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Drugs and alcohol task forces in budget struggle

Drugs and alcohol task forces in budget struggle

News

By Maurice Garvey THE last decade has not been kind to local drugs and alcohol task forces (LDATF). Significant cuts led to job ...

Tower CU goes from strength to strength with Citywest branch

Tower CU goes from strength to strength with Citywest branch

Business

Advertorial  From humble beginnings back in 1962, in the corner of a library on Monastery Road in Clondalkin, Tower Credit Union opened ...

Lucan teen gets to meet TV star Baz

Lucan teen gets to meet TV star Baz

Lucan

By Brendan Grehan LUCAN teen James Casserly (13) was given six hours respite from Crumlin Hospital last Saturday, when he got a special ...

Jordanne Jones – Tallaght girl named one of screen international’s stars

Jordanne Jones – Tallaght girl named one of screen international’s stars

Arts & Culture

By Taylor Gleeson You may have seen her starring in Rebellion, or you may have seen her walking around the neighbourhood. Killinarden native ...

Dodder Anglers – local anglers host Leinster championships

Dodder Anglers – local anglers host Leinster championships

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy The Dodder Anglers hosted the Leinster River Championship last Sunday, with 14 anglers taking to the vibrant city river in ...

Irish Crochet Lace listed as part of our cultural heritage

Irish Crochet Lace listed as part of our cultural heritage

Clondalkin

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

Enya Martin Would Ya Be Able . . . to see her at Vicar Street?

Enya Martin Would Ya Be Able . . . to see her at Vicar Street?

Arts & Culture

By Taylor Gleeson Clondalkin native Enya Martin is bringing her stand-up show ‘Would Ya Be Able’ back to Dublin’s Vicar Street for a ...

Council ‘no’ to doggy poo bins

Council ‘no’ to doggy poo bins

News

THERE are approximately 130 litter bins in parks in the county, but no bins for dog waste. The issue was raised at ...

Bringing the best of Irish to Chelsea

Bringing the best of Irish to Chelsea

Tallaght

By Taylor Gleeson From Old Bawn in Tallaght to Chelsea in London, Anna Haugh is taking the culinary world by storm. The chef, ...

Council says it will sort out ‘legacy’ issues in Balgaddy housing estate

Council says it will sort out ‘legacy’ issues in Balgaddy housing estate

Lucan

By Brendan Grehan SOUTH Dublin County Council  has said it is committed to addressing ‘legacy’ maintenance issues at a housing estate in Balgaddy, ...