Dublin People

Monday, January 30, 2012 12:00

• Martin Flood says there’s still unanswered questions about his son Christopher’s death

THE heartbroken father of a teenager found dead in Ballymun 10 years ago has not given up hope of finding out why his son died in tragic circumstances.

Time will never heal the grief and pain that Martin Flood still carries with him a decade on from his son Christopher’s death. More...

Monday, January 30, 2012 12:00

Childcare centre issues scam warning

• SCAM: Pictured with the scammer’s cheque are Ailish Murtagh, administrator (left), and Jean Melia, manager of Anchor Childcare Centre, Baldoyle. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA

MANAGEMENT at a Northside creche have issued a warning to other childcare providers after it was targeted in an elaborate scam. Anchor Childcare Centre, based in Baldoyle, was targeted by the scammers who contacted the centre by email enquiring about booking childcare places. More...

Monday, January 30, 2012 12:00

Over the moon

• STARSTRUCK: Adam Vaughan pictured with Don Conroy, one of the competition’s judges.

NOT many, if any 10-year-old boys can boast that a multi-billion euro satellite orbiting earth is named after them. But for Adam Vaughan from Swords, that’s a future chat-up line that he can pull off with honesty. More...

Monday, January 30, 2012 12:00

Anxious wait for little Elie’s family

• Little Elie Madden spent 38 days in an induced coma over Christmas

THE father of Northside toddler who was flown to America on the Government jet last December for a life-saving procedure says she’s not out of the woods just yet. Santry twin Elie Madden (1) spent 38 days in an induced coma over Christmas after a team of US doctors succeeded in “growing” her oesophagus. More...

Monday, January 30, 2012 12:00

Anger as thieves steal youth centre’s equipment

• OUTRAGE: Brian Conneely, youth project leader at Sphere 17, pictured with the alarm box and light that was pulled off the wall during the break-in.

CALLOUS thieves ransacked the offices of a Northside youth centre leaving its members with nothing other than some furniture and paper work. Coolock-based Sphere 17, which works with approximately 1,500 teenagers a year, was dealt a devastating blow when everything of value was stolen from its offices on Clonshaugh Drive. More...