Local Faces: Jean Haas
WHEN Kingswood woman Jean Haas’s son Christopher died by suicide in 2013 aged 18, it changed the course of her life – and led to ... Read More
Firhouse students have work featured in national expo
FIRHOUSE Community College have work featured in a new national exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland, reports Merle Van Erve. This exhibition is part ... Read More
Citywise Education lodge two-storey extension plans
CITYWISE Education has lodged plans seeking to construct a new two-storey extension with the building designed to achieve a Net Zero Whole Life Carbon standard. ... Read More
Ireland’s first stem cell therapy manufacturing centre in Grange Castle
TAKEDA opened Ireland’s first stem cell therapy manufacturing centre at Grange Castle last week. The €36.4 million investment is the latest addition to the Japanese ... Read More
‘Thanks to support’ from Coeliac Society Caoimhe (15) is thriving
CHAMPION boxer Bernard Dunne was on hand for the launch of the new Coeliac Society of Ireland headquarters and gluten-free shop in his hometown of ... Read More
Remembrance service celebrates life and legacy of Sister Patricia
A REMEMBRANCE day was held for a founding member of the Beacon of Light Counselling Centre in Clondalkin. On Monday evening, residents remembered Sister Patricia ... Read More
Fierce objections from residents against ‘monstrous ugly’ mast
PROPOSALS for an 18-metre telecommunications mast on public green space in Bluebell, has met fierce objection from residents, who say locating a “monstrous ugly infrastructure ... Read More
Cherry Orchard Boxing Club’s new community facility opens
WHEN Cherry Orchard Boxing Club was started up 10 years ago by local residents, a boxing ring was salvaged from a skip to help get ... Read More
Council to visit three streets to assess traffic safety in the area
DUBLIN City Council roads enforcement will visit three streets in Ballyfermot to assess pedestrian access, parking on footpaths, and traffic safety, following a request by ... Read More
Verbal Dyspraxia ‘did you know’ campaign helps raise awareness
AHEAD of Verbal Dyspraxia Awareness Day 2022 on May 14, Lucan-based organisation Finding Charlie’s Voice are running a ‘did you know’ campaign on social media, ... Read More
Management maintenance and operation tender process for leisure campus to open
THE tender process for the management, maintenance and operation of the Lucan Leisure Campus is now at the second stage. South Dublin County Council provided ... Read More
Fantastic achievement of athletes at European C’ships
The fantastic achievements of Carol Kearney, Annette Durkan and Leanne Wellings at the European Masters Indoor Championships in the Portuguese city of Braga for the ... Read More
Match of the Week: Peas prevail in historic battle with Rathcoole
In what marked the very first DDSL Girls Cup Final to be staged in the near 79-year history of the league, Peamount fought back from ... Read More
Relentless Reilly propels Lucan to MGL Under 11 Cup glory
PRESSURE was the name of the game in the MGL Under 11 Cup Final, as Lucan United turned up the heat to record an excellent ... Read More
Dublin Masters International back in the community
THE 8th Dublin Masters International Basketball Tournament is back this weekend, with a record 45 teams competing across five age categories. This year’s event will ... Read More
Adeleke continues dominant run in Irish sprint athletics
TALLAGHT’S Rhasidat Adeleke has surpassed yet another Irish athletics landmark after she broke the Irish 400m record on her way to a third-place finish for ... Read More
Match of the Week: St Mark’s see off Counsel Gaels to secure Under 15 title
ST MARK’S needed to pull out all the stops to earn a 3-9 to 2-2 victory over a battle-hardened Good Counsel Liffey Gaels and subsequently ... Read More
Tadg Riordan Motors move into new premises on Airton Road
LOCAL family-owned business Tadg Riordan Motors have been serving the community for almost 40 years and have just moved into a brand-new premises on Airton ... Read More
Recycled computer hardware is put to good use at school
RECYCLED computer hardware will be put to good use at a primary school in Crumlin which was donated by Rehab Recycle, the social enterprise employing ... Read More
Seatbelt covers that provide critical medical information
A BUSINESS that designs and sells seatbelt covers which display critical information such as medical conditions and allergies have brought necessary ‘life-saving’ products to the ... Read More
Enterprising students from local schools set for national finals
YOUNG entrepreneurs from three local schools have been selected to go on to this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Finals, which will take place at ... Read More
Food solutions company expands production line in Grange Castle
ARYZTA Food solutions bakery will double its capacity for sourdough and speciality breads following the announcement of a new production line at its facility in ... Read More
24-hour drive thru coffee building for service station
A 24-HOUR drive-thru coffee building could very well be on its way to Rathcoole, with plans seeking permission lodged with South Dublin County Dublin. Petrogas ... Read More
Preserving parts of old village bookmakers in revised plans
PRESERVING parts of the old bookmakers in Tallaght Village is at the core of revised plans to convert the building to a “community-based” resource and ... Read More
‘Visually unattractive’ mast refused at Annie May’s Pub
A DEVELOPER who stated that it was “debateable” whether Newcastle was a village or town has lost its appeal against a decision to refuse permission ... Read More
Soothing Sounds: Programme brings live music to patients at hospital
An interactive music programme called Soothing Sounds has been reintroduced to Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) in recent weeks, after going on hiatus as a result ... Read More
Nature on our Doorsteps: wild garlic
Nature on our Doorsteps is a weekly column written by South Dublin County Council's heritage officer, Rosaleen Dwyer. THE garlic that is widely used in ... Read More
Food with Passion: Rhubarb & Crystalised Ginger Upside down Cake
Growing up I was never a huge fan of rhubarb! It’s probably because it evokes memories of over-boiled stringy rhubarb with lashings of Bird’s yellow ... Read More
Insubs: Undying love for creating music
Insubs is a four piece band from the Tallaght area. The band is a mix of influences with an undying love for creating music and ... Read More
Victory Luke: Future plans for a book of poetry
A passion for crafting affecting poetry began for Victory Luke when she was in her early teens as a student in Collinstown Park Community College. ... Read More
Point in Time: The fight for our Hospital
MAKING its way through the streets of Dublin on Sunday, June 21 1998, a squad of 12 high-tech Eastern Health Board ambulances carefully transported their ... Read More
Point in Time: Ballyfermot’s lost jewel
SEPTEMBER marked 25 years since some 650 workers from the Semperit plant in Ballyfermot saw a huge chapter of their working lives brought to a ... Read More
Point in Time: Lucan back at the ’90s
IT WAS all happening in Lucan in the 1990s as the country hobbled from a period of bleak recession into the warm glow of the ... Read More
Point in Time: A new home for the force
By Stephen Leonard STANDING alone and impressively amid clear green fields just off the Belgard Road, there was little to impede sight of the new ... Read More
Point in Time: The fight to save the Mill
By Stephen Leonard THE metal gates that barred entry to the Clondalkin Paper Mill in late January 1982 could do little to check the flood ... Read More
The European Union’s commitment to Ukraine remains steadfast
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, the EU has been united in its condemnation of Russia for grossly violating international law, undermining European and ... Read More
Looking for an apprenticeship? AirconMech is looking for you…
AirconMech, one of Ireland’s premier Mechanical and Engineering services company, is holding an apprenticeship open day on Wednesday, February 2. Specialising in the installation and ... Read More
Meet Peter Dunne, Manager of Jordan’s Centra Springfield
“Everyday is different and that is one of the joys about it”, says Peter Dunne, who has been managing Jordan’s Centra in Springfield for the ... Read More
Study Data Centre Operations at TU Dublin Blanchardstown
Last chance to apply! AWS has partnered with TU Dublin Blanchardstown on the Data Centre Operations (DCO) course, starting in January 2022. According to AWS, ... Read More
Meet Sarah O’Reilly, Manager of Jordan’s Super Valu Fortunestown
MEET Sarah O’Reilly, the Manager of Jordan’s Super Valu in Fortunestown. Working with Jordan’s for more than 20 years, Sarah grew up in Springfield and ... Read More
