Author: Simon Walsh

Tallaght woman seriously injured after hit-and run incident

Tallaght woman seriously injured after hit-and run incident

News

By Mary Dennehy A WOMAN in her fifties was this week hospitalised after she was seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident involving an ...

Dr Craig ‘bore his illness with courage’

Dr Craig ‘bore his illness with courage’

Tallaght

THE funeral of Dr John Craig took place in on Tuesday in Knocklyon, following his passing in Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s ...

Relay for Life event attracts huge crowds

Relay for Life event attracts huge crowds

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey DESPITE facing a weekend with a bad weather forecast – the community turned out en masse to support the annual ...

Liffey Valley developers to pay nearly €10m to council in fees

Liffey Valley developers to pay nearly €10m to council in fees

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey DEVELOPERS will pay close to €10 million in contribution fees to South Dublin County Council for public infrastructure and road ...

‘Spiderman’ arm produced for young boy by Tallaght students

‘Spiderman’ arm produced for young boy by Tallaght students

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy A TEAM of engineering volunteers at IT Tallaght handed over a workable, specially customised Spiderman arm to a young ...

Ballyfermot grandmother with fatal illness hopes for Anfield dream

Ballyfermot grandmother with fatal illness hopes for Anfield dream

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A FAMILY have started a campaign to grant their mother – suffering from a fatal illness – her dream of ...

Delight as work on new Clondalkin Equine Club facility begins

Delight as work on new Clondalkin Equine Club facility begins

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey THE commencement of work on the new Clondalkin Equine Club facility in Ballyowen Park, has been welcomed by supporters. Derek ...

July 2016 Team of the Month – Ireland Junior Men’s 4x100m Relay Team

July 2016 Team of the Month – Ireland Junior Men’s 4x100m Relay Team

Sport

By Stephen Leonard PICKING up ‘The Echo Team of the Month’ Award for July was the Ireland Junior Men’s 4x100m Relay team who ...

July 2016 Sports Star of the Month – William Hayden

July 2016 Sports Star of the Month – William Hayden

Sport

By Stephen Leonard WILLIAM Hayden of Crumlin Boxing Club returned home from last month’s European Schoolboy Championships in Croatia with a gold medal. ...

Bushido MA targeting World Junior medals

Bushido MA targeting World Junior medals

Sport

By Stephen Leonard A NUMBER of students from Bushido Clondalkin are gearing up for the arrival of the WAKO Cadets and Junior World ...