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Company seeks permanency for Ballymount petrol station

Company seeks permanency for Ballymount petrol station

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By Laura Lyne EMO Oil has sought out perman-ent planning permission for its unmanned petrol station located in Ballymount. The petrol station, which ...

Employers gear up to implement paternity leave legislation

Employers gear up to implement paternity leave legislation

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By Echo Reporter SOUTH Dublin Chamber have distributed information to members surrounding new paternity leave legislation, on behalf of Chambers Ireland. Paternity leave ...

Tallaght based company to be sold for €2.15bn in cash

Tallaght based company to be sold for €2.15bn in cash

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Tallaght based software company Fleetmatics is set to be sold for €2.15bn in cash to US Telecoms giant Verizon, it has been ...

Budget of €30k adequate for ‘foul play’ action, says council

Budget of €30k adequate for ‘foul play’ action, says council

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By Maurice Garvey DUBLIN City Council is content that resources for an undercover dog-fouling operation are adequate to deal with “not so pleasant” ...

Stop pony persecutions, says My Lovely Horse

Stop pony persecutions, says My Lovely Horse

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By Maurice Garvey YOUNG lads buying a pony on the cheap to rally it for the summer before discarding it, has to stop, ...

Sawn-off shotgun pointed at garda

Sawn-off shotgun pointed at garda

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By Isabel Hayes A man who pointed a sawn-off shotgun at a garda’s face before being disarmed and arrested by another armed officer ...

Walking in the shoes of the homeless – real-life stories in challenging times

Walking in the shoes of the homeless – real-life stories in challenging times

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By Mary Dennehy COMING to Dublin as a refugee in 1999, Modinat Bonaji has, after some difficult times, been settled in Tallaght with ...

Concerns raised about sites for new rapid-build houses

Concerns raised about sites for new rapid-build houses

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By Laura Lyne A SITE in Tallaght previously earmarked for permanent social housing has been put to public consultation as the first rapid-build ...

Minister must allocate more for housing

Minister must allocate more for housing

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By Maurice Garvey DESPITE South Dublin County having the lowest number of vacant dwellings by local authority in the country – Sinn Féin ...

Six years for Tallaght man deported from Oz

Six years for Tallaght man deported from Oz

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By Fiona Ferguson A carpenter who fled to Australia after he was wrongly labelled a “rat” following a drugs conviction has been sentenced ...