Author: Chris Sweeney

Michael Tea cosies brew up plenty of business for Tallaght crafter

Michael Tea cosies brew up plenty of business for Tallaght crafter

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy DID you know that more than one thousand Michael Tea cosies have been made in a house in Kilnamanagh? ...

Balaclava-clad man charged with waving hammer and robbing petrol station of over €500

Balaclava-clad man charged with waving hammer and robbing petrol station of over €500

Lucan

A BALACLAVA-clad man who was allegedly waving a hammer and robbed a Lucan petrol station of over €500 has been sent forward ...

Father who ‘had too much whiskey’ pleads guilty to failing to comply with Garda directions

Father who ‘had too much whiskey’ pleads guilty to failing to comply with Garda directions

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A FATHER who “had too much whiskey” at a family event and failed to move on when directed to by gardai left ...

Man (30) accused of dealing over €50k in cannabis and cocaine

Man (30) accused of dealing over €50k in cannabis and cocaine

Tallaght

By Brendan Grehan A MAN accused of dealing in over €50,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine from his home has been remanded for ...

Art project celebrates two decades of work helping families tackle drug abuse

Art project celebrates two decades of work helping families tackle drug abuse

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey THE unveiling of an outdoor art project last week, celebrates two decades of work by a project which tackles the ...

Community groups pick up Pride of Place Awards

Community groups pick up Pride of Place Awards

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By Aideen O'Flaherty TWO local community groups, one from Tallaght and one from Clondalkin, scooped up awards at this year’s IPB Pride of ...

Double the demand for Christmas dinner

Double the demand for Christmas dinner

News

By Mary Dennehy WHEN the community Christmas dinner in Tallaght was first staged in 2014 due to an increase in the number ...

CIE Ranch founder Michael was involved with football all his life

CIE Ranch founder Michael was involved with football all his life

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey TRIBUTES were paid to the family of CIE Ranch FC co-founder Michael Gaff, who passed away in September, reports Maurice ...

Local heroes been recognised through song

Local heroes been recognised through song

News

By Aideen O'Flaherty  TWO locals are in among 21 of Dublin’s “extraordinary citizens” who were recognised by Lord Mayor of Dublin, Nial ...

High life in Silicon Valley

High life in Silicon Valley

News

By Maurice Garvey SILICON Valley executive Glen Lally, fondly remembers his early role as an Echo paper seller whilst a teenager in the ...