Nash welcomes progress towards a Living Wage
Labour TD Ged Nash, who was responsible for the establishment of the Low Pay Commission back in 2015, has welcomed the Commission’s recent move to examine the case for a…
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Louth’s exclusion from water activities fund a ‘kick in the teeth’ – Cunningham
Following the announcement by Failte Ireland on Thursday last (as reported HERE by Drogheda Life) of a €19m fund to improve facilities at beaches throughout the State, Sinn Féin Councillor…
Cycle Against Suicide working to prioritise mental health support
Increased stress, anxiety and depression are all side-effects of Covid-19. For some people this translates to feelings of hopelessness, despair and for some suicidal thoughts. Cycle Against Suicide are calling…
Louth agri-innovators invited to enter Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena Awards
Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Arena Awards 2021, in partnership with the National Ploughing Association (NPA), are now open for entries. Innovators and entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector based in County Louth…
No new building for Educate Together School for at least three years
“Parents & Children Distressed that school might not open for 3+ years due to paperwork!” Two months since they successfully campaigned to prevent the new Drogheda Educate Together Secondary School…
Mayor asks Council to join campaign to save the bees
Mayor of Drogheda Kevin Callan is supporting calls from the Irish Beekeepers Associations asking Local Authorities to delay cutting roadside verges until dandelions have flowered to help prevent a further…
Department of Justice moving fast on Geiran recommendations
The Department of Justice has said that Minister Helen McEntee is wasting no time in putting together a plan of action following the 73 recommendations in the Geiran report into…
Line-up for Drogheda LGBTQ Pride announced
The line-up for the 2021 Drogheda virtual LGBTQ Pride has been announced. This year is a little different than previous years but the Pride Committee have worked long and hard…
Housebound citizens must be vaccinated urgently – Nash
Local TD Ged Nash has called on the HSE to ‘make good’ on commitments to provide Covid 19 vaccinations to people who are housebound. Nash explained that he is working…
Gardaí issue €3m in fines for breaches of Covid regulations
An Garda Síochána has issued approximately 20,280 Covid-19 fines worth over €2.9 million for breaches across the range of all COVID-19 regulations. As of close of business yesterday (April 15,…
