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Community unites for brave Nicola
THOUSANDS of euro have been raised in the first week of a major fundraising drive for Nicola McDonnell, the 25-year-old Rathmullen woman who suffered severe spinal injuries following a freak accident. A family fun day ended in tragedy when Nicola fell from a bouncy castle. She has spent the last number of months in hospital at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun Laoghaire but is planning to return home. She suffered damage to her neck area and is now confined to a wheelchair.
Highs and lows won't be forgotten
THERE was a surreal atmosphere on the 7.30pm train out of Connolly last Saturday. It was packed with Louth fans, standing room only. In one corner a young man from Clogherhead was playing cards with a woman and a small boy from Dundalk. As the game wore on, you realised they'd never met before, until a train bound for north Louth. It was typical of what Louth's epic odyssey has brought to the community feeling within the county.
‘Stealth tax’ could cripple businesses
NEW businesses currently opening up in Drogheda are being hit with a crippling levy from Drogheda Borough Council to pay for parking, with sums from €8,000 to almost €40,000 currently being sought.
No 'gagging order' for Lourdes hospital staff
THE HSE has not introduced a gagging clause in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital staff contracts, a Regional Health Forum has been told.
Registration law leaves baby in limbo
A TWO-month old Drogheda child officially does not exist, thanks to a law that is preventing her parents from registering her.
Food Festival on August 14-15th
THE second annual Drogheda Food Festival takes place on August 1415th with West Street set to host a weekend of fun and food.
Tholsel set to be restored to its former glory again
WINDOWS REMOVED ON HISTORIC OLD BUILDING AFTER lying untouched for years, the Tholsel building in West Street is now a hive of activity, with window specialists from Kells, Co Meath moving in at daybreak on Monday morning to begin the task of restoring the original sash windows.
Taxi driver vows he'll go to jail
A DROGHEDA taxi driver is prepared to go to Mountjoy as a protest over what he claims is the lack of taxi rank spaces in the town.
Traffic measures 'useless'
'COMPLETELY useless' is how a resident of Shamrock Villas has described the rumble strips on the Ballymakenny Road, installed by the council in an attempt to alleviate the dangers of entering and exiting the estate.
Addict asks to return to detox centre
HEROIN addict, Liza Kevitt pleaded with Judge David Anderson to remand her back to Dochas Centre in Mountjoy after she appeared in Drogheda District Court on a number of charges including criminal damage, theft and taking a vehicle.
Levies outlined under town development plan
THE 'car parking contributions' are charged where the applicant is unable to provide car parking in line with development plan standards, according to a senior executive at Drogheda Borough Council.
Great man-eating jellyfish found in Mornington!
A MAN-eating jellyfish has been found by the side of the River Boyne at Mornington! Well, that was the view of one Drogheda Independent reader who came across it at the weekend! 'I was shocked when I saw it. It was huge, it looked as if it could eat someone!,' the startled local remarked. They came across the giant jellyfish just at the mouth of the Boyne at low tide.
Leinster final in the past: O'Brien
LOUTH supporters might feel that Meath have everything to prove after being robbed of Leinster glory by Joe Sheridan's controversial last-gasp goal, but Royals boss Eamonn O'Brien says that's all the in past. While the Wee County finally bowed out of the Championship at the hands of a strong Dublin side last Saturday, their neighbours are looking forward to an All-Ireland quarter-final against Kildare in Croke Park next Sunday (4pm).
Big birthday celebrations on double
SCHOOL friends Michael Carter and Paul Moore who have known each other since they went to St Joseph's CBS together held a joint 21st in the Star Bar recently. Michael, Flanagan's Terrace was accompanied by his girlfriend, Sarah Dyas, from Ballsgrove. Paul, whose family hail from Pearse Park, was there with his girlfriend, Lorna from Moneymore.
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