Author: Maurice Garvey

Cevian Capital gets boost of almost 20 per cent with CRH investment

Cevian Capital gets boost of almost 20 per cent with CRH investment

Business

CEVIAN Capital, Europe’s largest activist firm and one of the biggest shareholders in Irish building materials giant CRH, generated investment gains of ...

Bus Connects scheme from Liffey Valley to city centre is approved

Bus Connects scheme from Liffey Valley to city centre is approved

Clondalkin

THE Department of Transport and the National Transport Authority (NTA) received notification of planning approval by An Bord Pleanála of the Liffey ...

‘Offensive and threatening graffiti offers nothing to our community’

‘Offensive and threatening graffiti offers nothing to our community’

Ballyfermot

GRAFFITI on the side of the former Blackhorse Inn pub in Inchicore which says ‘Kill Leo Veradkar – he sold out the ...

Plans are refused to turn commercial premises into five-storey apartment block

Plans are refused to turn commercial premises into five-storey apartment block

Ballyfermot

PLANS to turn a commercial premises into a five storey apartment block in Bluebell have been refused permission by Dublin City Council. ...

Drug project to remain open following community support

Drug project to remain open following community support

Clondalkin

A DRUG outreach community organisation with a growing waiting list, was set to close at the end of December, but community support ...

Clondalkin teacher one of five educators worldwide to speak at COP28

Clondalkin teacher one of five educators worldwide to speak at COP28

Clondalkin

A CLONDALKIN teacher selected as one of five educators worldwide to speak about climate change, returned from COP28 feeling “overwhelmed, somewhat disappointed, ...

Echo Year in Review: December 2023

Echo Year in Review: December 2023

Year in Review 2023

Festive cheer is in the air as communities prepare to celebrate Christmas. Over 200 Santas braved the elements for the annual Laurels ...

Residents to move into age-friendly housing

Residents to move into age-friendly housing

Clondalkin

UP TO 45 residents are set to move into a new age-friendly Clann/Clúid Housing managed Sandymills development in Clondalkin by the end ...

Half of adults who can contact their mother speak to them once a day

Half of adults who can contact their mother speak to them once a day

Business

THE average adult in Ireland is in five active instant messaging groups. According to research by Citywest company Pure Telecom, a third ...

Progress made on plans to build 176 houses on Sons of Providence site

Progress made on plans to build 176 houses on Sons of Providence site

Ballyfermot

SUBSTANTIAL progress has been made over plans for a proposed social housing site at Sons of Divine Providence (SDP) in Ballyfermot, according ...