Friends of Bully's Acre Drogheda

24/08/2026

Bullys Acre cut today could be the last cut for this year not much growth thanks to George hoey and company for all your help during the year

20/08/2026

13/08/2026

History & Heritage Walk n Talk.
Community Historian Brendan Matthews will present the final History & Heritage Walk n Talk for the summer of 2026 on Wednesday evening August 19th next starting at the bottom of Mary Street at 7.30pm. Brendan will take you on this intriguing walk through a rural hidden section of the Dale Valley for the first time along some old tracks & trails and passing underneath the Navan Railway-line in the Dale; returning by Bully`s Acre through Sunnyside to St. Mary`s Cottages on the mount before descending down the 101 steps back into the Dale where the walk will finish where it began just after 8.30pm. Free to attend with donations if desired for the further research and presentation of a `living-history`.

01/08/2026

The Heart of Bully's Acre ( sound on )

31/07/2026

The HSE is not providing standard planning and environmental warranties/assurances to the Council.

explanation

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Standard planning and environmental warranties are contractual promises made by the seller about the condition and legal status of a property. They help protect the buyer by allocating risk if problems are discovered later.

Planning warranties

These typically cover matters such as:

The property has the necessary planning permissions for buildings or works that have been carried out.
There are no known breaches of planning law.
No planning enforcement notices have been issued or are pending.
The seller has not received notices from the planning authority about unauthorised development.
Any required building control or completion certificates have been obtained (where applicable).
Environmental warranties

These usually deal with issues such as:

The seller is not aware of contamination affecting the land.
The seller has not caused pollution or knowingly allowed pollution to occur.
There are no known investigations by environmental regulators.
There are no known underground storage tanks, hazardous waste, or illegal dumping on the property (unless disclosed).
The seller has complied with applicable environmental laws, so far as they are aware.
Why they matter for cemetery land

For a historic cemetery such as Bully's Acre, a buyer may want additional assurances or may instead agree that certain risks remain with the seller. Issues that could arise include:

Historic burials and human remains.
Archaeological or heritage protections.
Ground conditions.
Future maintenance responsibilities.
Liability if unknown issues are discovered after the transfer.

Because of these potential issues, a public authority acquiring a cemetery may seek specific contractual protections that go beyond the standard warranties used in an ordinary land sale.

Could these delay a transfer?

Yes. If the buyer considers the proposed warranties or indemnities insufficient—or if the seller is unwilling to accept certain liabilities—the parties may need to negotiate revised terms before the transfer can complete.

However, without seeing the draft contract for the HSE–Louth County Council transfer, it isn't possible to say whether planning warranties, environmental warranties, or some other special condition is the specific reason for the delay.

Louth County Council Louth Heritage

29/07/2026

The Agenda LMFM
Drogheda’s Forgotten Graveyard Fight: Volunteers Plead for End to Ownership Row - 29/07/2026

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
A once-neglected Drogheda graveyard has been transformed into a beautiful community memorial park — but its future remains uncertain as a two-year ownership dispute continues.

Volunteers behind the restoration of Bully’s Acre say they are growing frustrated as they struggle to fund the upkeep of the site while waiting for the transfer to Louth County Council to be completed.

John Dyas from the Friends of Bully’s Acre joined us in-studio this morning on The Agenda to discuss the work that has gone into saving the historic site and why the community is calling for an end to the delay.

Pio Smith Louth County Council Louth Heritage Cllr John Sheridan, Ardee and Mid Louth Louth Volunteer Centre Drogheda Civic Trust Drogheda Independent Holy Family Parish Drogheda Mythical Ireland HSE Ireland Historic Graves County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society Drogheda Ages - History Tours