Author: Simon Walsh

Gardai again issue warning after dog rescued from car in soaring temperatures

Gardai again issue warning after dog rescued from car in soaring temperatures

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Gardai have again issued a warning to dog owners after they were called to rescue a pooch from a car today. Several ...

On This Day in 1981: Ballyfermot gets a new library with a difference

On This Day in 1981: Ballyfermot gets a new library with a difference

Ballyfermot

On this day in 1981 the biggest library in the country at the time opened in Ballyfermot. The multipurpose building was state-of-the-art, ...

Tallaght man jailed for 12 years for violently raping woman in hotel

Tallaght man jailed for 12 years for violently raping woman in hotel

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By Isabel Hayes A man who falsely imprisoned, tied up and raped a woman in a hotel meeting room during a Dublin gaming ...

Woman punched in the face a number of times in terrifying attack

Woman punched in the face a number of times in terrifying attack

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A woman was punched in the face a number of times during a terrifying attack on Sunday morning on Stocking Lane in ...

Have you ever thought about becoming a foster carer?

Have you ever thought about becoming a foster carer?

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Two events for people interested in becoming foster carers will take place in Tallaght this week. As the need for foster carers ...

Rental crisis at unprecedented level as up to 100 queue for viewing in Clondalkin

Rental crisis at unprecedented level as up to 100 queue for viewing in Clondalkin

Clondalkin

The reality of the crisis in the local rental market was again highlighted recently when an image of up to 100 people ...

Fancy being in the audience for Al Porter’s Blind Date?

Fancy being in the audience for Al Porter’s Blind Date?

Arts & Culture

If you love a bit of romance and a good laugh you’ll be delighted to hear TV3 are currently looking to fill ...

Four months for Tallaght man who damaged off-licence door  and stole bottle of Buckfast

Four months for Tallaght man who damaged off-licence door and stole bottle of Buckfast

Tallaght

By Brendan Grehan SMASHING an off-licence door and stealing a bottle of Buckfast landed a man with four months in jail. Gareth ...

Residents anger over mast location

Residents anger over mast location

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By Mary Dennehy A CAMPAIGN against a 69 foot telecommunications mast proposed for pitches beside Woodstown Village has kicked off – with a ...

On This Day in 1975: “The potential of Tallaght is almost endless”

On This Day in 1975: “The potential of Tallaght is almost endless”

Arts & Culture

In 1975 Tallaght as we know it today was beginning to take shape due to the massive development of housing estates in ...