Drogheda Life

Ever since it burst on to the scene in October 2012 the Drogheda Classical Music Series has attracted many of the world’s top musical stars to Drogheda. Its success is best gauged by the fact that more and more of them want to play here.  The Series took a heavy knock during the covid pandemic,…

An order issued by An Bord Pleanala which effectively gives the go-ahead for the Ardee Bypass has been warmly welcomed by Fine Gael TD, Fergus O’Dowd and his party colleague Councillor Dolores Minogue but local environmentalists say they are outraged and will do all in their power to get the decision reversed. “Cllr Dolores Minogue…

Scoil Ui Mhuiri in Dunleer was one of four LMETB secondary schools in Louth that participated, along with and three schools in Belfast, in the cross-border Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Schools Project, a pioneering cross border, cross community peace building initiative. At the Showcase event in Belfast recently, Scoil Uí Mhuirí in Dunleer, O’Fiaich College, Bush Post Primary School, Coláiste Chú Chulainn in Dundalk were joined…

Labour convention to elect successor to take place on 16th February  Drogheda Labour Councillor Fiachra Mac Raghnaill, who was co-opted on to the Louth County Council in 2020 to replace Paul Bell on the former Mayor’s appointment to the Labour Court has announced he is to stand down from the Council.  Fiachra is one of a…

Residents of Trinity Street and Brickfield have expressed their concerns about the proposed 46 unit apartment complex on Trinity Street.   They are worried about the increase in traffic and noise levels in the already busy area. They are also concerned about the strain on existing infrastructure and public services, such as parking, waste management, and…

After a two year wait, the cast of the TLT’s Wizard of Oz finally got their chance to shine with the first performance which took place on Saturday last, August 13th and we’re delighted to report they’re better than ever!  Having originally been scheduled to take place in October 2020 with a full schedule of…

Just 21 dentists operating the medical card scheme in County Louth The lack of urgency brought to bear on the serious dental crisis being experienced by medical card holders is inexcusable. For people in need of urgent attention it has resulted in needless suffering. For those missing regular check-ups, it is laying the foundations for…

After the previous weeks’ intense flurry of races, this week saw a more diverse but no less impressive set of events for Drogheda & District A.C. athletes who demonstrated their versatility and resilience across three different races, the Bru Na Boinne 5K, the Glenmore Challenge Running Festival, and the ever popular Patrick Bell & Nicky…

The blue and green flags are flying once again at Bettystown following the successes of both Bettystown and Mornington beaches at the International Blue Flag and National Green Coast Awards.  On Tuesday afternoon The Cathaoirleach of the Laytown/Bettystown Municipal District, Councillor Paddy Meade, was joined by volunteers from the local community and personnel from Meath…

Bellewstown Racecourse presents its latest Flat card, complete with seven races, on Thursday evening. The action gets underway at 4.47pm with a maiden contest over the mile before coming to an end at 8.17 with a mile and a half qualifying race. Read on for a full preview of the Bellewstown card, courtesy of BoyleSports,…