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New residential support services plan to go ahead

New residential support services plan to go ahead

Tallaght

By Laura Lyne WORK is currently underway on the development of a property located on Main Street, Tallaght, to provide a new residential ...

Almost €54,000 stolen from shop where employee awarded himself fake Lotto wins

Almost €54,000 stolen from shop where employee awarded himself fake Lotto wins

Tallaght

By Court Reporter A man who stole almost €54,000 from the shop he worked in by awarding himself fake Lotto wins has been ...

‘Dramatic’ influx of rats around former Jacob’s site prompts residents into talks with Amazon

‘Dramatic’ influx of rats around former Jacob’s site prompts residents into talks with Amazon

Tallaght

By Laura Lyne AMAZON has sought to alleviate concerns of residents in Kilnamanagh as it continues its development for the former Jacob’s site ...

Concerns raised about sites for new rapid-build houses

Concerns raised about sites for new rapid-build houses

News

By Laura Lyne A SITE in Tallaght previously earmarked for permanent social housing has been put to public consultation as the first rapid-build ...

Minister must allocate more for housing

Minister must allocate more for housing

News

By Maurice Garvey DESPITE South Dublin County having the lowest number of vacant dwellings by local authority in the country – Sinn Féin ...

Council moves to curb alcohol advertising after WHO declaration

Council moves to curb alcohol advertising after WHO declaration

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey ON MONDAY night (July 25), Dublin City Council passed a motion that will curtail alcohol industry activities in the area ...

Citywest schools still look set to go ahead

Citywest schools still look set to go ahead

Tallaght

By Laura Lyne TWO new primary school buildings for the Citywest area are due to be constructed, after the Department of Education and ...

Six years for Tallaght man deported from Oz

Six years for Tallaght man deported from Oz

News

By Fiona Ferguson A carpenter who fled to Australia after he was wrongly labelled a “rat” following a drugs conviction has been sentenced ...

Graveyard thieves leave family distraught over stolen headstone

Graveyard thieves leave family distraught over stolen headstone

News

By Mary Dennehy THE disappearance of a large, granite headstone from a graveyard in Tallaght has left one family distraught – and raising ...

School allotment harvest destroyed by vandals

School allotment harvest destroyed by vandals

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey VANDALS destroyed a school allotment on Monday night – a senseless act which will leave young kids devastated when they ...