Drogheda Life

Members of The Drogheda Civic Trust laid a wreath at the Halpin and Moran memorial on the Marsh Road yesterday, Ash Wednesday.  Trust Chairperson Denis Cummins said it was important that civic society remembered the sacrifice of both Halpin and Moran on the one hundredth anniversary of their deaths. “While the date of the killings…

Gardaí have stood down their search for missing person David Dowling (47) following the discovery of a body yesterday, Wednesday, 17th February 2021. David was reported missing ten days ago, on Monday 8th February.  In a statement this morning the Garda expressed their thanks to the media and public for their assistance in this matter. “No…

Irish Water and Louth County Council are warning of possible water outages in multiple areas of Drogheda for short periods from 8:00pm tomorrow, Thursday 18 February until 8:00am on Friday 19 February. While works are ongoing customers in the following locations may experience low water pressure and/or water outages: Rope Walk, Bolton Street, Bolton Square,…

There is no doubting the fact that Drogheda is woefully behind the curve when it comes to facilities for cyclists. Of the few cycle lanes that have been installed, few are actually separated from motorised traffic and none could be described as properly safe. The restoration of the ramparts walk and cycle path has been…

 Reduced rates for home-working, family time and charging electric vehicles Readers will remember that a couple of months ago most if not all of the households in Drogheda were fitted with new “smart” electricity meters. Probably not many people thought too much about it except perhaps that it did away with the need for the meter to…

Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Blackrock Education Centre are running the national ‘Something Fishy’ poetry competition aimed at 5th and 6th class primary school students in County Louth and nationwide. It is an opportunity for students to get creative at home and learn about fish. This is the second year the competition has been run…

Gardaí in Drogheda have arrested a man and a woman today in connection with the murder of a juvenile in January 2020. Both were arrested in Drogheda and are being detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007. The man is being detained at Drogheda Garda Station, and the woman is detained at…