McCarthy trumpets Drogheda’s appeal

The River Liffey has been something of an obsession in artist Fergal McCarthy’s work for the last few years.

He’s swum in it, floated dozens of larger-than-life Monopoly houses on it, he’s even lived on a man-made island in the middle of it. His latest project, however, takes him to a town synonymous with another famous river, Drogheda on the banks of the Boyne.

For four days this week, starting tomorrow, McCarthy will take up residence in the town’s Highlanes gallery, living in a tent and turning the space into an open-to-all-comers centre where art can be made, stories exchanged, and little discoveries made about Drogheda and its heritage.