Author: Chris Sweeney

Echo Sport Awards 2018: Kenny praises local sporting talent

Echo Sport Awards 2018: Kenny praises local sporting talent

Sport

NEWLY-appointed Republic of Ireland Under 21 Team manager and soon-to-be Senior team boss, Stephen Kenny spoke of his pride at witnessing the ...

Echo Sport Awards 2018: ‘It makes me proud to be a part of this’ – Keane

Echo Sport Awards 2018: ‘It makes me proud to be a part of this’ – Keane

Sport

THE GUEST speaker at The Echo 2018 Amateur Sports Awards, Olympic Federation of Ireland President, Sarah Keane spoke of her pride at ...

Fourteen million face starvation in Yemen, says Trocaire woman

Fourteen million face starvation in Yemen, says Trocaire woman

Lucan

By Brendan Grehan A LUCAN woman who works for Trocaire is appealing to the people of Dublin to support the development agency’s Christmas ...

Taylor made

Taylor made

Clondalkin

By William O'Connor THE official opening took place of the Moyle Park College new sports hall floor in Clondalkin, reports William O’Connor. A ...

St Dominic’s hits the 50 per cent for third level

St Dominic’s hits the 50 per cent for third level

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey RESULTS of the Irish Times ‘Feeder Schools 2018’, revealed St Dominic’s College, Ballyfermot, had the highest percentage (50 per cent) ...

Study expanded to include well-being of 14-year-olds

Study expanded to include well-being of 14-year-olds

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey LAST year, a well being study of 14-year-olds in three Clondalkin schools was conducted by the Blue Skies Initiative. In ...

Hacketstown community pull out all stops for Tallaght’s needy

Hacketstown community pull out all stops for Tallaght’s needy

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy A TRUCKLOAD of toys pulled into Tallaght Garda Station last week thanks to the generosity of a Carlow community. For ...

Stadium set for €4.7m expansion

Stadium set for €4.7m expansion

News

By Mary Dennehy TALLAGHT Stadium could be set for a €4.7m expansion after a feasibility report on plans for a fourth stand ...

Musician’s new single to raise funds for autism

Musician’s new single to raise funds for autism

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty A MUSICIAN is hoping to raise funds for the Autism Initiatives charity with her new single, after seeing the difference ...

‘It’s somebody robbing the Christmas of families in distress’

‘It’s somebody robbing the Christmas of families in distress’

News

By Mary Dennehy THE generosity and goodwill of one Tallaght parish was stolen this week, when a lone raider armed with a knife ...