Drogheda Life

Gardaí seized a huge haul of illegal drugs thought to be worth over a million Euro and arrested three people last night in County Meath. The drugs seizure, which included suspected cocaine, cannabis, and tablets came about following a number of searches in County Meath yesterday evening, Thursday, 29th April. At approximately 9:20pm, as a…

Students at St Mary’s Diocesan school have over the years developed a well-oiled machine for collecting funds for community organisations and charities and in the process the boys will hopefully develop a sense of values which encompasses the needs of others. They’re not that long back at school but already the St. Mary’s DS boys…

Readers who have had a cancer diagnosis and who are interested in clinical trials will be interested to know that Cancer Trials Ireland is hosting a Cancer Retreat on Friday May 21. The virtual event, which coincides with International Clinical Trials Day, is aimed at the cancer research community. However, conscious of the need to…

Government must clarify if Council can appeal Northern Cross Route decision Imelda Munster has asked Tánaiste Leo Varadkar for clarity as to whether or not Louth County Council can appeal the refusal of funding for the Port Access Northern Cross Route. She says that Minister Darragh O’Brien has been ‘dodging and delaying’ on this matter…

The Coast Guard and RNLI have issued important water safety tips ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend and say they have already had a busy year. They said they are expecting a busy Bank Holiday weekend on the coasts and inland waters, with more people enjoying the warmer weather and the brighter evenings. Both organisations…

It turns out that the logboat “discovered” by local amateur archaeologist Anthony Murphy the day before yesterday has in fact been known about for some time. A spokesperson for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has said that they were aware of the reports of a discovery. However, he said that…

There have been more cases of two gastrointestinal infections this year in the North East of the country than this time last year and the majority of those effected are children under 10 years of age. That’s according to the HSE North East where the Health Protection Team is advising people to take extra care…

The HSE has confirmed to Fine Gael TD, Fergus O’Dowd that the lease agreement for the new East Meath Primary Care Centre will be signed with the developer shortly. He has also been told that, despite the pandemic, all construction work should be completed and the centre fully operational by the second quarter of 2022 offering the…

The annual Poetry Day Ireland is taking place today and there are events taking place across the country, including Drogheda. Drogheda Creative Writers are hosting readings of various famous poems based on this year’s theme which is “New Directions: Maps and Journeys” and the wonderful poets of Drogheda will also be reading out one or two…

We’ve all done it, arrived at the door of a shop only to realise you’ve left your mask at home. Early on in the pandemic Ray Madden and Mel Gibney and their staff at Maddens Centra store in Termonfeckin saw this happening more and more often. So they decided to supply their customers with masks…