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…
It was another weekend to remember for Tredagh Boxing Academy, who returned home with five gold medals, two silvers, and a special award from the Halloween Belfast International Box Cup. The Drogheda club fielded a strong team of seven boxers: Adam Walsh, Grace Conway, Ceejay Sheelan, Cara Evans, Simon and Michael James McDonagh, and Iris…
Drogheda United have confirmed that defender Andrew Quinn has signed a new contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2026 season. The 23-year-old first joined Drogheda in 2022, making 32 appearances before a spell with Shelbourne, returning to United in 2024. Quinn enjoyed an outstanding 2025 campaign, being named the…
The Culture Connect Project (Integration and Advancement Ladder for International Protection Seekers) in County Louth has been awarded €98,000 in funding to support local integration initiatives. The announcement was welcomed by Fine Gael Councillor Ejiro Stratton, who said the Integration Fund helps community organisations across Ireland play a stronger role in promoting inclusion and supporting…
Drivers are being warned to belt up as Gardai carry out a nationwide crackdown on people not wearing their seatbelts in cars, this Wednesday. There will be moving random checkpoints around Drogheda and every other town and village to ensure that people are using their seat belts. The move is part of the ongoing national safety…
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…
Two local beaches popular with sea swimmers are to get new double changing cabins. Over €20,000 has been allocated to pay for badly needed amenities at the blue flag Port beach Clogherhead and at Shelling Hill beach,Templetown. There has been a massive rise in the number of people sea swimming in the northeast since Covid. The Little Stand…
By Paul Murphy Remembrance is not a single day in the calendar but a living act of respect passed from one generation to the next, the Mayor of Drogheda Cllr Michelle Hall told a gathering at Mary Street in Drogheda on Saturday to mark the centenary of the unveiling of the Cenotaph there. In a…
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