Author: Simon Walsh

Nearly 1,700 on the spot fines issued to cyclists

Nearly 1,700 on the spot fines issued to cyclists

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Breaking a red light is the most common offence committed by cyclists, with the latest figures showing nearly 1,700 on-the-spot fines were ...

Firhouse woman appeals to the public for help with medical expenses

Firhouse woman appeals to the public for help with medical expenses

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty A 33-YEAR-OLD woman who suffers from a rare genetic connective tissue disorder is fundraising to secure funds for an operation ...

Rob O’Byrne: ‘I could have drowned. I’m lucky to be alive’

Rob O’Byrne: ‘I could have drowned. I’m lucky to be alive’

Tallaght

By Alannah Kenny “I COULD have drowned – I’m lucky to be alive” said Rob O’Byrne, the Tallaght native who is organising ...

Ballyfermot businesses donate €2,200 for funding of first responder training and defibrillator

Ballyfermot businesses donate €2,200 for funding of first responder training and defibrillator

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A COUPLE of years ago, an elderly woman collapsed on the street in the shopping area of Grange Cross in ...

Receiving care and living a creative life in Kiltipper Woods

Receiving care and living a creative life in Kiltipper Woods

Arts & Culture

By Aura McMenamin Residents at Kiltipper Woods Care Centre have proudly displayed their artwork for a two-week exhibition at Tallaght Library. The mixed ...

Volunteers give a dig-out in the Fettercairn community garden

Volunteers give a dig-out in the Fettercairn community garden

Tallaght

By Alannah Kenny THE FETTERCAIRN community garden underwent a six-hour facelift on recently with volunteers from Unilever and Foróige teaming up to give ...

Gardai appeal for witnesses after pedestrian seriously injured in Clondalkin

Gardai appeal for witnesses after pedestrian seriously injured in Clondalkin

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Gardai in Ronanstown are appealing for witnesses following a serious traffic collision in Clondalkin this morning. At approximately 8.15am a 31-year-old male ...

Failure to name waste providers may bring fines

Failure to name waste providers may bring fines

Ballyfermot

A NUMBER of homes in Ballyfermot are facing fines after failing to confirm who their waste provider is, to Dublin City Council. ...

Jacob’s social club gets a ‘substantial’ Amazon sum

Jacob’s social club gets a ‘substantial’ Amazon sum

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty JACOB’S Irish Biscuits Social Club has handed over their building on Belgard Road to Amazon after negotiating a “substantial” sum ...

Burnt-out cars causing havoc to playing pitches

Burnt-out cars causing havoc to playing pitches

News

By Aura McMenamin There has been intensified vandalism to green spaces by burnt-out cars in the county, with the council aiming to have ...