Drogheda and District Chamber is backing the 'Brigid 1500' festival, taking place in 2024 to mark the 1,500th anniversary of the death of the saint.
Pictured L to R Trevor Connolly BIDS and Hubert Murphy Drogheda & District Chamber President
Widely associated with the county, St Brigiid's Day is enshrined in folklore and next year will be taking on a new dimension.
Louth County Councill has come on board to assist with a number of special events to mark the occasion.
"The festival opens on January 26 and runs through to the festival at Faughart on February 5th. There will be a number of events in the library in Drogheda and business owners are invited to be part of a retail window decoration scheme as part of the celebrations,' Chamber President Hubert
Murphy stated. He attended the launch event with Trevor Connolly, CEO Drogheda BID.
Full details on the festival from www.visitlouth.ie