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December 9, 2008

Crumlin man declared bankrupt after Christmas lights bill

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Irish News

There might be still two weeks until Christmas but one Crumlin man is suffering for his attempts to bring Christmas cheer to his neighbourhood.
Steven ‘Dotso’ Doherty, 43, of Bangor Road has become well known for the lights outside his home. Over the years it has grown from a simple set of fairy lights in a [...]


September 10, 2008

Pipe bomb find in Crumlin

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Irish News

Detectives from Kevin Street Organised Crime squad have hailed last night’s find of boxes and boxes of pipes as a ’significant breakthrough’ against gangland crime in Dublin.
Since a row broke out over whose green areas had the best swingsets the Dublin suburbs of Crumlin and Drimnagh have been at war. Up until now the body [...]