𝗔 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲! ✨ Love Drogheda BID’s Pilot Façade Improvement Initiative has brought renewed colour, vibrancy, and pride to some of Drogheda’s most iconic streetscapes. Working with local property owners and supported by Murtagh’s of Drogheda, Dulux, and Drogheda Hire, the project has transformed seven buildings along West Street — creating a brighter, more welcoming town centre for everyone. This initiative is about more than just

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St. Peter's Church, Drogheda

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Drogheda in county Louth is celebrating Oliver 400 - the 400th anniversary of the birth of their very own saint, Oliver Plunkett. It's unusual to have a saint with a surname as well as Christian name. Then again it's unusual to have a relic of someone's head. Oliver Plunkett was born in 1625, became archbishop of Armagh, and was brutally hung drawn and quartered. His mummified head is kept in St Peter's church. He was made a saint in 1975 and the church is in the process of building a new shrine