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Gaisce Gold for young inspirational people

Gaisce Gold for young inspirational people

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By William O'Connor TWO inspirational young people from Clondalkin and Ballyfermot received their prestigious Gaisce Gold Award from President Michael D. Higgins at ...

Corkagh Park wins prestigious green flag award

Corkagh Park wins prestigious green flag award

Clondalkin

By William O'Connor South Dublin County Council received a prestigious Green Flag Award for Corkagh Park this year for 2017/2018. The Green Flag ...

Half of homes surveyed said that their home was not warm enough

Half of homes surveyed said that their home was not warm enough

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By Mary Dennehy MORE than half of the 94 households questioned in a Glenshane housing survey said their home was not warm enough ...

Over 30 boarded-up houses in county

Over 30 boarded-up houses in county

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THERE ARE over 30 boarded-up council houses in the county, the December monthly meeting of South Dublin Council heard this week. Councillor ...

Service seeks to raise €1m for new building

Service seeks to raise €1m for new building

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A FAMILY support service in Clondalkin has kickstarted a campaign to raise €1 million for a new building after outgrowing ...

Objections to multi-deck car park are withdrawn

Objections to multi-deck car park are withdrawn

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty AN APPEAL against South Dublin County Council’s decision to grant permission for the development of a multi-deck car park to ...

Young boy’s wheelchair ruined by dog poop left outside school

Young boy’s wheelchair ruined by dog poop left outside school

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By Mary Dennehy THE sticky situation of dog owners not cleaning up after their pets is back on the agenda, after a nine-year-old ...

Soup-run for homeless now delivers

Soup-run for homeless now delivers

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A SOUP-run set up to cater for homeless people in Clondalkin, has become a mobile operation in order to reach those in ...

‘She was always a good mother to us’

‘She was always a good mother to us’

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By Aideen O'Flaherty May Doyle, a dedicated mother who also had a fondness for cats, passed away last week at the age ...

Two men found in Ballymount grow-house with drugs worth €1.8m

Two men found in Ballymount grow-house with drugs worth €1.8m

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By Isabel Hayes Two Vietnamese men were smuggled into Ireland to work in a cannabis grow-house containing just under €1.8 million of ...