Author: Aideen O'Flaherty

Parish raises €12k for Trócaire’s Lenten campaign

Parish raises €12k for Trócaire’s Lenten campaign

Tallaght

PARISHIONERS from the Church of the Annunciation in Rathfarnham raised €12,000 for Trócaire’s Lenten campaign – which will be used to build ...

Playground inspector to be appointed to assess damage

Playground inspector to be appointed to assess damage

Tallaght

SOUTH Dublin County Council is planning to appoint a playground inspector to review a playground in Jobstown, which has been unmaintained and ...

Protocol agreed on traffic box murals being painted over

Protocol agreed on traffic box murals being painted over

Tallaght

A PROTOCOL has been agreed to prevent artwork on traffic light control boxes around the county being erroneously painted over by contractors, ...

Sisters who endured abuse back campaign

Sisters who endured abuse back campaign

Ballyfermot

THREE Ballyfermot sisters who endured years of sexual abuse at the hands of their father are backing a fundraising campaign for a ...

Funding for new town of 8,700 homes gets go-ahead

Funding for new town of 8,700 homes gets go-ahead

News

A FUNDING boost of €186m for the development of a new town located between Lucan, Clondalkin and Liffey Valley, called Clonburris, has ...

Harry Potter star Miriam says ‘hello’ to Tallaght

Harry Potter star Miriam says ‘hello’ to Tallaght

Tallaght

HARRY Potter star Miriam Margoyles gave an enthusiastic ‘hello’ to Tallaght in a clip posted on Twitter by Senator Lynn Ruane. Senator ...

Campaign for Eoghan raises €30,000

Campaign for Eoghan raises €30,000

Clondalkin

OVER €30,000 has been raised for the family of a young Clondalkin man who was left paralysed from the neck down after ...

Minister’s move makes mockery of decisions

Minister’s move makes mockery of decisions

News

INSTRUCTIONS from the Government overruling two decisions made by South Dublin County councillors in the upcoming County Development Plan are “a serious ...

Home Boys Home: Writers group launch collection of stories and poetry

Home Boys Home: Writers group launch collection of stories and poetry

Arts & Culture

The Ballyfermot Writers’ Group launched a new book, containing a collection of short stories and poetry about homelessness, in the Laurels in ...

Blah Blah Blah: Irish rock band release new single about political climate

Blah Blah Blah: Irish rock band release new single about political climate

Arts & Culture

California-based Irish rock band ONOFF are back with their new single ‘Blah Blah Blah’, offering a searing assessment of the political climate ...