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I got one earlier this year from Fairco Windows. They have a show room on old airport road. We're happy with our new door.

The new development looks impressive alright but there's one thing that they forgot to include which would have made it perfect, there's no bookies........

As part of a college course we investigated the health issues of dog waste on children. It's pretty horrific when you see the results on kids when they come in contact with faeces. I saw one video where a toddler had lost the sight in one eye as a result of falling on dog faeces in a public park and...

Hey Sidney, my advice is to go travelling without the kids. If they're big enough to be in DCC they're big enough to look after themselves

I just heard this evening that this young man is a neighbour of mine here in Donabate. This is not the first time a tragedy has been visited on this family so my thoughts are with his family and the pain they are going through at the present. I hope for the best but, as I understand it, the prognosi...

This reminds me, I must book an eye test

I noticed that too. I see this article in the paper saying that prices have bottomed out and are now going back up again.
http://www.independent.ie/business/pers ... 82568.html

I would be interesting to see what effect the privatisation of 33B would have on it's timetable. I presume there would be minimum levels of service required to get the licence. I wonder would the Authority consider extending the route to the airport. For those working in the airport it would mean ju...

I use an app called MapMyWalk and I live near the Life Chemist. When I do a lap down the Portrane Road, along the cliff walk and back up the New Road it clocks at 5.4 miles. As a matter of interest it's exactly one mile from the rock at the start of the cliff walk at the Tower Bay car park in Portra...

I must say I like this idea. I don't understand why people would get upset by the presence of CCTV if they are doing nothing wrong.
I had a look at the website and I couldn't see what the cost is for private residents. Can you let me know where this is? If it's not too expensive I'd be happy to join.

I don't think Peadar lives at that address anymore but he may still be using the email address. If you have a look in the library they should have a copy of Donabate & Portrane - History published by Peadar in 2001 which may have what you are looking for. You say in your post that you are lookin...

I got solar panels in two years ago and I'm happy with them. As well as the panels, a 300 litre hot water tank was put in the hot press. Over the summer there was quite a lot of sunshine so there was plenty of water for showers etc without having the gas on to heat the water. Even in winter there wi...

Good man, Harry. When are you moving to Malahide??

I've just been to the Supervalu and there is a news camera crew set up beside the chemist. There is a strong rumour that the winning ticket was bought in Donabate. It could be you because, sadly, it's not me :( http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/is-it-you-euromillions-bonanza-winner-contacts-...

"My Neighbour told me that the money we parents collected for the bus for Donabate Secondary School was all spend on a party by management in March. I find this impossible to believe, can anyone establish the true facts here." My understanding of the funding raised is as follows: Previous ...

Mom, I would take these speculations with a large pinch of salt. While there are teenagers leaving the parish to go to school, I would be sceptical of claims like this. My youngest is in the College and we are happy to have her there. Her two older siblings went to school outside the parish and life...

"The wellbeing and education of our students was at the forefront of every decision made by us as a management team". I really don't see how the above statement is compatible with taking a year off to go to the Middle East. If the wellbeing and education is at the forefront of every decisi...

Looks like this is not the first time Anthony Creevey has taken a year out :

http://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/2013/ ... ry-school/

I wonder why the departure of the principal is not up on the school website? I would have thought his departure, however temporary, is a newsworthy item and should have appeared in the latest news section.

Watch the World Cup Final live on the big screen in the Waterside Hotel on Sunday 13 July. This is a special night for club members and non-members alike. You could watch it at home but you would miss out on the buzz and the craic in a reserved & closed room. Ticket only event. Tickets at €5 eac...

If New Look are building this, will they be selling clothes as well?

Has anyone else experienced an increase in the mains water pressure in Donabate? Up to today the pressure was fine but today the pressure seems to be increased a fair bit. I only have to turn on the tap a small bit and the flow is strong. Is my tap developing a fault of is anyone else experiencing i...

Well, its done and dusted now so we have who we have. As regards the candidates who didn't make it this time, I'm reminded of a quote from an American politician called Richard Tuck who famously said after failing to get elected on one occasion during the 1960s, "the people have spoken, the bas...

As well as the cameras, there are a number of traffic counter cables on roads leading into the village. My guess is that the cameras are part of the traffic monitoring that's going on.