Dublin estate targeted by knife-wielding gang as resident warns violent confrontation 'inevitable'

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        September 11, 2026

Dublin estate targeted by knife-wielding gang as resident warns violent confrontation 'inevitable'

Good Morning Dublin Belt — 2026-09-11

A group of young males, at least one of whom was spotted carrying a knife, have been jumping onto ground-floor balconies and checking for vacant homes in...
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Dublin estate targeted by knife-wielding gang as resident warns violent confrontation 'inevitable'
• A group of young males, at least one of whom was spotted carrying a knife, have been jumping onto ground-floor balconies and checking for vacant homes in the Waterside development between Swords and Malahide, as well as robbing their local shop
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‘Astonishingly high’ demand for Bike Bunkers will result in loss of car parking spaces
• Dublin City Council are designing policy to facilitate the expansion of their Bike Bunkers programme, with over 3,000 requests for secure cycle storage spaces
Dublin Live - Dublin News · yesterday
Answer to Dublin's parking problem is 'making it much more expensive'
• Legislation written in the 1990s massively prioritises those in houses over apartments when it comes to parking permits, and Dublin City Council is now looking to amend their by-laws and increases fees for the first time since 2013
Dublin Live - Dublin News · yesterday
Dublin City Council plan to continue clamping 'for the foreseeable future'
• Recent media coverage suggested Dublin City Council is moving away from clamping cars in the city, but Executive Manager Brendan O'Brien apologised for the confusion in their report and confirmed clamping is "very much" part of their new enforcement contract
KildareNow RSS feed · Local news · yesterday
Search carried out in Kildare as part of suspected horse-trafficking network investigation
• The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine provided assistance with the searches, along with officers from the Belgian Police and Europol
The Greystones Guide (Wicklow) · Local news · yesterday
Greystones Man Develops Real-Time Public Transport App
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TheJournal.ie · National news · yesterday
Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Dún Laoghaire in July
• Gardaí said the man is currently detained at a garda station in Dublin.
KildareNow RSS feed · Local news · yesterday
'My husband hit me - and I hit him back,' woman tells Kildare court
• The woman claimed she received verbal abuse, texts messages and phone calls
RTE News - Ireland (national/regional) · Local news · yesterday
Calls for O'Leary to apologise over 'rapist' comments
• The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has called on Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary to apologise for using the term "rapists" when speaking about the airline's competitors.
RTE News - Dublin (regional topic) · Local news · yesterday
Artwork on Dublin beach in opposition to Trump visit
• A large sand artwork, protesting against the visit of US President Donald Trump to Ireland, has appeared on a beach in Dublin Bay.
The Greystones Guide (Wicklow) · Local news · 2 days ago
Greystones Kids On The Ball For GOAL
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05:00
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-2.38m
12:00
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1.2m
17:00
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