Author: Chris Sweeney

‘Anger and resentment’ over closure of golf centre

‘Anger and resentment’ over closure of golf centre

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty There’s “a lot of anger and resentment” about the closure of the Carr Golf Centre in the Spawell, Templeogue, ...

Nine months jail for stealing 31 gas cylinders from service station

Nine months jail for stealing 31 gas cylinders from service station

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By Brendan Grehan A  MAN with 271 previous convictions who stole 31 gas cylinders from a Clondalkin service station was sentenced to nine ...

Joyriding and burnt out cars are plaguing many housing estates

Joyriding and burnt out cars are plaguing many housing estates

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy THE issue of joyriding and burnt out cars in estates is still firmly on the community’s agenda, with this type ...

Work to start on elderly complex

Work to start on elderly complex

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey LONG overdue refurbishment of an elderly residents housing complex in Inchicore is due to begin in October, reports Maurice Garvey. ...

COPD Support Group to hold their first AGM

COPD Support Group to hold their first AGM

Tallaght

By William O'Connor Tallaght COPD Support Group will hold its Annual General Meeting in Rua Red Arts on Thursday, September 20. Starting ...

Apartment dweller assaulted neighbour in row over noise

Apartment dweller assaulted neighbour in row over noise

Tallaght

By Brendan Grehan AN APARTMENT dweller who assaulted his then neighbour in a row over noise  has been ordered to pay his victim ...

Dangerous driver (17) calls garda a pr**k face

Dangerous driver (17) calls garda a pr**k face

Tallaght

A TEENAGE dangerous driver called a garda “pr**k face” during his trial in Tallaght Childrens Court. The 17-year-old told Garda Neil Waters ...

Man accused of dealing in cocaine worth €175,000

Man accused of dealing in cocaine worth €175,000

Tallaght

By Brendan Grehan A MAN accused of dealing in cocaine worth €175,000 has been sent forward for trial to the Circuit Court, reports ...

‘Lads to Dads’ support group for young fathers

‘Lads to Dads’ support group for young fathers

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy A TALLAGHT resident, who became a dad at a young age in the nineties, is behind a new support ...

Bollards causing distress to elderly visiting cemetery

Bollards causing distress to elderly visiting cemetery

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty BOLLARDS which were installed in Bohernabreena Cemetery by South Dublin County Council in an effort to curb anti-social and ...