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National Senior Medals for Tallaght Athletes

National Senior Medals for Tallaght Athletes

Sport

TALLAGHT athletes produced some fine performances at the National Senior T&F Championships in Morton Stadium, Santry last weekend to secured medals in ...

Massive development in Saggart gets a ‘no’

Massive development in Saggart gets a ‘no’

News

Planning permission for a massive strategic housing development in Saggart has been refused due to concerns over the size and density of ...

Local Faces: Natasha Jordan

Local Faces: Natasha Jordan

Tallaght

There’s a mini-revolution happening in the Belgard community of Tallaght and the woman at the forefront of this rejuvenation is Natasha Jordan, ...

Prison for two caught by armed gardai ‘red-handed’

Prison for two caught by armed gardai ‘red-handed’

Clondalkin

Two men who were “stopped and caught red-handed” with a firearm and ammunition during a raid by armed gardaí, have been jailed ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Pretty in pink

Nature on our doorsteps: Pretty in pink

Arts & Culture

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

Football frolics raise €10k for LauraLynn

Football frolics raise €10k for LauraLynn

Clondalkin

A Clondalkin family have raised over €10,000 for LauraLynn Ireland’s Children’s Hospice in memory of their son this weekend. Hayden McLafferty, who ...

Government investment in projects is long overdue

Government investment in projects is long overdue

Business

Construction plant and equipment distributor, McHale Plant Sales of Rathcoole has welcomed the announcement by the Irish Government confirming that it is ...

‘Staggering’ increase of black market selling of cigarettes

‘Staggering’ increase of black market selling of cigarettes

Business

CIGARETTE smuggling needs to be tackled by the Irish State, according to advocacy group Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS). The group attributes the ...

New search and rescue hanger will now go ahead at Weston

New search and rescue hanger will now go ahead at Weston

Lucan

Plans to develop a new search and rescue hanger at Weston Airport will now go ahead after four separate appeals to An ...

Two vital causes benefit from €10k

Two vital causes benefit from €10k

Tallaght

Two vital causes were supported by the Bohernabreena Classic Car Show that raised €10,000 for the Irish Kidney Association and a further ...