Author: Chris Sweeney

‘Person of the Year Awards are special to me and our family’

‘Person of the Year Awards are special to me and our family’

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty AS THE Tallaght Person of the Year Awards draw ever closer, one of last year’s winners described receiving the Maurice ...

‘FirstLight were good to me when Sam died’

‘FirstLight were good to me when Sam died’

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty OVER €2,500 was raised for a charity that supports bereaved parents and families, at a charity X Factor night in ...

Man used stolen debit card to carry out a number of ‘tap’ transactions in shops

Man used stolen debit card to carry out a number of ‘tap’ transactions in shops

Tallaght

A MAN who used a stolen debit card to carry out a number of "tap" transactions in various shops in Tallaght totalling ...

Young man tried to rugby tackle Garda to the ground

Young man tried to rugby tackle Garda to the ground

News

By Brendan Grehan A YOUNG man who tried to rugby tackle a Garda to the ground and then bit him twice had taken ...

St Mary’s tops in Citywest Spooky Moos competition

St Mary’s tops in Citywest Spooky Moos competition

Tallaght

By Brendan Grehan  St Mary’s National School in Saggart were the winners of the Citywest Spooky Moos competition.  As part of Halloweeen ...

Luas ‘near misses’ with pedestrians on the rise

Luas ‘near misses’ with pedestrians on the rise

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy WHILE Luas has recorded fewer incidents with motorists this year than in 2017, near misses with pedestrians are on the ...

100 tonnes of Halloween waste collected over two days

100 tonnes of Halloween waste collected over two days

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty NEARLY 100 tonnes of waste was collected by South Dublin County Council on October 30 and 31, while the local ...

‘Significant increase’ in the use of crack cocaine

‘Significant increase’ in the use of crack cocaine

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty LOCAL drugs and alcohol task forces have seen “a significant increase” in the use of crack cocaine in the county, ...

Slade Men’s Shed on course with Ryder Cup buggy

Slade Men’s Shed on course with Ryder Cup buggy

News

By Hayden Moore SLADE Valley Men’s Shed received a haul of equipment on Tuesday that will help maintain the course, including a top ...

Men allegedly smashed front windscreen of car and slashed tyres

Men allegedly smashed front windscreen of car and slashed tyres

Clondalkin

By Brendan Grehan TWO MEN allegedly smashed the front windscreen of a Volkswagen Jetta in Clondalkin and slashed its tyres, Blanchardstown District Court ...