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Author: Simon Walsh
Hospital ‘Quiet Room’ is a special space for parents and families
By Echo Reporter THE IMPORTANCE of the new Quiet Room at Tallaght Hospital can’t be underestimated. It is a unique space available to ...
Superheroes raise €7,000 for Ben’s treatment in the US
By Mary Dennehy THE children, parents and staff of a childcare centre in Baldonnell donned their capes recently and raised a super €7,000 ...
Packard workers to get together after 20 years
By Echo Reporter A REUNION for the former workers of Packard Electric is being held in the Abberley Court Hotel on Friday, September ...
Echo Letters: Free education assertion is an insult to parents paying back-to-school costs
By Echo Reader Dear Editor,IN its 11th annual school costs, children’s charity Barnardos said the education system has “inequality and unfairness” at its ...
Echo Letters: Minister ‘has no intention of engaging with people of Tallaght’
Dear Editor, I READ a letter which The Echo published in its August 4 edition. The letter was entitled ‘Planning guidelines and ...
Pitch & Putt club forced to close doors after 50 years
By Laura Lyne AFTER a 52-year stint as one of Ireland’s most unique pitch-and-putt clubs, The Creek, located at Rockbrook in Rathfarnham has ...
Almost 3,000 less signing on across Dublin South West compared to last year
By Laura Lyne THERE has been a drop of 3,000 people on the live register across Dublin South west since July 2015, ...
Garda manhunt underway after shots fired in Bluebell
A garda manhunt is underway for a man who is believed to have opened fire on a house in the Bluebell area ...
Jennifer cruises home in Liffey Swim
THE 97th Dublin City Liffey Swim organised by the Leinster Open Sea and sponsored by Dublin City Council took place on Saturday. ...
Alternative Clondalkin Primary Care site considered
By Laura Lyne THE future of the development of a Primary Health Care Centre on a site on Convent Road in Clondalkin has ...