Monday, January 14, 2013 12:00

DUN Laoghaire has maintained its position as one of the cleanest urban areas in the country, following the publication of the latest findings of a major litter survey. The seaside town was voted the eleventh cleanest of 42 areas surveyed across the country by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) and was deemed to be “cleaner than European norms”. More...

Monday, January 14, 2013 12:00

A TEAM of 40 architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and other specialists met last week in Grangegorman to work on detailed technical specifications for two major buildings for the new Dublin Institute of Technology campus. More...

Monday, January 14, 2013 12:00

IT has already been the subject of an acclaimed photographic exhibition but now Susan Weir's pictures of our capital's street sellers are brought together in a new book. ‘Dublin's Working Prams - a Photographic Portrait of Dublin Street Traders’, which features over 100 pictures, was launched recently at the Dublin Adult Literacy Centre on Mountjoy Square by RTE's Joe Duffy and Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Naoise Ó Muirí who jokingly asked whether he could haggle over the price of the Toblerones, proudly displayed on a Silver Cross pram. More...

Monday, January 14, 2013 12:00

A SIX-MONTH-OLD goat is recovering after being found at the side of a road in North Dublin where he was badly neglected and tied up with a short chain. The young billy goat, which was rescued from The Ward, was tied up with a chain that had lacerated its neck. More...

Monday, January 14, 2013 12:00

A NORTHSIDE canary breeder is desperately hoping to pass on the passion he has for his hobby to a new generation. Baldoyle local Jack Scullion fears he’s part of a dying breed of enthusiasts with his love for the German Roller canary species, which is one of the oldest and best-known song canaries. More...