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Vintage US fire trucks fuel Liam’s engine passion and help charities

Vintage US fire trucks fuel Liam’s engine passion and help charities

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By Aideen O'Flaherty A MECHANIC’S passion for working on engines led him to purchase two vintage fire engines from the US, which he ...

This week’s front pages – 9 August 2018 edition

This week’s front pages – 9 August 2018 edition

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Check out this week's Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan and Ballyfermot front pages... The Echo is in local shops today!  Tallaght Clondalkin

Tallaght Garda Station shelters homeless family

Tallaght Garda Station shelters homeless family

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Updated: 14:40 TALLAGHT Garda Station provided shelter to a young mother and her six kids last night, with pictures of the family ...

Taxi man Gerry’s Toyota Corolla is out of this world

Taxi man Gerry’s Toyota Corolla is out of this world

Tallaght

ADVERTORIAL By Aideen O'Flaherty A TAXI driver has described his car as a ‘moon buggy’ as it has clocked up enough mileage to ...

Vandals set playground on fire and force closure

Vandals set playground on fire and force closure

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey MINDLESS vandalism at Willie Pearse Park in Crumlin has forced the temporary closure of the children’s playground. Thugs set fire ...

Accused threatened to make personal photos public

Accused threatened to make personal photos public

Tallaght

By Declan Brennan A man who threatened to make his ex-partner’s personal photographs public after she reported his beating of her to gardai ...

ESB promises permanent repairs after apologies for ongoing power failures

ESB promises permanent repairs after apologies for ongoing power failures

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey A NUMBER of power failures in the last month has caused frustration for residents in a Clondalkin estate. Harelawn residents ...

Schoolgirl (6) donates her lovely hair and raises €1.7k

Schoolgirl (6) donates her lovely hair and raises €1.7k

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By Aideen O'Flaherty A SCHOOLGIRL donated 15 inches of her long locks to the Rapunzel Foundation and raised over €1,700 for the Irish ...

Get to know the neighbours with a super family fun day

Get to know the neighbours with a super family fun day

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy THE community of Russell Square staged its second annual family fun day recently, an event which fosters social inclusion, friendship ...

SuperValu store closed due to fire is to reopen

SuperValu store closed due to fire is to reopen

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By Mary Dennehy THE SuperValu store in Fortunestown, closed since November 2016 due to a fire, is expected to reopen by the end ...