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No Clondalkin local authority houses built

No Clondalkin local authority houses built

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey THERE have been no local authority houses built in Clondalkin this year, but South Dublin County Council says that 28 ...

‘Living Bereavement’ art on show from institution survivors

‘Living Bereavement’ art on show from institution survivors

Tallaght

INSTITUTION survivors are presenting an art exhibition at Tallaght Library this week. Created by clients from the Christine Buckley Centre, the ‘Our ...

€3,000 worth of books allocated to five Lucan community centres

€3,000 worth of books allocated to five Lucan community centres

Lucan

By Brendan Grehan AS PART of the “€300k have your say” initiative in Lucan and Palmerstown, South Dublin County County allocated €3,000 worth ...

Mary Queen of Angels 1969 Confirmation class

Mary Queen of Angels 1969 Confirmation class

Ballyfermot

THE class of a 1969 Confirmation class in Mary Queen of Angels, Ballyfermot, met up for a special 50th year reunion this ...

39 boarded-up county council houses in the Tallaght locality

39 boarded-up county council houses in the Tallaght locality

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy THERE are currently 39 boarded-up council properties in the Tallaght area, 16 of which are ready for allocation. Housing was ...

Air pollution near M50 exceeds EU limits

Air pollution near M50 exceeds EU limits

Tallaght

Grave concern has been expressed at the unsafe levels of air pollution in estates near to the M50 in Palmerstown and Clondalkin. ...

The countdown begins for Tallaght Person of the Year Awards

The countdown begins for Tallaght Person of the Year Awards

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy THE countdown is on for this year’s Tallaght Person of the Year Awards, with nominations now open. A staple of ...

ICU project is a ‘casualty’ of children’s hospital  cost overrun

ICU project is a ‘casualty’ of children’s hospital cost overrun

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy THE ICU expansion project at Tallaght University Hospital has become a ‘casualty’ of the children’s hospital cost overrun, a ...

Nature on our doorsteps – Nature’s ‘fairies’

Nature on our doorsteps – Nature’s ‘fairies’

Arts & Culture

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

Food with JP Passion – Italian Chicken

Food with JP Passion – Italian Chicken

Arts & Culture

By JP Kennedy This is a new recipe I came across and started cooking while on my summer break from writing my weekly ...