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Residents disappointed works to restart on site

Residents disappointed works to restart on site

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty RESIDENTS adjacent to the former home of ex-Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, on the Scholarstown Road in Knocklyon, were “hugely disappointed” to ...

Food with JP passion: Spiced Moroccan Orange Cake

Food with JP passion: Spiced Moroccan Orange Cake

Arts & Culture

By JP Kennedy John Paul Kennedy is a self-taught cook and an avid fan of collecting cookery books with a passion for good ...

Nature on our doorsteps: The turbulent Dodder

Nature on our doorsteps: The turbulent Dodder

Arts & Culture

By Rosaleen Dwyer Rosaleen Dwyer is the County Heritage Officer at South Dublin County Council – every week she gives us an insight ...

Rebel Phoenix: Rapper talks about his plans for a new album

Rebel Phoenix: Rapper talks about his plans for a new album

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty A collective of up-and-coming hip-hop artists from Dublin and Limerick, called the South West Meets East Coast Allstars, recently performed ...

This Christmas: Short film centres on childhood homelessness

This Christmas: Short film centres on childhood homelessness

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty A Clondalkin filmmaker is gearing up for the release of his new short film about childhood homelessness, called ‘This Christmas’, ...

This week’s front pages – 4th of February 2021

This week’s front pages – 4th of February 2021

Latest

The Echo is on shop shelves today across communities in Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan and Ballyfermot. Check out our front pages below.  TALLAGHT ...

‘Untold Leopard’ makes final of Junk Kouture

‘Untold Leopard’ makes final of Junk Kouture

Latest

By Aimee Walsh STUDENTS from Old Bawn Community school have made it to the grand finals of the Junk Kouture competition. The entry, ...

Passion for sailing has become part of Jim’s life

Passion for sailing has become part of Jim’s life

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty A BLESSINGTON man has been building a boat since the pandemic began in March, and he’s hoping to set sail ...

James’ 465km challenge  to raise funds for HOPE

James’ 465km challenge to raise funds for HOPE

Tallaght

By Hayden Moore IN RESPONSE to the growing number of people dying by suicide, one man is running 465km over 30 days to ...

Childhood friends lockdown podcast attracts some high profile guests

Childhood friends lockdown podcast attracts some high profile guests

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey TWO childhood friends who started a lockdown podcast to cover their love of movies and music, have secured some high ...