Posted by Cian Ginty
Blanchardstown, Fingal, News
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Two men were arrested yesterday linked to a shooting of a pub last Saturday. Gardai said a 50-year-old man was injured when “a number of shots” were fired at the front door of the public house in Mulhuddart at around 11.50pm on Saturday April 2. The man’s injuries are not life threatening, they said. “In an [...]
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Blanchardstown, Fingal, News
Sunday, March 27th, 2011
Gardai are appealing for information and witnesses to a shooting this morning. Three men in their 20s were shot – one remains in a critical condition, while the other two men are described as being in a serious condition. “The victims were standing in the middle of Corduff Public Park at approximately 1115am when they [...]
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Blanchardstown, Fingal, News
Sunday, March 27th, 2011
Blanchardstown Gardai say one man is in a critical condition after three men were shot this morning in Dublin. The three men, in their 20s, were shot at around 11.20am at Corduff Park, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. “The men were taken by Ambulance to Connolly and the Mater Hospitals. One of the men is believed to [...]
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Blanchardstown, Fingal, News
Friday, March 18th, 2011
Blanchardstown Gardai have put an estimated value of €1.2m on 17 kilos of cocaine found in a container on Wednesday. “The Cocaine — subject to analysis — was discovered at approx 11am on March 16 in a holdall bag in the rear of a 40ft container at a location in West Dublin. Gardai believe that [...]
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Ballyfermot, Blanchardstown, Blogs, Cabra, City Centre, Clondalkin, Coolock, Donaghmede, Dublin City, Dublin Data Blog, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Dundrum, East Wall, Fairview, Featured Updates, Fingal, Finglas, Lucan, Lusk, South Dublin, Swords, Tyrellstown
Friday, February 18th, 2011

The map only shows murders and killings for 2010, some data maybe incomplete or missing. Locations are as exact as possible but sometimes only mark the general area of the incident. The map does not currently show attempted murders. Shooting = red Shooting (more than one killed) = red pinpoint Stabbings = yellow Other / [...]
Posted by Cian Ginty
Balbriggan, Ballsbridge, Blackrock, Blanchardstown, Blogs, Cabra, City Centre, Clondalkin, Dalkey, Donaghmede, Donnybrook, Drumcondra, Dublin City, Dublin Data Blog, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fairview, Fingal, Finglas, Glasnevin, Inchicore, Mount Merrion, Rathfarnham, South Dublin, Stillorgan, Swords, Terenure, Terenure, Walkinstown
Friday, February 18th, 2011

The following are recent Department of Education school inspection reports. The reports can be read on the department’s website – click on month published and then on the ‘PDF’ link for the school report you wish to view. These are the schools in Dublin which were evaluated, and what subjects were looked at. WSE = whole-school evaluations. Sorted [...]
Posted by Cian Ginty
Blanchardstown, Clondalkin, Fingal, News, South Dublin
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Dublin Gardai have arrested two men, and seized drugs in Clonsilla and Newlands Cross. Two men in their 30s were arrested after officers stopped two cars close to Newlands Cross yesterday afternoon. What was described as a large quantity of cannabis herb, subject to analysis, was seized. Further drugs – including cannabis herb, cannabis resin [...]
Posted by Cian Ginty
Blanchardstown, Drumcondra, Dublin City, Featured Updates, Fingal, News, Tyrellstown
Saturday, January 15th, 2011

A man found stabbed and beaten to death in Dublin has been named and two arrests were made in connection to the murder. Gardai named the man as 31-year-old Adil Essalhi who had an address in Drumcondra, Dublin 9. Blanchardstown Gardai last night also renewed an appeal for information from the public last night. The [...]
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Blanchardstown, Fingal, News, Tyrellstown
Thursday, January 13th, 2011

UPDATE: Newer details on this story can be found here. Blanchardstown Gardai say they are “examining all the circumstances” after the body of a male was discovered in a field. An investigation has been launched and the State Pathologist is due to visit the site in the morning. The field is close to Bellgree Avenue, [...]
Posted by Cian Ginty
Ballyfermot, Ballymun, Blanchardstown, Chapelizod, City Centre, Clondalkin, Docklands, Donaghmede, Drumcondra, Dublin City, Fingal, Finglas, Glasnevin, Inchicore, Islandbridge, News, Park West, Phibsborough
Sunday, October 24th, 2010
Public consultation for Ballyfermot bus route changes ends next Sunday, October 31. Meanwhile consultation on changes to Finglas West and South routes started last Thursday, October 21, and will run until Sunday November 14 2010. The changes are part of the Network Direct plan to reform and cut Dublin Bus routes. Central to the proposals for both Ballyfermot and Finglas is a merger of current [...]