Author: Chris Sweeney

HAP rental scheme ‘complete and utter drain on the state’

HAP rental scheme ‘complete and utter drain on the state’

News

By Brendan Grehan SOUTH DUBLIN County Council paid out €22.1 million in Housing Assistance Payments in 2017, more than any other local authority ...

Man gets five years for sexual assault on woman he met on Tinder

Man gets five years for sexual assault on woman he met on Tinder

News

A MAN has been jailed for five years for a sexual assault on a woman he met on the Internet dating programme ...

Creche opens in IT Tallaght under new management

Creche opens in IT Tallaght under new management

Tallaght

By Aura McMenamin The new on-campus creche at IT Tallaght saw its official opening under new management on Friday, March 9, providing affordable ...

ABP request council conduct bird survey at visitor centre

ABP request council conduct bird survey at visitor centre

News

By Mary Dennehy AN BORD Pleanala has requested that South Dublin County Council conducts a bird survey as part of its Dublin Mountains ...

Five local clubs win appeals over sports capital grant funding

Five local clubs win appeals over sports capital grant funding

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty A MAJOR funding boost of over €600,000 is being awarded to five local sports clubs after they successfully launched appeals ...

Traffic light control boxes set for a major make-over

Traffic light control boxes set for a major make-over

News

By Mary Dennehy TRAFFIC light control boxes across South Dublin County Council are set for a creative make-over, with submissions being sought from ...

€80k raised for Barretstown by determined ‘Team James’

€80k raised for Barretstown by determined ‘Team James’

News

By Brendan Grehan  IT’S AN incredible amount of money but a 12-year-old boy from Lucan with the help of his parents and ...

Energetic Tj loves his life and is a real hard worker

Energetic Tj loves his life and is a real hard worker

News

By Mary Dennehy FIVE years ago last week, a Tallaght toddler called Tj Cunningham underwent life-saving surgery in the States – thanks to ...

Lucan athletes in Masterful show

Lucan athletes in Masterful show

Sport

LUCAN Harriers athletes really made their presence felt at the National Indoor Masters Championships in Athlone last Saturday. Niamh Fitzgerald twice went ...

Ruth Shine School of Dance – Movie themed Civic Theatre performance

Ruth Shine School of Dance – Movie themed Civic Theatre performance

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty YOUNG dancers from the Ruth Shine School of Dance will be putting their best foot forward for their upcoming movie-themed ...