Sunday 19 May 2013
THEY HIT the national headlines recently when they appeared in other parts of the country, and now the chalk marks which are said to be left by burglars near intended targets seem to have re-surfaced in Drogheda.
THERE promises to be some row brewing out Mellifont way after it was announced that a busy local road is to close - for a year.
LOCAL DOG owners beware... mobile phone-bearing Big Brothers could be watching you soon in a pioneering initiatve!
IT was a case of 'Holy Cow' for onlookers at Sunday's Boyne Raft Race when they spotted none other than Gerry Adams TD helping the crew of 'The Fresian' in the annual Battle on the Boyne Raft Race.
RESIDENTS OF Gleann Allain in Tullyallen are being warned to be extra vigilant after two incidences of cars being broken into last week.
WORK on the second phase of Scotch Hall, expected to begin in September this year, will provide a much needed boost to jobs in the area, it has been claimed.
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A FORMER patient at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has made a plea for increased security after she alleged she was assaulted at a main gate of the facility.
IT BRINGS thousands of people into Drogheda each year from rural areas of the county, but the Louthlinx Rural Transport system now faces an uncertain future as government cuts threaten its ongoing operations.
ROADS around Tenure are threatening to sunk into a sea of potholes!
REPORTS OF a man entering the river at the Haymarket Bridge on Thursday afternoon appear to have been a false alarm.
A MAN convicted of arson at St. Laurence Park in 2011 has been put on probation for 12 months.
A TALLANSTOWN girl, reported missing since April 13, has been found safe and well.
THE owner of a six foot long Albino Boa Constrictor has appealed for its safe return after it was stolen from the family home in Duleek last weekend.
IT was a case of 'Holy Cow' for onlookers at Sunday's Boyne Raft Race when they spotted none other than Gerry Adams TD helping the crew of 'The Fresian' in the annual Battle on the Boyne Raft Race.
THEY HIT the national headlines recently when they appeared in other parts of the country, and now the chalk marks which are said to be left by burglars near intended targets seem to have re-surfaced in Drogheda.
RESIDENTS OF Gleann Allain in Tullyallen are being warned to be extra vigilant after two incidences of cars being broken into last week.
A FORMER patient at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has made a plea for increased security after she alleged she was assaulted at a main gate of the facility.
A MAN convicted of arson at St. Laurence Park in 2011 has been put on probation for 12 months.
REPORTS OF a man entering the river at the Haymarket Bridge on Thursday afternoon appear to have been a false alarm.
A TALLANSTOWN girl, reported missing since April 13, has been found safe and well.
ROADS around Tenure are threatening to sunk into a sea of potholes!
A MULTI-MILLION euro extension to the Emergency Department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has been given the go-ahead.
PJ Murray at Hunky Dorys Park
A DISPUTED penalty five minutes from the end dashed the hopes of Paddy Reilly's Meath and District League team extending their best-ever run in the Oscar Traynor inter-league competition after went out in this semi-final.
SYDDAN produced a late finishing burst to see off the challenge of Carnaross in the IFC at Meath Hill last Saturday evening.
SUNDAY's Boyne 10K Road Race in Drogheda witnessed some excellent performances by St Peter's AC athletes.
ESTABLISHED just over a year ago, Duleek & District Athletic Club has quickly become one of the biggest sporting success stories in the East Meath area.
IN the glorious sunshine of Sunday last, the 2013 Boyne 10k Coca-Cola International Series took place, with almost 2,000 athletes rising up to the challenge.
THE rural transport scheme began life in Louth in 2008 and there are currently 22 services operating in south, mid and north Louth.
UP TO 1,000 submissions have been delivered to Meath County Council in a bid to halt a proposed one-way system at the banks of the Boyne at Oldbridge.
Fr Paul Clayton-Lea is to leave Clogherhead to take up a new role in Tallanstown.
I ASKED a question recently about the two houses on Coolagh Street, now deserted, and what was their history.
THE graduates of the Fashion, Textiles, Interior Architecture and Design Courses at the Drogheda Institute of Further Education (DIFE) will launch their end of year exhibition on Friday, May 10 at 7.30pm with a wine reception.
ICA outing
PORT BEACH has dropped in its bathing water quality from last year, with The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report for 2012 showing just a 'sufficient' water quality status from 'good' in 2011.
I FIND it hard to believe that Bettystown is heading down the road of losing another hotel complex.
IT PROMISED to be great - but it wasn't. It was simply fantastic.
THERE was a happy ending for a rare long-eared owl found injured on the M1 motorway after she was released back into the wild in the grounds of Mellifont Abbey in Collon last Saturday.
VOLUNTEERS and members of the various medical, rescue and emergency services have been lauded for their role in the success of the Tall Ships and Arts Festival at the weekend.
FINDING out you are pregnant is a life changing moment. Whether it was a much longed and tried for pregnancy or a surprise, either way, your life has changed forever from that very moment.
IT is that time of year again when the cream of Irish traditional musicians come together to take part in Fleadh Cheoil Chontae Lú, which will be taking place from May 10 to 12 in Drogheda.
I WAS at the Dance School Stars final in the TLT and the interval act was just simply sensational.
IT PROMISED to be great - but it wasn't. It was simply fantastic.
Our Lady's College Greenhills went head to head with St Mary's Diocesan on the emotive subject of women in politics at the Coca-Cola International Services Gr8 debate.
We asked our Facebook followers: 'What do you think of the proposed bandstand from Dominic's Park?'
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny was left speechless by Drogheda's country music queen Eimear Furlong during a visit to her school.
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