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Firefighters attend over 160 bonfires in lead up to Halloween

Firefighters attend over 160 bonfires in lead up to Halloween

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey FIREFIGHTERS have attended over 160 bonfires in the lead up to Halloween – almost three times as many as the ...

St Mary’s president was well respected in GAA circles

St Mary’s president was well respected in GAA circles

Tallaght

THE President of St Mary’s GAA Club in Saggart has been remembered as a dedicated club member, and a friend to many ...

St Mark’s JNS green committee are great role models and ambassadors

St Mark’s JNS green committee are great role models and ambassadors

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty ST MARK’S Junior National School in Springfield, Tallaght, was recently awarded a Green Flag in recognition of the steps the ...

‘Now more than ever there is a need to focus on young people’

‘Now more than ever there is a need to focus on young people’

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy AMY Keatinge has from a young age recognised the importance of community, and the need to support and recognise those ...

Corkagh Park secures fourth green flag thanks to huge effort  by park staff

Corkagh Park secures fourth green flag thanks to huge effort by park staff

Clondalkin

SOUTH Dublin County Council are delighted to have won a green flag for Corkagh Park for the fourth consecutive year. The Green ...

Stories from the Frontline: We hope the Goodies were of benefit to members of RAMS and Newcastle ladies

Stories from the Frontline: We hope the Goodies were of benefit to members of RAMS and Newcastle ladies

Lucan

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

Couple raise €48,000 for the Coombe in memory of Grace

Couple raise €48,000 for the Coombe in memory of Grace

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty A HUSBAND and wife team raised over €48,000 last weekend after jogging and cycling 30kms from their home in Rathcoole ...

This week’s front pages – 29th of October 2020

This week’s front pages – 29th of October 2020

Latest

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

Proposed new public toilets have not gone fully down the drain

Proposed new public toilets have not gone fully down the drain

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey PROPOSALS for public toilets on local high streets have not gone fully down the drain, following an amendment to a ...

‘It’s shameful’ anti-dog fouling posters are removed says parent

‘It’s shameful’ anti-dog fouling posters are removed says parent

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty THE removal of anti-dog fouling posters in Firhouse which were made by local schoolchildren was a “shameful” act, according to ...