Author: Simon Walsh

42 patients left on trolleys in Tallaght Hospital

By Mary Dennehy THE number of patients on trolleys in Tallaght Hospital jumped to 42 on Wednesday of this week, as the hospital ...

Three beautiful Tallaght boys on their journey of autism

By Mary Dennehy A TALLAGHT mother of three autistic sons has written an honest memoir in the hope of helping other families, and ...

Damage caused by Dublin mountain fire emerges as cause remains unknown

Dublin Fire Brigade have shared images of the damage caused by last night’s fire in the Dublin mountains as the cause of ...

Heartbreak: Q&A with Tallaght’s Emmet Kirwan

By Mary Dennehy SPRINGFIELD writer and actor Emmet Kirwan, who is back on home soil next month with his play Dublin Oldschool, has ...

SDCC express “serious concerns” over Greenhills school extension plans

By Aideen O'Flaherty SOUTH Dublin County Council has expressed "serious concerns" about the impact of a proposed two-storey extension of Holy Spirit Junior ...

Waste management company applies for five-year extension

By Aideen O'Flaherty ELECTRICAL Waste Management Limited have applied for a five-year extension on temporary planning permission granted for a site used for ...

IT Tallaght are exempt from paying €500,000 developers fees

By Aideen O'Flaherty IT TALLAGHT has successfully appealed a planning decision made by South Dublin County Council that would have required them to ...

Anyone up for an early morning rave before work?

The team behind Morning Gloryville are bringing back Dublin's Morning Rave on the 23rd of February in Hangar, Andrews Lane. Morning Gloryville ...

The Echo Lucan edition 26 January 2017

On this day in 1987: St Aidan’s Park halting site in Tallaght

After much confrontation in the Tallaght area during the mid 1980s between residence and members of the travelling community, the St Aidan’s ...