Author: James Roulston Mooney

Purpose-built school proposed in development plans

Purpose-built school proposed in development plans

News

A new purpose-built school for children with additional needs has been proposed to be included in development plans in Cherry Orchard. The ...

Calls made for more allotments

Calls made for more allotments

News

The introduction of public allotments to Lucan has been requested following the success of those in Bohernabreena and Clondalkin. Calls have been ...

Beautiful village not helped by run down houses and 50km speed limit

Beautiful village not helped by run down houses and 50km speed limit

Ballyfermot

Residents in Chapelizod have expressed concerns about dereliction and traffic issues in the village, with calls for pressure to be put on ...

92 Transition Year students and staff take part in 52km Gaisce hike

92 Transition Year students and staff take part in 52km Gaisce hike

Lucan

Over 100 students and staff at St Joseph’s College in Lucan hiked over 50 kilometres in the Wicklow Mountains National Park as ...

Family raise €20,000 for hospice in memory of their mother Lorraine

Family raise €20,000 for hospice in memory of their mother Lorraine

Clondalkin

A Clondalkin family who raised €20,000 in honour of a loved one said that they plan to continue to fundraise for Our ...

126 vacant homes brought back into use in 2025

126 vacant homes brought back into use in 2025

News

Over 100 vacant social homes were brought back into use across South Dublin in 2025 after over €2 million in funding from ...

Leaves block storm drains at junction of estates

Leaves block storm drains at junction of estates

Tallaght

The removal of trees at estates in Rathfarnham would not have changed the outcome of Storm Chandra due to the high amount ...

Old Tanning Factory site not listed on Derelict List Register

Old Tanning Factory site not listed on Derelict List Register

News

The council is engaging with the owner of Old Tanning Factory in Bohernabreena but it has yet to be listed on their ...

Train capacity to increase by 2027

Train capacity to increase by 2027

News

Iarnród Éireann has indicated that capacity on trains serving Clondalkin, Palmerstown and Adamstown will increase in 2027 after calls from politicians and ...

Concerns over future of drugs task forces

Concerns over future of drugs task forces

Clondalkin

Concerns have been raised about the future of local task forces in areas like Ballyfermot and Clondalkin after the draft National Drug ...