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Category: News
Gardai now have power to seize scrambler bikes
LOCAL gardaí finally feel empowered to stop and seize after the recent passage of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023. Sinn ...
Gun pointed at garda only six weeks on the job
A GARDA had only six weeks’ service when they were approached by a man with a gun in Stocking Hill, Rathfarnham, just ...
Why I’m voting No: The referendum ‘undermines the concept of family’
MY NAME is Saoirse Ní Chonarain, I am the Aontú candidate for Tallaght central in the upcoming Local elections. On March 8th ...
Why I’m voting Yes: Carers have a right to be valued and recognised
WHEN I think about our country the word care comes to mind as we are very caring and compassionate people, writes Sinead ...
‘High level of concern and stress’ at Morton’s pub plans
A NUMBER of residents from the housing estate adjacent to Morton’s pub in Firhouse have lodged observations about the proposed development of ...
Council recruit 139 new staff while 738 candidates interviewed for posts
SOUTH Dublin County Council recruited 139 new staff in 2023, according to it’s corporate annual progress report. According to the report, there ...
€140m estimated value of tourism each year
THE estimated value of tourism in South Dublin County totals €140m a year with an estimated 3,780 jobs based on tourism. According ...
Demolition of six cottages receives mixed response
THE recent demolition of six cottages and a bungalow on Whitechurch Road in Rathfarnham to make way for a new housing development ...
‘The more signatures we get the better push we will have’
HOMEOWNERS involved in the defects campaign in Park West are asking affected owners nationwide to join them in their efforts to strengthen ...
Man (23) jailed for stabbing shop security guard in the neck
A MAN who attacked a shop's security guard, stabbing him in the neck with a ballpoint pen, has been jailed, reports Eimear ...