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Author: Aideen O'Flaherty
Hacketstown toys on 29th year
FOR the 29th year in a row, the community of Hacketstown, Co Carlow, has donated hundreds of children’s toys for struggling Tallaght ...
Dazzling Christmas tree wins Echo prize
A LUCAN woman was delighted when she found out that her dazzling Christmas tree won The Echo’s annual Christmas tree competition this ...
Echo Year in Review: February 2023
LARGE-scale festivities were held in Clondalkin to mark Imbolc and the legacy of St Brigid, patroness Saint of Ireland, as the first ...
Ciarán Carr Christmas Busk to take centre stage in Clondalkin
THE 10th annual Ciarán Carr Christmas Busk takes place this Saturday, December 23, outside Clondalkin Credit Union at 7.30pm The line-up for ...
GOAL Mile: Get your Christmas off to a charitable start
PEOPLE around the county are preparing to pound the pavement for the annual GOAL Mile Run, which is taking place at local ...
O Christmas Tree: Recycle your tree locally
SOUTH Dublin County Council is providing 21 locations across the county for Christmas tree recycling in January 2024. The free service will ...
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 ...
Parents room receives a much welcome make-over
THE refurbished parents’ room in St Ronan’s National School in Deansrath was officially opened last week, marking the first major work on ...
An interview with Santa . . .
Ahead of his round-the-world trip on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus took some time out from his busy schedule for his annual interview ...
Sew beautiful: Celebrating new-found skills
A GROUP of women who took part in a sewing course in Jobstown in recent months celebrated their success by presenting handmade ...