Category: Tallaght

Accused torched ex-partner’s bin after finding her cheating on him

Accused torched ex-partner’s bin after finding her cheating on him

Tallaght

By Tom Tuite A 29-YEAR-OLD man, who claimed he torched his ex-partner’s wheelie bin after he “walked in” on her cheating with ...

Pride in their park!

Pride in their park!

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy MORE than 50 community volunteers united last Saturday to clean Killinarden Park and its stream, a record turn-out of volunteers, ...

Plans for county museum go forward

Plans for county museum go forward

Tallaght

By Aideen O'flaherty PLANS for the development of a county museum in Tallaght have been unanimously supported by local councillors, and the councillor ...

Community ‘shocked to the core’ over death

Community ‘shocked to the core’ over death

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty THE community of Tymon North in Tallaght has been “shocked to its very core” following the death of a man ...

New plans for refurbishment of National Basketball Arena

New plans for refurbishment of National Basketball Arena

Tallaght

Basketball Ireland has announced plans for a refurbishment of the National Basketball Arena. Last week, Bernard O’Byrne, CEO of Basketball Ireland, briefed ...

Sinn Féin TD chosen to chair the Dáil’s Health Committee

Sinn Féin TD chosen to chair the Dáil’s Health Committee

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy DUBLIN South West TD Sean Crowe has been selected to chair the Dáil’s Oireachtas Health Committee, the first Sinn Féin ...

Parish team reaches out as future of church is uncertain

Parish team reaches out as future of church is uncertain

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy STANDING in the heart of Jobstown for 40 years, the future of St Thomas the Apostle, like many churches across ...

Local faces: Aidan Thomas

Local faces: Aidan Thomas

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy LIVING in Tallaght for the past 55 years, Aidan Thomas has dedicated decades to voicing his concerns and challenging decisions ...

Green Party Cllr resigns, saying salary is too low

Green Party Cllr resigns, saying salary is too low

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty WILLIAM Priestley, a Green Party councillor for Rathfarnham-Temple-ogue, resigned last week citing the low salary that local representatives are on ...

Teenager caught selling drugs from vacant cabin in garden

Teenager caught selling drugs from vacant cabin in garden

Tallaght

By Brion Hoban A teenager who was repeatedly caught by gardaí selling drugs from the same vacant cabin has been jailed for three-and-a-half ...