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Actions will begin again, asserts local authority union

Actions will begin again, asserts local authority union

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FORSA has announced the recommencement of industrial action in local authorities, citing the failure of the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to ...

More diversity called for in recruitment and staffing at SDCC

More diversity called for in recruitment and staffing at SDCC

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TWO councillors have called for more diversity to be implemented in recruitment and staffing at South Dublin County Council. Speaking at the ...

Mattress amnesty to take place at locations across county

Mattress amnesty to take place at locations across county

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A MATTRESS amnesty will take place at locations around the county in August and September, courtesy of South Dublin County Council. Collections ...

Wastewater station ‘progressing well’

Wastewater station ‘progressing well’

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UISCE Éireann, in partnership with South Dublin County Council, announced the construction of essential wastewater infrastructure in Clonburris is “progressing well.” The ...

SVP calls on Government to provide extra supports for people trapped in poverty

SVP calls on Government to provide extra supports for people trapped in poverty

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THE Society of St Vincent de Paul is calling on the Government to reverse rising rates of poverty by providing extra supports ...

Council to take legal action against tenants

Council to take legal action against tenants

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HOUSING rent arrears owed to South Dublin County Council is at €8.2m, with the local authority taking legal action against 645 accounts, ...

Bee-inspired sensory equipment in the park

Bee-inspired sensory equipment in the park

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A COMMUNICATIONS board and bee-inspired sensory play equipment were recently unveiled in Tymon Park to cater to neurodiverse children. On Monday, June ...

More than 120 car-parking spaces ‘lost’ in development

More than 120 car-parking spaces ‘lost’ in development

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OVER 120 car-parking spaces have been removed from a previously permitted mixed-use development in Walkinstown. Cork firm O’Flynn Group were granted permission ...

Racial abuse of Hoops’ player elicits condemnation from FAI

Racial abuse of Hoops’ player elicits condemnation from FAI

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THE FAI and Shamrock Rovers have condemned an alleged incident of racial abuse directed at a member of the Hoops’ squad at ...

‘Disaster’ of an oil spill at pond in Sean Walsh Park

‘Disaster’ of an oil spill at pond in Sean Walsh Park

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AN OIL spill that has permeated the Whitestown Stream and the pond in Sean Walsh Park has been described as a “disaster” ...