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Drugs and alcohol task forces in budget struggle

Drugs and alcohol task forces in budget struggle

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By Maurice Garvey THE last decade has not been kind to local drugs and alcohol task forces (LDATF). Significant cuts led to job ...

Council ‘no’ to doggy poo bins

Council ‘no’ to doggy poo bins

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THERE are approximately 130 litter bins in parks in the county, but no bins for dog waste. The issue was raised at ...

100k cycling challenge helps raise funds for Pieta House

100k cycling challenge helps raise funds for Pieta House

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By Brendan Grehan DOUBLE European Indoor gold medallist David Gillick is supporting the Pieta 100 cycling challenge. Now in its fifth year, the ...

Irish Cancer Society seeks drivers for ‘chemo’ patients

Irish Cancer Society seeks drivers for ‘chemo’ patients

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By Aideen O'Flaherty THE Irish Cancer Society is looking for people to become volunteer drivers for its free transport service, which brings cancer ...

Sixteen months for truck driver who failed to pay tax

Sixteen months for truck driver who failed to pay tax

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By Jessica Magee A self-employed truck driver has been jailed for 16 months after he failed to pay tax and VAT returns for ...

Street Leagues is an opportunity for people to move forward with their life

Street Leagues is an opportunity for people to move forward with their life

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By Maurice Garvey THE Irish Homeless World Cup 2019 team was announced in the Mansion House last Thursday evening (July 11), and will ...

Dumped rubbish set alight caused Dublin Fire Brigade to be called

Dumped rubbish set alight caused Dublin Fire Brigade to be called

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By Mary Dennehy DUBLIN Fire Brigade (DFB) attended three fires this week, which were all believed to have started after rubbish was set ...

Selling Crooksling is ‘bonkers’

Selling Crooksling is ‘bonkers’

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By Aideen O'Flaherty THE HSE is planning to put the site of St Brigid’s Nursing Home Crooksling, in Brittas, on the market in ...

County Council to spend €3m cleaning up housing estates

County Council to spend €3m cleaning up housing estates

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By Brendan Grehan SOUTH Dublin County Council is set to spend nearly €3 million on cleaning housing estates in the county in 2019. ...

1,291 private homes were constructed in county in 2018

1,291 private homes were constructed in county in 2018

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By Brendan Grehan NEARLY 1,300 private homes were built in the County in 2018, reports Brendan Grehan. At last week’s monthly meeting of ...