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Author: Chris Sweeney
The anguish of one family and their lack of supports
By Mary Dennehy SINEAD Tighe is known to many across the community of Tallaght. She’s a mother, a runner, a campaigner for ...
Capturing the light and beauty of Lough Owel
PALMERSTOWN Camera Club took advantage of the beautiful late evening light during the beginning of their annual outings to Lough Owel in ...
High hopes for Tanya to bring back the Rose of Tralee title
By Aideen O'Flaherty A SCHOOLTEACHER beat off stiff competition from 22 other contestants last month to be crowned the Dublin Rose, and will ...
Council tree-maintenance programme branches out
By Mary Dennehy THE focus of South Dublin County Council’s tree-maintenance programme is now being based on entire roads or estates, with a ...
Father and son caught trespassing in school grounds
By Brendan Grehan A FATHER and son, caught trespassing in the grounds of a school with a bolt-cutters, pick-axe and other items for ...
Minister puts off plans to visit social housing developments
By Aideen O'Flaherty HOUSING minister Eoghan Murphy has postponed plans to visit two new social housing developments in the county this week, while ...
Numbers in Tallaght University Hospital A&E exceeds 50,000
By Mary Dennehy ATTENDANCES at Tallaght University Hospital’s emergency department exceeded 50,000 for the first time in 2017, with the number of people ...
Jogging Mrs Brown raises €2,000 for ‘Flying Day’
By Brendan Grehan A LUCAN mother has raised nearly €2,000 after she did 10k around Lucan, dressed as Mrs Brown. Claudia Gelling was ...
Artists put their creative touch on traffic-light control boxes
By Mary Dennehy TRAFFIC-light control boxes in local communities are getting a creative make-over, with close on 100 submissions being made by members ...
Eight family members take part in brawl
By Declan Brennan EIGHT members of a family have each received a suspended four-year sentence for taking part in a violent brawl. Dublin ...