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Local bank staff walk from Kilkenny to Dublin for Make-A-Wish charity

Local bank staff walk from Kilkenny to Dublin for Make-A-Wish charity

News

By Mary Dennehy STAFF in Bank of Ireland’s contact centre in Tallaght have raised more than €5,000 for the Make-A-Wish children’s charity, ...

Blanket speed limit of  30km/h to come into effect in housing estates

Blanket speed limit of 30km/h to come into effect in housing estates

News

By Mary Dennehy A SPEED limit of 30km/h is being introduced into all housing estates across South Dublin County and will be ...

Friends of Paul De Ferriera show support with fundraising events

Friends of Paul De Ferriera show support with fundraising events

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey FRIENDS of young Clondalkin father Paul De Ferriera - who suffered a horrific head injury in a quad bike accident ...

Tallaght man who allegedly sexually assaulted patient sent forward to Circuit Court

Tallaght man who allegedly sexually assaulted patient sent forward to Circuit Court

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By Brendan Grehan A TALLAGHT man who allegedly sexually assaulted two female patients at a care home has been sent forward for trial ...

OFFICIAL: The new playground in Tymon Park is now open

OFFICIAL: The new playground in Tymon Park is now open

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By Mary Dennehy THE new playground in Tymon Park opened to the public this afternoon, and is currently getting the once-over by ...

1998: 24 Echo picture pages from Tallaght, Clondalkin, Ballyfermot, Lucan and more

1998: 24 Echo picture pages from Tallaght, Clondalkin, Ballyfermot, Lucan and more

Arts & Culture

After the success of our latest ‘Do you remember going out in Tallaght in the 90s?’ Part One and Part Two we ...

Interskalactic set to headline Whelan’s show this weekend

Interskalactic set to headline Whelan’s show this weekend

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty FRESH from releasing their debut EP, the Irish ska band Interskalactic are gearing up for a headline show in Whelan's ...

Much anticipated Passion Project set for Ballyfermot this weekend

Much anticipated Passion Project set for Ballyfermot this weekend

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE wait is almost over for the highly-anticipated Passion Project in Ballyfermot – the two-day event taking place on Saturday ...

Online plea to raise €100k for Drimnagh mother with rare cancer

Online plea to raise €100k for Drimnagh mother with rare cancer

News

By Maurice Garvey A MOTHER battling a rare form of cancer has been “overwhelmed” by a roller-coaster of emotions, after an online appeal ...

Tallaght’s Erica Redmond takes over Google.ie for the day with her doodle

Tallaght’s Erica Redmond takes over Google.ie for the day with her doodle

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy A HAPPY robot called Tom secured a €10,000 technology grant for Scoil Carmel junior school in Firhouse, after his creator ...