Monday, May 13, 2013 12:00

A FEW eyebrows were raised when a controversial swastika flag was displayed in the National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire. However, it was all part of a special festival of flags launched last week and was included for educational purposes. More...

Monday, May 13, 2013 12:00

NEWS that four Northside Xtra-vision stores are to close for good with the combined loss of 21 jobs has been met with dismay. The closures at Phibsborough. Swords, Ongar and Carpenterstown were confirmed last week by joint receivers Luke Charleton and Colin Farquharson of Ernst & Young who announced that a total of nine stores in the Republic of Ireland were to be axed. More...

Monday, May 13, 2013 12:00

WORK has begun on a new gate linking the Botanic Gardens to Glasnevin Cemetery aimed at providing easy access to both attractions for over 1.2 million annual visitors. Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), Brian Hayes (FG), oversaw the breaching of the wall that has divided the two institutions for hundreds of years earlier this month. More...

Monday, May 13, 2013 12:00

IRELAND’S leading car parts and accessories e-commerce retailer, MicksGarage.com, announced a €2.3million investment last week that will create 65 new jobs over the next two years. The announcement was made as Taoiseach Enda Kenny and local councillor Cllr Ruairi McGinley (FG) opened the company’s new 32,000 square feet warehouse and office facility in Park West, Dublin 12. More...

Monday, May 13, 2013 12:00

A NEW child and adolescent service has been launched at the Village Counselling Service, in Killinarden Enterprise Park, Tallaght.  The aim of the new service is to offer counselling and support to children and adolescents in the Tallaght and greater Dublin area. More...