Author: Maurice Garvey

Proposals for pontoon in the River Liffey at Islandbridge

Proposals for pontoon in the River Liffey at Islandbridge

Ballyfermot

DUBLIN City Council has developed proposals for the installation of a pontoon in the River Liffey at Islandbridge Weir. The development is ...

Deposit Return Scheme will have big change for customers

Deposit Return Scheme will have big change for customers

Tallaght

A TALLAGHT-based supplier says there are benefits for retailers with regards to the new deposit return scheme - a mandatory scheme to ...

Damage to football pitches is ‘soul destroying’ says club

Damage to football pitches is ‘soul destroying’ says club

Ballyfermot

FREQUENT damage caused to pitches at Le Fanu Park in Ballyfermot is “soul destroying” for the local football club, according to Cllr ...

Students take part in national project to commemorate Good Friday agreement

Students take part in national project to commemorate Good Friday agreement

Ballyfermot

BALLYFERMOT secondary school pupils took part in a national project that commemorated the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Up to 45 students from ...

Venture helps build clothes sharing links in community

Venture helps build clothes sharing links in community

Business

A NEW sustainable clothing initiative set up by a Crumlin woman, is cleverly tapping into a number of important current issues facing ...

Total Polymer Solutions group bought by US giants for €25m

Total Polymer Solutions group bought by US giants for €25m

Business

RATHCOOLE-based plastics group Total Polymer Solutions (TPS) has been acquired by a business owned by US private equity giant HIG Capital in ...

Contractor is expected to be appointed for heritage centre

Contractor is expected to be appointed for heritage centre

News

A CONTRACTOR is expected to be appointed to work on the construction of the new Tallaght Heritage Centre in early 2024, according ...

‘All we lose is the trust of our communities’

‘All we lose is the trust of our communities’

Tallaght

NEW measures have been introduced by local authorities in an effort to reduce the timeline for delivery of housing developments from 20 ...

Concerns for pedestrians and cyclists along Grand Canal dumping blackspot

Concerns for pedestrians and cyclists along Grand Canal dumping blackspot

Clondalkin

REPORTS of a dumping blackspot on the grand canal have led to concerns for the safety of cyclists and pedestrians. At the ...

Number of abandoned cars decreases by 150

Number of abandoned cars decreases by 150

News

THE number of vehicles reported as abandoned to South Dublin County Council decreased by 150 cars in 2022. Cllr Derren Ó Brádaigh ...