Tag: Dublin City Council

Pensioner has stroke  after house ‘destroyed’ while attending mass

Pensioner has stroke after house ‘destroyed’ while attending mass

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyAN ELDERLY lady who returned from Mass to find her house ransacked had a stroke and was hospitalised as a ...

Ballyfermot group launch Ninth  Lock microbrewery cooperative

Ballyfermot group launch Ninth Lock microbrewery cooperative

Ballyfermot

Maurice GarveySOCIAL enterprise network Sedco are working on a plan to develop a site for a local cooperative microbrewery. The Ballyfermot based ...

Over €20,000 is allocated by council for Halloween budget

Over €20,000 is allocated by council for Halloween budget

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyOVER €20,000 has been allocated by Dublin City Council for the Halloween budget in Dublin South Central. Ever since a ...

Beeps in the night leave residents counting sheep

Beeps in the night leave residents counting sheep

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyAN AUDIBLE pedestrian crossing signal in Grange Cross is causing sleepless nights for residents living nearby. The audible signal was ...

‘Responsible citizen’ gets fined  €150 for littering

‘Responsible citizen’ gets fined €150 for littering

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyA WOMAN who received a €150 fine after leaving a clothes bag beside a clothes bank on Sundrive Road – ...

Council’s park depots may be axed – but no jobs will be lost in the move

Council’s park depots may be axed – but no jobs will be lost in the move

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyA REVIEW of park depots in Dublin City Council is currently underway – with Garryowen Road depot in line for ...

Local GAA clubs in South Dublin benefit from over €800,000 funds allocation

Local GAA clubs in South Dublin benefit from over €800,000 funds allocation

Clondalkin

By Laura LyneGAA CLUBS throughout South Dublin are set to benefit from more than €800,000 in Sports Capital Grants as the allocation ...

Lucan Harriers secure €200,000 for new track

Lucan Harriers secure €200,000 for new track

Lucan

By Mauruce GarveyLUCAN Harriers Athletic Club are among the major beneficiaries of the Sports Capital Funding – securing €200,000 to go towards ...

Alcohol is a hugely complex issue engrained in Irish culture

Alcohol is a hugely complex issue engrained in Irish culture

Ballyfermot

By Mary Dennehy NEARLY 4,000 people attended alcohol services in Tallaght in 2013, with a marked increase reported this year in the ...

Posters, politicians and promises – but no election

Posters, politicians and promises – but no election

Ballyfermot

By Brendan GrehanDRIVING around the county recently you might be forgiven for thinking that there was an election on. There isn’t. There ...