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Almost 250 families are registered as homeless

Almost 250 families are registered as homeless

Clondalkin

By Brendan GrehanTHERE ARE 249 families registered homeless with South Dublin County Council, the Clondalkin Area Meeting of SDCC heard last week. ...

Over 250 Traveller families  live in substandard housing

Over 250 Traveller families live in substandard housing

Clondalkin

By Mary DennehyMORE than 250 of South Dublin County’s Traveller families are living in substandard housing, a local councillor has claimed. In ...

Marble Arch fails to sell at auction

Marble Arch fails to sell at auction

Ballyfermot

By Laura LyneTHE Bridge House pub in Crumlin sold for €320,000, while the landmark Marble Arch pub in Drimnagh failed to sell ...

Magnificent support at fundraising event for autism respite services

Magnificent support at fundraising event for autism respite services

Ballyfermot

UP TO €3,000 has been raised for Autism respite services after two fundraiser events were held in recent weeks. Last week, kids ...

Over €20,000 is allocated by council for Halloween budget

Over €20,000 is allocated by council for Halloween budget

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyOVER €20,000 has been allocated by Dublin City Council for the Halloween budget in Dublin South Central. Ever since a ...

Unemployed ‘MOJO’ gets €30,000 funding

Unemployed ‘MOJO’ gets €30,000 funding

News

By Laura LyneAN UNEMPLOYED men’s support programme that was established in Tallaght in 2011 has secured €30,000 in funding from Social Entrepreneurs ...

Woolley captures European silver

Woolley captures European silver

Sport

By Stephen LeonardJACK Woolley of South Dublin Taekwondo brought to an end a glittering junior career by taking silver at the Junior ...

Murphy crowned Queen of Europe yet again

Murphy crowned Queen of Europe yet again

Sport

By Simon WalshLAST weekend was a truly memorable and remarkable one for Saggart’s Danielle Murphy as she claimed the Queen of Europe ...

Youths storm tyre bay in bid for bonfire material

Youths storm tyre bay in bid for bonfire material

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyA GANG of youths tried to storm a business premises on the Greenhills Road on Wednesday – turning violent when ...

The Swan Centre spreads its wings

The Swan Centre spreads its wings

News

By Mary DennehyA UNIQUE family support centre in Tallaght, which has more than 1,000 people on its books, has after 15 years ...