Drogheda Life

Local historians, archaeologists and the management of the National Ecology Centre at Sonairte are highly excited at the prospect of secrets, buried for hundreds of years under a sixth century monument on their grounds, are about to be revealed.  It was announced this week that the monument, known locally as The Rath, is to be…

Labour TD Ged Nash has informed the HSE of seven potential sites for a community vaccination centre in Drogheda to serve the town and the South Louth & East Meath areas. He said; “When the government decided in February not to include Drogheda as a location for one of the 37 community vaccination centres, I…

The Department of Public Health HSE North East have been working closely with schools in the North East, to support them in providing a safe environment for children and young people.  Today they have issued the following advice to parents and carers:  It is important that our children and young people are back at school,…

A motion from Councillor Paddy McQuillan asking the Council to explore the possibility of installing a dog park/run in Drogheda on Council owned land resulted in something of a dogfight between Councillors and officials yesterday. The motion was rejected by Catherine Duff, the Council’s Director of Operations, who listed several potential problems with the idea…

An Bord Pleanála will have final say on the matter Drogheda Councillors have given a unanimous thumbs down to a proposed development which would include 275 apartments in four buildings ranging in height from 5 to 12 storeys on the banks of the Boyne beside Scotch Hall. The development which has been proposed by Galway…

Alzheimer Tredagh Lodge Drogheda are running a virtual 100km walk/run during the month of April to commemorate their25th Anniversary in Drogheda. A donation of €20 is required for this event. Further details can be found here – https://www.idonate.ie/…/11400866_100k-for-tredagh… They have also set up a Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/tredaghlodge100km where you can post your progress and keep…

One lucky school will win a virtual school tour for every class! Making sure kids don’t miss out on a school tour this year, Tayto Park, Ireland’s only theme park and zoo is excited to reveal ‘Tayto Park Adventures’, a fun, engaging and first of its kind virtual school tour experience suitable for all school…

Councillors dither over making ban permanent The question of whether or not cars should be allowed on Bettystown beach has still not finally been put to bed. Councillor Sharon Tolan has been campaigning for years to have cars banned from the beach but at yesterday evening’s meeting Councillors agreed an amendment from Councillor Tom Behan to…

“We need to think bigger in terms of promoting our rich culture and heritage” “Every resource deployed in Drogheda, whether it be aimed at economic development, heritage and conservation, or even litter management should have tourism at its heart.” So said Councillor James Byrne in support of a motion he proposed at yesterday evening’s Borough…

“I believe very significant infrastructural investment will be required in the Drogheda network” – O’Dowd The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has told Irish Water in no uncertain terms that they must clean up their act at the foul smelling Drogheda waste water treatment plant or else face the full rigour of the law. The detailed…