Category: Tallaght

Frank always helped people and was a ‘true gentleman’

Frank always helped people and was a ‘true gentleman’

Tallaght

A “true gentleman” from the Tallaght locality died at the beginning of the month. Frank Nestor, who lived in Old Bawn, passed ...

Family puzzled as to why lung cancer could cause dad’s death

Family puzzled as to why lung cancer could cause dad’s death

Tallaght

A 59-year-old Dublin man who had played a competitive game of hurling for his GAA club a few months before his death ...

Father of two faces ‘demolish or go to jail’ order over cabin

Father of two faces ‘demolish or go to jail’ order over cabin

Tallaght

A FATHER of two is facing jail over a long-running saga during which, South Dublin County Council refused planning permissions for a ...

‘Children and youths are destroying and burning’

‘Children and youths are destroying and burning’

Tallaght

Doors and windows were broken, and a fire was lit in an empty apartment in the Mac Uilliam housing estate in Tallaght. ...

Poetry project gives insight into poverty and deprivation and stress

Poetry project gives insight into poverty and deprivation and stress

Tallaght

Tallaght’s Child Develop-ment Initiative (CDI) launches ‘Perspectives on Poverty’, a collection of poetry written by Tallaght’s children and young people on the ...

Former GAA footballer takes over as new chief of ‘solidarity through sport’ organisation

Former GAA footballer takes over as new chief of ‘solidarity through sport’ organisation

Tallaght

FOMER Dublin GAA footballer Michael Darragh Macauley is the new CEO of Sanctuary Runners. The eight-time All-Ireland champion Macauley, who has worked ...

Clinical work by street symphony orchestra

Clinical work by street symphony orchestra

Tallaght

Tallaght University Hospital hosted the Ricciotti ensemble as they visited Ireland on their Shamrock Shuffle tour. The Ricciotti ensemble is a street ...

‘Pressure needs to be put on developers’

‘Pressure needs to be put on developers’

Tallaght

Following the fire breaking at the former Augustinian site in Ballyboden last Tuesday, Cllr Emma Murphy (FF) said “pressure needs to be ...

Local Faces: Buddy Mansfield

Local Faces: Buddy Mansfield

Tallaght

Buddy Mansfield of Brittas is one of those people who hold communities together. A taxi driver and lifelong resident of the fine ...

‘Lovely walk’ from Bohernabreena only took about an hour and a half

‘Lovely walk’ from Bohernabreena only took about an hour and a half

Tallaght

Several engaging physical activities were held in the locality over the weekend to encourage women and young girls to be active. Her ...