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Water pipe project from Shannon  to Peamount could cost €10 billion

Water pipe project from Shannon to Peamount could cost €10 billion

Lucan

A PROJECT to pipe water from Shannon to Peamount in Dublin could cost more than €10 billion. Initial estimates for the project ...

‘Most affordable’ homes now in the Dublin 22 and 24 areas

‘Most affordable’ homes now in the Dublin 22 and 24 areas

News

Dublin 22 and 24 postcode areas have the most affordable house prices according to the annual DAFT report. The report found that ...

Single-person car journeys the cause of congestion, says council

Single-person car journeys the cause of congestion, says council

News

TRAFFIC congestion issues in Fonthill are being caused by excessive single-person car journeys, according to South Dublin County Council. At December’s area ...

Witness is facing contempt proceedings for failure to appear at barrister’s trial

Witness is facing contempt proceedings for failure to appear at barrister’s trial

News

A key prosecution witness who did not come forward to give evidence in the trial of barrister Diarmuid Phelan, who was acquitted ...

Man accused of threat to TD Paul Murphy that he would ‘slit’ his partner’s throat

Man accused of threat to TD Paul Murphy that he would ‘slit’ his partner’s throat

Latest

A man walked up to People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy and threatened to "slit" his partner's throat as the politician canvassed ...

Football for Grief to help those who are suffering loss

Football for Grief to help those who are suffering loss

Tallaght

A TU Dublin student who lost his father seven years ago will now help others navigate grief with his football project. “Football ...

Trad and folk festival: Some of the biggest artists to perform locally

Trad and folk festival: Some of the biggest artists to perform locally

Arts & Culture

"THIS year's festival is celebrating a number of important milestones," explains Martin Harte, festival director of TradFest. This year TradFest, running from ...

Local Faces: Mary Conlon

Local Faces: Mary Conlon

Clondalkin

FOR anyone who has to make a speech at, say, their daughter's wedding or a big presentation at work and is terrified ...

Woman told to find hiding place for  more than €417k to pay off drug debt

Woman told to find hiding place for more than €417k to pay off drug debt

Ballyfermot

A woman told to find a hiding place for more than €417,000 of heroin in order to pay off her drug debt ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Lichens, Nature’s living soil-makers

Nature on our doorsteps: Lichens, Nature’s living soil-makers

Arts & Culture

Rosaleen Dwyer is the County Heritage Officer at South Dublin County Council – every week she gives us an insight into the ...