Author: Alessia Micalizzi

Residents including 97-year-old woman hold ‘peaceful protest’

Residents including 97-year-old woman hold ‘peaceful protest’

Tallaght

RESIDENTS stopped builders from entering their green space in a “peaceful protest” in Ballyboden. On Monday, November 4, around 50 people from ...

Continuous challenges prevent completion of Lucan swim pool

Continuous challenges prevent completion of Lucan swim pool

Lucan

WORKS at the Lucan Swimming Pool aren’t likely to be completed in November as previously announced by contractors. At the South Dublin ...

Residents ‘exasperated’ with their flooded back gardens

Residents ‘exasperated’ with their flooded back gardens

Tallaght

DRAINAGE works to restore flooded back gardens in Saggart started while residents call for a speed-up of the process. Homeowners in The ...

Jobstown Park almost ready for grand opening

Jobstown Park almost ready for grand opening

Tallaght

JOBSTOWN PARK will be open to the public next month according to South Dublin County Council. “We’re nearly there, and it will ...

Vandals do €5,000 worth of damage to club’s equipment

Vandals do €5,000 worth of damage to club’s equipment

Clondalkin

VANDALS left a football club “devastated” after setting a fire between their equipment containers. On the evening of Saturday, October 12, the ...

Special needs daughter gets the house extension needed

Special needs daughter gets the house extension needed

Tallaght

“OVERWHELMING” support from the community will help a single mother get the house extension she needs to accommodate her daughter’s special needs. ...

Intervention for children from low-income families can be life-changing

Intervention for children from low-income families can be life-changing

Tallaght

EARLY intervention has a life changing impact when working with disadvantaged children, according to the Childhood Development Initiative (CDI). The ‘Shaping Futures: ...

Brady’s Court is finalist in Age-Friendly National Awards

Brady’s Court is finalist in Age-Friendly National Awards

Tallaght

AN AGE-FRIENDLY housing development in South Dublin could receive a National Award for its contribution to making Ireland a good place to ...

Local heroes lead the way in the Marathon

Local heroes lead the way in the Marathon

Tallaght

RUNNING the Dublin Marathon was “the icing on the cake” for Nico Crowley’s tenure as Tallaght Person of the Year 2023. Nico ...

South Dublin credit unions scoop five out of 11 categories

South Dublin credit unions scoop five out of 11 categories

Lucan

CREDIT Unions from South and West Dublin stole the limelight at the Ireland Credit Union Awards 2024, by winning 5 out of ...