Publication

Senator appeals for information in tragic Kyran Durnin case

Drogheda Senator Alison Comyn has called on anyone with information about Kyran Durnin’s disappearance and murder to come forward and contact the Gardai. She was speaking as the child’s 10th birthday would have been this Friday if he were alive...

Drogheda’s bid for City Status given renewed sense of hope

Drogheda has been getting a good Spring clean up as the Council staff, local residents and volunteers get out on the streets and local greens to clean up their areas. The town’s Tidy Towns Committee are thrilled at the response and support they are...

Drogheda’s rail crux could mean Dunleer reopening ‘no brainer’

Irish Rail officials in the locality believe it is a “no-brainer” to re-open Dunleer Train Station while they try to get a second station built on the north side of Drogheda. The Drogheda Independent has learned it would only cost a couple of million...

Concern as ‘mobility and disability’ grants paused by council

Older people and those with disabilities facing “difficult and dangerous” living conditions will be impacted by Louth County Council’s decision to pause new applications for disability and mobility grants from May 1, councillors heard at their monthly...

Glenside Hotel blaze a blow for community

The function room at the Glenside Hotel in Drogheda has been extensively damaged following a fire, with the area described as “absolutely gutted”. Firefightersattendedthescene of the blaze, which broke out shortly after 12 noon. It is understood that...

Dunnes re-opening a major boost for town

Drogheda has received a major boost this week with the news that Dunnes Stores in West Street, is to re-open. The store was surprisingly closed a few months ago by the retail giant and some of the staff transferred to Scotch Hall. No reason was ever...

Shock at the sudden passing of Augustinian Fr Colm O’Mahony

There has been shock in Drogheda following the sudden passing of Fr Colm O’Mahony, who died on Sunday. News of his death was announced on Monday, leaving many in the community reeling. One parishioner said: “He was a lovely man. I knew him since he...

Family live in car park for weeks

The “extremely distressing” story of a young family who lived in a Louth car park for a over a month after they “fell between the cracks” of two local authorities emerged this week. The family, originally from Latvia, had been sleeping in their car in...

Town housing boom provides shortest wait for home ownership

Drogheda Rural has recorded the fastest rate of growth in the country for budding first-time buyers waiting for the keys to their new home, according to a new national analysis. The findings have emerged from wide ranging research carried out for the...

Home safely after Iran war turns Dubai holiday into nightmare

A 72-year-old grandmother has appeared in court charged in connection with an alleged €420,000 drugs seizure. Elizabeth Heeney, Scarlet Street, Drogheda, is accused of possession and possession for sale or supply of cocaine at her Scarlet Street...

Trial date set for trio charged with IPAS Centre fire

Three men charged in connection with a fire at an IPAS centre in Drogheda have been sent for trial. Two of the defendants, Seán Everett (25) and Jonathan Judge (22) had books of evidence served on them when they appeared in person before Drogheda...

United condemnation over Drogs supporters flares attack on pitch

A 12-year-old boy was left with facial burns after he was struck by a lit flare thrown during Friday night’s Louth derby at Oriel Park, in an incident that has sparked widespread condemnation from both clubs and Minister for Sport, Patrick O’Donovan...

“This is finally a way forward for Drogheda to be awarded city status”

● Drogheda Deputy, Sinn Féin’s Joanna Byrne pictued with members of the Drogheda City Status Group at a launch in the Marcy Hotel last Friday, has introduced a private members bill ‘The City Status Bill’ which will go before the Dáil for debate. Report:

Teenage gangs terrorise elderly residents

Elderly people in the Duleek Street area of Drogheda are living in fear of teenage gangs who are terrorising them. The youngsters are gathering in groups around local retail units and harassing pensioners. One 90-year-old woman living alone had her...

Extended GP clinic hours sees surge in patients

Extended daytime GP clinic hours introduced as part of the HSE’s winter surge response have resulted in a significant increase in patient access to care, with more than 114,000 additional patient contacts recorded nationwide since the scheme...

‘The facility is fantastic and the kids absolutely love it’

Just over a year after the doors first opened, the impact of the indoor sports dome beside St Nicholas GAC is being felt across the club and the wider south Drogheda community. Approaching the refurbished dome at Marley’s Lane, adjoining the club’s...

Keane Mulready-Woods mother’s “constant and unbearable torment”