Drogheda Life

LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ROAD Section 75 Roads Act, 1993 (Roads Regulations 1994) Louth County Council hereby gives notice of its decision to close The South Quay, Marsh Road, R150 to vehicular traffic to facilitate Irish Water installing a new sewer pipeline.  The extent of the road closure will be from the South…

Moss, Finn & Kathryn stars of the day In late 2024, Ace AC implemented a training programme with a particular focus on developing their youngest age groups, and it proved dividends at the weekend with some great performances in the first track competition of the season, the Pre-Louth Championships at the Lourdes Stadium in Drogheda….

As negotiations continue between Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Regional Independent Group on a formula to form the next government, the Drogheda City Status Group says that decades of neglect must end now and substantial investment for Drogheda must be set out in both the new Programme for Government and the revised National Planning…

“Bremore Ireland Port will be first new major deep-water port development since the foundation of the state” Plans were unveiled yesterday by Drogheda Port Company, operating in a joint venture with Ronan Group Real Estate, for the development of a world-class deep-water port at Bremore near Gormanston with an initial investment of a billion Euros….

Louth Older People’s Forum/ Council is looking for new members and is inviting all Louth residents aged 55 and upwards to join. The Forum/Council provides a platform for older people to take a more active role in their communities and to have their voices heard on relevant issues both within the county of Louth and…

The Office of Public Works (OPW) and the National Monuments Service have launched a new campaign called Protect Our Past to remind people of the importance of protecting our country’s unique archaeological and architectural heritage sites, many of which are extremely vulnerable.   There are over 145,000 recorded archaeological monuments around the country in private and public…

After a challenging year for the music industry, it is with great anticipation the Boyne Music Festival is finally set to return! The festival was established in 2013 by musicians and twin sisters Aisling and Julie-Anne Manning, and their cousin Deirdre Brenner. Now into its 8th year, the 2021 program boasts a cultural feast of…

It’s an integral part of Christmas in Drogheda so it’s good to hear that members of the Drogheda Rotary Club and Drogheda Soroptimists Club will once again be running their popular Remembrance Tree project in the week before Christmas. The two locations are beside the Christmas Tree on West street and the Laurence Centre. People…

Louth County Council and a number of landowners and developers, are to commence work on the western phase of the much delayed Port Access Northern Cross Route (PANCR) road from the R132 to the proposed Ballymakenny Roundabout despite the lack of Government funding to date.  Louth County Council officials have carried out considerable technical and…

With one in four school-going children now having additional educational needs, an invitation has gone out to teachers, parents and those caring for children with special educational needs, in Drogheda and beyond, offering them an opportunity to enrol in one of two new online postgraduate programmes about the subject commencing in September. Hosted by Hibernia…