Community

Drogheda is a great spot for family entertainment. It offers Europe's largest indoor water park, outdoor adventure centres, playgrounds and miles of unrivalled safe sandy beaches stretching along the coast from Clogherhead to Mornington, Bettystown and Laytown.

Vibrant Town Centre

The retail scene in town offers unrivaled choice for shoppers. West Street, the traditional heart of the town, has been transformed and is a comfortable and welcoming place to shop. Two retail centres (Laurence Town Centre and Scotch Hall) are located within the town centre area while the M1 Retail Park and Donore Road Retail park are located close to the M1 motorway. Drogheda is a shopping mecca - no matter you are looking for!

Public Transportation

Drogheda’s mainline rail station on the Dublin Road with the Enterprise train provides a fast travelling time of 28 minutes to Dublin’s Connolly Station and the I.F.S.C. The bus station also runs ever frequent and continuous daily bus services to Dublin city. The new M1 Motorway allows a greatly increased accessibility to Dublin and the M50.

Sporting Facilities

The town has a wide variety of sports clubs including soccer, rugby, GAA, athletics and tennis in addition to the well renowned golfing clubs at Baltray (Co Louth), Seapoint (Links) and Bettystown (golf & tennis).

Entertainment and The Arts

Drogheda has a vibrant arts scene including the Droichead Arts Centre, The Highlanes Gallery, the annual Samba Festival and the annual Drogheda Arts Festival which is now nationally acclaimed.

The bustling town of Drogheda has a wide array of day and nightlife, provided for by an ever increasing number of pubs, nightclubs, restaurants and cinemas. All tastes are catered for within this growing town which, of course, also benefits from its ease of access to Dublin and all that city life has to offer.

Education

Drogheda enjoys a wide selection of good montessori, primary and secondary schools. The choice of secondary schools within Drogheda include St. Mary’s Diocesan School (boys), Sacred Heart (girls), Drogheda Grammar School (boys & girls). Gormanston College is a private secondary school (boys & girls) situated just south of Drogheda and Scoil Aonghusa is an all Irish primary school at Sunday’s Gate, on the north side of Drogheda.

Healthcare

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda provides the widest possible range of medical facilities within the North East.