Author: Alessia Micalizzi

Sibling gymnasts turn on the style in competitions

Sibling gymnasts turn on the style in competitions

Ballyfermot

Three sibling gymnasts stood out at national and international competitions while keeping parents on the road “seven days a week.” James (17) ...

Brave Patrick (88) climbs Sydney Harbour Bridge

Brave Patrick (88) climbs Sydney Harbour Bridge

Tallaght

An 88-year-old travelled all the way from Old Bawn to Sydney, where he climbed the Harbour Bridge with his Australian-born grandchildren. “I ...

Educator David ‘has always touched the lives of everyone’

Educator David ‘has always touched the lives of everyone’

Tallaght

PARENTS are coming together to support a preschool educator who is fighting cancer and “has always touched the lives of everyone. ”David ...

Freya was ‘determined and inspiring on and off the pitch’

Freya was ‘determined and inspiring on and off the pitch’

Tallaght

“She was determined and inspiring on and off the pitch,” said Kilnamanagh AFC coach Ciara Ennis about player Freya Fitzpatrick, who passed ...

Call for more mental health support to be put in place

Call for more mental health support to be put in place

News

“The only way to get help was to overdose,” said a woman who was admitted to Tallaght hospital while suffering from depression. ...

Parents of kids with special needs plan 24-hour protest

Parents of kids with special needs plan 24-hour protest

Tallaght

Over 120 parents of children with special needs will hold a 24-hour sleep out at the Department of Education tomorrow to protest ...

‘I dont want to die in a house not fit for me’

‘I dont want to die in a house not fit for me’

News

A wheelchair-bound council tenant who can’t use her kitchen to cook has asked South Dublin County Council to refit her house as ...

Shocking as man (70s) has to fight pit-bull attacking his dog

Shocking as man (70s) has to fight pit-bull attacking his dog

News

A MAN in his 70s had to fight a pit-bull amid a “shocking” attack to his dog while in a public park. ...

70-year-old may have to ‘move to Spain’ if Rent Pressure Zones are abolished

70-year-old may have to ‘move to Spain’ if Rent Pressure Zones are abolished

Lucan

A 70-year-old might have to “move to Spain” if Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) are abolished, as her rent in West Dublin already ...

Main challenge is to respond  to sharp rise in use of canisters

Main challenge is to respond to sharp rise in use of canisters

Tallaght

The Connect4 project renewed their aim of “keeping the young people of West Tallaght occupied and engaged” after a new team leader ...