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Parents express 'horror' at prefab conditions at North Dublin secondary school

# Classrooms

Parents express 'horror' at prefab conditions at North Dublin secondary school

Sep 17th 2021, 6:00 AM 39,635 Views 22 Comments

Photographs from inside prefabs at Gaelscholáiste Reachrann in Donaghmede show damaged walls and ceilings.

# donaghmede - All time

Gardaí investigating 'shocking' attack on City Bin Co worker

# Donaghmede

Gardaí investigating 'shocking' attack on City Bin Co worker

Jul 17th 2020, 10:29 PM 89,655 Views 83 Comments

The attack occurred this morning.

Man (30) shot a number of times in north Dublin

# Donaghmede

Man (30) shot a number of times in north Dublin

Updated Sep 6th 2019, 8:33 PM 60,326 Views 36 Comments

The man is in a serious condition in Beaumont Hospital.

Gardaí investigating after shots fired outside Donaghmede Shopping Centre

# Shooting

Gardaí investigating after shots fired outside Donaghmede Shopping Centre

May 14th 2019, 8:23 PM 28,245 Views 21 Comments

It is believed that the shots were fired at a male.

Man acquitted of Warren O’Connor's murder

# Dublin

Man acquitted of Warren O’Connor's murder

Feb 18th 2019, 1:19 PM 19,498 Views 0 Comments

The former soldier died from a single stab wound to the neck in 2010.

Nurse tells murder trial man had knife 'embedded' in chest with handle 'snapped off'

# Dublin

Nurse tells murder trial man had knife 'embedded' in chest with handle 'snapped off'

Feb 7th 2019, 6:05 PM 24,739 Views 0 Comments

Gary Watson is charged with murdering former soldier Warren O’Connor nine years ago.

Teacher who lost €75,000 case against McDonald's after teenagers insulted him appeals decision

# High Court

Teacher who lost €75,000 case against McDonald's after teenagers insulted him appeals decision

Mar 7th 2018, 6:10 AM 40,964 Views 0 Comments

Christian Morris had previously brought a defamation suit against McDonald’s Donaghmede after a group of teenagers called him ‘a paedophile and a faggot’ and stole his phone.

Dublin school teacher loses €75,000 case against McDonald's after teenagers insulted him in restaurant

# Courts

Dublin school teacher loses €75,000 case against McDonald's after teenagers insulted him in restaurant

Feb 26th 2018, 9:29 PM 77,973 Views 0 Comments

Christian Morris brought a defamation suit against the north Dublin fast food restaurant after a group of teenagers called him ‘a paedophile and a faggot’ and stole his phone.

An 'exceptionally drunk burglar' fell asleep in the kitchen of a house he was raiding

# Dublin

An 'exceptionally drunk burglar' fell asleep in the kitchen of a house he was raiding

Feb 23rd 2018, 10:09 PM 29,664 Views 28 Comments

Mark O’Mahony has 86 previous convictions and was jailed for two years.

Four units attend as Dublin Fire Brigade battles blaze in north inner city

# Sean Macdermott Street

Four units attend as Dublin Fire Brigade battles blaze in north inner city

Feb 19th 2017, 5:03 PM 22,905 Views 6 Comments

Dublin Fire Brigade also managed to save two family members as it fought a blaze in Donaghmede early this morning.

Two men arrested after two bags of coins stolen from delivery van

# Donaghmede

Two men arrested after two bags of coins stolen from delivery van

Nov 10th 2016, 1:00 PM 14,370 Views 27 Comments

The suspects became involved in an altercation with gardaí.

Woman (69) struck by car on Thursday dies from her injuries

# Donaghmede

Woman (69) struck by car on Thursday dies from her injuries

Oct 15th 2016, 7:18 AM 14,918 Views 2 Comments

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the crash, which happened on the Grange Road in Donaghmede.

Pensioner in her 70s seriously injured in road crash

# Serious Condition

Pensioner in her 70s seriously injured in road crash

Oct 13th 2016, 8:37 PM 18,804 Views 1 Comment

The woman is being treated in Beaumont Hospital.

Council says first phase of Priory Hall apartments have been fully refurbished

# New Priory

Council says first phase of Priory Hall apartments have been fully refurbished

Sep 2nd 2016, 7:33 PM 12,574 Views 17 Comments

It was confirmed earlier this week that the council would be asking councillors for the go-ahead to sell the first phase of the apartments.

'I'm totally lost without you, I'm broken': Vincent Ryan funeral hears of girlfriend's heartbreak

# Donaghmede

'I'm totally lost without you, I'm broken': Vincent Ryan funeral hears of girlfriend's heartbreak

Mar 8th 2016, 3:06 PM 59,534 Views 48 Comments

Kelly Smyth told mourners they were supposed to get married, but that happy future has been taken from her now.

Murdered Vincent Ryan was a devoted new dad who died "suddenly and violently"

# Funeral

Murdered Vincent Ryan was a devoted new dad who died "suddenly and violently"

Mar 8th 2016, 11:58 AM 50,572 Views 66 Comments

He was shot dead last week.

Two men due in court after massive drugs bust worth €2.1 million

# Dublin

Two men due in court after massive drugs bust worth €2.1 million

Feb 15th 2016, 10:00 PM 19,287 Views 0 Comments

The men are aged 25 and 52.

Massive north Dublin drug bust seizes €2.1 million stash

# Donaghmede

Massive north Dublin drug bust seizes €2.1 million stash

Feb 14th 2016, 4:47 PM 27,761 Views 42 Comments

The raid was carried out by gardaí shortly after 7.30pm last night.

# Arrest

Man arrested in connection with 2011 stabbing of woman

Oct 6th 2014, 12:50 PM 10,062 Views 0 Comments

The 44-year-old woman received serious stab wounds.

Refurbishment works to begin on Priory Hall - and there are hopes for a name change

# Fresh Start

Refurbishment works to begin on Priory Hall - and there are hopes for a name change

May 27th 2014, 3:58 PM 11,263 Views 44 Comments

The works are expected to take two years to complete.

From a trickle... Water protests now springing up all over Dublin 5

# Raheny Says No

From a trickle... Water protests now springing up all over Dublin 5

Apr 29th 2014, 3:17 PM 13,452 Views 123 Comments

Residents and activists have been turning out at a number of estates in the Raheny/Donaghmede/Edenmore/Kilbarrack area.

Man shot in the face outside creche dies

# Creche Shooting

Man shot in the face outside creche dies

Mar 28th 2014, 8:49 AM 21,481 Views 77 Comments

The man was shot once outside a Donaghmede creche.

Pipe bomb explodes in Dublin garden of elderly woman

# Explosion

Pipe bomb explodes in Dublin garden of elderly woman

Mar 27th 2014, 11:08 AM 18,536 Views 9 Comments

Gardaí said nobody was injured in the explosion.

'No ill will': Stephanie Meehan's classy response to McFeely suicide comment

# Priory Hall

'No ill will': Stephanie Meehan's classy response to McFeely suicide comment

Feb 26th 2014, 10:02 AM 36,932 Views 87 Comments

In a new interview, Priory Hall developer Tom McFeely said he couldn’t be held responsible in any way for the death of Fiachra Daly.

I don't think Priory Hall is a shoddy building --- Tom McFeely

# No Apologies

I don't think Priory Hall is a shoddy building --- Tom McFeely

Feb 25th 2014, 8:26 AM 15,693 Views 100 Comments

“I don’t think it is any different than most of the other buildings in Dublin.”

Stephanie Meehan says decision to give her McFeely cash a “very thoughtful gesture”

# Priory Hall

Stephanie Meehan says decision to give her McFeely cash a “very thoughtful gesture”

Dec 16th 2013, 11:21 PM 29,566 Views 61 Comments

€5,000 of the €200,000 found at the developer’s old home in September was released to the house’s new owners, and they’ve decided to pass it on to the former Priory Hall resident.

# Priory Hall

"Our citizens were failed": President welcomes Priory Hall residents to Áras

Dec 13th 2013, 8:10 PM 9,447 Views 46 Comments

President Michael D Higgins said he hoped they could look forward to a new year in which they could “move out of the shadows of anxiety, hurt and disappointment and look forward to new possibilities”.

# Priory Hall

Hogan hopes Priory Hall proposals will be seen as 'balanced, equitable and fair'

Oct 8th 2013, 9:20 AM 4,437 Views 43 Comments

The government has put forward proposals to resolve the long-running plight of the former residents of the derelict and dilapidated Donaghmede apartment complex.

# Priory Hall

“Breakthrough” as Priory Hall residents are offered a deal

Oct 7th 2013, 10:48 PM 27,436 Views 79 Comments

The Environment Minister has said that a deal will reflect the circumstances of what he called “one of the worst examples of the failures of the Celtic Tiger”.

# Priory Hall

Announcement on Priory Hall expected as 21 day deadline ends

Oct 7th 2013, 10:24 AM 4,988 Views 19 Comments

Minister Phil Hogan’s self-imposed three week deadline to find a solution ends today. Talks with residents and other stakeholders have been ongoing.

Meet the Irish woman who co-wrote Britney Spears' new single

# Work Bxxch

From The Daily Edge

# Work Bxxch

Meet the Irish woman who co-wrote Britney Spears' new single

Sep 17th 2013, 6:30 PM 4,270 Views 1 Comment

She’s in her twenties, from Donaghmede, and got her start as a kid on the Late Late Toy Show.

Priory Hall resident whose partner died by suicide welcomes 21 day timeline for solution

# Stephanie Meehan

Priory Hall resident whose partner died by suicide welcomes 21 day timeline for solution

Sep 16th 2013, 11:02 PM 7,278 Views 21 Comments

Minister Phil Hogan has tasked Department of Environment officials with the job of talking to all the stakeholders at the Donaghmede complex and proposing a solution within the next three weeks.

# Priory Hall

Taoiseach: ‘I don’t have any objection to meeting the Priory Hall residents’

Sep 10th 2013, 10:39 AM 4,826 Views 52 Comments

Kenny was speaking at a press conference to launch Fine Gael’s referenda campaigns today when he was asked about the situation at the uninhabitable apartment complex in north Dublin.

# Priory Hall

Hogan still expecting report on Priory Hall, despite reports mediation has collapsed

Sep 9th 2013, 6:22 PM 5,756 Views 46 Comments

The former residents believe that the process has fallen apart, with bank bosses indicating last week they would seek their own solutions for mortgage-holders.

Bankers' answers on Priory Hall prompt "massive worry" among residents

# Finance Committee

Bankers' answers on Priory Hall prompt "massive worry" among residents

Sep 7th 2013, 8:15 AM 10,706 Views 43 Comments

AIB boss David Duffy said this week the bank would pull out of a process aimed at reaching a solution for all of the residents, and try and reach deals with just its own customers.

# Priory Hall

Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank accused of having no solutions on Priory Hall

Sep 4th 2013, 6:08 PM 6,419 Views 35 Comments

CEOs Richie Boucher and Jim Brown came under pressure from TDs today to explain what they were doing to help former residents of the abandoned Donaghmede apartment complex.

# Priory Hall

Explainer: What is happening with Priory Hall?

Sep 4th 2013, 6:15 AM 25,080 Views 25 Comments

What’s it costing us? Why isn’t it sorted? Was there no insurance? Where is the builder? All your questions, answered.

# Priory Hall

AIB promises to engage over Priory Hall as Minister says it may be demolished

Sep 3rd 2013, 10:59 PM 21,974 Views 84 Comments

The environment minister says that he cannot give a time frame on when action will be taken on Priory Hall, for fear of “giving false hope” to displaced residents.