Recent failings in the health service have made North County Dublin one of the worst places in the country to get sick. Severe overcrowding and an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug have badly affected the two major hospitals serving residents of the North County. These recent events will add…
Fine Gael local election candidate Bob Dowling has expressed deep concerns about the plan to open a care unit for homeless children in the grounds of St Ita’s psychiatric hospital in Portrane. The announcement comes following the closure of two emergency children’s care hostels in the city centre. “St Ita’s…
Recycling company Oxigen have agreed to honour all their outstanding bin collections and should be complete by the beginning of this week. There was anger and confusion among residents of the North County as a number of green bin collections were missed by Oxigen over the Christmas and New Year…
A spate of criminal incidents since the turn of the New Year has North County locals concerned at the apparent growing rate of crime in the area. Residents in the quiet area of Drynam Drive were shocked to hear a number of shots fired in a house on the street…
Balbriggan Dramatic Society (BDS) is an amateur dramatics society which has been running for over the last 62 years. The members have put together an average of two productions a year. The latest play they will stage isentitled ‘Man Alive’. This story is a rather bizarre tale of a shop…
Swords Park situated at the north end of the town hosts some beautiful amenities forSwords community and indeed people who work in the area or are visiting. The park boasts a fabulous modernised playground. However this playground is being used late at night for antisocial behaviour. Local man Jonathan Nolan,…