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Author: Mark
€8,600 raised for Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross
By Maurice Garvey THE loss of a beloved mother Patty O’Keefe compelled her son to run 68km in a day for Our Lady’s ...
Talented singer Louise brings the local community together
By Aideen O'Flaherty A TALENTED singer has brought the community of Castle Lawns in Balrothery, Tallaght, together during lockdown and through the summer ...
SDCC Dev Plan: Development Plan has key role to play in community infrastructure
By Mary Dennehy South Dublin County Council has started the process of reviewing the County Development Plan, with those living across communities invited ...
Football club run first memorial cup to remember dad Mark
By Mary Dennehy LAST Saturday a number of football teams took to the pitch of Sundrive Park in remembrance of a much loved ...
Des was a really good person and a person to be listened to
Tallaght resident Aidan Thomas this week writes in tribute to Des O'Neill who passed away. Des me oul flower. We are all ...
‘PPN’s are a great way for voluntary groups to have voice heard’
By Mary Dennehy A FORMER councillor from Limerick has been appointed as the new South Dublin County Public Participation Network (PPN) co-ordinator. Kieran ...
Local Faces: Yemi Ojo
By Hayden Moore OVER the past 16 years, Yemi Ojo has dedicated her life to social inclusion with the Jobstown woman striving to ...
Dementia – what you can do for your community
As part of World Alzheimer Month this September, The Echo, in partnership with the HSE’s Dementia: Understand Together campaign, is featuring a ...
Illegal parking and dumping are creating a hazard risk
By Maurice Garvey ILLEGAL parking and dumping are creating a hazard risk in an industrial estate, according to a ratepayer who feels the ...
Fr Dave was the ‘coolest priest’ many of us ever came across
By Maurice Garvey TRIBUTES have poured in this week for Fr David Lumsden – a former priest in the parishes of Ballyfermot and ...