Irish Cement fined €225,000 following serious injury of an employee
A workplace accident that occurred in April 2018, in which an employee was seriously injured at the Irish Cement Limited…
St Mary’s TY students launch novel suicide awareness project
Transition Year students in St Mary’s Diocesan School have launched a community-based initiative called ‘IN HIS SHOES’ which aims to…
Places on women’s self-defence classes snapped up in days
In response to fears expressed by women in Drogheda in the wake of the murder of Ashling Murphy, Councillor Declan…
Beat the January blues with ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ at the Droichead
Friday, 28 January & Saturday, 29 January 2022 From ‘water fights’ to ‘the smell of old books’ the one-person show…
Residents protest against inappropriate high rise apartment block
Residents of Trinity Gardens and Georges Street, frustrated and angry that Louth County Council refused to consult with them before…
Ricky seeks information and old photos for his next book
One of Drogheda’s most prolific authors, Ricky Gerrard, is working on his next study on two aspects of Drogheda’s past…
11,000 children in Louth and Meath waiting for dental screening
The HSE is failing children by not providing them with their statutory entitlement of routine dental screening in primary schools. So…
New initiative fosters empathy, kindness and connection in schools
There’s no doubt that our world is becoming more and more unfriendly and violent. So it is good to hear…
Call for covid bonus to be extended to family carers
There are reckoned to be half a million family carers in Ireland who between them clock up 19 million unpaid…
Ace Athletics seeks an extra push to achieve their fundraising target
We’ve said it before but we’ll say it again – amazing things can be achieved when a community pulls together….
