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'I make no apologies for legitimate expenses' says table-topping Mayor
THE COUNTY'S most expensive councillor is its current Mayor, who has said his expenses are ' totally legitimate' and in fact, are not enough to compensate for the huge demands placed on the Fingal Mayor's time.
Oliver Plunkett's bids a fond farewelll to 'quiet man' Tony
OLIVER PLUNKETT School will miss their 'quiet man' at the helm of the school as he heads off into the sunset this week after 32 years working at the Malahide school. Principal of the school, Tony Healy has taken the difficult decision to step down after what he described as '32 glorious years' at the school.
Senator appeals to Minister to reverse unfair cuts that target minority schools
THE looming crisis for a small Church of Ireland Swords school which is set to lose a vital learning support teacher has made it to the floor of the Seanad with a local senator arguing the move unfairly targets minority faith schools.
Claims 'bolt-on bakery' will be a traffic hazard
JC'S Supermarket has appealed against Fingal County Council's decision to grant permission for a bakery to be added on to the Lidl store due to open this summer on the Rathbeale Road.
Insurer condemned for committee snub
HOME INSURER, Homebond has been sharply criticised for its failure to appear in front of an Oireachtas committee investigating the pyrite crisis which affects hundreds of homes in Fingal.
Jacinta brightens up local library
MALAHIDE LIBRARY has just played host to an exhibition by Jacinta Eydan who displayed her work with a cubism theme.
Garda officer attacked outside club
GARDAI from Swords had to employ pepper spray in order to subdue a 24-year-old man who attacked a Garda officer outside a popular local night-spot.
Provision of social housing for non-EU nationals queried
A REPORT that reveals 70 different nationalities on Fingal's social housing lists has led one councillor to question why the local authority offers housing support to non-EU citizens.
Men ordered to pay cancer charity after stealing from clothes bank
TWO ROMANIAN nationals who stole clothes from a charity clothing collection point in Swords were given the Probation Act and a fine at Swords District Court last week.
Council 'should hold on to bonds' for pyrite estates
A LOCAL councillor has insisted that development bonds be sequestered by the council where homes in that development have tested positive for pyrite.
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- Steve hoping for animated glory
- Man jailed for spate of violent burglaries
- Gambling addict stole groceries
- Minister refuses to meet brave schoolboy
- New primary care centre for Ashbourne
- Old Borough NS taking fight to save support teacher to Leinster House
- Difficult for council to get more revenue from recycling
- Photographers plan Happy Faces Day
- Drug case adjourned for preparation of report
- Motorist narrowly escapes jail term
- DAA and Chamber host local mentoring event
- Councillors 'basic salary' costs come close to €500,000
- Stole almost €900 worth of groceries
- €12,000 TAKEN IN CREDIT UNION RAID
- Ban for motorist who wouldn't give sample
- Mayors claim one-seventh of overall total
- €700K expenses for council members
- Permission granted with conditions
- 'All the things I've done have produced results'
- Fás tells trainees to take the train
- Over €52,000 spent attending conferences
- Suspected abduction reported in Skerries
- Gardai launch man hunt for the killer of Marioara
- Work-intensive roles justify expense payments - Kelleher
- Duathlon events
