Author: Chris Sweeney

€7.9 million is owed in council tenants arrears

€7.9 million is owed in council tenants arrears

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By Aideen O'Flaherty OVER 60 per cent of council tenants in South Dublin County are in arrears – with over €7.9m being ...

2,700 surgeries and procedures cancelled

2,700 surgeries and procedures cancelled

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By Mary Dennehy MORE than 2,700 surgeries and procedures were cancelled at Tallaght University Hospital between January 2017 and February of this year, ...

Fire Brigade rescue teen impaled on park railings

Fire Brigade rescue teen impaled on park railings

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy DUBLIN Fire Brigade was called to Sean Walsh Park this week to rescue a teenager who was impaled on the ...

Close call for delivery driver as ball bearing misses his eye

Close call for delivery driver as ball bearing misses his eye

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By Aideen O'Flaherty A Tesco delivery driver was allegedly shot below the eye with a ball bearing in Killinarden last Thursday, showing a ...

Working to make community accessible to all at local level

Working to make community accessible to all at local level

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By Mary Dennehy A seminar on how to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at a local level ...

Nurse stole €300 in goods is fined €200

Nurse stole €300 in goods is fined €200

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By Brendan Grehan A NURSE who stole more than €300 worth of household goods has been fined €200 by Blanchardstown District Court. Danielle ...

Laurels Cycle crew have raised €945,000 for CMRF Crumlin

Laurels Cycle crew have raised €945,000 for CMRF Crumlin

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By Maurice Garvey THE Laurels Cycle crew are closer to reaching their €1 million mark for children’s charities, after their annual Galway to ...

War veteran impersonated a Garda and hijacked car

War veteran impersonated a Garda and hijacked car

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By Brion Hoban A war veteran impersonated a garda and hijacked a car with “a broken airsoftgun”, a court has heard, reports Brion ...

School kids get the surprise of their life

School kids get the surprise of their life

Lucan

By Brendan Grehan  NEARLY 500 pupils of Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig in Lucan got the surprise of their young lives when Louis Walsh ...

Utility workers allegedly harassed by group of youths

Utility workers allegedly harassed by group of youths

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By Maurice Garvey UTILITY workers attempting to re- install public lighting were allegedly harassed by youths and had to leave before their work ...