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Huge fundraising drive underway for local man who suffered horrific injuries in Australia

Huge fundraising drive underway for local man who suffered horrific injuries in Australia

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By Aura McMenamin A local man has suffered horrific injuries after falling 20 metres in Australia. Dave Conway (37) was working on ...

Local childcare centres to benefit from €8.4m fund for improvements

Local childcare centres to benefit from €8.4m fund for improvements

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Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone has this morning announced funding to improve childcare services will be doubled this year ...

SDCC spent €420k removing illegal waste this year

SDCC spent €420k removing illegal waste this year

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By Mary Dennehy MORE than €420,000 has been spent by South Dublin County Council on the removal of illegal waste in the first ...

Number of arrests for drink driving up 18% on last year

Number of arrests for drink driving up 18% on last year

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By Aura McMenamin The number of arrests for people driving under the influence is 18 per cent higher than last year. Data ...

New Tallaght Hospital coffee shop causes a stir with families

New Tallaght Hospital coffee shop causes a stir with families

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By Mary Dennehy THERE’S tension brewing in Tallaght Hospital after a new, commercial coffee shop has taken over from the volunteer-led coffee shop ...

Fire safety move by SDCC after Grenfell Tower tragedy

Fire safety move by SDCC after Grenfell Tower tragedy

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By Mary Dennehy SOUTH Dublin County Council is currently conducting a fire safety review of its multi-storey social housing buildings in the wake ...

Clondalkin man with 190 previous convictions handed 2.5 year sentence after Garda chase

Clondalkin man with 190 previous convictions handed 2.5 year sentence after Garda chase

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By Declan Brennan & Fiona Ferguson A Clondalkin man with 190 previous convictions who drove dangerously during a high-speed chase with gardai has ...

Survivors ‘insulted’ by offer of mediators

Survivors ‘insulted’ by offer of mediators

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By Brendan Grehan TWO SURVIVORS of Mother and Baby homes have claimed that victims were “insulted” and that  Minister for Children and Youth ...

Gardai investigate attack on woman for handbag in Tallaght

Gardai investigate attack on woman for handbag in Tallaght

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Gardai in Tallaght have launched an investigation after an attempt was made to steal a woman’s handbag from her last night in ...

Residents reclaim the streets following number of attacks on women

Residents reclaim the streets following number of attacks on women

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By Aura McMenamin Dozens attended a community walk on Thursday to highlight recent assaults on women in the Rathfarnham area. Following three ...