Drogheda Life

Four enterprising young friends from St. Mary’s Villas in Drogheda ran a bake sale last week and, as well as entertaining their neighbours, raised €540 for Crumlin Children’s Hospital. Ten-year-old Kate Sullivan and her brother Diarmuid (9) joined forces with their friends Cara Galvin (who is 13 today, happy birthday Cara) and 11-year-old Mia Galvin…

The Borrowed Ground Arts Collective was formed over three years ago with the mission to establish Artist Studio Spaces in Drogheda. The collective comprises of ten professional artists who have exhibited both nationally and internationally but are currently working from spare rooms in their homes or on the kitchen table. “It is our vision to…

“I believe we have put the cart before the horse” Fianna Fail Councillor Stephen McKee is calling on Meath County Council to end the ban on parking cars on Bettystown beach until a suitable alternative is in place. “A review of the current beach car ban is coming up at the end of this month…

MARCH LGBTQ+ WELL-BEING WORKSHOP – HIV AWARENESS DATE & TIME – Thursday 18th March 2021 @ 19.30 Let’s Talk about HIV Webinar: Preventing New Transmissions in Ireland – Presented by HIV Ireland (link available on registration) Opportunity to win a Prize Pack from local artists Kontorno. All LGBTQ+ people (18+) WELCOME – Admission is FREE…

Slane Irish Whiskey kicks off this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations tomorrow night, Saturday 13 March, with  a hugely anticipated gig, broadcast from Slane Distillery. In a very special night of music, THE SLANE SESSIONS online gig – to be broadcast on Hot Press magazine’s YouTube channel – will see the craft, graft and innovation…

“One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome” After three failed attempts, pretence that URDF will fund access route needs to stop Deputy Ged Nash has said that if this government is serious about supporting the development of Drogheda, a new roads funding scheme needs to…

Council seeks clarification from Minster O’Dowd says over €200m remains available The fallout from the failure of Louth County Council’s application funding to the tune of €56m for the Port Northern Cross route has continued all week but the officials at County Hall have remained silent on the issue until today. Obviously smarting from the…

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) is teaming up with Virgin Media Television for a special ‘Donate For Dementia’ week of activity from 22nd-28th March to raise much-needed awareness and vital funds for the charity to support people with all forms of dementia which affects half a million Irish families. From Monday 22nd March, Virgin…

Sinn Féin Councillor Pearse McGeough and TD Imelda Munster, have organised an online public meeting to discuss the closure of the Bank of Ireland branch in Dunleer. “This will be an opportunity for the public to have their say about the loss of the bank from Dunleer and how it will affect them, their neighbours…

Gardaí searching an outdoor area close to Rathmullan Park for the past two days as part of their investigation into the murder of a male juvenile in Drogheda in January 2020 have today discovered partial skeletal remains. The remains were found this afternoon, Thursday 11th March 2021. Members of the Garda Technical Bureau are at…