Skin cancer survivor, Kevin Roden from Drogheda is calling on the local community to join the fight against cancer by supporting the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day, which takes place on Friday, 28 March. Kevin Roden, aged 63, was diagnosed with melanoma in January 2024. For his treatment, he underwent surgery on his calf to…
Fine Gael Councillor Ejiro O’Hare Stratton has raised several important local issues with Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Minister for Defence, Simon Harris TD including city status and services for autistic children with autism. Speaking at the Fine Gael Councillors’ AGM in Dublin, Councillor O’Hare Stratton pressed Tánaiste Harris on whether the…
Fine Gael Councillor Ejiro O’Hare Stratton has raised several important local issues with Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Minister for Defence, Simon Harris TD including city status and services for autistic children with autism. Speaking at the Fine Gael Councillors’ AGM in Dublin, Councillor O’Hare Stratton pressed Tánaiste Harris on whether the…
The Drogheda branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann returned from the All-Ireland Scoraíocht finals in Tipperary with silver medals for their performance inspired by local heritage and folklore. Linking to the 400 year celebrations of St Oliver Plunkett and incorporating local tunes and songs, the 45-strong group of musicians, singers and dancers finished runners-up to Camross…
The Drogheda branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann returned from the All-Ireland Scoraíocht finals in Tipperary with silver medals for their performance inspired by local heritage and folklore. Linking to the 400 year celebrations of St Oliver Plunkett and incorporating local tunes and songs, the 45-strong group of musicians, singers and dancers finished runners-up to Camross…
Drogheda and District master athletes were at it again this week, breaking world records that is! Nuala Reilly stunned the local Athletics scene as she made it two World records in two weeks – this time with the W65 Irish Ladies broke the World record in the 4x400m at in the National Indoor Arena, Sport…
Labour Deputy Ged Nash has called on the government to honour a commitment it made prior to the election to provide bridging funding for the SOSAD service until it can agree a Service Level Agreement (SLA) and ongoing funding with the HSE. The call from Deputy Nash comes as the local charity announced it would…
The first day of the Leinster Indoor Championships saw Amy Mc Teggart claim a fantastic victory for Boyne AC in the Senior Women’s Long Jump with an outstanding jump of 5.56m and she struck gold again a little later in the Senior Women’s 4kg Shot Put with a brilliant throw of 10.62m. Meanwhile, Sean Stratton…
Gardaí investigating the disappearance of six year old boy Kyran Durnin have completed searches of a house and garden in Hand Street, Drogheda. After three days of digging, searching and dismantling a large shed, in the back garden of Kyran’s grandmother and the back garden of a vacant house next door, Gardaí packed up and…
An Bord Pleanála has granted planning approval for Louth County Council’s Westgate Vision urban regeneration project which aims to bring a positive identity to the west end of Drogheda, to recover the townscape area, and to create a dynamic regeneration for the broader town centre. The approval marks a significant milestone in urban regeneration and public…
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