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I was genuinely touched when I saw staff on front line using masks

I was genuinely touched when I saw staff on front line using masks

Tallaght

The South Dublin County Volunteer Centre, in partnership with South Dublin County Council, is running a campaign called Stories from the Frontline ...

Night nurses are urgently needed for cancer patients

Night nurses are urgently needed for cancer patients

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty A CRUMLIN woman has praised the work of a night nurse from the Irish Cancer Society who ensured her father ...

Oblate parishioners organise virtual pilgrimage to Lourdes

Oblate parishioners organise virtual pilgrimage to Lourdes

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE pilgrimage to Lourdes had to be postponed this year due to Covid-19 but that did not stop parishioners from ...

Bluebell Community Council launch People’s Food Bank

Bluebell Community Council launch People’s Food Bank

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THIS week saw the launch of the People’s Food Bank by the Bluebell Community Council in Park West.. Dublin City ...

Homeless robber carried out two robberies at knifepoint

Homeless robber carried out two robberies at knifepoint

Tallaght

By Fiona Ferguson A homeless robber who carried out two robberies at knifepoint has been jailed for three years. One of Sean ...

Victim feared that he would bleed to death

Victim feared that he would bleed to death

Ballyfermot

By Sonya Mclean The victim of an aggravated burglary has said that he feared he would bleed to death when an intruder stabbed ...

Increase in demand for mental health services since the pandemic

Increase in demand for mental health services since the pandemic

Clondalkin

By Aideen O'Flaherty A LOCAL mental health worker has said there has been an increase in demand for mental health services since lockdown ...

Help us honour the Tallaght community heroes in 2020

Help us honour the Tallaght community heroes in 2020

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy DESPITE Tallaght Person of the Year 2020 being cancelled, members of the community can still recognise and say ‘thank you’ ...

Pure Telecom sign €10m deal with BT Ireland

Pure Telecom sign €10m deal with BT Ireland

Business

By Maurice Garvey CITYWEST company Pure Telecom has signed a deal with BT Ireland worth €10 million. The agreement gives Pure Telecom access ...

Laurels pub townhouse site notice deemed invalid

Laurels pub townhouse site notice deemed invalid

Property

By Aideen O'Flaherty PLANS for the development of a townhouse hotel on the first floor of the Laurels pub premises on Whitehall Road ...