Author: Chris Sweeney

Library development to begin in late August

Library development to begin in late August

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey CONSTRUCTION of the new library in North Clondalkin is due to commence in late August. The work was initially ...

Residents furious over ā€˜vile unbearable smell’

Residents furious over ā€˜vile unbearable smell’

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By Aideen O'Flaherty LUCAN residents, and parents whose children were attending a summer camp in Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club, complained of a ā€œvile, ...

Six houses lie vacant for past twelve years

Six houses lie vacant for past twelve years

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey  SIX homes lying vacant in Clondalkin since being built in 2006 are being investigated by the Department of Housing, ...

ā€˜Rights in their Eyes’ art display goes on show at Tallaght University Hospital

ā€˜Rights in their Eyes’ art display goes on show at Tallaght University Hospital

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By Mary Dennehy A TEN-year-old patient of the National Children’s Hospital in Tallaght has drawn a colourful self-portrait of herself as a ...

Parish priest sad to leave inspirational community

Parish priest sad to leave inspirational community

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty A PARISH priest who is preparing to go on sabbatical before moving to a new Dublin parish has described ...

Spider with ā€˜massive’ fangs found in home

Spider with ā€˜massive’ fangs found in home

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By Mary Dennehy IT’S THAT time of the year when our homes make nice warm hideouts for long-legged spiders, whose numbers are reportedly ...

Hospital slips into the red despite €23.2m budget rise

Hospital slips into the red despite €23.2m budget rise

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By Mary Dennehy AN ELEVEN per cent budget increase in 2017 was not sufficient to offset an increase in costs at Tallaght University ...

Extensive maintenance works for River Poddle

Extensive maintenance works for River Poddle

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By Mary Dennehy SOUTH Dublin County Council will be carrying out intensive maintenance works on clearing the full length of the Poddle, ...

Prime commercial land in Lucan goes on the market

Prime commercial land in Lucan goes on the market

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By Aideen O'Flaherty A SITE of ā€œprime commercial development landā€, 23.5-hectare in size and located in Ballymakaily in Lucan, beside Grange Castle Business ...

Summer camp ā€˜as Gaeilge’ a great hit

Summer camp ā€˜as Gaeilge’ a great hit

Tallaght

By William O'Connor TWENTY-seven young people attended the Feachtas, an Irish Language youth organisation-run Campa Samhraidh Feachtas Tamhlachta in Scoil Santain recently. The ...