Author: Maurice Garvey

Contractors paid thousands in protection money

Contractors paid thousands in protection money

News

A REPORT on an investigation into a protection racket probe in Cherry Orchard found no evidence Dublin City Council reimbursed building companies ...

Families fearful after threat of home closure

Families fearful after threat of home closure

News

FAMILIES of residents in a nursing home were devastated this week to learn that it is due to close within the next ...

Spinal injury youth worker has his sights set on City Marathon

Spinal injury youth worker has his sights set on City Marathon

Ballyfermot

A MOTORCYCLE accident a year ago left a youth worker with a life-changing spinal-cord injury and confined him to a wheelchair. Despite ...

Investigation after blaze at St John’s

Investigation after blaze at St John’s

Latest

GARDAI are investigating an incident of criminal damage by fire at St John’s House in Tallaght. Dublin Fire Brigade responded to an ...

New president announced by South Dublin Chamber

New president announced by South Dublin Chamber

Business

SOUTH Dublin Chamber announced their new President is Thomas Stone following an AGM meeting at the Maldron Hotel in Tallaght this week. ...

Two warehouse units on sale for €3.2m at Tallaght Industrial Estate

Two warehouse units on sale for €3.2m at Tallaght Industrial Estate

Property

TWO WAREHOUSE units are for sale at a Tallaght Industrial Estate for €3.2m. Uppercross Enterprises is selling its former two adjoining industrial/warehouse ...

Fire prompts call for Lucan land to be taken into public ownership

Fire prompts call for Lucan land to be taken into public ownership

Lucan

TREES set alight on private land in Lucan last week have led to a councillor calling for the site to come under ...

Long-serving Councillor O’Connell steps down from local politics

Long-serving Councillor O’Connell steps down from local politics

Ballyfermot

THE move from a paper-based system to IT has been “huge” in terms of the changes it brought about for life as ...

Class of 94: Councillors to retire after years of outstanding service

Class of 94: Councillors to retire after years of outstanding service

News

THIS year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of South Dublin County Council, following the creation of three new administrative counties ...

Painting the light control boxes

Painting the light control boxes

Ballyfermot

FINAL submissions are in for prospective artwork on traffic-light control boxes for the Dublin Canvas project. Dublin City Council in consultation with ...