Place: Fatima Mansions

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A look into new documentary, 'My war on drugs'

A new documentary looks at the degradation of deprived communities and what drug addicts have suffered because of stigma during the Celtic Tiger era. It’s about how many families buried so many of their children because of drug addiction, writes Ann Buckley.

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Residents of social housing feel stigmatised as 'scroungers and drug addicts'

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Book review: The Blocks

business

Getting back in the game is what it’s all about

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'The Viper' believed to be Dublin shooting victim

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Limerick regeneration chief takes up post

Concern over Community Garda cutbacks

Community Garda cutbacks have left some of Dublin’s most vulnerable areas with less officers than last year, it emerged today.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2006

Hanafin gets lesson in politics of youth

POOR old Bertie was taking a tough grilling down in the Dáil chamber as 11-year-old Sean Mulvany looked on from the wings yesterday afternoon.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2005

'Significant number of drinks' before Fatima Mansions murder

The trial at the Central Criminal Court of a 37-year-old Dublin man accused of murder has heard he stabbed his neighbour.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2005

Ex-boxing champ's death: Accused guilty of manslaughter

A 35-year-old Dublin man has been found not guilty of murder, but guilty of the manslaughter of a former All Ireland boxing champion turned drug-dealer and addict.

Fri, 18 Feb, 2005

Murder trial jury retires to hotel

A murder trial jury was sent to a hotel tonight, after failing to reach a verdict at the Central Criminal Court.

Thu, 17 Feb, 2005

Single stab wound killed ex-boxer, pathologist tells murder trial

A former All-Ireland boxing champion died "as a result of a single stab wound to the right side of the abdomen", the Central Criminal Court heard today.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2005

Murder Court hears statement made by accused

A man accused of murder went voluntarily to his local garda station to explain his recollections the evening after a killing in Dublin’s south inner city, a murder court heard today.

Fri, 11 Feb, 2005

Witness 'not sorry murder victim was killed'

A young Dublin woman told a murder trial today that the deceased had threatened to rape her, her niece and her mother and admitted she said she was not sorry he was dead.

Thu, 10 Feb, 2005

Accused pleads not guilty to ex-boxing champion's murder

A Dublin man pleaded not guilty today at the Central Criminal Court to murdering a former All-Ireland boxing champion two and a half years ago.

Mon, 07 Feb, 2005

Jail for addict who committed crime spree

A drug addict who committed over 40 crimes in less than a year, including dousing a service station assistant with petrol and threatening to burn him, has been jailed for 13 years.

Tue, 22 Jun, 2004

Fatima Mansions demolished

PLANNERS have learned from the mistakes of the past when designing social housing, said Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal, Noel Ahern.

Wed, 20 Aug, 2003

Digital Community Centre opened in Dublin

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has opened Dublin's first Digital Community Centre in Dolphin House, Rialto, Dublin 8.

Mon, 14 Apr, 2003

Murdered teenager's family appeal for help

THE family of murdered teen Alan Higgins yesterday appealed for help in tracking down his killers.

Tue, 15 Oct, 2002

Two men stabbed to death in Dublin

There were two murders overnight in Dublin.

Sun, 13 Oct, 2002

Gardaí brace for battles between INLA and gang

GARDAÍ are bracing themselves for a renewal of a violent feud between the INLA and a criminal gang with the imminent release of two INLA men involved in a gruesome battle against the Dublin gang three years ago.

Wed, 09 Oct, 2002

Man stabbed to death in south Dublin

A 35-year-old man has died after he was stabbed near his home in the Fatima Mansions complex in south Dublin last night.

Tue, 18 Jun, 2002

£100m plan for Fatima Mansions

A £100m pound plan to regenerate Dublin's Fatima Mansions housing complexes will be unveiled by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and the Lord Mayor of Dublin Maurice Ahern later today.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2001