Category: Clondalkin

Concerns raised over flooding issues close to housing estates

Concerns raised over flooding issues close to housing estates

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey HEAVY rain in recent weeks has led to the build up of water on Corkagh Grange - reigniting concerns of ...

Local Faces: Shannen Egan

Local Faces: Shannen Egan

Clondalkin

By Hayden Moore THE Covid-19 pandemic will be remembered for a multitude of challenges and for Shannen Egan, it will be remembered as ...

Students send letter to Taoiseach demanding clarity over exams

Students send letter to Taoiseach demanding clarity over exams

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey CALLS for clarity with regard to this year’s Leaving Certificate exams are included in an open letter sent to the ...

War of words over simple infill social housing development

War of words over simple infill social housing development

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey POLITICS surrounding a simple infill social housing development in Clondalkin mercifully came to an end this week (at least ...

‘Housing has to be based on community needs’

‘Housing has to be based on community needs’

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey INTRODUCED in 2017 to speed up the planning process for large-scale housing schemes, the Strategic Housing Development (SHD) system, or ...

First online monthly council meeting is incident free

First online monthly council meeting is incident free

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey MONTHLY council meetings went online for the first time this week, passing relatively incident free, reports Maurice Garvey. Not bad ...

Final report on Commission of Investigation  into Mother and Baby Homes is one of ‘deflation’

Final report on Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is one of ‘deflation’

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey THE prevailing reaction to the 2,865-page final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes has been ...

Mark Conlon runs over 1,500km in just 66 days in ‘Last Man Standing’

Mark Conlon runs over 1,500km in just 66 days in ‘Last Man Standing’

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey LONG distance runner Mark Conlon came first in a ‘Last Man Standing’ competition, ultimately completing over 1,500km in just 66 ...

Council will carry out site inspection at freight company

Council will carry out site inspection at freight company

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey SOUTH Dublin County Council are to carry out a site inspection of a freight company in Clondalkin early this month. ...

Andrew looking forward to OT leader challenge

Andrew looking forward to OT leader challenge

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey THE first leader of Operation Transformation 2021 was revealed to be Andrew Burke-Hannon (32), from Clondalkin. RTE presenter Kathryn Thomas ...