Category: Tallaght

Community enthralled by play on the dangers of cannabis use

Community enthralled by play on the dangers of cannabis use

Tallaght

A PLAY centred on the dangers of cannabis use was performed in a local school and a community centre last week – ...

Ballymount Castle ruins should remain as they are

Ballymount Castle ruins should remain as they are

Tallaght

THE ruins of Ballymount Castle in Ballymount Park should “remain as they are in their current condition”, according to South Dublin County ...

Fund appeal for life saving surgery for baby girl Hania

Fund appeal for life saving surgery for baby girl Hania

Tallaght

A FAMILY have launched an appeal to raise €1.7m which will provide potentially lifesaving surgery, for their 18-month-old daughter, in the United ...

Vacant house blaze extinguished weeks after resident voiced concerns

Vacant house blaze extinguished weeks after resident voiced concerns

Tallaght

DUBLIN Fire Brigade extinguished a fire in a vacant building in Tallaght, just weeks after a resident voiced their concerns about the ...

Local Faces: Ciaran Byrne

Local Faces: Ciaran Byrne

Tallaght

WHEN Ciaran Byrne managed to break out of a 20-year cycle of heroin addiction, he built a life that was unrecognisable to ...

Volunteers respond to life threatening emergencies

Volunteers respond to life threatening emergencies

Tallaght

IN MARCH alone Tallaght Community First Responders (Tallaght CFR) volunteers say they responded to 20 life threatening emergencies in the Tallaght area ...

LauraLynn charity touches students hearts

LauraLynn charity touches students hearts

Tallaght

OVER €1,000 was raised for children’s hospice LauraLynn at a fundraiser organised by marketing students at TUDublin – Tallaght Campus on Monday ...

Community preparing to  open doors of €4.9m facility

Community preparing to open doors of €4.9m facility

Tallaght

PLANS for the development of a €4.9m community centre in Glenasmole are gathering pace, as the Glenasmole Community Association (GCA) is preparing ...

Big character Mick served local people for generations

Big character Mick served local people for generations

Tallaght

A BIG character of Tallaght, Michael “Mick” Murphy, who was very popular throughout the 1980s and 90s for running a coal yard, ...

Caring Sophie donates 16 inches of hair to Little Princess Trust

Caring Sophie donates 16 inches of hair to Little Princess Trust

Tallaght

A YOUNG girl said goodbye to her long flowing locks after getting her haircut and donating 16-inches of hair to children and ...