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Dublin Fire Brigade respond to almost 900 calls on busiest night of the year

Dublin Fire Brigade respond to almost 900 calls on busiest night of the year

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Dublin Fire Brigade responded to almost 900 calls during an 18-hour period as bonfires raged across the capital on what was the ...

‘Monster’ competition may help to protect River Dodder

‘Monster’ competition may help to protect River Dodder

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By Maurice Garvey LOCAL primary school children are invited to learn about the Dodder river and how to protect it and its wildlife ...

Undercover cigarettes sting carried out in Tallaght and Clondalkin

Undercover cigarettes sting carried out in Tallaght and Clondalkin

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By Mary Dennehy AN UNDERCOVER sting against illegal cigarettes in Tallaght and Clondalkin this week saw nearly 40 packets of illegal cigarettes purchased ...

Citizens’ queries to information centre soar towards 2010 levels

Citizens’ queries to information centre soar towards 2010 levels

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By Mary Dennehy THE TALLAGHT branch of the Citizens Information Service is the fifth busiest in the country, with the local hub dealing ...

REACH OUT: ‘There was so much love for Jason’

REACH OUT: ‘There was so much love for Jason’

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By Mary Dennehy A MOTHER who lost her 17-year-old son to suicide last month has encouraged young people feeling down to reach out ...

Burnt-out cars and illegal dumping escalating in Clondalkin

Burnt-out cars and illegal dumping escalating in Clondalkin

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By Maurice Garvey THE epidemic of burnt-out cars and illegal dumping in Bawnogue has got so bad, that bins are now being dumped ...

M50 reaches peak capacity with 375,000 ‘unique’ trips

M50 reaches peak capacity with 375,000 ‘unique’ trips

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By Mary Dennehy KNOWN as Dublin’s biggest car-park, the M50 has reached capacity, with 375,000 ‘unique’ journeys being taken each day by people ...

Local Property Tax ‘unjust and unfair’

Local Property Tax ‘unjust and unfair’

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By Brendan Grehan THE MAYOR of South Dublin, Cllr Guss O’Connell has called for the Local Property Tax to be reviewed. This follows ...

‘You are not on your own’ says ISPCC to young people

‘You are not on your own’ says ISPCC to young people

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By Brendan Grehan THE ISPCC has launched a new digital animation and print advertisement for Childline, reminding young people that “you’re not on ...

Number of patients on trolleys in Tallaght Hospital increasing

Number of patients on trolleys in Tallaght Hospital increasing

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As the winter season begins Tallaght Hospital has this week seen an increase in the amount of patients on trolleys waiting for ...