Tag: Tallaght

‘Everything was gone’ family left homeless after electrical fire

‘Everything was gone’ family left homeless after electrical fire

Tallaght

“My mental health has gone downhill,” said a woman who is currently homeless following a fire in her council house. Natasha Valentine ...

€25 million allocated to purchase second hand homes

€25 million allocated to purchase second hand homes

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South Dublin County Council was allocated €25 million to purchase second-hand homes for social housing, amounting for 8pc of allocations nationally. The ...

Man ‘committed serious crime’ jailed for five years

Man ‘committed serious crime’ jailed for five years

Tallaght

A man has been jailed for five years for a spate of robberies, which included pulling a TV from the wall of ...

‘You don’t have to be a great reader to join’ teenage book club

‘You don’t have to be a great reader to join’ teenage book club

Tallaght

“You don’t have to be a great reader to join,” said librarian Caoimhe Dowling as Tallaght library is about to bring back ...

Teenager dies in scrambler bike crash in Citywest

Teenager dies in scrambler bike crash in Citywest

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A teenage boy has died following a tragic accident between a scrambler and a car in Citywest on Easter Sunday evening. Emergency ...

‘Blatant drug dealing and drops’ in village

‘Blatant drug dealing and drops’ in village

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Tallaght Community Council called for a multi-agency response to growing anti-social and criminal behaviour in Tallaght village following “many frustrating years” of ...

Upset residents oppose council workers removing playground

Upset residents oppose council workers removing playground

Tallaght

Residents of a Balrothery estate obstructed South Dublin County Council from dismantling their home-made playground that “dramatically” improved their kids’ mental health. ...

National Medals for Bliss Gymnastics

National Medals for Bliss Gymnastics

Lucan

Last weekend Bliss Gymnastics, who train in both Kingswood and Balgaddy, Lucan took part at the National Series event in the National ...

Plans for  over 200 apartments at old Woodie’s site

Plans for over 200 apartments at old Woodie’s site

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PLANS for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at a 1.17 hectare site at Belgard Square East, Tallaght, has been submitted to South ...

Dad Finbar was instrumental in setting up Thomp2Socks

Dad Finbar was instrumental in setting up Thomp2Socks

Tallaght

A father who went out of his way for his son with Down Syndrome to achieve his dreams passed away at the ...