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Former manager of Daughters of Charity is jailed for sexually abusing his nephew

Former manager of Daughters of Charity is jailed for sexually abusing his nephew

Ballyfermot

A former manager of a Daughters of Charity family centre in Dublin has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing his ...

‘Somebody trusted him with this money’ man caught with over €85,000 at home

‘Somebody trusted him with this money’ man caught with over €85,000 at home

Clondalkin

A man who was caught with over €85,000 in cash at his home has been jailed for money laundering, reports Sonya McLean. ...

Community service for man who stole €21,000 alcohol order

Community service for man who stole €21,000 alcohol order

Tallaght

A business man who stole an order of alcohol valued at over €20,000 has been ordered to do community service in lieu ...

‘Comprehensive’ upgrades for doors and windows earmarked for 140 Tallaght homes

‘Comprehensive’ upgrades for doors and windows earmarked for 140 Tallaght homes

News

Doors and windows upgrades for 140  homes in Tallaght are waiting  to be carried out by South Dublin County Council, according to ...

Developer applies for primary school outline planning permission

Developer applies for primary school outline planning permission

Lucan

RESIDENTIAL developer Quintain Developments has applied for outline permission for the construction of a primary school made up of 32 classrooms in ...

Local Faces: Dolores James

Local Faces: Dolores James

Ballyfermot

BALLYFERMOT is a Dublin suburb full of wonderful people, writes Ken Doyle. The unwarranted bad name it acquired over the years was ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Free-living honeybees

Nature on our doorsteps: Free-living honeybees

Arts & Culture

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

Historians and residents spearhead the restoration of St Brigid’s Well at Tay Lane

Historians and residents spearhead the restoration of St Brigid’s Well at Tay Lane

Tallaght

FROM ANCIENT times, St Brigid’s Well at Tay Lane was a place of veneration. Devotion to St Brigid was widespread in Leinster ...

An Cosán U3A group welcomes Tallaght Person of the Year Glenda

An Cosán U3A group welcomes Tallaght Person of the Year Glenda

Tallaght

An Cosán’s University of the Third Age (U3A) group in Tallaght recently welcomed Tallaght Person of the Year, Glenda Murphy Smullen, as ...

Jobstown Celtic remain top of Major Division

Jobstown Celtic remain top of Major Division

Sport

JOBSTOWN Celtic remain top of the Leinster Senior League Major Division following their hard-fought 2-1 victory over Ballyoulster United in Jobstown Park ...