PARENTS in the estate where teenager Melanie McCarthy McNamara was shot dead are keeping their children indoors after dark in a self-imposed ‘curfew’ .
Gardaí have stepped up armed patrols in Brookview and surrounding areas as they continue the hunt for Melanie’s killers.
The teenager, who was shot dead in Brookview last week, will be buried in London. Read more >
EFFORTS to keep drug rehabilitation services offered at the Ashling Clinic within the community received a boost this week with news that closure of the facility might not be as imminent as originally feared by residents. Read more >
LUCAN Sarsfields GAA club is to purchase the former construction site next door to club grounds, The Echo has learned. Read more >
A father-of-five who settled his unfair dismissal case against former employers Dublin Bus last week has said he feels “vindicated” that his name has been cleared. Read more >
MORE than 350 jobs could be created over the next 12 months if a new Tesco anchor store at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre is given the green light. Read more >
RESIDENTS of Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard are determined to fight to keep the drug rehabilitation services offered at the Ashling Clinic within the community. Read more >
THIS is the beautiful teenage girl blasted to death as she sat in a car with her boyfriend and two other men in Jobstown on Tuesday. Read more >
Melanie McCarthy McNamara was the innocent victim of a gang feud local residents feared for weeks was about to explode. Read more >
RESIDENTS are being urged to stay vigilant and exercise caution after a number of manhole covers were stolen in the Tallaght area – due to a reported increase in the value of scrap metal. Read more >
A MAN has avoided a jail term after he was caught with almost €1.6 million worth of heroin because the judge accepted he had effectively acted as “a safety deposit box” for his uncle. Read more >