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Category: News
Boxing club at the heart of community needs a home
By Aideen O'Flaherty A COUNCILLOR is calling for Whitechurch Boxing Club in Rathfarnham to get “a permanent home”, following celebrations marking the club’s ...
Operation targets rise in daytime burglaries
By Mary Dennehy A TARGETED anti-burglary operation is taking place in Tallaght and Rathfarnham in direct response to a rise in daytime break-ins ...
Twenty garda recruits assigned to stations
By Aideen O'Flaherty TWENTY new garda recruits have been assigned to stations around the county, the bulk of whom will take up posts ...
Play space fire is ‘a serious attack’ on children’s facility
By Mary Dennehy SOUTH Dublin County Council has described the lighting of a fire in the new Greenhills Park play space as a ...
New women’s refuge to open before Christmas
By Mary Dennehy FINAL preparations are being put in place to have a new Rathcoole-based women’s refuge open to families in time for ...
Christmas jumper day to help children
By Mary Dennehy THE family of a Tallaght toddler who spent his first Christmas in hospital are encouraging schools and companies to wear ...
Divided opinions on OAPs rent increase
By Aideen O'Flaherty AN increase in council rents for some old age pensioners of €13 per week and an increase in council rents ...
South Dublin County Council tenants owe over €7m rent arrears
By Maurice Garvey SOUTH Dublin County Council has outstanding social housing tenant arrears of over €7,800,000. As of October 25, the level of ...
Over 2,600 calls received by refuge helpline in 2018
By Mary Dennehy SAOIRSE Women’s Refuge, which received more than 2,600 calls to its helpline in 2018, is raising awareness of supports locally ...
7,500 children waiting to see hospital specialist
By Mary Dennehy NEARLY 7,500 children are waiting to see a specialist at the National Children’s Hospital Tallaght, with over 2,800 of these ...