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Schools found with structural defects to  open as normal

Schools found with structural defects to open as normal

Lucan

By Aideen O'Flaherty A NUMBER of local primary schools, whose buildings were built by Western Building Systems and were found to have structural ...

College now a class act

College now a class act

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy AFTER three years in prefabs, Kingswood Community College has moved into its new building, with 525 students and 48 staff ...

School bus barney sorted for this year

School bus barney sorted for this year

Lucan

By Maurice Garvey CHILDREN who lost their places on a school bus due to a “lottery for concessionary places”, are hopeful that the ...

Over 20,000 appointments now shifted to new outpatient facility

Over 20,000 appointments now shifted to new outpatient facility

News

By Mary Dennehy MORE than 20,000 appointments are now set to take place annually in a new community-based outpatient facility – after Tallaght ...

Check out this week’s Echo Jobs – 3rd September 2019 Edition

Check out this week’s Echo Jobs – 3rd September 2019 Edition

Jobs

Looking for a job? Check out The Echo's jobs listings for this week, which include local career opportunities for a Bus escort, ...

Sulky drive helps raise funds for mental health services

Sulky drive helps raise funds for mental health services

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A SULKY and horse-cart drive was organised on Sunday in an effort to raise funds for mental health services ...

Check out this week’s Echo Education and Training – 4th September 2019 Edition

Check out this week’s Echo Education and Training – 4th September 2019 Edition

Jobs

Looking to upskill? Check out The Echo's education and training listings for this week, which include local career opportunities and a wide ...

Blitz on litter in village gets 38 bags of rubbish

Blitz on litter in village gets 38 bags of rubbish

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy TWO major litter blitzes were held in and around the Tallaght village area last week, one of which got the ...

Residents ‘sick’ of drug dealing and burnt-out cars

Residents ‘sick’ of drug dealing and burnt-out cars

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey BURNT-out cars and an “notable increase” of crack and weed dealing in Bawnogue, has left residents “sick” of the anti-social ...

Teen patients use cannabis as the substance of choice

Teen patients use cannabis as the substance of choice

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey CANNABIS was the primary substance of use by teen patients, according to the latest annual report by the HSE Adolescent ...