped up to the challenge…

Drogheda Institute of Further Education’s Data Centre Technician programme, developed in collaboration with Amazon, has won Best Industry/Business – Academic Collaboration at the prestigious Education Awards 2025. Drogheda Institute (DIFE) was honoured with this distinguished award, prevailing over strong competition from the higher education university sector. The award recognises the transformative impact of the programme,…

The Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre has been awarded full membership of the National Cancer Control Programme’s (NCCP) Alliance of Community Cancer Support Centres. This significant achievement recognises the Centre’s commitment to providing high-quality, person-centred psychosocial support services to individuals affected by cancer. This recognition confirms that the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre meets the NCCP’s…

Former Ireland, Leinster and Lions rugby star Johnny Sexton will be making a special appearance at the MACE store at Wheaton Hall, Drogheda on Friday, May 23, to help celebrate the store’s 10 Year Anniversary. Retailer Jewel Akber is also inviting the local community to celebrate their special anniversary and recent refurbishment at a special…

A bookshop with a difference is to open for the month of June at The Kiosk in Narrow West Street in Drogheda. Cailleach Books is already an online shop but the woman behind the project, Rita Hynes from Drogheda Zine Fair, says that for the month of June, Cailleach Books will open as a bookshop for…

By Eoghan Darcy Here is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of a music video that is dedicated to the efforts of every single one of us who is feeling Louth and Proud and wants to support the Wee county team over the next few weeks. Hundreds of people will gather in…

Love Drogheda BID (Business Improvement District) are opening applications for their popular Flower Grant Initiative for 2025, aimed at enhancing the attractiveness of the town centre. The initiative, which saw a commitment of €7,000 from the organisation in 2024, has significantly contributed to the beautification and vibrancy of the town centre. Since its inception the Love…

On Friday, 30th May and Friday, 20th June, four popular local businesses with a café offering – The Coffee Box, Il Forno, Loaf’d, and The Bare Food Café – will stay open late into the night. This move comes as a result of Night Moves, a new cultural programme led and produced by Droichead Arts…

Sinn Féin TD Joanna Byrne has renewed calls for a new ambulance station in Drogheda, citing deplorable and unsafe conditions in the current facility. Among the many issues the paramedics have had to contend with are subsidence, the presence of mould, the lack of security on site and paramedics having no space to rest during…