Drogheda Implementation Board

Members of the Drogheda Implementation Board attended the re-launch of the Ask for Angela campaign in Drogheda today.

Ask for Angela is a safety campaign that allows people to discreetly signal if they feel unsafe on a date or night out or are in situations that they are uncomfortable with, in order to prevent the situation escalating.

The campaign is a collaboration between An Garda Síochána and Drogheda Implementation Board, alongside a number of community partners including the Vintners Association, Taxi Federation, Restaurants Association, Drogheda Chamber of Commerce and Drogheda Business Improvements District.

Ask for Angela posters, stickers and information leaflets are available through the Drogheda Implementation Board and Love Drogheda BIDS, by contacting us here or at [email protected]

The Drogheda Implementation Board welcomed the announcement by Ministers Catherine Martin and Thomas Byrne of a €7.2m allocation towards the provision of a sports arena at St Oliver's Community College, Rathmullan.

Michael Keogh, Chair of the Drogheda Implementation Board, remarked: "The allocation of €7.2m from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media together with a further allocation of €3.7m from the Department of Education represents a significant investment of almost €11m in sporting facilities in the largest post primary school in the State. The initiative, which was supported by the Drogheda Implementation Board, will address one of the actions in the Drogheda Report Implementation Plan in developing a centre of sporting excellence and will provide much needed sporting facilities in an area crying out for such investment, accommodating usage by Drogheda Wolves Basketball Club and the wider school community.

We would like to congratulate and commend Martin O'Brien , CEO of LMETB and John Halpin, Principal of St Olivers Community College for their initiative and dedication in serving the interest of sports and the wider community in the Rathmullan area.”
Louth and Meath ETB

The Drogheda Implementation Board were delighted to welcome Minister for Justice Helen Mc Entee TD to the new Civic Offices in Fair Street, where members of the Board were invited by the minister to share their experience of the improvements in the delivery of services in Drogheda. Minister McEntee announced the appointment of chairpersons of the first seven Local Community Safety Partnerships being established across the country, and welcomed the publication of the fourth progress report on the Drogheda Implementation Plan. The Minister was also pleased to say that the Drogheda Implementation Board will continue its work over the coming months as the new permanent Louth Local Community Safety Partnership is established.

Congratulations to Ciaran Reid, who earlier today was named as the newly appointed independent chairperson of County Louth Local Community Safety Partnership by the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD. We wish Ciaran the best of luck in his new role and look forward to working with him over the coming months.