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Kicking up a racket for tennis courts in the park

Kicking up a racket for tennis courts in the park

Ballyfermot

There have been calls for tennis courts to be provided in parks in the Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard areas. Cllr Vincent Jackson ...

New commissioner well suited to the role

New commissioner well suited to the role

News

The government have announced the current Deputy Commissioner Justin Kelly as the new Garda Commissioner. He will take over the role from ...

Caught driving Romanian car with a Romanian insurance policy

Caught driving Romanian car with a Romanian insurance policy

Tallaght

A MAN who wishes to become a taxi driver escaped disqualification for driving without an Irish insurance policy at Tallaght District Court. ...

Tallaght Hospital ED tops the waiting time lists in the country

Tallaght Hospital ED tops the waiting time lists in the country

News

People spent an average of nine-and-a-half hours in Tallaght Hospital’s Emergency Department in the first six months of 2025 according to HSE ...

Party time for Margaret and James on their 70th anniversary

Party time for Margaret and James on their 70th anniversary

Ballyfermot

The Chapelizod community came together last Friday to celebrate a very special anniversary for two of its oldest and best-loved residents. A ...

Pencil-style bollards and raised zebra crossings improve schools’ safety

Pencil-style bollards and raised zebra crossings improve schools’ safety

Tallaght

Road safety was improved outside two schools in Tallaght while parents of Scoil Santain renewed their call for a safer crossing at ...

UPDATE: Gardai seek help in finding missing John (55)

UPDATE: Gardai seek help in finding missing John (55)

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UPDATE: John O’Reilly has been located safe and well. Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing 55-year-old John O'Reilly, who has ...

New commercial strategy firm appointed for stadium

New commercial strategy firm appointed for stadium

News

Consulting company Teneo was appointed to develop a “new commercial strategy” for Tallaght Stadium, including new events and sponsorship arrangements. South Dublin ...

Call to curb water use over August holiday weekend

Call to curb water use over August holiday weekend

News

Uisce Éireann is carrying out critical and complex repair works to a major pipeline that connects Ballymore Eustace Water Treatment Plant and ...

Local Faces: Mary Keogh

Local Faces: Mary Keogh

Tallaght

Tallaght woman Mary Keogh is an extremely important figure in the world of international mediation, writes Ken Doyle. Mary’s younger years were ...