Author: Chris Sweeney

Concerns over development at former Vincent L Byrne site

Concerns over development at former Vincent L Byrne site

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By Brendan Grehan IT WAS a case of standing room only in the Palmerstown Community Centre when the Riversdale Riverview and OLR residents ...

Premium rises endanger addiction support services

Premium rises endanger addiction support services

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey ADDICTION support services are at risk due to the financial pressures they are facing via massive hikes in insurance premiums. ...

Bus proposals will leave vulnerable people cut off

Bus proposals will leave vulnerable people cut off

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By Maurice Garvey STORM Ali prevented a planned protest at the Bus Connects information session in Ballyfermot, but it did generate a howl ...

Saggart redevelopment unveiled

Saggart redevelopment unveiled

Tallaght

By Brendan Grehan THE redevelopment of Saggart village was outlined at last week’s Tallaght area committee meeing of South Dublin County Council, reports ...

Former Esso site is a ‘blight on the village’

Former Esso site is a ‘blight on the village’

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By Aideen O'Flaherty THE owner of the derelict former Esso site in Tallaght Village, which has been described as “an appalling mess”, ...

Tallaght University Hospital open ‘Memory Hut’

Tallaght University Hospital open ‘Memory Hut’

Tallaght

By William O'Connor Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) announced the opening of a new ‘Memory Hut’, reports William O’Connor. This is the first hospital ...

€2.54m Urban Rivers LIFE Project

€2.54m Urban Rivers LIFE Project

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The Mayor of South Dublin County, Councilor Mark Ward helped launch the Dublin Urban Rivers LIFE project at Rathfarnham Castle Park. This ...

Ice cream man found with a knuckleduster for ‘protection’

Ice cream man found with a knuckleduster for ‘protection’

Ballyfermot

By Brendan Grehan AN ICE cream man who had a knuckleduster, a claw hammer and a baseball bat for “his own protection” received ...

Sportivate students honoured with certificates of completion

Sportivate students honoured with certificates of completion

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Students from the activity learning programme Sportivate had their graduation ceremony in the South County Dublin Council Chambers. Mayor of South Dublin ...

Greenpark FC founder had a passion for football

Greenpark FC founder had a passion for football

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By Aideen O'Flaherty THE FOUNDER of Greenpark Football Club, Austin Reid, who unexpectedly died on Tuesday, September 11, was fondly remembered by ...