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Over €20,000 is allocated by council for Halloween budget

Over €20,000 is allocated by council for Halloween budget

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyOVER €20,000 has been allocated by Dublin City Council for the Halloween budget in Dublin South Central. Ever since a ...

Unemployed ‘MOJO’ gets €30,000 funding

Unemployed ‘MOJO’ gets €30,000 funding

News

By Laura LyneAN UNEMPLOYED men’s support programme that was established in Tallaght in 2011 has secured €30,000 in funding from Social Entrepreneurs ...

Youths storm tyre bay in bid for bonfire material

Youths storm tyre bay in bid for bonfire material

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyA GANG of youths tried to storm a business premises on the Greenhills Road on Wednesday – turning violent when ...

The Swan Centre spreads its wings

The Swan Centre spreads its wings

News

By Mary DennehyA UNIQUE family support centre in Tallaght, which has more than 1,000 people on its books, has after 15 years ...

Pensioner beaten with hammer and mugged in afternoon attack in Tallaght

Pensioner beaten with hammer and mugged in afternoon attack in Tallaght

News

By Mary DennehyA MAN has been arrested in relation to a vicious afternoon mugging on a senior citizen in Tallaght this week, ...

Residents object to new Primary Care proposal

Residents object to new Primary Care proposal

Lucan

By Maurice GarveyOBJECTIONS have been lodged with South Dublin County Council over the proposed Ballyowen Primary Care Centre in Lucan. Residents have ...

Mindless vandals destroy Ballyfermot basketball court

Mindless vandals destroy Ballyfermot basketball court

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyVANDALS destroyed one end of a basketball court in Ballyfermot over the weekend – causing thousands of euro worth of ...

Drug ‘bagger’ avoids prison because of chronic ill-health

Drug ‘bagger’ avoids prison because of chronic ill-health

Clondalkin

By Sonya McCleanA FATHER-of-one with a myriad of chronic health difficulties has avoided a jail term for holding and breaking up cocaine ...

Gardai recover €3 million in drugs and guns in Tallaght

Gardai recover €3 million in drugs and guns in Tallaght

News

By Simon WalshThe Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, along with members of the Tallaght drugs Unit have recovered drugs and firearms ...

Out-of-control man who raided post office and doctor’s clinic sentenced

Out-of-control man who raided post office and doctor’s clinic sentenced

News

By Sonya McCleanA MAN who raided his local post office and a doctor’s surgery six weeks after being released from a ten-year jail ...