Drogheda Life

HSE, Louth GAA and Louth County Council in joint appeal to teenagers and those in their twenties and thirties to reduce social contacts The Department of Public Health, Louth GAA and Louth County Council are appealing to people in Louth to continue to follow public health advice due to concerns over a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in Louth,…

Support workers from the Red Door Project set up a pop-up shop in The Dale on Thursday to showcase their handmade crafts by selling garden planters, clay art, garden art and honey from their own beehives.  The Red Door Project participants maintain the Dale gardens on an ongoing basis and are delighted with the positive…

The Covid 19 lockdown and other restrictions have been difficult for everyone but sadly it has impacted people with cancer or in recovery more than most. Cancer patients were unable to get to their normal physiotherapy sessions and exercise classes which is so important in their battle with the disease. To help solve this problem…

Sports fans throughout the world, including of course Drogheda, are eagerly awaiting the start of the delayed 2020 Olympics which kick off in Tokyo on Friday, July 23 followed by three weeks of competition for the world’s elite athletes.  One local family has a particular interest in these games though, they’ll be cheering for a…

A man in his 30s has been arrested by the Drogheda Divisional Drugs Unit as part of an ongoing investigation into the seizure of cannabis estimated at €225,000 in the town on 5th June 2021. The man was arrested on Monday, 12th July 2021, in the Drogheda area and is currently detained under Section 2 of…

The Office of Public Works (OPW) and the National Monuments Service have launched a new campaign called Protect Our Past to remind people of the importance of protecting our country’s unique archaeological and architectural heritage sites, many of which are extremely vulnerable.   There are over 145,000 recorded archaeological monuments around the country in private and public…

Drainage and levelling work means new members can start growing their own veg It’s not a sentence I thought I’d ever use, but these are exciting times down at the Drogheda Community Allotments. It is fairly apt though, for an organisation that has plodded along for a decade to suddenly attract eleven new families wishing to…

Drogheda LGBTQ Pride will open a Pop up shop/information centre in Drogheda town centre next Saturday, 17th of July from 9 am to 6pm. The aim of the shop is to provide the community with lots of information around Pride in the community and to sell some pride merchandise to raise funds for the Drogheda…

Drogheda United have announced that manager Tim Clancy and assistant manager Kevin Doherty have both signed new two-year contracts with the club. Clancy was named Drogheda United manager in December 2017 after spending the last 18 months of his playing career with Bray Wanderers. Doherty was named as Clancy’s assistant ahead of the 2018 season….

Thanks to a motion from Councillor Stephen McKee the Meath Senior Ladies GAA team which won the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies Final last December and the Division two title more recently are to be honoured with a formal Civic Reception. Having been successful in getting his motion passed by his fellow Councillors Councillor McKee said he…