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Author: Chris Sweeney
Community rallies behind family of Clondalkin man seriously injured in road accident
By Brittany King THE community response to fundraising initiatives for a man injured in a serious road accident, has surpassed expectations, with ...
St John Ambulance man nominated for Volunteer Ireland Awards
By Maurice Garvey A LONG-serving member of St John Ambulance Ballyfermot Division, Michael Cardiff, has been nominated for the 2017 Volunteer Ireland ...
Anti-social behaviour ‘escalating’ in Griffeen Valley Park
THERE HAS been a rise in anti-social behaviour in Griffeen Valley Park with litter bins vandalised, fences broken and equipment in the ...
Drugs seizures top 33 mark in nine months
By Maurice Garvey THERE have been 33 drug seizures in Ballyfermot in the first nine months of the year, according to the ...
Neilstown’s first-ever Dáil deputy selected again to run for his party in the next election
By Maurice Kenny NEILSTOWN’S first-ever TD Gino Kenny, has been selected to run again for his seat in the next general election ...
Residents voice anger over Garda and SDCC response to anti-social behaviour
By Maurice Garvey THE response by gardai and South Dublin County Council to residents' anger at a recent public policing meeting in ...
‘I forgot about it’ said man found with €160k of cocaine
By Isabel Hayes A man found in possession of €160,000 worth of cocaine in his Dublin launderette will be sentenced next month. ...
Aisling Clinic marks 25 years helping drug addicts and Aids / HIV victims
By Maurice Garvey Heroin destroyed multiple lives and communities across Dublin West in the 1980s and 1990s, before services were equipped to ...
Survivors of baby homes seek apology from the Catholic Church
By Maurice Garvey Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes reported a positive meeting with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin when they met him this ...
Number of Travellers living on roadside set to increase due to housing crisis
By Mary Dennehy The number of Traveller families living on roadsides and on unauthorised lands across local communities is on the increase ...