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Key associate of mob boss Owen Maguire boasts he is 'back in Drogheda' amid threat from rival gangs
Drogheda
This key associate and close pal of Maguire- who had already been threatened he will be shot - has taken to social media to boast he is back
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GAA player left waiting almost two hours for ambulance after horror leg break despite hospital being two miles away
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
An ambulance had to come from Tallaght in Dublin, despite Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital being two miles away from the incident
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Armed Gardai race to scene as man 'points handgun at woman and pulls trigger' in shocking attempted robbery
An Garda Siochana
Thankfully, no one was hurt during the incident
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Gardai and bomb squad seize huge haul of weapons and drugs at house in Drogheda
An Garda Siochana
The army were called to assist officers during the dramatic incident
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Locals watch on in awe as Dolphin spotted swimming in Irish river
River Boyne
Fungie - is that you?!
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Potentially lethal 'cocaine' seized in Drogheda as gardai warn dangers of overdosing are ‘very real’
Drogheda
Suspected cocaine was seized and tested but was found to have high levels of toxic chemicals in it
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Furious judge slams Forensic Science Ireland as ‘disgrace’ after Drogheda feud case is struck out
Courts
Forensic Science Ireland is based at Garda Headquarters in Dublin’s Phoenix Park
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Anxious wait for family of murdered teen whose remains were found in Drogheda shallow grave
Drogheda
Gardai say it will take 'a period of time' to formally identify the skeletal remains found in a deep ravine behind the Rathmullen Park housing estate in Co Louth
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Remains found in search for torso of murdered Irish teen are human, gardai confirm
An Garda Siochana
The remains, which were discovered in a shallow grave, have been taken to the Dublin City Morgue where a post-mortem will take place
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Remains found in Drogheda search for murdered Irish teen were discovered in a shallow grave
Louth
Officers are confident they belong to the 17-year-old who was brutally killed and his body dismembered in January last year
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Partial skeletal remains found during search for murdered Irish teen, 17
An Garda Siochana
Gardai in Drogheda, Co Louth investigating the murder of the boy in January 2020 have been searching an area close to Rathmullen Park
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Maternity staff at busy Irish hospital have vaccines cancelled, with no new date for jab
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Local TD Imelda Munster was immediately inundated with calls from Maternity staff, angry and upset at the way they were being treated
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Gardai issue update as two more men arrested in connection with murder of Drogheda teen Keane Mulready Woods
An Garda Siochana
The 17-year-old's arms and legs were dumped in a holdall bag near a rival gangster’s home in Coolock
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Heartbroken Irish mum pleads with robbers to give back bracelet of baby son who died at six weeks old
An Garda Siochana
Grace Russell, from Drogheda in Co Louth, said the bracelet of her late son means everything to her
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From sleeping in his car after play-off disappointment to First Division champions - Tim Clancy's delight at promotion
Drogheda United
Clancy's Drogheda United are back in the League of Ireland Premier Division
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Ireland 'could learn' from Sweden in Covid-19 fight, claims Louth man living there
Coronavirus
Patrick O’Reilly, originally from Drogheda, Co Louth, works as an editor at Lund University in the south of Sweden
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Hero skateboarders rescue man who fell into River Boyne while taking photo
Dramatic rescues
"He turned to take a picture but when he stepped back, the ground was unstable and he fell backwards over the wall"
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Teen boy rushed to hospital after being hit by car in Dromiskin, Co Louth
Road Traffic Accidents
The 17-year-old was struck by the vehicle on the R132 road to Castlebellingham
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Family's 'miracle escape' after jumping out window to escape 'firebomb attack' in Drogheda
House fires
Local TD Imelda Munster described the events of Monday night as a “horrific attack” and “evil in the extreme"
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John Kierans column: Why should a serial killer like Mickey Murphy be set free?
Louth
So far in his cowardly, pathetic life he has killed two women, attacked two more and is the prime suspect in the attempted rape of two others
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Mum and three kids jump out window to escape house fire in Drogheda, Co Louth
House fires
All three are believed to be uninjured but shocked by their experience
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Man accused of impeding investigation into murder of Drogheda teen Keane Mulready-Woods sent forward for trial
Keane Mulready-Woods
Gerard McKenna was charged in February with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a person allegedly involved in killing the teenager in January
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Drogheda choir sings emotional rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' in tribute to frontline heroes during Covid-19 pandemic
Drogheda
The choir got together for a socially distant song to praise frontline heroes for their work
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Local authority to spend €20K on CCTV cameras for feud-hit Rathmullan in Drogheda
Drogheda
The CCTV system had been out of operation for more than seven years due to lack of funding
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