Author: Simon Walsh

Gardai seize vehicle after driver used vise-grip to stop brake fluid leaking

Gardai seize vehicle after driver used vise-grip to stop brake fluid leaking

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Gardai are always sharing images online of cars they have seized for a multitude of reasons, but what they shared today is ...

IFTA nominations for local stars

IFTA nominations for local stars

Arts & Culture

There is plenty of local interest in this year’s Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, with Tallaght’s Seana Kerslake and Emmet Kirwan, ...

Victims of Clondalkin fire named locally

Victims of Clondalkin fire named locally

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The mother who tragically died in a fire at a Clondalkin apartment in the early hours of this morning has this afternoon ...

Man arrested after reports of attempted abduction at local Lidl

Man arrested after reports of attempted abduction at local Lidl

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A Garda investigation has been launched after a man was accused of attempting to abduct a young child from a Lidl store ...

On This Day in 1997: Did you know Graham Norton is from Walkinstown?

On This Day in 1997: Did you know Graham Norton is from Walkinstown?

Arts & Culture

For as long we can remember, famed comedian and television presenter Graham Norton has always been associated with being from Cork. However, ...

Taoiseach leads tributes to woman and children who died in Clondalkin fire

Taoiseach leads tributes to woman and children who died in Clondalkin fire

Clondalkin

The Taoiseach has led tributes to the mother, daughter, and another young child who died overnight after a fire at a residence ...

Woman and two children die after fire in Clondalkin

Woman and two children die after fire in Clondalkin

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A woman and two children have died overnight after a serious fire at an apartment in Clondalkin. The tragedy unfolded around 2:30am ...

Dublin Fire Brigade IMPACT Trade Union members to join strike this month

Dublin Fire Brigade IMPACT Trade Union members to join strike this month

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Dublin Fire Brigade members of the IMPACT Trade Union have voted overwhelmingly to join their colleagues from SIPTU in two 24-hour work ...

Check out this week’s Echo Jobs, training and local college open days

Check out this week’s Echo Jobs, training and local college open days

Jobs

In the latest update from the Echo Jobs, training and local college open days there are offerings from a host of local organisations. ...

First-time buyers pick Tallaght as their number one housing choice

First-time buyers pick Tallaght as their number one housing choice

Tallaght

TALLAGHT is the first choice in Dublin for first-time buyers spending up to €450k in 2016, followed by Swords and Lucan. According ...