# Swords

All time

Highly dangerous radioactive material stolen by burglar in Swords

The lightening preventers have a high dose of radiation and people are urged not to touch or approach the rods if found.

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Oct 2nd 2013, 12:50 PM

# Court

Four due in Swords court over stolen cars

Vehicles and car parts were seized on Balbriggan on Friday after a spate of burglaries.

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Sep 23rd 2013, 8:47 AM

# Missing

Missing 15-year-old girl found safe and well

Maggie McDonagh had been missing since she was last seen on Monday evening in Swords, Co. Dublin.

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Sep 4th 2013, 9:26 PM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Wednesday

Everyone’s talking about a female garda receiving serious injuries after her car was rammed and Ryanair being ordered to sell most of its stake in Aer Lingus.

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Aug 28th 2013, 11:39 PM

# Swords

Female garda seriously injured after teens rammed patrol car

Two teens have been arrested and the garda is currently awaiting surgery at Beaumont Hospital.

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Aug 28th 2013, 10:20 AM

# Dublin

Fire at decomissioned chemical factory in Swords

The factory is located on Watery Lane in Swords, Dublin.

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Jul 23rd 2013, 5:17 PM

# Xtra-vision

Up to 54 jobs lost as nine Xtra-vision stores to close in Republic

There will also be 11 store closures in Northern Ireland, with a further 58 job losses.

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May 7th 2013, 7:01 PM

# Roads

One dead, two injured after van and car crash in Swords

The dead man and the two injured parties were injured when the van they were travelling in collided with a car.

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Apr 24th 2013, 8:19 AM

# teenage screams

Somebody call the cops: Irish teens rough-housed by Finnish upstarts

There were a lot of ‘agricultural’ challenges in the 3-0 home loss.

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Apr 19th 2013, 2:40 PM

# rhino robbery

Rhino heads and horns stolen from Dublin museum archive

National Museum Archives were raided after midnight by masked men who tied up security man.

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Apr 18th 2013, 10:55 AM

# Swords

Gardaí treating death of 22-year-old Latvian man in Swords as 'suspicious'

Gardaí are trying to locate a number of personal items belonging to the man including his driving licence, bank card and mobile phone.

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Apr 4th 2013, 6:29 PM

# Swords

Body of man found in Dublin field identified

Gardaí said they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.

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Apr 3rd 2013, 8:22 PM

# Investigation

Post-mortem to be carried out on body found in field

The body of the man in his early 20s was found in Balheary in north county Dublin just before 3pm on Tuesday.

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Apr 3rd 2013, 7:23 AM

# need to know

The Evening Fix... now with added Sinéad O'Connor puppet

Things we learned, loved and shared today…

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Apr 2nd 2013, 7:48 PM

# Swords

Body of young man discovered in Dublin field

The man is believed to have been in his early 20s.

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Apr 2nd 2013, 5:46 PM

# Missing

Bernadette O'Connor found safe and well

The teenager has been located safe and well.

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Mar 19th 2013, 9:45 PM

# household tax

Disruptions at Dublin and Galway council meetings over property tax

Meetings of South Dublin and Fingal county councils, and of Galway City Council, were interrupted by protestors.

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Feb 11th 2013, 7:37 PM

# Armed Robbery

Three men arrested moments after armed robbery in Lusk village

Three men wearing balaclavas took a large quantity of a cash from a shop in the north Dublin town last night before they were arrested as they tried to leave the premises.

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Jan 20th 2013, 9:39 AM

# THE rankings

IBAL Litter League 2012: Where did your town finish?

Kilkenny has been named Ireland’s most litter-free town by Irish Business Against Litter. Did your town feature highly?

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Jan 7th 2013, 4:07 PM

# Primary Care

Swords and Balbriggan added to primary care list night before announcement

Documents obtained by Fianna Fáil show the government preparing to announce a list of 33 venues, not 35.

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Dec 5th 2012, 2:11 PM

# cabs are here

Our 7 favourite people from this AMAZING video of The Situation in Swords

Mike from Jersey Shore paid a visit to the Wright Venue. There’s a video.

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Nov 28th 2012, 9:41 AM

# James Reilly

FF leader calls for James Reilly's resignation because of a 'pack of lies'

Micheál Martin has said he believes the Health Minister’s position is now untenable in the wake of further revelations about primary care centre locations.

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Nov 24th 2012, 4:55 PM

# Fire

Road remains closed after fire at Dublin scrapyard

Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene of a fire at a property on the Old Swords Road last night. No one was injured in the incident.

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Oct 8th 2012, 2:00 PM

# Reilly

James Reilly has misled the Dáil - Opposition

Meanwhile, Jobs Minister Richard Bruton has described Reilly as a “reforming minister” and said he is satisfied with Reilly’s explanation about the criteria used for the primary care locations.

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Oct 7th 2012, 3:14 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Health Minister James Reilly resign?

He’s hitting the headlines again today… should he stay or should he go?

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Oct 7th 2012, 12:30 PM

# current affairs

Here is the week's news... skewed

Breaking via The Mire wire: Children’s hospital site for Balbriggan? TDs to stay home to cut costs? Chinese takeaways off menu for athletes?

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Oct 6th 2012, 5:00 PM

# Gardaí

Missing Swords man Stephen Bebbington located

Gardaí have issued a statement about the reappearance of 42-year-old Stephen Bebbington.

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Oct 6th 2012, 9:30 AM

# Missing

Appeal issued over missing Swords man Stephen Bebbington

The 42-year-old hasn’t been seen since Tuesday afternoon.

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Oct 4th 2012, 6:37 PM

# Reilly

Reilly insists he had ‘no hand, act or part’ in choice of Balbriggan site

The Health Minister faced more questions about the selection of two sites in his constituency for proposed primary care centres in the Dáil this afternoon

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Oct 3rd 2012, 5:10 PM

# Reilly

Reilly: I'm not a bully, nothing inappropriate over primary care sites

The Health Minister gave a strong defence of his conduct in relation to the selection of sites for primary care centres, two of which are in his constituency.

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Oct 3rd 2012, 12:02 PM

# Primary Care

VIDEO: James Reilly explains his decision on primary care centres

The Minister for Health seeks to turn the tables – suggesting Róisín Shortall had used strange criteria to rank potential venues.

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Sep 28th 2012, 8:10 AM

# Roisin Shortall

James Reilly stands over Primary Care centre decision-making processes

Explaining the three-part criteria for prioritising locations, Reilly called the process “transparent”.

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Sep 27th 2012, 9:09 PM

# Primary Care

Reilly defends decision to consider constituency towns for new health units

James Reilly added Swords and Balbriggan – both in his constituency – to a list of venues being considered for primary care centres.

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Sep 21st 2012, 2:11 PM

# ambulance cuts

Ambulance cuts "will cause fatalities"

Kildare TD says cutbacks in ambulance services that will see night time service curtailed is “a disgrace”.

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Aug 28th 2012, 3:53 PM

# pic of the day

Sad Election Poster Pic of the Day

No comment.

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Aug 11th 2012, 4:07 PM

# Roads

Motorists warned over road closures in Swords on Sunday

A number of roads in Swords will be closed on a rolling basis from 6am to 12.00 noon due to the Fingal 10k Road Race.

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Jul 22nd 2012, 7:15 AM

# Charged

Two men in court over separate drug seizures

Two men were in court this morning, charged in relation to recent raids in Dublin.

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Jun 16th 2012, 1:29 PM

# Runway

Plane tyre bursts on landing at Dublin Airport

The plane had just arrived from the Isle of Man when the incident happened. All 29 passengers were unhurt and disembarked safely.

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Jun 12th 2012, 12:26 PM

# Where You Live

Census 2011 reveals Ireland's fastest-growing towns and counties

We already knew that there were 4,588,252 people living in Ireland last year – but the latest batch of CSO Census data means that now we literally know where you live.

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Apr 26th 2012, 1:14 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

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Apr 13th 2012, 4:54 PM