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Author: Aideen O'Flaherty
Cancellations of appointments in hospital soar to over 8,600
OVER 8,600 appointments in Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) were cancelled last year, marking an increase of 20 per cent compared to 2022. ...
Single-storey extension approved for the Hermitage Medical Clinic
A SINGLE-STOREY extension to the existing Hermitage Medical Clinic in Lucan has been approved by South Dublin County Council. Hermitage Clinic Unlimited ...
Organ donation ‘really does make a difference’
THREE times a week, Tallaght man Riyadh Abdelkader goes to hospital at 5am and endures four-hour stints of dialysis while awaiting a ...
‘I went on stage bald and I am so proud of myself’
A BEAUTY pageant contestant from Tallaght was recently crowned a winner in the National Shining Light Pageant – which also marked her ...
Fantastic Sister Shed launch for women with special needs
OVER 40 people attended the launch of a new Sister Shed for women with special needs and intellectual disabilities in Rua Red, ...
Making the move Down Under isn’t as easy as it’s portrayed
A BRISBANE-based outreach worker from Tallaght has warned that making the move Down Under isn’t as easy as it’s portrayed on social ...
75 trees felled in park is an ‘attack on the community’
THE illegal felling of 75 trees – which appeared to have been sawn in half – and the uprooting of saplings in ...
Plot of land in Chapelizod has a guide price of €2.7m
A PLOT of development land at Willow Vale in Chapelizod, with a feasibility study for the development of 29 residential units, has ...
‘The onus is on Lidl to replace what they demolished’
THE dispute between Lidl and Belgard residents about the development of a pub in place of the now-demolished Belgard Inn rumbled on ...
Dedicated GAA man Frank ‘an absolute legend of a man’
FRANK Madden has been remembered as a dedicated GAA man and “an absolute legend of a man” in the Kingswood community, after ...