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22% increase reported in illegal dumping in upland areas last year

22% increase reported in illegal dumping in upland areas last year

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The environmental project, Pure (Protecting Uplands & Rural Environments), has recorded a 22% increase in illegal dumping in the Wicklow/Dublin Uplands when ...

Speaker Conolly pub to be knocked for 55 apartments

Speaker Conolly pub to be knocked for 55 apartments

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PLANS to demolish the Speaker Conolly pub in Firhouse to make way for 55 residential units including commercial units and a new ...

€60,000 spent on Tallaght St Patrick’s Day parade

€60,000 spent on Tallaght St Patrick’s Day parade

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South Dublin County Council spent €60,000 to bring the St Patrick’s Day Parade back to Tallaght and granted over €21,000 to groups ...

Citywest Hotel receive €68.27m to house Ukrainians and IP applicants

Citywest Hotel receive €68.27m to house Ukrainians and IP applicants

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CITYWEST Hotel received €68.27m from the Irish State in 2024 for accommodating Ukrainians and International Protection (IP) applicants. Latest quarterly figures published ...

Talks continue between union and the Council

Talks continue between union and the Council

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TALKS are set to continue between South Dublin County Council and Fórsa trade union at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) following the ...

‘Young people in politics is as important as gender balance’

‘Young people in politics is as important as gender balance’

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“Seeing more young people in politics is as important as maintaining gender balance,” said new Fianna Fáil councillor Adam Smyth (25) who ...

Uisce Eireann ‘totally ill equipped’ to deal with residents concerns

Uisce Eireann ‘totally ill equipped’ to deal with residents concerns

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Uisce Eireann are “totally ill equipped” to deal with the concerns of residents according to a councillor who witnessed a five-day water ...

Parents worry about their teenagers socialising habits

Parents worry about their teenagers socialising habits

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Nearly half of Tallaght parents worry about their teenagers’ socialising habits according to a report that highlighted the need for more youth ...

Surgeons able to carry out advanced robotic procedures

Surgeons able to carry out advanced robotic procedures

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Surgeons will be able to carry out advanced robotics procedures at Tallaght Hospital as the TUH Foundation funded a second console for ...

Graffiti removal cost local authority €100,000 last year

Graffiti removal cost local authority €100,000 last year

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GRAFFITI removal cost approximately €100,000 in 2024, according to estimates by South Dublin County Council. At the recent monthly meeting, Cllr Justin ...