A coordinated emergency response helped prevent tragedy in Drogheda on Sunday morning, 26 October 2025, after a person entered the water near Fiddle Case Pier. At approximately 11:30am, the Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue and Recovery emergency pager crew was activated following reports of a person in distress near the Sunshine Bar. Security staff at Scotch Hall…
Opera and mythology came together in Drogheda over the weekend as Drogheda Classical Music presented A Spotlight on Irish Opera – The Making of The Morrigan at the Droichead Arts Centre on Saturday, 25 October. The event, held in partnership with the Lú Festival of Light, offered audiences a rare behind-the-scenes look at what it…
Network Ireland Louth hosted an inspiring event on Authenticity in Business at the Marcy Hotel, featuring Sharon Farrell, founder of Face Credit, as guest speaker. Sharon, who also generously sponsored multiple awards at Network Ireland Louth’s regional ceremony earlier this year, travelled from Kildare to share her personal and professional insights on the importance of…
Drogheda is set to shine brighter than ever this Bank Holiday weekend as the Lú Festival of Light 2025 transforms the town into a live theatre of light, sound and storytelling. Running from Friday, 24 October to Bank Holiday Monday, 27 October, the festival is expected to attract around 40,000 visitors, bringing new life to…
Senator Alison Comyn has made a passionate appeal in the Seanad for Drogheda to be officially recognised as Ireland’s next city, warning that the town’s rapid growth is being undermined by outdated governance and a lack of investment. Addressing Minister of State Christopher O’Sullivan, Senator Comyn called for the creation of a Drogheda City Status…
The ghosts, ghouls, and headless skeletons are getting ready to take over Drogheda once again for the 2025 Drogheda Credit Union Spooks Parade, launching this year’s Lú Festival of Light. The spooky spectacle kicks off on Friday, October 24th at 6.15pm, starting from Droichead Arts Centre, Barlow House, Narrow West Street. This year’s theme —…
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…
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…
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