Author: Mark

The Echo 12th November 2020 Tallaght Edition

Social enterprise Thriftify secures €500,000 investment

By Maurice Garvey BALLYFERMOT social enterprise Thriftify, an online charity shop, has secured a €500,000 investment to accelerate the international rollout of its ...

Carol honoured to be appointed as Chief Executive officer of Irish Kidney Association

The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) announced this week the appointment of Carol Moore as Chief Executive Officer as it says farewell to ...

28 of respondents would like a job as an online influencer

By Maurice Garvey MORE than half the respondents to a survey conducted by Citywest firm Pure Telecom, feel they can earn more than ...

HealthBeacon gets the green light for new waste management facility

DIGITAL health technology company HealthBeacon have been granted permission by Dublin City council for a small-scale healthcare waste management facility. The company ...

Local Faces: Dr Anna Rose Prior, Consultant Microbiologist at Tallaght University Hospital

By Mary Dennehy GROWING up in Tallaght, Anna Rose Prior always wanted to work in her local hospital. Living in Raheen, a young ...

Greenhills going from strength to strength

By Aideen O'Flaherty WHEN Paul Barnes first set foot in Greenhills Community College as a schoolboy in 1973 the school had only been ...

‘It’s so important to recognise what people are doing in the community’

By Mary Dennehy Last November, Audrey Brown picked up the Learning and Innovation Award at the Tallaght Person of the Year Awards 2019. ...

Stories from the Frontline: I considered it a blessing to be able to help those who needed it

The South Dublin County Volunteer Centre, in partnership with South Dublin County Council, is running a campaign called Stories from the Frontline ...

Council announce launch of this year’s Social Inclusion Festival

South Dublin County Council announced the launch of this year’s Social Inclusion Festival. Mayor Ed O’Brien will host the official online launch ...