Author: Simon Walsh

Open Letter: This is what a deal on Orkambi means to one Tallaght family

Open Letter: This is what a deal on Orkambi means to one Tallaght family

Tallaght

Yesterday the Minister for Health, Simon Harris confirmed the HSE had reached a deal with the makers of Cystic Fibrosis drugs Orkambi ...

DSPCA issue warning after box of kittens dumped on Dublin doorstep

DSPCA issue warning after box of kittens dumped on Dublin doorstep

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The DSPCA has urged cat owners to have their pets neutered as kitten season has arrived after a box of kittens were ...

Desperate tenants under pressure in near suicidal state, says deputy

Desperate tenants under pressure in near suicidal state, says deputy

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey TENANTS facing severe pressure due to the ongoing housing crisis, are presenting to People Before Profit TD Brid Smith’s Ballyfermot ...

Ballyfermot man who sold stolen car on Done Deal is remanded for sentencing

Ballyfermot man who sold stolen car on Done Deal is remanded for sentencing

Ballyfermot

By Brendan Grehan A BALLYFERMOT man who sold a stolen car for €2,400 after advertising it on Done Deal was remanded for sentencing ...

Guide dogs play important  role in children’s family life

Guide dogs play important role in children’s family life

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By Maurice Garvey SINCE the arrival of an autism assistance dog four years ago, Walkinstown youngster Shane Murray has gone from strength to ...

Gardai investigating apartment fire in Tallaght as “incident of criminal damage”

Gardai investigating apartment fire in Tallaght as “incident of criminal damage”

Tallaght

Gardai in Tallaght have said the fire that broke out at an apartment block on Cookstown Way this morning is being investigated ...

Everything you need to know about Preliminary Drug Testing on Irish roads from today

Everything you need to know about Preliminary Drug Testing on Irish roads from today

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From today Gardai will be conducting preliminary drug testing on Irish roads after Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross announced ...

Angling to reach out to the local community

Angling to reach out to the local community

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By Mary Dennehy AN AWARD-winning angling initiative in Killinarden has netted funding from Inland Fisheries Ireland for three innovative and inclusive programmes which ...

Men’s Shed campaign for Lucan gets going

Men’s Shed campaign for Lucan gets going

Lucan

By Brendan Grehan THE CAMPAIGN to set up a Men’s Shed in Lucan is up and running following a successful meeting in ...

Driver has lucky escape after car bursts into flames

Driver has lucky escape after car bursts into flames

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A driver had a lucky escape this morning after the vehicle they were driving burst into flames. The motorist was passing through ...