Editing Drogheda (section)

==Notable people==
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===Arts and media===
*[[Yasmine Akram]], comedian and actress in [[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]
*[[Pierce Brosnan]], actor, film producer and environmentalist was born in Drogheda<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-11-02 |title=The Official Pierce Brosnan site |url=http://www.piercebrosnan.com/menu.php?mm=5&sm=2&pn=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102180843/http://www.piercebrosnan.com/menu.php?mm=5&sm=2&pn=1 |archive-date=2013-11-02 |access-date=2022-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanwari |first=Ahad |date=2023-09-12 |title=Pierce Brosnan - Biography |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/20091008219/pierce-brosnan/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Hello! |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Eamonn Campbell]], member of [[The Dubliners]]
*[[Alison Comyn]], journalist and broadcaster 
*[[Susan Connolly (poet)|Susan Connolly]], poet, Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship 2001
*[[Daniele Formica]], actor, stage director and playwright was born in Drogheda
*[[Angela Greene]], poet, Patrick Kavanagh Award 1988, Salmon Press
*[[Michael Holohan]], composer, member and former chair of [[Aosdána]]
*[[Jonathan Kelly]], singer-songwriter
*[[Evanna Lynch]], actress known for her role as Luna Lovegood in the [[Harry Potter]] films
*[[Colin O'Donoghue]], actor known for his role of Captain Hook/Killian Jones in the American TV Show ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''
*[[Hector Ó hEochagáin]], broadcaster and podcaster
*[[Offica (rapper)|Offica]], drill rapper
*[[Deirdre O'Kane]], actress and casting director
*[[Eliza O'Neill]], actress.
*[[John Boyle O'Reilly]], poet and novelist, member of the [[Irish Republican Brotherhood]]
*[[Nano Reid]], painter of landscapes, particularly Drogheda, the Boyne Valley and surrounding areas
*[[Fiachra Trench]], composer. Penned the string arrangement for [[fairytale of New York]], and wrote music for many Hollywood films

===Politics and diplomacy===
*[[Éamonn Ceannt]] 1916 Rising Leader – secondary school student in St Joseph CBS Drogheda
*[[Damien English]], Minister of State at the [[Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment]] and TD for [[Meath West (Dáil constituency)|Meath West]]
*[[William Hughes (senator)|William Hughes]], Irish-born US senator from New Jersey
*[[Alison Kelly (diplomat)|Alison Kelly]], Irish ambassador to Israel
*[[Tony Martin (politician)|Tony Martin]], Canadian social democratic legislator
*[[Dominic McGlinchey]], [[Irish National Liberation Army|INLA]] leader, assassinated 10 February 1994
*[[Mairead McGuinness]], European Finance Commissioner and Fine Gael MEP
*[[Ged Nash]], Irish Politician, Labour Party. Former Mayor of Drogheda 2004–2005. Served as Minister of State for Business and Employment from 2014 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2016 to 2020. Currently TD 2020–present (Previously 2011–2016)
*[[Geraldine Byrne Nason]] diplomat, Irish Ambassador to the United Nations
*[[John Neary]] Diplomat. Ambassador to the Netherlands
*[[Paddy O'Hanlon]], a former Nationalist MP for [[South Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|South Armagh]]
*[[Henry Singleton (judge)|Henry Singleton]], judge and friend of [[Jonathan Swift]], was a lifelong resident of Drogheda
*[[Peadar Toibin]], TD for [[Meath West (Dáil constituency)|Meath West]] and leader of [[Aontú]]
*[[T. K. Whitaker]], former Irish economist who wrote the Programme for Economic Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |title=TK Whitaker recalls his childhood in Paradise – Independent.ie |date=28 February 2003 |url=http://www.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/localnotes/tk-whitaker-recalls-his-childhood-in-paradise-27109582.html |access-date=17 June 2017 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184421/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/localnotes/tk-whitaker-recalls-his-childhood-in-paradise-27109582.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Military===
*[[John Barrett (Royal Navy officer)|John Barrett]] Captain of [[HMS Minotaur (1793)]] and [[HMS Africa (1781)]]
*[[George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard]] Naval Officer
*[[William Kenny (VC)|William Kenny]], recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
*[[Thomas Charles Wright]] Admiral and Genera A founder of the Ecuadorian Navy/

===Academia and science===
*[[James Cullen (mathematician)|James Cullen]], mathematician who discovered what are now known as the [[Cullen number]]s.
*[[John Philip Holland]], inventor of the modern-day submarine.
*[[Thomas McLaughlin (engineer)|Thomas McLaughlin]] ESB founder and first CEO. Built the Shannon Hydro Electric Plant.
*[[Michael Scott (architect)|Michael Scott]], architect who designed [[Busáras]] and the [[Abbey Theatre]]

===Religion===
*[[James Chadwick (bishop)|James Chadwick]], theologian, lyricist and Archbishop of Newcastle and Hexham
*[[Patrick Curtis (bishop)|Patrick Curtis]] Archbishop of Armagh, Spymaster for the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War. No 1 on Napoleon's most wanted list. 
*[[Thomas Lancaster]], bishop, buried at St. Peter's Church

===Sport===
*[[Keane Barry]], professional [[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] darts player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keane Barry |url=https://www.pdc.tv/players/keane-barry |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=PDC |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306193118/https://www.pdc.tv/players/keane-barry |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Tommy Breen]], Manchester United goalkeeper
*[[Gavin Brennan]], midfielder for [[Warrenpoint Town F.C.|Warrenpoint Town]], [[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]] and [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]. Brother of footballer [[Killian Brennan]].
*[[Killian Brennan]], midfielder with several League of Ireland clubs, and winner of 3 [[League of Ireland Premier Division|League of Ireland]] titles, 3 [[FAI Cup]]s and 5 [[League of Ireland Cup|League Cup]]s
*[[Lukas Browning Lagerfeldt]], footballer
*[[Tommy Byrne (racing driver)|Tommy Byrne]], former racing driver, raced briefly in [[Formula 1]] in 1982<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=Steve |title='Better than Senna' – Tommy Byrne was the greatest racing driver you've probably never heard of |date=6 June 2016 |url=http://www.the42.ie/crash-and-byrne-documentary-tommy-byrne-2802607-Jun2016/ |access-date=7 July 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201232654/http://www.the42.ie/crash-and-byrne-documentary-tommy-byrne-2802607-Jun2016/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/crash-and-burn-review-tommy-byrne-far-beyond-driven-1.2886381 |title=Crash and Burn review: Tommy Byrne – Far beyond driven |first=Donald |last=Clarke |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=7 July 2017 |archive-date=3 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403195350/http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/crash-and-burn-review-tommy-byrne-far-beyond-driven-1.2886381 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Tony Byrne (boxer)|Tony Byrne]], bronze medal winner for Ireland [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]] in the lightweight division.
*[[Megan Campbell]], [[Liverpool F.C. Women|Liverpool]] association footballer
*[[Jerome Clarke]], former [[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]] forward, earned one cap for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]].
*[[Nick Colgan]], goalkeeper for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] and the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]].
*[[Barry Conlon]], former [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] Striker
*[[Daryl DeLeon]], Filipino-British racing driver
*[[Mick Fairclough]], Former Irish International (English Premier League of that era)
*[[Evan Ferguson]], professional footballer for [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.]] in the [[Premier League]]
*[[Bernard Flynn]], member of the Meath football team during the 1980s and 1990s
*[[Paddy Gavin]], former full-back for [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]], [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] and [[Republic of Ireland national football B team|Republic of Ireland B]]
*[[Deirdre Gogarty]], 1997 [[Women's International Boxing Federation]] (WIBF) featherweight world champion.
*[[James Hand (footballer)|James Hand]], footballer for [[Huddersfield Town]]
*[[Ian Harte]], former footballer with several English clubs and the [[Republic of Ireland national football team]]
*[[Gary Kelly (footballer, born 1974)|Gary Kelly]], football player and charity campaigner.
*[[Colin Lowth]], an Olympic swimmer who represented Ireland at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]].
*[[David McAllister (footballer)|David McAllister]], midfielder for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] and [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]].
*[[Shane Monahan (rugby union)|Shane Monahan]], Professional rugby player, Gloucester, Leinster, Munster, Connaught, Ireland U-21s International. 
*[[Des Smyth]], professional golfer, vice-captain on the winning [[Ryder Cup]] team in 2006
*[[Steve Staunton]], former [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] defender and [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] captain and manager was born there
*[[Gary Tallon]], midfielder for [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]
*[[Kevin Thornton (footballer)|Kevin Thornton]], former footballer with several English clubs and the [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland under 21s]]
*[[Sean Thornton]], former footballer with several English clubs and the [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland under 21 national team]], former [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] Player of the Year

===Other===
*[[George Drumgoole Coleman]], architect who played an instrumental role in the design and construction of much of the civil infrastructure in early Singapore
*Sir [[John Lumsden]], founder of [[St John Ambulance Ireland]]
*[[Death of Jill Meagher|Jill Meagher]], crime victim