Category: Clondalkin

Over 100 schools get Special Needs boost

Over 100 schools get Special Needs boost

Ballyfermot

By Lynda O'Donoghue DonnellyMORE than 100 schools across south-west Dublin will be allocated new Special Needs Assistants from September.The announcement was made ...

Balgaddy community garden to relocate to greenfield site

Balgaddy community garden to relocate to greenfield site

Clondalkin

By Lynda O'Donoghue DonnellyAFTER a difficult few months it was confirmed on Wednesday that the Balgaddy Community Garden will relocate to lands ...

Parish council locks horns with residents

Parish council locks horns with residents

Clondalkin

By Lynda O'Donohue DonnellyANGRY residents were locked out of the Balgaddy Community Garden this week and a sign erected prohibiting the community ...

Scramblers spotted chasing goat before it was found dead

Scramblers spotted chasing goat before it was found dead

Clondalkin

By Lynda O'Donohue DonnellyA DEAD goat – whose body was still warm – greeted animal rescue volunteers in West Dublin this week ...

Volunteer assaulted close to Garda station and Minister for Justice office

Volunteer assaulted close to Garda station and Minister for Justice office

Clondalkin

By Maurice GarveyCLONDALKIN Tidy Town volunteer Alpha Gassama was assaulted whilst carrying out his clean up duties on Tower Road at the ...

Parents warned after attempted abduction

Parents warned after attempted abduction

Clondalkin

PARENTS have been warned to stay vigilant after an attempted abduction in Clondalkin last week.A five-year-old boy who was playing in a ...

Six lives lost in Berkeley as young Templeogue man saves life of friend

Six lives lost in Berkeley as young Templeogue man saves life of friend

Ballyfermot

A HOSPITIALISED Templeogue GAA player has been thanked for saving the life of a friend during the tragic balcony collapse in California, ...

Balgaddy residents decry ‘racial’ attacks

Balgaddy residents decry ‘racial’ attacks

Clondalkin

“RACIALLY motivated” attacks in Balgaddy, which locals claim are taking place in broad daylight, must be dealt with urgently, according to residents.Concern ...

Luke is the only person in Ireland with rare AADC debilitating disorder

Luke is the only person in Ireland with rare AADC debilitating disorder

Ballyfermot

MOTHER-of-two Emma Styles and her partner Michael Cross were shocked when they were told that their eight-month-old baby boy, Luke, was diagnosed ...

Residents worry about onset of ‘concrete jungle’ in proposals

Residents worry about onset of ‘concrete jungle’ in proposals

Clondalkin

RESIDENTS in North Clondalkin have said that they worry the area is set to become a “concrete jungle” in response to a ...