Drogheda Life

Council dragging their feet says Joanna Byrne For the past five years two local volunteers, Eugene Brannigan and John Bannon, have being carrying out sterling work to bring the once neglected Old Abbey in Drogheda’s historic West End back to a presentable condition as befits one of the town’s heritage gems. But in recent months…

People caught short have no choice but to defecate in the dunes Independent Councillor Declan Power wants Louth County Council to re-open the public toilets at Clogherhead beach as soon as possible or at the very least put in place temporary toilet facilities. He says that the closure of the toilets is limiting people’s capacity…

The people of Drogheda have always been keen supporters of the annual Daffodil Day in aid of the Irish Cancer Society and the organisers are hoping they will do so again this year even though there will be no street collections or events. Lizanne Allen got the ball rolling back in in 1987 when she…

Gardaí in County Louth will conduct a national speed enforcement operation “Slow Down”, supported by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders, for a 24-hour period starting at 7am this Friday 26th March. There were 137 fatal collisions resulting in 148 fatalities on Irish roads during 2020, nine of which occurred in County Louth….

The Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor has been talked about for years as a potential means of increasing economic activity throughout the region and today it was finally launched via a major online event hosted by economist and broadcaster David McWilliams. Speakers at the launch stressed the importance of co-operation between North and South. They included…

‘Older’ people have a huge contribution to make to our local communities bringing as they do a wealth of life experience to their particular roles. COVID19 has resulted in many of those people’s community contribution being restricted, reduced or ceased altogether due to being advised to cocoon or having COVID19 vulnerabilities. This is a real…

The supermarket giant Aldi which has supported the Community Games since 2017 and is once again helping to keep children across Ireland active, as well as aiming to grow participation year on year in the Games. This year though, the games are being held online. The brand new Aldi Community Games platform launches today, Wednesday, 24th March and…

Although they have access to CCTV, which is seen as the perfect weapon to identify illegal dumpers, Local authorities are not allowed use it because it is regarded by the Data Protection Office as a breach of personal data legislation. Meanwhile local authorities around the country have reported a large increase in illegal dumping in…

Meath East TD and Minister for EU Affairs, Thomas Byrne today confirmed that a new 1000 pupil school, which will replace the existing Franciscan College in Gormanston, has been put out to tender. The new school will also include a four classroom Special Education Needs base. “This is really positive news for the areas of…

GIY aim to help half a million people grow their own food with ‘Grow it Forward’ GIY, a non-profit social enterprise helping people grow food and learn about food sustainability, has announced an initiative whereby 50,000 free food growing kits will be given away, with participants asked to use them to share the experience with…