Category: Tallaght

Councillors vote to shelve plan to sell Ballymount waste facility

Councillors vote to shelve plan to sell Ballymount waste facility

Tallaght

By Maurice Garvey DUBLIN City councillors voted to shelve a plan to sell Ballymount waste recycling facility to a private company, until ...

Walk in the park with Daisy

Walk in the park with Daisy

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy GARDAI from Tallaght accompanied a mother and her young daughter on a walk through Bushy Park last weekend to assist ...

Davis hold successful fundraiser for Sean Drummond

Davis hold successful fundraiser for Sean Drummond

Tallaght

Thomas Davis GAA club held another successful fundraiser over the bank holiday weekend with our “Malin to Mizen” family run/walk. All proceeds ...

Local Faces: Peter Byrne

Local Faces: Peter Byrne

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty PETER Byrne is a familiar face to entrepreneurs all over South Dublin County, having spent the past 18 years at ...

Litter horrific in park

Litter horrific in park

Tallaght

THESE images were captured by local volunteer in Dodder Valley Park last weekend, prompting him to ask the question, “what lockdown?” Firhouse ...

Church offering social distancing confessions in an open space

Church offering social distancing confessions in an open space

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy A TALLAGHT church is reaching out into its parish and offering social distancing confession once a week in an open ...

Running the length of Ireland for hospital staff

Running the length of Ireland for hospital staff

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty A TALLAGHT woman is in the middle of running distances with her family that, on completion, will be equal to ...

Strengthening of community spirit during estate clean up

Strengthening of community spirit during estate clean up

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty AS the measures around containing the spread of coronavirus continue to keep people confined to their homes and surrounding areas, ...

Dad-of-three took part in ‘very nasty’ robbery outside church gets three years

Dad-of-three took part in ‘very nasty’ robbery outside church gets three years

Tallaght

By Brion Hoban A father-of-three who took part in a “very nasty” robbery outside a church has been jailed for four years. James ...

Worker jailed for part in ‘relatively sophisticated’ tax fraud scheme

Worker jailed for part in ‘relatively sophisticated’ tax fraud scheme

Tallaght

By Declan Brennan A construction worker has been jailed for three years for his part in a “relatively sophisticated” tax fraud scheme.  Sligo ...