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‘Silver bullets’ canisters found in large numbers in local parks

‘Silver bullets’ canisters found in large numbers in local parks

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Nitrous oxide canisters are being “found in large numbers” in public parks and spaces across south county Dublin. Data collected by the ...

Commissioner visits Tallaght garda station

Commissioner visits Tallaght garda station

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NEW Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly paid a visit to Tallaght Garda station on his first day in the role. This was the ...

School stress for families in emergency housing

School stress for families in emergency housing

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The Salvation Army has said housing families in emergency accommodation is placing extra stress on many parents as the new school term ...

Housing or data centres are the bleak choices the State has to make

Housing or data centres are the bleak choices the State has to make

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A motion to request a national moratorium on data centres that are not powered by renewable energies was passed at the September ...

Average waiting time on housing list is 10 years

Average waiting time on housing list is 10 years

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Housing list applicants in south Dublin are waiting up to ten years on average for two, three and four-bed houses. The average ...

Disruption of Luas Red Line for essential works over three weekends

Disruption of Luas Red Line for essential works over three weekends

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Luas services between Red Cow and Tallaght/Saggart will be disrupted for “essential works” over three different weekends in the coming months. Essential ...

Apartment complex not open because of non-compliance

Apartment complex not open because of non-compliance

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A newly constructed apartment complex on the Old Naas Road “must not be opened, occupied, or used” until the developers comply with ...

‘Slowdown’ cry as report lists 34 deaths of children

‘Slowdown’ cry as report lists 34 deaths of children

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THIRTY-FOUR children aged 15 and under were killed on Irish roads and a further 592 seriously injured during a 5-year period,  according ...

Knife seizures escalated by 28 per cent over five years  2020-2024

Knife seizures escalated by 28 per cent over five years 2020-2024

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GARDA divisions of Dublin South Central, West, North, and North Central, have the highest levels of knife seizures in the state. An ...

Action needed to prevent bonfires in housing estates

Action needed to prevent bonfires in housing estates

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A Tallaght councillor called for a “dedicated emergency number” to be set up for the collection of flammable materials to prevent and ...