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Author: Aideen O'Flaherty
Dormant Lucan train station to open in the spring of 2024
THE long-awaited opening of Kishoge Train Station in Lucan has been delayed until spring 2024, weeks after its initial expected opening date ...
Encapsulating the ghosts of the past with the mighty oak
LOCAL artist and historian Mervyn Ennis created a strikingly detailed sign depicting the history of Saggart that was recently placed on the ...
Residents donate €500 prize money to St Vincent de Paul
RESIDENTS of Redwood View in Kilnamanagh, which recently won a Tidiest Road competition, have donated their €500 prize money to the local ...
Let this moment linger: Songwriters honoured for ‘Grace’
BROTHERS and songwriters Sean and Frank O’Meara, who live in Templeogue and Walkinstown respectively, were recently honoured for the success of their ...
Grandad ‘simply happy to share a laugh’ dealing with dementia
A BALLYFERMOT grandad has been making waves on social media on a TikTok account created by his daughters, documenting their dad’s life ...
CDI submission includes child poverty and homelessness
THE Tallaght-based Childhood Development Initiative has lodged a pre-Budget submission urging the Government to address issues including child poverty, homelessness and mental ...
Huge stress on parents to secure school places
A CLONDALKIN councillor has accused the Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, of “failing to address the needs of those with no ...
‘Ad-hoc’ development for 42 houses is refused permission
A PROPOSAL for 42 houses to the east of Stoney Hill Road in Rathcoole has been described as an “inappropriate” and “piecemeal, ...
Abandoned Citywest park to be taken-in-charge by council
SOUTH Dublin County Council plans to take-in-charge a promised ‘New Neighbourhood Park’ in Citywest that was partially constructed by a developer before ...
Summer camp marks 19th year with party and talent show
THE Integration of African Children in Ireland’s (IACI) social inclusion summer camp was capped off with a lively party and talent show ...