Author: Aideen O'Flaherty

Hard work pays off as Inna qualifies as healthcare assistant

Hard work pays off as Inna qualifies as healthcare assistant

Tallaght

A UKRAINIAN woman who arrived in Ireland in 2022 without a word of English, qualified as a healthcare assistant in a ceremony ...

Two park rangers ‘run off their feet’

Two park rangers ‘run off their feet’

Tallaght

A LOCAL TD has claimed that the two park rangers tasked with maintaining Tymon Park are “run off their feet” and is ...

48% of children may have experienced trauma

48% of children may have experienced trauma

News

THE principal of a primary school in Jobstown said disadvantaged schools are “dealing with numbers of children requiring support which is far ...

More transport services needed due to demand at Crooksling

More transport services needed due to demand at Crooksling

News

THERE is a need for additional public transport capacity to cope with the increased demand on services, particularly by international protection applicants ...

Assumption six garda on duty on any given night ‘inaccurate’

Assumption six garda on duty on any given night ‘inaccurate’

News

A GARDA spokesperson has refuted a councillor’s assertion that there are only six gardaí on duty in Tallaght Garda Station “on any ...

Jack goes back to school

Jack goes back to school

Tallaght

TALLAGHT Olympian Jack Woolley made a triumphant return to his old primary school, St Thomas’s National School in Jobstown, on Tuesday morning. ...

Construction finance firm sign is erected on former Esso site

Construction finance firm sign is erected on former Esso site

Tallaght

A NEW sign was erected in front of the derelict former Esso site in Tallaght village in recent days, for a construction ...

Drimnagh native ordained Auxiliary Bishop

Drimnagh native ordained Auxiliary Bishop

Ballyfermot

DRIMNAGH native Fr Donal Roche was ordained as an Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin at a ceremony in St Andrew’s Parish Church on ...

Community celebrates Africa Day to raise culture awareness

Community celebrates Africa Day to raise culture awareness

Tallaght

A SERIES of vibrant events were recently held in venues around Tallaght to mark Africa Day, which occurred last month. On Friday, ...

Proposals for mast at Purty Central refused permission

Proposals for mast at Purty Central refused permission

Property

A PROPOSAL for a telecommunications mast at the Purty Central on Main Street in Clondalkin has been refused planning permission as it ...