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Medals galore for transplant recipients at World Games

Medals galore for transplant recipients at World Games

News

The Irish team at the World Transplant Games brought 28 medals home showing that “there is a light at the end of ...

Sale of Citywest Hotel completed by State at €148.2 million

Sale of Citywest Hotel completed by State at €148.2 million

News

The sale of Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre to the government has been completed. A statement issued by the Department of Justice, ...

Book Festival celebrates new voices and creativity

Book Festival celebrates new voices and creativity

News

The Red Line Book Festival 2025 has been announced for October 13–19 in South Dublin County with over 40 literary events and ...

Hundreds turn out for Justice for Harvey city centre march

Hundreds turn out for Justice for Harvey city centre march

Clondalkin

Hundreds of people took to the streets on Saturday, calling for justice for a young boy with scoliosis who died last month. ...

Lucan Festival for 2025 launches to much fanfare and great acclaim

Lucan Festival for 2025 launches to much fanfare and great acclaim

Lucan

The programme of events for the 2025 Lucan Festival has been launched, with more than 30 events and entertainment taking place this ...

Local Faces: Anthony Duffy

Local Faces: Anthony Duffy

Clondalkin

Regular readers of my little column, will know that your humble correspondent hails from what is now known as North Clondalkin. To ...

Over 51,000 young people get an offer of a college place this week, not really a daunting task to choose

Over 51,000 young people get an offer of a college place this week, not really a daunting task to choose

News

Over 51,000 young people will have gotten an offer this week from the CAO for a college place for September 2025. For ...

New housing development in West Dublin to offer affordable homes to first-time buyers

New housing development in West Dublin to offer affordable homes to first-time buyers

Property

Applications will open in September for 26 affordable homes in a new housing development in west Dublin. Swiftbanks, Mill Road, Saggart is ...

Closure of Little Caesars a ‘sad day for Rathfarnham’

Closure of Little Caesars a ‘sad day for Rathfarnham’

Business

A popular Italian restaurant in Rathfarnham has shut their doors “with the heaviest of hearts” after over 30 years in business. Little ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Lady’s Bedstraw

Nature on our doorsteps: Lady’s Bedstraw

Arts & Culture

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