
Roisin Cotter

Pamela Whitaker

Eimear McNally

Tony McGuinness
Gardens
Blackrock Community Garden
Blackrock Community Garden has been an evolving and developing space over the last number of years with a selection of gardens to be found in the village park area. From the biodiversity garden to the Sally (Herb) Garden, Sensory Garden and the Orchard, there is something for everyone. From humans to insects these gardens are welcoming and inviting and they are thriving thanks in no small part to the team of volunteers who continue to work and develop it. Working with local schools and the community is the cornerstone to the continued success of the garden space.
Dundalk Inclusive Gardens (DIG)
Lara Schmidt, one of the founders of the DIG believes that community garden spaces bring people together, alleviates isolation and gives you a sense of reward and satisfaction. Set up in recent years, this new community garden is being developed in an area at the back of the newly extended Creative Spark building at Clontygora in Muirhevnamor in Dundalk. With the development of raised beds and a lot of hard work the DIG will trial grow some of the produce on the project including heritage peas, Ginger, Turmeric and Sweet Potato.
Drogheda Allotment
Drogheda allotment has been going since 2011 on land owned by the council beside the graveyard at Newtownstalaban, started by a group of people interested in biodiversity and growing vegetables. Having faced issues around drainage and soil quality, the council provided measures a few years ago to drain the land and treat the area providing new plots. The community who keeps the allotment going love nothing more than taking the time to harvest the land, surrounding themselves with