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Council has surplus intake of €28m for Local Property Tax

Council has surplus intake of €28m for Local Property Tax

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SOUTH Dublin County Council ran a surplus intake of €28m for Local Property Tax (LPT) against a baseline of €8.9m. The local ...

‘Much improved’ performance for Tallaght in IBAL survey

‘Much improved’ performance for Tallaght in IBAL survey

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TALLAGHT has been credited with a “much improved performance” in a recent litter survey, where the area was described as moderately littered. ...

Over 2,000 homes built in South Dublin since start of year

Over 2,000 homes built in South Dublin since start of year

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Housing commencement numbers since January shows strong Government commitment to improving housing supply, a Fine Gael Minister said. The latest report from ...

Task force is ‘saddened’ with figures in drug deaths report

Task force is ‘saddened’ with figures in drug deaths report

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A local drug and alcohol task force are “saddened” that Ireland ranked as the highest country in the EU for drug deaths ...

One in three children from disadvantaged areas are obese

One in three children from disadvantaged areas are obese

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RESEARCH by the HSE reveals one in three children from disadvantaged areas are overweight or obese, compared to the average of one ...

Public house site notice erected at Lidl Belgard

Public house site notice erected at Lidl Belgard

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A SITE notice was erected at Lidl Belgard last Friday, June 14, for a mixed-use two-storey development to include a pub on ...

Four fires lit at the former Augustinian site in 14 days

Four fires lit at the former Augustinian site in 14 days

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INCIDENTS of anti-social behaviour at the former Augustinian site in Ballyboden have escalated in recent days. Social media posts by the Ballyboden ...

‘Mental torture’ waiting in count centre for MEP results

‘Mental torture’ waiting in count centre for MEP results

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KILNAMANAGH native Lynn Boylan described waiting in the count centre in the RDS to find out if she had been elected to ...

€4.5 million funding allocated to upgrade homes of older people

€4.5 million funding allocated to upgrade homes of older people

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South Dublin County Council will receive increased funding this year to make the homes of older people and people with a disability ...

Arrests made targeting feuding gangs

Arrests made targeting feuding gangs

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ARRESTS have been made in relation to the ongoing feud in North Clondalkin. As reported in The Echo last month, a feud ...