Ardee will come alive on Saturday, November 1st for the inaugural Ferdia Festival — a brand new, community-led celebration of arts, music, heritage, and creativity inspired by the spirit of Samhain and Halloween. Taking place across the town, the one-day festival will transform venues including St Mary’s Church, Ardee Library, Hatch’s Castle, the Dee Hub,…
A special commemorative plaque will be unveiled in Clogherhead on Thursday, October 30th at 2pm to honour the victims of the Miami Showband Massacre, one of the most tragic events of the Troubles. The plaque will be located at Walshes MACE shop, just metres from the site of the former Ashling Ballroom, where the Miami…
When lifelong fitness professional Breda Harris first stepped onto a reformer Pilates machine two years ago, she instantly knew she had found something special. “The very first class I did, I fell in love with it instantly,” she says. “I knew there and then that I wanted to qualify and open my own studio.” Fast…
Drogheda is set to take centre stage on RTE One this Sunday, 23rd November at 11am, as the national broadcaster airs the world premiere of The Mass of The Bells — a major new choral and orchestral composition by acclaimed Drogheda composer Michael Holohan, member of Aosdána. The live broadcast from St Peter’s Catholic Church,…
Local South Drogheda & East Meath Fianna Fáil Councillor Stephen McKee hosted a well-attended Study Skills Night for Leaving Cert students last Thursday at The Glenside Hotel, Drogheda. The event drew a large crowd of sixth-year students eager to pick up practical tips ahead of their exams. Cllr McKee, a secondary school teacher by profession,…
Louth is celebrating another major Lotto win after an online player from the county scooped a life-changing €7,129,505 in Saturday night’s (October 18th) draw. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased online on Friday, 17th October, and the lucky player becomes Ireland’s 8th Lotto jackpot winner of 2025 — and the second from Louth this…
Grace Conway of Tredagh Boxing Academy has claimed a silver medal at the U19 European Boxing Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic — an outstanding achievement for the 18-year-old and another proud moment for Irish boxing. Representing Ireland as part of a 13-strong national squad, Grace began her campaign with a hard-fought win over Italy’s Martina…
As the centenary of her birth approaches on October 20th, 2025, the people of Drogheda fondly remember Enda McEvoy McDonnell, better known to generations simply as Mrs Mac — the heart and soul of Barney Mac’s on the Chord Road. Born on 20th October 1925 in a room overlooking the River Cannock in Dublin, Enda…
Advance payments worth more than €6.59 million will begin issuing to farmers in Louth from Thursday, October 16th, according to Fine Gael TD Paula Butterly. Deputy Butterly said the payments, under the 2025 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) schemes, are a vital boost to local farm…
Homeowners across Louth and Meath are being urged to revalue their homes before the November 7th deadline, as rising property prices could mean higher Local Property Tax (LPT) bills next year. According to tax experts at Orbitus, fears are growing nationwide that the surge in house prices since 2021 will push many into higher LPT…
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