Category: Tallaght

Dublin Mountains undergoing  a massive  makeover

Dublin Mountains undergoing a massive makeover

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy THE Dublin Mountains is undergoing a makeover that will see nine Coillte forests transition from commercial use to fully ...

Protest over 24-metre high phone mast

Protest over 24-metre high phone mast

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty OVER 40 people attended a protest against plans for the erection of a 24-metre-high phone mast at IS Varian and ...

Driving test centres working  to resume normal services

Driving test centres working to resume normal services

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy THE RSA is working to resume driver testing services, with plans in place to resume driving tests for trucks, buses ...

Heed to no swimming signs on Blessington Lakes

Heed to no swimming signs on Blessington Lakes

Tallaght

By Maurice Garvey THE ESB have appealed for people to heed the safety signs prohibiting swimming and use of inflatables on Blessington Lakes. ...

Debenhams staff fighting for decent redundancy package

Debenhams staff fighting for decent redundancy package

Tallaght

By Maurice Garvey FORMER staff at Debenhams feel they have been “treated like s**t” by the company, as further strikes are set to ...

Local Faces: Breda Walsh

Local Faces: Breda Walsh

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy WHEN Breda Walsh was a child she hiked on sunny days from Drimnagh to Tallaght to climb the Hell Fire ...

Sprinter opens up about his experience of racism and describing the frustration he felt as a child

Sprinter opens up about his experience of racism and describing the frustration he felt as a child

Tallaght

By Hayden Moore TALLAGHT Athletic Club sprinter Joseph Ojewumi has opened up about his experience of racism in athletics, describing the frustration he ...

Money worries during Covid-19 and state support is a first time for many

Money worries during Covid-19 and state support is a first time for many

Tallaght

By Lee Moroney Covid-19 found over 1 million people reliant on state support. Some via the wage subsidy scheme (70-85% net wages) through ...

Poverty carries a huge cost for everyone in society warns St Vincent de Paul

Poverty carries a huge cost for everyone in society warns St Vincent de Paul

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty THE president of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has warned that poverty “carries a huge cost, not just for those ...

Residents frustrated with persistent issues in homes

Residents frustrated with persistent issues in homes

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty RESIDENTS of a six-unit apartment block in Mac Uilliam in Tallaght have said that they are frustrated with persistent issues ...