Dublin People

Monday, June 17, 2013 12:00

NORTHSIDE public representatives have vowed to fight Fingal County Council’s decision to construct a giant sewage treatment plant in Clonshaugh. Two sites near Lusk, along with Clonshaugh, had been selected in Phase 2 of the Greater Dublin Drainage Project as the three preferred sites for the controversial plant. More...

Monday, June 17, 2013 12:00

Village ready for revamp

• BRIGHT FUTURE: Sean Mooney, Phillip Keegan and Gaye Doyle of Finglas Village Renewal pictured in the car park at Finglas Main Centre. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA

FINGLAS Village is set to regain its former status as a thriving centre of community life under new plans backed by local residents and politicians. The village centre was sold to Wexford based development firm Percolt Ltd for an undisclosed fee last April, drawing a line under a decade-long saga. More...

Monday, June 17, 2013 12:00

Local students are the write stuff

• WRITE ON: Trinity Comprehensive students Martin Steers, Marc Duff, Craig Farrell, Demetrius Sheekey and Aaron Geoghegan with their book ‘In Pieces’. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA

A GROUP of Ballymun students have published an innovative novel aimed at making it easy for reluctant teenage readers to pick up a book and enjoy the experience. The eight second year pupils from Trinity Comprehensive School decided to aim their novel ‘In Pieces’ at young people who prefer their books to be short and snappy. More...

Monday, June 17, 2013 12:00

Crime figures down but concerns remain

A SIGNIFICANT drop in crime figures has been welcomed on the Southside. However, there have been calls for action to address serious concerns regarding one area in Tallaght. Dublin South West TD Eamonn Maloney (Lab) said the fall in overall crime figures, as reported in the Irish Examiner, was to be applauded. More...

Monday, June 17, 2013 12:00

Boyzone star fronts new campaign to beat bullying

• Pictured at the launch of Irish Autism Action’s Anti-Bullying campaign are Boyzone’s Keith Duffy, Brian Egan of Swapkit, One Direction star Niall Horan and Olympic boxer John Joe Nevin, who recently won gold at the European Championships.

FORMER Boyband star Keith Duffy is calling on primary schools across Dublin to join him in helping a new campaign to beat bullying. Keith was joined by One Direction’s Niall Horan and Olympic boxer John Joe Nevin as he urged schools to join the Irish Autism Action Anti-Bullying Campaign. More...