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Remembering Paddy Drac
By Mary Dennehy IT’S BEEN a year since Tallaght’s one-and-only charitable vampire Paddy Finlay, aka Paddy Drac, passed away, leaving a “big gap” ...
‘Any time you met Fran he’d have a smile on his face’
By Maurice Garvey CLONDALKIN Tidy Towns are this week mourning the loss of longtime member Francis ‘Fran’ Byrne. Mr Byrne, a Floraville resident, ...
Tallaght artist’s social distancing mural
By Hayden Moore LOCAL artist Emma Blake has had a photograph of her mural in Kingswood, that encourages people to keep to ...
Man (39) allegedly shouted ‘coronavirus’ during robbery
By Tom Tuite A 39-YEAR-OLD man chased a shop security man while holding a knife and shouting “coronavirus” during a raid in Dublin, ...
Coronavirus: 28 further deaths and 500 new cases
By William O'Connor 28 patients have died from COVID-19 and a further 500 new cases have been confirmed today by The Health Protection Surveillance ...
WATCH: Glenasmole farmer’s haircut with sheep shears goes viral
WATCH: By Mary Dennehy A VIDEO of Glenasmole farmer Donie Anderson skillfully cutting his hair with a traditional sheep shears has gone viral, ...
Debenhams Tallaght store to close as retailer pulls out of Ireland
By Maurice Garvey A TERRIBLE day for staff at Debenhams, after the announcement that the department store is pulling out of Ireland. The ...
This week’s front pages – 9th of April 2020
The Echo is on shop shelves today across communities in Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan and Ballyfermot. Check out our front pages below. Tallaght ...
Rewind: Swiftbrook Paper Mills
By Danielle Walsh Ronan Founded during the eighteenth century, the production of paper at Swiftbrook Paper Mills began around 1785 and had a ...
65 roses day for cystic fibrosis
By William O'Connor PEOPLE locally are being urged to show their support for people living with cystic fibrosis and their families by donating ...