Author: Simon Walsh

Council bid to eliminate ongoing illegal activities at Clonburris lands in Clondalkin

Council bid to eliminate ongoing illegal activities at Clonburris lands in Clondalkin

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey SOUTH Dublin County Council is currently making arrangements to have the Clonburris lands monitored, in an effort to prosecute people ...

Gardai issue warning after vehicle stolen in South Dublin by fishing keys through letterbox

Gardai issue warning after vehicle stolen in South Dublin by fishing keys through letterbox

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Gardai have again warned the public about the dangers of leaving car keys in plain sight of their front door after they ...

Rapid-build houses start at St Aidan’s in Tallaght

Rapid-build houses start at St Aidan’s in Tallaght

Tallaght

Construction has begun on rapid-build social houses on the land of St Aidan’s halting site in Tallaght, with South Dublin Council giving ...

Hospital bed cuts at the Coombe and Crumlin Children’s Hospital slammed

Hospital bed cuts at the Coombe and Crumlin Children’s Hospital slammed

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Figures received recently from the Health Service Executive (HSE) showed a cut in the number of available in-patient beds at the Coombe ...

Sign of the times for Firhouse Victory Centre

Sign of the times for Firhouse Victory Centre

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty AN application has been lodged for the retention of a sign at the site of the Victory Centre in Firhouse, ...

Art installation in Dublin Mountains destroyed just one week after being created

Art installation in Dublin Mountains destroyed just one week after being created

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It has taken less than a week for an art installation in the Dublin Mountains to be destroyed. The ‘Wind Phone’ was ...

Tesco Ballyfermot forced to close parts of store due to breaches of food safety

Tesco Ballyfermot forced to close parts of store due to breaches of food safety

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey TESCOS Ballyfermot were one of nine businesses that were served with a closure order during July for breaches of ...

Dublin grandmother to celebrate €60,000 Telly Bingo win by buying her grandchildren donuts

Dublin grandmother to celebrate €60,000 Telly Bingo win by buying her grandchildren donuts

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A delighted Dublin grandmother said she was going to celebrate scooping a €60,000 on Telly Bingo by buying her grandchildren donuts from ...

Check out this week’s Echo Jobs and Training – 15 August 2017 edition

Check out this week’s Echo Jobs and Training – 15 August 2017 edition

Jobs

In the latest update from the Echo Jobs and training pages there are offerings from a host of local organisations. These include, ...

People in Clondalkin are really enjoying the FREE yoga classes at the new heritage centre

People in Clondalkin are really enjoying the FREE yoga classes at the new heritage centre

Clondalkin

Over the last couple of weekends the people of Clondalkin and the wider communities have been involved in something of a yoga ...