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Developing the skills to secure employment in the sports industry

Developing the skills to secure employment in the sports industry

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By Mary Dennehy THE first team of local graduates from Sportivate South Dublin recently graduated from the programme which offers young people the ...

Bin Your Gum campaign gets off the ground with a clear goal in sight

Bin Your Gum campaign gets off the ground with a clear goal in sight

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By Laura Lyne THE launch of the 2016 gum litter education campaign by the Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) was held last month in ...

Caught hiding a heroin-filled football in  front garden

Caught hiding a heroin-filled football in front garden

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By Sonya McClean A father of three who was caught by gardaí hiding a heroin-filled football in a front garden has been sentenced ...

Students from Youthreach celebrate their graduations

Students from Youthreach celebrate their graduations

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By Maurice Garvey STUDENTS from CDETB Crumlin Youthreach celebrated their graduation during a ceremony on July 7. There were 12 full Level 4 ...

Fast-track redress call by mother and baby home survivors

Fast-track redress call by mother and baby home survivors

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By Maurice Garvey THE Coalition of Mother and Baby home Survivors (CMABS) lodged a formal complaint outside the commission of inquiry office ...

Housing Department officials slammed by councillors for not showing up

Housing Department officials slammed by councillors for not showing up

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By Maurice Garvey DUBLIN City Council’s Housing Department were on the receiving end of councillors’ wrath at the Dublin South Central area meeting ...

Irish Homeless Team tops with 13 games won

Irish Homeless Team tops with 13 games won

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By Maurice Garvey THE Irish Homeless World Cup team enjoyed a successful tournament at Glasgow 2016 – winning a Plate Final and going ...

New ‘21 Faces’ campaign challenges  perceptions around Down syndrome

New ‘21 Faces’ campaign challenges perceptions around Down syndrome

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By Mary Dennehy A NUMBER of local children are the stars of a new campaign which hopes to challenge misconceptions and create more ...

Warning: Marlay Park Leaving Cert festival is a scam

Warning: Marlay Park Leaving Cert festival is a scam

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By Echo Reporter Ballinteer based Fine Gael Senator, Neale Richmond, has warned Leaving Cert students that a Facebook event purporting to advertise a ...

Garda in drug case praised for ‘good police work’

Garda in drug case praised for ‘good police work’

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By Sonya McClean A judge has praised a garda for his “good police work” in stopping a first-time offender and taking a drug ...