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Category: News
New chief of staff with Defence Forces close ties with chamber
Major General Sean Clancy has been appointed Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, becoming the first Air Corps officer to hold ...
Pilot project to tackle misuse of nitrous oxide canisters
A PILOT project to help tackle the widespread and continuing problem of the misuse of nitrous oxide canisters has been agreed by ...
Emergency motion calling for alternative dog pound providers
By Aideen O'Flaherty AN EMERGENCY motion calling for “alternative providers” for the interim provision of dog pound services for South Dublin County ...
Killinarden Park €2m upgrade plans get go ahead despite concerns
PLANS for the €2m upgrade of Killinarden Park – including new raised pitches, CCTV and enhanced lighting in a bid to tackle ...
Cookstown Castle build to rent plans refused
PLANS for the development of 1,104 build-to-rent apartments in Cookstown Industrial Estate have been refused permission by An Bord Pleanála (ABP). According ...
‘Unfair and unjust’ LPT tax maintained at 15% reduction
By Aideen O'Flaherty SOUTH Dublin County councillors approved a 15 per cent reduction in the Local Property Tax on Monday, with several ...
11,220 people waiting on driving test at Tallaght centre
MORE than 11,200 people are waiting to do their driving test at the Tallaght centre, the highest waiting list nationwide. Recent figures ...
‘Skin cancer is rising and is expected to double nationally by 2045’
A CONSULTANT dermatologist in Tallaght University Hospital has reminded people to cover up and wear sunscreen, even in cloudy weather. Professor Anne ...
District Heating Scheme works to be completed mid-August
By Hayden Moore WONDERING why the Belgard Road has been dug up? Pipe-laying works are being carried out along the Belgard Road ...
New design for planned hotel puts focus on ‘wildlife habitats’
A REVISED design of the proposed Newlands Park Hotel has been submitted to the council following a request to redesign the proposed ...