Drogheda Life

With nearly 5,000 people on the housing list in County Louth and a waiting time of up to 13 years, Councillor Joanna Byrne has said that the Government’s housing policy has “badly failed the people of Drogheda.” The Sinn Féin Councillor was reacting to figures released by Louth County Council on foot of a question…

Irish Water will be carrying out essential valve repair works this week in Merchants Quay, Drogheda and consumers in Constitution Hill to Donor’s Green and surrounding areas may experience low water pressure and/or water outages from today, Monday 22 February, to Thursday 25 February between 9:00am and 6:00pm daily.  It may take 2-3 hours for…

Another man has been arrested by Gardaí in Drogheda investigating the murder of a juvenile in January 2020. The man arrested today is in his mid-20s and is currently detained at Mountjoy Garda station under a Section 42 warrant of Criminal Justice Act, 1999. The man and woman arrested on Wednesday 17th February, 2021 remain…

Drogheda’s Boann Distillery, owned and run by the Cooney family, has scooped six prizes at the World Whiskies Awards, winning five accolades for its Whistler range – and was also crowned Best Single Pot Still New Make 2021. “We are delighted with this most prestigious award for our New Make spirit,” said founder and managing…

Street sales and community events cancelled for second year running Could the arrival of spring ever have been more welcome? The sight of daffodils in bloom gives us hope of better days to come and that is something we all need this year. The Irish Cancer Society has adopted the daffodil for their annual fundraising…

The Newtown Blues GFC are looking at alternative activities to keep their young members engaged, active and fit during these challenging times.  They are now providing on-line training sessions for all underage members from nursery through to 17-year-olds and it is proving very popular.  “In the past week we will have engaged with close to…

In what must rank as one of the quickest about-turns ever, the Department of Education has revoked its decision to relocate the Drogheda Educate Together Secondary School. Their announcement on February 1st that they had decided to move the school from Mill Road in Mornington to the St. Oliver’s Campus in Drogheda was met with…

The estimated 13,500 family carers in County Louth need to be included in Covid vaccine priority lists, campaigners have insisted. Liz Collins is the mum and primary carer of a teenager with a debilitating skin condition whose worst nightmare came true when she and her husband Gary both tested positive for the virus. Now she…

Well done to students and ISSU on their campaign for choice School profiling must be ruled out now Labour Councillor Michelle Hall has given the news that clarity will be provided to the Leaving Cert class of 2021 after so much uncertainty a cautious welcome but says the next challenge is to get schools reopened as soon as…

The Chair of the Louth East Meath Greens, Anthony Murphy, has welcomed the announcement that €967,316 is to be allocated to Louth and €857,205 to Meath under the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme for Social Housing, with a target of 68 social homes to be retrofitted across the two counties. Anthony Murphy welcomed the investment to…