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Monday 20 March 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# hellfire club

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# tinder box
Dry land still poses serious risk 'despite lifting of hosepipe ban' firefighters warn
Rathfarnham fire fighters tackle gorse blaze near the Hellfire Club
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in South Dublin
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
# hellfire club
Dublin man jailed for attempting to murder teen at Hell Fire Club
Michael Corbett was sentenced to nine years in prison but six of them were suspended.
# montpelier hill
Judge praises friends for saving teenager from knife-wielding man in throes of psychotic episode at Hellfire Club
Michael Corbett (28) had attacked the 17-year-old with his own knife after chatting to him and his two friends.
# Planning
'Too intense' - Locals protest controversial Hell Fire Club plan
Many of the submissions are from local residents and groups arguing that the plan should not go ahead.
# Dublin Mountains
These new pics show what the controversial Hell Fire Club visitor centre would look like
Plans have been officially lodged with An Bord Pleanála.
# hellfire club
'When you concrete over nature, it's not going to come back'
A group objecting to plans for Dublin’s Hellfire Club is to meet at the site this Sunday.
# Dublin Mountains
Coillte defends controversial Hellfire Club project
Coillte said the development will bring the Dublin mountains to life for many of the city’s residents
# job goals
This man has your childhood dream job: Neil the archaeologist
DailyEdge.ie speaks to the people who have the jobs you wanted as a kid.
# oh hell no
Council plans massive €19m visitors centre and tree top walkway at Hellfire Club
Critics say the plans will damage the natural environment of the mountainous region.
# Blaze
Cause of last night's gorse fire on the Dublin Mountains unknown
The blaze ran its course and extinguished itself last night.
# pie in the sky
'It's complete madness': Two Dublin councillors want a cable car from Tallaght to the Hellfire Club
Two south Dublin councillors say that it would be “a great asset to the county and it would encourage visitors who don’t drive to visit the area”.
# well stone me
Major megalithic art find at Hellfire Club passage tomb
The motifs are similar to those found at the major passage tombs in the country, such as Newgrange.
# montpelier hill
Five thousand years of death: The secrets uncovered at Hellfire Club site
TheJournal.ie was invited to explore the first archaeological dig into a passage tomb on Montpelier Hill. How could we resist?
# passage grave
Watch: Archaeologists explore an ancient tomb beside the Hellfire Club
A team led by Neil Jackman are attempting to uncover the site’s secrets.
# combing the ruins
Archaeologists hope to uncover the secrets of the Hellfire Club with tomb dig
So far, they’ve removed the top layer of grass and soil at the site.
# Dublin Fire Brigade
Firefighters dealing with blaze near Hellfire club in the Dublin mountains
A call came in at around 1:55 this afternoon.
# spooky sites
Hidden Ireland: Step into the site where Halloween began
Archaeologist Neil Jackman steers us around some spooky ancient Samhain spots in Roscommon, Dublin, Meath and Wexford. Hold us.