Halting urban decay must be top of the agenda for Drogheda in 2022
The first few working days of the year are always a trial but, for me this year it is proving…
O Heiligh still campaigning to make Drogheda toll free 18 years on
Make Drogheda Toll Free campaign’s 18th annual New Year’s Day protest It is ironic that Drogheda’s most famous landmark, the…
Unique 1600’s views of Drogheda join Turner Watercolours in National Gallery
Turner & Place: Landscapes in Light and Detail opens 1 January 2022 Topographical drawings by Francis Place (1647–1728), including several views…
L&B Golf Club bid farewell to their club professional
Laytown and Bettystown Golf Club are losing their club professional of nearly six years, Scott Kirkpatrick, who is moving across…
Time to stop Drogheda’s urban blight, PANCR must start this year
By Andy Spearman Forty years ago The Specials had a big hit with a song about their hometown of Coventry…
Make a difference, pledge to a 2-minute beach clean in 2022
We are blessed with some wonderful beaches in this part of the country and it is vital that we keep…
Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how do we get rid of thee?
Christmas is great but it has to end sometime. You can’t continue to eat and drink to excess for ever….
Man stabbed at Balrath woods – Gardaí seek witnesses
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses in relation to a serious assault that occurred yesterday evening, Sunday, 26th December 2021 at…
Locals run a mile to raise much needed cash for the world’s poorest
For more and more local families each year Christmas is becoming a time when they consider the needs of other…
Laytown to get new community and business hub
Planning permission has been granted for a new community hub and business centre on the site of the former St….
