Drogheda Life

Louth County Council has announced the completion of four new high-quality social housing units at Mullagh Close, Clogherhead. These three-bedroom, two-storey homes were delivered through a turnkey acquisition from Havsutsikt Limited and form part of Phase 2 of a 12-unit development. This project is funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH)…

Drogheda woman Deirdre McTeggart (nee Byrne) will return to the streets of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa this coming Sunday, November 19, when she will join over 40,000 runners from around the world to take part, for the second time, in the Great Ethiopian Run, the biggest in Africa.  Deirdre is taking on the challenge…

A former professional poker player from Slovenia who now lives in Bettystown with his wife and two children has turned his hand to making music in venues throughout Ireland. It seems that Jerry and Elza Miles (original names Jernej and Urška Šorn) were destined to make sweet music together ever since they first met at…

Thirty young girls from Drogheda have qualified to represent Ireland in the Dance World Cup 2023 in Braga, Portugal this summer. The girls, who range in age from 4-17 years, are all members of the Starlight Academy and they are VERY excited about the prospect of competing against thousands of dancers from 65 countries around…

  The next Walk n Talk tour to be presented by Community Historian Brendan Matthews, will take place on Wednesday next, (August 2nd) beginning outside the old Jail in Scarlet Street (Chadwicks), at 7.30pm. Brendan will tell a few tales regarding the inmates of the Jail of yesteryear before the walk moves down Francis Street…

NTA cannot ignore fact that 20% of all submissions were calling for Fairer Fares   Fine Gael Councillor Sharon Tolan says she’s delighted with the response to her recent Fairer Fares Campaign calling for a restructure of the fare on the Northern Line from Dublin to Drogheda. The Bettystown Councillor has been campaigning for a number of…

Labour Councillor Michelle Hall has given the granting of permission for 237 new homes at the old Slane Road a guarded welcome but has expressed concerns that the new homes are to be built on part of the Battle of the Boyne site. An Bórd Pleanála (ABP) has given the green light to an application…

It was another brilliant night for Boyne AC at Claremont Stadium in Navan last night. With warm, still air and golden evening light, it felt more like southern Europe than Ireland. The memories will live on for a long time. Boyne AC athletes  were full of energy, determination, and team spirit, from the youngest to the…

By Andy Spearman The kids who live in Moneymore are very lucky, their lives might not be perfect, but they have the best Mammies and Daddies in the world. I know, I met a lot of them yesterday. Even luckier for them is that Santa, the real Santa, always takes time out to drop in…

Local author, poet, artist and all-round good guy, Roger Hudson celebrated his 85th birthday recently at a gathering of friends and fellow members of the Drogheda Creative Writers group. This was the the first indoor meeting of Drogheda Creative Writers since Covid, so Roger, never one to miss an opportunity, gave the members a sneak…