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Author: Aideen O'Flaherty
An interview with Santa Claus…
Ahead of his round-the-world trip on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus took some time out from his busy schedule for his annual interview ...
€1.1bn spending on services in 2023
SOUTH Dublin County Council’s Three-Year Capital Programme 2023-2025 will see the local authority spend €1,142,431,500 in capital expenditure on services, the majority ...
More than 680 food hampers going to families in need
OVER 680 hampers of food will be going to families in need in Tallaght as a result of donations made at a ...
Echo Year in Review: May 2022
One of Ireland’s oldest residents celebrated her 108th birthday in May. Máirín Hughes enjoyed the birthday celebrations with her nearest and dearest ...
Echo Year in Review: April 2022
SPRING was in full swing in the county throughout April, when all manner of events were held in local communities. News highlights ...
Echo Year in Review: March 2022
THE war in Ukraine continued to dominate the news cycle in March, and local communities came together to show their support for ...
Dazzling Christmas tree wins Echo competition
A BALLYFERMOT woman was delighted when she found out that her dazzling Christmas tree won The Echo’s annual Christmas tree competition this ...
Hacketstown community digs deep for the 28th year in a row
FOR the 28th year in a row, the community of Hacketstown, Co Carlow, has donated a bus-load of children’s toys for struggling ...
Dancing with the Stars returns to our screens
Rehearsals for the upcoming sixth series of RTÉ’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ are now in full swing and feature a host of ...
Families celebrate arrival of Dolly Parton’s library books
OVER 300 families attended a family fun day in the County Library, Tallaght, on Saturday, to celebrate the delivery of 200,000 books ...