Drogheda Life

“The neglect of the North East, and in particular Drogheda, has gone on for long enough” – MacDonald Drogheda’s People Before Profit representative, Angus Mac Donald, has likened the town to Brigadoon, the mythical village in the Scottish Highlands which remained invisible to the outside world except for once every hundred years. He says that…

The highlight of every record collector’s year, Record Store Day, is happening on Saturday 12th June, and Golden Discs are running an exclusive competition to celebrate. To win thirty minutes early access to their stores and €100 worth of vouchers all you have to do is keep an eye on their social media feeds and when…

A top Garda has said that An Garda Síochána personnel will be visible across the country over the forthcoming June Bank Holiday weekend doing their best to keep people safe on our roads with an emphasis on driving under the influence. “Alcohol and drugs impair peoples’ judgement” said Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman, “intoxicated driving is…

Every year the girls in the Drogheda Southside Youth Project, which is run by Youth Work Ireland Louth, carry out a social awareness programme which usually entails raising funds for a local charity. They had a meeting about three weeks ago to discuss which charity they would support this year and, while there had been…

Anne Reilly, the CEO and founder of the Drogheda based payroll services company Paycheck Plus, has been elected to the National Council of the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) for the 2021-2023 term. Anne is one of 15 women on the 27 person new council, the first female majority since the organisation’s inception…

Government must not pull drawbridge up on those who have lost work Early €50 cut to PUP a cliff edge drop in anyone’s language Labour’s Finance and Public Expenditure spokesperson, local TD Ged Nash, has said that the launch of the National Economic Recovery Plan was the opportunity for the Government to do some big…

Limited capacity, pre-booked tickets only Tayto Park’s theme park attractions will open with limited capacity from Monday, 7th of June with tickets available to purchase now from www.taytopark.ie. This latest announcement will allow guests to enjoy all what’s on offer at the Tayto Park theme park, along with its zoo which re-opened earlier this year.  The health and…

The children’s playground at Moneymore is in a pretty dilapidated state but it was announced today that it is to be refurbished as part of a €6m nationwide programme to improve outdoor play facilities. It is one of three such facilities in County Louth on the list, the other two are in Blackrock and Omeath….

New episode each evening on Drogheda Arts Festival 2021 YouTube Channel FRI 4TH – MON 7TH JUNE | 7.30PM After 14 months away from the stage, Quintessence Theatre have reinvented their unique and innovative storytelling style for the online world premiere of their first digital play: “Behind Locked Doors”. Lockdown. Locked up. Locked in. No…

Five years to the day since it was first founded, the Drogheda Cottage Market is reopening following the Covid-enforced closure in St Peters Church of Ireland Parish Hall this coming Saturday, June 5th. During the last five years this treasure trove of local talent is proud to have supported over 200 local makers. They have…