Author: Chris Sweeney

Most calls answered by council in 20 seconds

Most calls answered by council in 20 seconds

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty STATISTICS recently released by South Dublin County Council have shown that from October 2017 to October 2018, only 20 people ...

Liverpool striker gives schoolboy a special gift

Liverpool striker gives schoolboy a special gift

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty A TALLAGHT schoolboy got an early Christmas present when his hero, Liverpool striker Mo Salah, handed him his jersey following ...

Five months in jail for driver who crashed car into pick-up truck

Five months in jail for driver who crashed car into pick-up truck

Lucan

By Brendan Grehan A BANNED driver who collided head-on into a pick-up truck has been jailed for five months by Blanchardstown Court. Jailing ...

Work commences on the N81 improvement scheme

Work commences on the N81 improvement scheme

Property

By Aideen O'Flaherty WORK has commenced on the first phase of the N81 improvement scheme at Balrothery in Tallaght, while next month work ...

A little girl (5) is new face of hearing charity

A little girl (5) is new face of hearing charity

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy A five-year-old girl from Kilnamanagh is the face of a new campaign for the National Charity for Deafness and Hearing ...

HSE called on to address urgent need for General Practitioner

HSE called on to address urgent need for General Practitioner

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty THREE councillors stated that there is an “urgent need” for a GP service in Fettercairn, Tallaght, in a joint motion ...

Athletics club asks council for grounds training lights

Athletics club asks council for grounds training lights

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty FOR the past five years volunteers from Rathfarnham Athletics Club have had to carry rechargeable lights from their clubhouse in ...

Family says they forgive driver who killed their son

Family says they forgive driver who killed their son

News

By Aoife Nic Ardghail & Sonya McLean The father of a six-year-old boy who was killed after being struck by a van breaking ...

Drainage completion on pitches to improve park

Drainage completion on pitches to improve park

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty THE completion of intensive drainage works on pitches in Butler McGee Park in Springfield, Tallaght, will “add considerably” to the ...

Firefighter honoured on retirement by colleagues

Firefighter honoured on retirement by colleagues

News

By Mary Dennehy A SPECIAL event was recently held in Tallaght Fire Station for Martin Molloy, who lined up with his colleagues for ...