An Taisce, the national operator of the international Green Flag Award in Ireland, has been delivering the programme since 2016. The scheme recognises public parks, gardens and green spaces that are well-managed and maintained in an environmentally sustainable way. This year’s Green Flag Awards were announced on Wednesday, 12th November 2025, with 128 parks, gardens,…
The great man himself Santa Claus will be arriving all the way from the North Pole for the event as the countdown to the festive season begins. There will be balloon modelling, carol singing , and festive ballet performances in what promises to be a great evening for families and the children. The organisers said:”…
Gardai are now treating the disappearance of a local man over a year ago as suspicious. A senior investigating officer has now been appointed into the case of Anthony Hanlon,39 who was last seen alive getting on an Expressway bus in Dublin on December 3 last. Prior to that he was seen walking along the…
By Paul Murphy RTE/Kairos has announced a Mass of the Bells to be celebrated in St Peter’s Church, West Street, Drogheda to mark the 400th anniversary of St Oliver Plunkett and the 50th anniversary of the death of Mother Mary Martin, foundress of the Medical Missionaries of Mary. The Mass will be celebrated by Canon Eugene Sweeney…
Locals in County Louth have generously created 9,491 Christmas shoebox gifts for children affected by poverty over the past three years, helping Team Hope reach the milestone of 3 million shoeboxes delivered nationally just in time for Christmas. Since 2010, Team Hope has sent over 2.8 million shoebox gifts from Ireland to countries across Africa…
There has been another outbreak of bird flu in the north east this time at a turkey farm in Clontibret, Co Monaghan. It is the third such case within a week and follows on similar cases in Carlow, and near Kells, Co Meath. The latest discovery is a serious worry and concern to turkey farms with…
Senator Sharon Geogan is demanding that a full time child psychologist is provided for the East Meath and Duleek areas as a matter of urgency. She has vowed that this will be one of her top priorities going forward. The Duleek based Senator was highly critical of the disclosure yesterday that children around the country…
One of the most popular shops in East Meath has re-opened after being closed for three and a half years following a fire. Pat’s Centra Supermarket was officially back in business on Thursday in Bettystown Square and the great man Pat Boshell, the owner, was there to proudly open the doors of the new premises….
Fine Gael Councillor Sharon Tolan Welcomes Commitment from NTA to Conduct Feasibility Study on New Bettystown Train Station Fine Gael Councillor Sharon Tolan has today welcomed a formal commitment from the National Transport Authority (NTA) to initiate a feasibility study into the provision of a new train station for Bettystown. The announcement follows ongoing engagement…
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…
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