An additional €16 million has been invested in Drogheda in the last two years to address concerns about rising crime and criminal gangs.
The Louth town had been in the grip of a deadly drugs feud in recent years, resulting in violence, deaths and widespread fear and intimidation.
The Drogheda Implementation Board was set up in October 2021 in response to the feud, and to implement recommendations of a report into community safety and wellbeing.
A summary report outlining the actions delivered in the last two years has been published to mark the second anniversary of the board.
The €16 million figure includes investment in community services such as policing, addiction and youth diversion projects, education and additional teaching resources, grants for sports and cultural projects, a microfinance fund for small businesses and large scale capital investment including a new apprentice training centre in the town.
Chair of the Drogheda Implementation Board Michael Keogh said that the 2021 plan published by the Department of Justice noted the need for improved inter-agency cooperation and the need to resource services in the area.
"I hope the publication of our 'Two Years On' report will allow the community of Drogheda to see the additional resources that have come to the town. With the extension of the Board to September 2024, we will continue to work on the delivery of actions in the plan and securing even more resources for Drogheda," he said.
