Category: Tallaght

Former Crooksling nursing  home will be put up for sale

Former Crooksling nursing home will be put up for sale

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty THE former St Brigid’s Nursing Home in Crooksling, Brittas, is expected to go on the open market by the end ...

School is ‘frustrated’ with lack of resources

School is ‘frustrated’ with lack of resources

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy A TALLAGHT school which has grown steadily in recent years is continuing its campaign to secure Special Education Teaching resources ...

Funding for signage to help prevent  dog attacks on sheep has been granted

Funding for signage to help prevent dog attacks on sheep has been granted

Tallaght

FUNDING for signage to help prevent dog attacks on sheep in Kiltipper Park has been granted. The signage comes in response to ...

Safety measures put in place to discourage swimming in Dodder

Safety measures put in place to discourage swimming in Dodder

Tallaght

SAFETY measures are to be put in place to discourage people from swimming in the Dodder throughout the summer months. South Dublin ...

‘I had a feeling something wasn’t right but you are always living in  a bit of hope’

‘I had a feeling something wasn’t right but you are always living in a bit of hope’

Tallaght

By Aimee Walsh A WOMAN tells her inspiring story from breast cancer diagnosis to becoming an ambassador for Breast Cancer Ireland ahead of ...

Local Faces: Stephen Stroughair – The man behind the famous ‘Lighthouse’ in Kilnamanagh

Local Faces: Stephen Stroughair – The man behind the famous ‘Lighthouse’ in Kilnamanagh

Tallaght

By Aimee Walsh IF YOU were to ask anyone around Tallaght and surrounding areas about the ‘Lighthouse’ in Kilnamanagh, they are sure to ...

Scouts Group campaign to alleviate financial pressure

Scouts Group campaign to alleviate financial pressure

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty THE 24th Tallaght Scouts have launched a crowdfunding campaign as their funds have been decimated as a result of the ...

‘Even if someone is feeling a little bit lonely, they can talk to us’

‘Even if someone is feeling a little bit lonely, they can talk to us’

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty THE founder of a suicide prevention service in Tallaght said there has been a 30 per cent increase in ...

Hole drilled in grave is ‘evil and sinister act’ say upset family

Hole drilled in grave is ‘evil and sinister act’ say upset family

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty THE recent vandalism of a grave in Bohernabreena Cemetery, where a hole was drilled through the grave, has been ...

429 apartments planned for Cooldown withdrawn

429 apartments planned for Cooldown withdrawn

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty ONE of the largest housebuilders in the country has withdrawn their plans for a 429-unit apartment development at Cooldown Commons ...