Author: Chris Sweeney

New cycle lane causing traffic chaos and ‘fury’ with residents

New cycle lane causing traffic chaos and ‘fury’ with residents

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty  AN ONLINE petition calling on South Dublin County Council to reinstate the two lanes approaching the Orlagh Roundabout in ...

Concern about laneway becoming illegal dump

Concern about laneway becoming illegal dump

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty  RESIDENTS of Killinarden Estate are concerned that a laneway that has been created as part of the construction of ...

Driver fined €450 and banned for three years

Driver fined €450 and banned for three years

News

By Brendan Grehan  A DRIVER who was found drunk in charge of his car on Butterfield Avenue in Rathfarnham has been put ...

Nine homes owned by the council classified as evictions

Nine homes owned by the council classified as evictions

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey NINE council-owned homes in Ballyfermot were classified as evictions in 2018, reports Maurice Garvey. According to data from Dublin City ...

Lidl ‘concept’ store near completion

Lidl ‘concept’ store near completion

Property

By Aideen O'Flaherty  THE NEW Lidl development on the former site of the Belgard Inn is due to be completed by the ...

School places for children with autism still a problem

School places for children with autism still a problem

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty ISSUES with securing school places for children on the autism spectrum is a common occurrence, according to Fianna Fáil TD ...

Energy costs putting people under pressure

Energy costs putting people under pressure

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty  CALLS to a local Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) conference in the run-up to Christmas are up by 10 ...

Homeless families to move into Carmelite monastery

Homeless families to move into Carmelite monastery

News

By William O'Connor THE FIRST homeless families are expected to move into the Carmelite monastery family hub with ‘imminent’ effect, The Echo understands. ...

De La Salle land ‘has potential to be sports campus’

De La Salle land ‘has potential to be sports campus’

News

By Maurice Garvey  AN INTEREST group was established this week in an effort to safeguard the future of De La Salle lands ...

Man spat at garda and said he ‘had the virus’

Man spat at garda and said he ‘had the virus’

News

By Brendan Grehan  A MAN who spat at a garda and told him he “had the virus” was remanded for a pre-sentence ...