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Remembering the leaders – Local youths take part in street art programme commemorating Easter Rising

Remembering the leaders – Local youths take part in street art programme commemorating Easter Rising

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveySTREET art commemorating the Easter Rising leaders and significant individuals involved in the historic period of Irish history, will decorate ...

Anti-social problems blamed on landlords and ‘soft’ legislation, say property managers

Anti-social problems blamed on landlords and ‘soft’ legislation, say property managers

Clondalkin

By Maurice GarveyDELINQUENT landlords and “soft” leasing laws are contributing to anti-social problems in a Clondalkin estate, according to the management company ...

Children frightened to report location of murdered victim

Children frightened to report location of murdered victim

News

By Louise RoseingraveCHILDREN took camera-phone pictures of murder victim Alan Desmond days before Gardaí were informed of the location of his body. ...

Armed raids putting businesses in jeopardy and staff at high risk

Armed raids putting businesses in jeopardy and staff at high risk

News

By Mary DennehyARMED raids on local shops are destroying community-based business, with one Tallaght convenience store, which was hit seven times in ...

Calls for safety barrier installation at Citywest Luas ‘car-smash’ scene

Calls for safety barrier installation at Citywest Luas ‘car-smash’ scene

News

By Mary DennehyCALLS have been made for a crash barrier to be installed along the Citywest Luas stop, after car thieves smashed ...

Man attempted to stab Garda with snooker cue

Man attempted to stab Garda with snooker cue

News

By Brendan GrehanA MAN who attempted to stab a garda with a snooker cue was remanded for a pre-sentence report by Tallaght ...

CDI aims to break the cycle of child poverty

CDI aims to break the cycle of child poverty

News

By Mary DennehyA TALLAGHT organisation is driving change for children both locally and nationally, with more than 1,000 children and parents supported ...

Live register figures fall again in county

Live register figures fall again in county

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterTHE LIVE register figures fell again in December in South Dublin with all social welfare offices except for Nutgrove showing ...

Pieta House celebrates ten years of preventing self-harm and suicide

Pieta House celebrates ten years of preventing self-harm and suicide

Lucan

By Maurice GarveyPIETA House celebrated 10 years saving lives this week with a special celebration Mass service at St Mary’s Church, reports ...

Merger legislation prompts fear

Merger legislation prompts fear

News

By Mary DennehyLEGISLATION being rushed through on Technological Universities has the potential to swallow up IT Tallaght and its pioneering courses which ...