Tag: South Dublin County Council

Halloween bonfires down by one-third

Halloween bonfires down by one-third

Clondalkin

By Mary DennehyTHERE were 114 less bonfires across Tallaght and Clondalkin this Halloween compared to last year, a 33 per cent reduction ...

National children’s hospital will ‘significantly enhance the service’

National children’s hospital will ‘significantly enhance the service’

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyPROPOSALS to build the new €650m new national children’s hospital in St James’s Hospital contain faults, according to the board ...

Residents bogged down over new pavilion

Residents bogged down over new pavilion

News

By Laura LyneRESIDENTS in Old Bawn and Parkwood met with South Dublin County Council at a public meeting on the proposed sports ...

Residents not too mellow about yellow graffiti-covered canteen

Residents not too mellow about yellow graffiti-covered canteen

News

By Laura LyneA yellow container daubed in graffiti left on Treepark Road in Kilnamanagh has been baffling residents within the Tamarisk area ...

Gardaí slam online crime reporting as ‘unhelpful’

Gardaí slam online crime reporting as ‘unhelpful’

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyTHE growing practice of people turning to online community sites to report crimes rather than alerting their local Garda station ...

Women and children at risk with closure of Cuan Álainn this month

Women and children at risk with closure of Cuan Álainn this month

News

By Laura LyneA VITAL stepdown service for women and children fleeing domestic violence in Tallaght is set to close its doors for ...

Council praised for efforts to prevent bonfires before Halloween

Council praised for efforts to prevent bonfires before Halloween

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyDUBLIN City Council collected almost 40 tonnes of bonfire material and 1,000 tyres on Halloween day. A further 40 tonnes ...

Celebrations in honour of ‘modest marathon man’

Celebrations in honour of ‘modest marathon man’

News

By Laura LyneA CELEBRATION in honour of Templeogue runner Kevin Sherlock following his 27th and final Dublin Marathon was held recently in ...

Call for neglected graveyard to be brought under council’s wing for ‘historical’ reasons

Call for neglected graveyard to be brought under council’s wing for ‘historical’ reasons

Clondalkin

Brendan GrehanThe graveyard at Mount St Joseph, and Monastery Heath, both off the Monastery Road are completely neglected and overgrown and should ...

Clondalkin and Tallaght amongst highest on burglary figures list

Clondalkin and Tallaght amongst highest on burglary figures list

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyMORE than one-fifth of the country’s Top 50 crime spots for burglaries are located within local communities, many of which ...