Drogheda Life

69% say they will not be returning to the office full time Many people who are currently working from their homes in Drogheda are thinking back to the days of their long daily commutes to the office and are saying “Nah, not going back there, certainly not fulltime.” Working from home over the past 12-18 months…

It’s great to see local bands coming good and moving up the ranks in the music world, especially after the last 18 months or so of enforced quiet. Two weeks ago we broke the news that Modern Love had signed a worldwide deal and now it’s the turn of Rowdy Outsider to make the headlines…

Outcomers Drogheda, in association with LGBT Ireland, are to give a special #PrideMonth twist to their regular monthly Zoom-in next Thursday. For the month that’s in it, they are celebrating Pride@ the Pictures with a one-off, special screening of the Short Film: Invisible Women – on Zoom this Thursday 24th June at 19.30. There will…

Boomerang Youth Service and Drogheda & District Men’s Shed to work together A visit to the Drogheda and District Men’s Shed out the Donore Road is always a life-affirming experience and it is one that young lads from the Boomerang Youth service will be experiencing soon. Drogheda Life visited this morning to take some photos and…

Co-ordinated approach to tourism promotion for coastal villages needed Councillor Michelle Hall has called for a tourism officer for Drogheda and the South Louth area to promote the huge potential for the region. She received the full support of her fellow councillors at this month’s Drogheda Municipal District Meeting for a motion to promote the…

Sally-Anne Cooney of Drogheda’s Boann Distillery and her mother Marie are buzzing with excitement as they prepare to launch their new gin – a vital ingredient of which is honey from their own swarm of bees. The Mother and daughter team are banking on their new venture being the bee’s knees – after a swarm…

In recent years a group of local walking enthusiasts bunched together to form an organisation called Boyne Valley Walking and they have made great strides (excuse the pun) in opening up the Boyne Valley for locals and visitors. They’ve negotiated with landowners and established several walking routes the longest of which is the 25 km…

“I have contacted the Garda Commissioner about this issue, he is aware of it, but he continues to ignore it.”  “People in East Meath feel completely abandoned” says Sinn Féin TD Imelda Munster in a media statement issued today. Deputy Munster has called on an Taoiseach Mícheál Martin to ensure that a new fit-for-purpose Garda…

The latest offering from local songsmith Seán Mathews, “The Hope that Hope will Give” is a song of our time exploring as it does a world opening up again and shedding light on the little things that matter to us all. Likewise, this song shines a light on how hope is a primed pipeline for…

Data centres will bring much needed rates for Meath County Council but what is in it for the town of Drogheda? – McGinty. What do Data Centres bring to Drogheda and the wider community? That is a question being asked by many people including the East Meath Labour Councillor Elaine McGinty. Following the recent announcement…