Drogheda Life

At the National Indoor Senior Championships 2025 and in local road races, Boyne AC athletes brought a mix of speed, grit, and heart that had fans cheering from start to finish. On Day 1 of the National Indoor Senior championships, Sean Stratton lit up the track in the Men’s 200m Sprint, clocking a breath-taking 22.65…

Donore Rosnaree Drama Group’s latest production is the play “Out of Order” by Ray Cooney. Featuring a wonderful local cast, the play runs in the Droichead Arts Centre in Stockwell Street from Tuesday 25th February till Saturday 1st March at 8.00pm. Like many of Cooney’s works, Out of Order follows a lead character—a junior government…

The makers and creators of the Drogheda Cottage Market celebrate their 9th birthday on Saturday next, March 1st at the former Monsoon unit on the first floor of Scotch Hall Shopping Centre featuring over 50 producers offering a wide selection of foods, drinks and crafts. There will be an array of original gift ideas with…

Here’s a heart-warming story for a miserable wet Sunday morning – as a member of the Loving Life Choir, eight year-old Bridgie Quigley from Dowth has the voice of an angel, but recently she proved she has the heart of an angel also. When Bridgie’s Mam Gemma told her about the importance of hospices and…

The HSE is reimbursing the full cost of hip and knee replacements for patients from County Louth attending Kingsbridge Private Hospital in Belfast following a revision of the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme (NIPHS) last year.  A team from Kingsbridge Private Hospital will be at the Gateway Hotel in Dundalk on Tuesday (Feb 25) to…

Meath County Council has launched Local Lens, a podcast series of six 30-minute episodes that will serve as an additional channel to communicate and increase awareness around the services provided by the local authority.  To celebrate the launch, a double episode will be released on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, with the rest of the episodes…

Dunleer athlete Tadg Reilly delivered an outstanding performance at the Irish Universities Athletics Association (IUAA) Indoor Championships recently, securing a bronze medal for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) in the shot put with a throw of 11.45 meters.   Competing for DkIT, the 20-year-old Dunleer AC athlete, who is currently a 2nd year mechanical engineering…

The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) has announced the launch of its annual Drink Tea for MND campaign, which will take place throughout the month of March 2025. Now in its 16th year, this nationwide initiative encourages individuals, businesses, and communities to host their own tea parties, with all funds raised supporting IMNDA’s critical services for families…

  The next big fundraising event for the Moneymore Townland Community Hub, the Murray & Son Coaches Drogheda Easter 5km Race, will take place on the Easter Bank Holiday Monday, April 21st is open to all – runners, joggers, walkers and families and will be the first ever race to take place on the new…

Following years of campaigning Independent Councillor Declan Power has welcomed the news that Louth County Council is to install a pedestrian speed ramp at Chapel Road in Clogherhead. Cllr Power, who has been advocating for this safety measure for several years, described it as a significant and positive development for the community. “This is fantastic…