Drogheda Life

St Mary’s Parish Church on James’ Street in Drogheda has undergone major work on its roof restoration over the past few months. The scaffolding has been removed and the church, which was built in 1889, has been restored to its former condition to serve its parishioners as it has done down through the years. The…

Louth County Council Dundalk Active Travel Project Hoey’s Lane, Dundalk Non-statutory Public Consultation on Preliminary Design  Louth County Council wish to invite members of the public to participate in the non-statutory Public Consultation on the Preliminary Design proposals for the Dundalk Active Travel Project on Hoey’s Lane, Dundalk (from its junction with Dublin Road (R215)…

Louth County Council has launched a new six-month campaign to address dog fouling and promote responsible pet ownership around the county. The initiative, which includes new signage, media outreach and community engagement, aims to keep public spaces clean and safe. Some of the key messages of the campaign include: ‘Bag It & Bin It’, ‘Dog…

  Drogheda Community Services Centre and St. Kevin’s GAA Club in Phillipstown, are to receive €100,000 each from the €26.1 million 2024 Community Centre Investment Fund announced today by Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary. Drogheda’s St. Nichola’s GFC has also been awarded €67,728 to fund the refurbishment of their…

Temporary General Operative (Wages €658.32 – €738.55 gross per week.)  Application forms and Terms & Conditions of employment for the post may be downloaded from our website: https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/louth_county_council/temporary-general-operative-vacancies/ Completed applications forms should be emailed to recruitment@louthcoco.ie Closing date for receipt of completed application forms is: 4.30pm on Friday, 14th March 2025 Candidates may be shortlisted…

The inaugural ‘Secret to Success’ panel discussion was launched as part of Enterprise Week at Scholars Hotel, in association with the Local Enterprise Office Louth team. The new style interview series saw Naomi Tully of Hubert Tully’s, Sam Mulroy of Sam Mulroy Fitness and Daithi McGahon of the Coffee Box take part under the guidance…

Donegal band Ren Marabou and the Berserkers are playing a gig at McHugh’s on March 29 and, just for the craic, are bringing Italian band Sailing To Nowhere along with them. Donegal Viking Heavy Metal Raiders ‘Ren Marabou and the Berserkers’ and Italian Pirate Metallers ‘Sailing To Nowhere’ bring their double headline show to Drogheda…

Fórsa and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have served notice of industrial action to the HSE today (Monday 10th March), marking an escalation in the dispute over the effect of the HSE’s ‘Pay and Numbers Strategy’ which imposed a fixed employment ceiling across all health services, in addition to suppressing all posts that were…

 Drogheda & District AC had a fantastic day at the National Indoor Arena taking home a huge haul of medals – three golds, seven silvers and one bronze medal in a very competitive National Masters Championships. On a day with so many outstanding performances Kieran McGrath clinched gold on the line in a thrilling finish…

It was a day of high-octane action and electric atmosphere at the National Indoor Championships in Athlone yesterday, where two of Boyne AC’s rising sprinters, Adam Byrne and Sean Stratton, delivered strong performances in the U23 men’s 60m. The magnificent indoor arena was packed to capacity, with passionate supporters filling the stands. Among them, the…