Marc O'Driscoll

South East Correspondent

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris at the start line of the eighth edition of the charity cycle in 2023

Plan for tenth and final Garda Tony Golden Memorial Cycle

Preparations are well under way with registration now open for the tenth and final edition of the Garda Tony Golden Memorial Cycle.

Leinster • 22 Aug 25

20-year-old Matthew Mooney, with an address in Moneymore, Drogheda is due to appear again before Dundalk District Court via video-link next week

Man charged with facilitation of organised crime in Louth

A 20-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences in relation to the facilitation of organised crime in Drogheda.

Courts • 20 Aug 25

A steam train with passengers milling around

Exhibition to mark 175 years since railway came to Navan

An exhibition to mark 175 years since the railway came to Navan, Co Meath, will go on public display today.

Leinster • 20 Aug 25

Members of the Castleblayney Community First Responders hold signs calling for a AED database

Call to add unregistered defibrillators to database

The National Ambulance Service has said there are thousands of defibrillators across the country not currently registered on its database, which could potentially delay a person accessing one of the life-saving devices in a medical emergency.

Ulster • 17 Aug 25

Tommy Reilly lost his seat on Meath County Council in the local elections last year (file image)

Ex-FF cllr in 'reckless' breach of ethics rules - SIPO

The Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) has found that former Fianna Fáil Meath county councillor Tommy Reilly contravened public ethics legislation and that he did so "recklessly".

Leinster • 12 Aug 25

Mel Gibson at a concert by the Irish Philharmonic Orchestra

Mel Gibson teases potential new Ireland-filmed project

Oscar-winning Braveheart director and star Mel Gibson has hinted that he would like to shoot another film in Ireland in the future, saying he has the "perfect" project but that it hasn't yet "gotten legs under it".

Movies • 10 Aug 25

Mel Gibson pictured smiling at a Braveheart event in Trim, Co Meath

Mel Gibson credits Braveheart's success to Ireland

Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has thanked the people of Ireland for the role they played in the making of his Oscar-winning movie Braveheart and has said its success could not have been achieved "anywhere else".

Entertainment • 09 Aug 25

Cannabis pictured in a warehouse in Co Louth

Two held after €750,000 worth of cannabis seized in Louth

Two men have been arrested after €750,000 worth of cannabis plants were seized at a growhouse in Drogheda, Co Louth.

Leinster • 06 Aug 25

Crowds gather to welcome home the Meath ladies team

McCormack vows Meath ladies will be back next season

Meath ladies team manager Shane McCormack said his side has the belief needed to get over the line next year.

GAA • 04 Aug 25

Six pallbearers carry coffin carrying remains of Sean Rocks with President Michael D Higgins in background

Seán Rocks 'used his gifts so well', mourners told

Broadcaster and actor Seán Rocks was someone who "used his gifts so well in all areas of his life" and who had such "lovely traits", mourners at his funeral in Monaghan have heard.

Ireland • 05 Aug 25