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Father and son enjoy amazing fall from sky
Dear Sir,
Peruvian trip in pipeline for Brendan
IT'S A long way from the tranquil shores of Termonfeckin to the wilds of Peru, but that's exactly where environmental student Brendan Sheils is hoping to head – with a little help from his friends.
Campaign for pitches and playground
THE battle has commenced to secure a playground, playing pitches and a community centre for the Termon Abbey/Aston Village area of Drogheda.
There's no place like home, so let's start appreciating it!
SOMEBODY SAID to me in passing last week how I seem to have a passion for my hometown and all its regards.
Father and son enjoy amazing fall from sky
Dear Sir,
Children create mini-monuments of the world
The children and parents of Bellewstown NS completed a home-school link project entitled 'Monuments of the World' recently.
Mastered anti-gravity yoga...while pregnant!
LOCAL fitness instructor Laura Armada Buch is defying gravity - and expectations - after becoming the world's first AntiGravity Yoga Master while six months pregnant.
Slimmers lose pounds to gain Euros for charity
A GROUP of big-hearted slimmers from Julianstown are celebrating raising €345 for the ISPCC Drogheda by losing 19 and a half stone in six weeks!
Water quality falls at some local beaches
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.
Bettystown facing loss of another hotel
I FIND it hard to believe that Bettystown is heading down the road of losing another hotel complex.
Owl's well that ends well for injured Lulu
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.
Thanks extended to team of volunteers
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.
Sunshine is just the kickstart I needed for denim dream
AS I write this with the bright summer sun streaming in my window, pouring a dappled golden glow across the keyboard, it's easy for a woman's fancy turns to thoughts of beachwear.
Port festival site was a revelation
IT PROMISED to be great - but it wasn't. It was simply fantastic.
It's good to talk
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.
Dominick's Park -- the view from Facebook
We asked our Facebook followers: 'What do you think of the proposed bandstand from Dominic's Park?'
Archives: Ambulance complaint
1964: The mayor of Drogheda, Ald, Peter Moore, at a meeting of Drogheda Trades Coucil, undertook to investigate a complaint by Mr. P. Rice that an ambulance without an accompanying nurse, had been sent to collect a dying man to bring him to the Co. Hospital in Dundalk.
News
€500 fine - even though I don't have a dog!
A DROGHEDA woman claims she was forced to borrow €500 to pay a fine for having no dog licence – when she didn't even have a dog at the time.
McWeeney family raises over €13,300 for cancer campaign
THE MCWEENEY family from Dowth recently raised an incredible €13,307.48 for the Irish Cancer Shave or Dye campaign.
Slimmers shed pounds and gain cash
A SIX WEEK Slim For Good challenge ended on a high for the Slimming World Duleek members, when they not only lost weight - but raised money for a great local cause.
'No plans' to excavate ancient boat in Boyne
THE Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht have no plans to excavate the ancient boat found on the bed of the River Boyne in Drogheda, it has been revealed.
Town given visitors' seal of approval
THE US and Canadian tourists who have begun to visit Drogheda on a weekly basis have given the town a huge thumbs up, according to Minister Fergus O'Dowd.
Bernadette's pride at seeing 'her Paddy' listed among great names
MORE than a few times Bernadette Morrissey has put a tissue to her eyes in the years since she lost her husband Paddy.
Thieves using roofs to enter businesses
GARDAI ARE warning business owners to secure any roof access along with the rest of their premises following a spate of burglaries last week.
Motorist drove off and hit car
A MAN who panicked when stopped by gardaí and drove off colliding with a car a short distance away has been given a six month sentence at Drogheda District Court.
Mum (52) set up growhouse to get through hard times
A 52-YEAR old mother of five with no previous convictions attempted to set up a cannabis growing facility in her home to help her family out of hard times, Drogheda District Court has heard.
Schoolgirl's ear slit by latch on open bin
A SEVEN-year old girl suffered a serious injury to her ear at Tullyallen National School last week, when she collided with the latch on an open litter bin.
