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Author: Simon Walsh
Tallaght man found guilty of possessing stolen golf clubs get 100 hours
By Brendan Grehan A MAN who was caught with 15 golf clubs worth €1,500 has been sentenced to 100 hours of community service ...
Man accused of robbing Rathcoole petrol station armed with a screwdriver
By Brendan Grehan A MAN accused of robbing a petrol station in Rathcoole with a screwdriver has been sent forward for trial to ...
Clondalkin man charged with getting money for roof repairs
By Brendan Grehan A CLONDALKIN man, accused of getting another to pay €3,500 for unnecessary roof repairs, will face trial in the Circuit ...
Authorities in Ballyfermot welcome largely peaceful Halloween
By Maurice Garvey AUTHORITIES have welcomed Halloween passing off in Ballyfermot without any major incidents. Bar the inevitable pockets of bonfires and illegal ...
Tallaght man stole €18k worth of electronics and computers from Brookfield Centre
By Laura Colgan A Tallaght man has been jailed for 20 months for his part in stealing €18,000 worth of computers and electronics ...
Waiting times for state benefits have become ‘mind-boggling’
By Mary Dennehy THE waiting times for state benefits have this week been described as “simply mind-boggling”, with one local woman who looks ...
‘Alarming’ rates of Vitamin D deficiencies show up in study of Greater Dublin area
By Brendan Grehan PEOPLE LIVING in Lucan are up to four times more deficient in Vitamin D than other parts of the greater ...
Echo Letters: Law and order has broken down in Clondalkin!
Dear Editor, ANTI-Social behaviour and crime have got out of hand in the Clondalkin area. I have said it many times, we ...
Echo Letters: Story behind the vote to reform Local Property Tax
Dear Editor, The report in last week’s Echo of Mayor Guss O’Connell’s motion calling on the government to reform the Local Property ...
Echo Letters: Outrage, desperation and prejudice?
Dear Editor, I WAS outraged to see once again The Echo newspaper facilitating Councillor Ronan McMahon’s attacks on the Anti Austerity Alliance. ...