Music legend John Leonard hits 80 and looks back on a lifetime of gigging
By Andy Spearman The legend that is John Leonard celebrated his 80th Birthday yesterday so, I thought, what better day…
New crop of young talent coming through the Drogheda & District AC ranks
Despite the fact that he has only been running competitively for less than a year, Drogheda and District AC member…
When Ireland Rocked return to Mchugh’s this Saturday, 15th February
Arguably, the best gigs of 2024 at the thriving Barrel Venue in McHugh’s was the debut appearance of Ireland’s latest…
Free concert to celebrate 800 years of the Dominicans in Drogheda
Drogheda’s musicians and poets are to come together in ”Poems, Bells and Synths”, a free concert taking place in the…
Louth agri-innovators invited to enter Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena Awards
Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Arena Awards 2021, in partnership with the National Ploughing Association (NPA), are now open for entries. Innovators…
Drogheda’s Paycheck Plus acquired by large UK software group
Paycheck Plus, the multi award winning Drogheda based payroll services business founded by Anne Reilly in 2005, has been acquired…
Council commits to repairing footpaths at Scarlet Crescent
Councillor Kevin Callan has received a commitment from Louth County Council that they will carry out footpaths repairs in the…
Pretty Vacant Tour to shine a light into some of Drogheda’s dark corners
The once bustling town of Drogheda has been blighted for years by vacant and derelict buildings, brought to its knees…
Irish LGBTQ Lavender and Green Alliance cheered at New York Pride 2023
The Lavender and Green Alliance, an Irish LGBTQ group founded by Drogheda man Brendan Fay in 1994, were a big…
100,000 cigarettes, 20kgs of ‘roll your own’ tobacco and €13K cash seized in Louth
Revenue officers, with the assistance of detector dog Bill and supported by An Garda SÃochána, seized approximately 100,000 cigarettes and…
