Category: Clondalkin

Stand By Me students tell Education Minister

Stand By Me students tell Education Minister

Clondalkin

OVER 200 pupils from a Clondalkin gaelscoil have recorded a song for Education Minister Norma Foley - pleading with her to sign-off ...

Numbers attending Walk and Talk group is positive

Numbers attending Walk and Talk group is positive

Clondalkin

A NEW walking group called ‘Walk and Talk’ has been recently set up in Clondalkin. The group has been founded by Louise ...

‘Some parents are borrowing food from friends and family’

‘Some parents are borrowing food from friends and family’

Clondalkin

“SOME parents are borrowing food from friends and family, some are deciding whether to eat or heat properly.” So says Karin Jonsson, ...

Seven years jail for man who found €250k worth of drugs ‘under a bush’

Seven years jail for man who found €250k worth of drugs ‘under a bush’

Clondalkin

A MAN who told gardai he found over €250,000 in drugs “under a bush”  has been jailed for seven years, reports Eimear ...

Local Faces: Gerry Keane

Local Faces: Gerry Keane

Clondalkin

MARCH is the month when we unleash our Irishness on the world, reports Ken Doyle. It is the month when we celebrate ...

Support prevents suspension of Bawnogue bus service

Support prevents suspension of Bawnogue bus service

Clondalkin

GARDAI praised the support they received from South Dublin County Council in January, which helped to prevent the suspension of a local ...

Youth drug and alcohol project plays a huge role in community

Youth drug and alcohol project plays a huge role in community

Clondalkin

“THERE is a huge need for the service, we get calls about youth and prevention all the time”. This is according to ...

Library is a vital resource and hub in the community

Library is a vital resource and hub in the community

Clondalkin

CLONDALKIN Library is proving to be a hive of activity of local community engagement. “Every day is different, which is lovely,” said ...

Dream becomes reality as North Clondalkin Choir to sing in Vatican

Dream becomes reality as North Clondalkin Choir to sing in Vatican

Clondalkin

A CHOIR from Clondalkin will be performing a famous film score from the film ‘Gladiator’ outside the Colosseum, Rome this week. The ...

Fairtrade fortnight supports farmers and workers in developing world

Fairtrade fortnight supports farmers and workers in developing world

Clondalkin

FAIRTRADE fortnight kicked off this week in Clondalkin and featured a Fairtrade bake off in Áras Chrónáin on Wednesday, reports Maurice Garvey. ...