Drogheda Life

By Elaine Keogh A section of the popular boardwalk that forms part of a pedestrian link from the Battle of the Boyne site in county Meath with Drogheda has been closed after a suspicious device was found at Oldbridge this (Sunday) morning. It is believed that the device, which resembled a mortar, was found by…

Good Friday was World Autism Awareness Day and the beginning of World Autism Awareness Month.  More importantly, it was also JP Taaffe’s 16th birthday which was yet another reason to celebrate during the Autism Support Louth&Meath Youth Club’s Easter Camp.        Excitement levels were high among the children as the Easter camp kicked off with an Easter…

A peaceful sunny Good Friday evening at Scarlet Street on Drogheda’s north side turned into one of frantic activity in a matter of seconds yesterday evening. The normally busy street was relatively quiet due to the bank holiday but it was quickly transformed into somethin approaching a disaster scene with one car on its roof…

Good Friday has brought some good news for the beach users in Clogherhead as Louth Co. Council plan to re-open the public toilets today and in time for the Easter weekend. Clogherhead Independent Councillor Declan Power called on the Council last week to re-open the public toilets at Clogherhead beach stating that “the closure was…

A tiny little lamb, thought to be just 3-4 weeks old, has been rescued from a private house in South County Louth by the council’s veterinary section in the last week. When it was found in the back yard of the house the tiny male lamb was not weaned and was showing signs of  dehydration…

Its April and that means that Ann Noone and the rest of the crew who organise the Duleek 10K Cystic Fibrosis Remembrance run/walk (CF10K) are getting very excited, and busy, ahead of the event which takes place on the 25th. Over the past eight years this event has raised more than €168,000 for the CF…

Imelda Munster TD for Louth and Meath East has lodged an objection to a proposed 7.2 km waste pipe going from the Dawn Meats plant to the Boyne River where it would discharge 400,000 litres of waste on a daily basis. Teachta Munster said “I, along with my two colleagues Cllrs Tom Cunningham and Joanna…

Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd has said that Irish Rail are on track with the appointment of Arup as design consultants for the DART+ Coastal route from Drogheda to Greystones.  Deputy Fergus O’Dowd said: “I very much welcome today’s news regarding the appointment of the consultants for this much anticipated project.  Continuing along this punning train…

Public libraries’ annual Spring Into Storytime programme launches on April 1st and promises to bring the magic of storytime to homes across the country. This year, Spring Into Storytime is moving online and Louth County Libraries will organise virtual events and activities, all based around reading and listening to stories, which families can enjoy at…

“Tone and content of Council letter to elderly person unacceptable” says Michael O’Dowd Sometimes you’d wonder about Louth County Council. They certainly do themselves no favours when it comes to communications, their attitude lets them down time and time again. They are public servants but in their dealings with the public, the people they are there…