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Emergency services access point  is blocked by dumped asbestos

Emergency services access point is blocked by dumped asbestos

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By Mary Dennehy AN EMERGENCY services access point to a popular walking destination in the Dublin Mountains was last week blocked not ...

Parish priest slams disgraceful allegations made about him online

Parish priest slams disgraceful allegations made about him online

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[caption id="attachment_95242" align="alignnone" width=""]Fr Joe McDonald, author of the book [/caption]By Maurice Garvey A PARISH priest slammed “disgraceful allegations” that were posted online ...

SVP estimate €30 million was spent providing direct assistance to those in financial need last year

SVP estimate €30 million was spent providing direct assistance to those in financial need last year

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By Aura McMenamin The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) said that they spent an estimated €30m in providing direct assistance to ...

Donate unwanted Christmas presents

Donate unwanted Christmas presents

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Children’s rights charity Barnardos is asking people to get their New Year off to a great start and donate any unwanted Christmas ...

30% of parents could not attend work due to lack of childcare

30% of parents could not attend work due to lack of childcare

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By Mark Keane Almost 30 per cent of parents could not attend work or missed out on job opportunities due to a lack ...

Man faces three month jail sentence for taking a chance and driving while disqualified

Man faces three month jail sentence for taking a chance and driving while disqualified

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By Brendan Grehan A MAN who “took a chance” and drove while disqualified is facing a three month jail sentence, Blanchardstown District ...

Gardai investigate after teenage girl assaulted by man while out walking

Gardai investigate after teenage girl assaulted by man while out walking

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By Mary Dennehy GARDAI are investigating after a girl in her late teens was assaulted by a man while walking on Daletree Avenue, ...

Parents warned to prep cars for school return

Parents warned to prep cars for school return

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By Maurice Garvey AA RESCUE are warning parents to prep their cars ahead of the expected avalanche of traffic on Monday, as schools ...

Irish Cancer Society launch Lung Awareness Month

Irish Cancer Society launch Lung Awareness Month

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THE Irish Cancer Society has launched Lung Cancer Awareness Month and is encouraging people to consult its easy-to-use online lung health checker.  ...

Liam’s gentle smile put families at ease

Liam’s gentle smile put families at ease

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Liam Barnes joined Dublin Civil Defence in 1973 and was an active member of our organisation right up to the time of ...