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Author: Simon Walsh
Teenager stole €15 from old woman with dementia
By Brendan Grehan A TEENAGER who stole €15 from an 89-year-old woman with dementia while burgling her house was remanded for sentencing by ...
Local graveyard security procedures to come under scrutiny
By Mary Dennehy A REVIEW of local burial grounds is currently being undertaken by South Dublin County Council in a bid to examine ...
Calls to legalise cannabis use for medical purposes
By Maurice Garvey CALLS to regulate cannabis for medical use were the focus of a Bill introduced by People Before Profit TD Gino ...
Balrothery school submits extension plans
By Laura Lyne SCOIL Aonghusa Senior National School in Balrothery looks to extend its footprint after submitting an application for planning permission. The ...
Tallafest organisers call for balloon mascots for events
By Mary Dennehy THE line-up for Tallafest continues to be announced this week as organisers put a special call-out for balloon mascots ...
New principal of Educate Together says ‘Books spark the imagination of children’
By Echo Reporter EDUCATE Together has appointed Margaret Burke as Principal of Riverview Educate Together National School in Dublin 12. Riverview ETNS will ...
Over 14,000 pupils shown to be autistic
By Mary Dennehy THE findings of a new special education report, which found that one in 65 students had autism, highlights the need ...
Back-to-school costs are ‘inordinately’ high and families are resorting to borrowing money, says Barnardos survey
By Echo Reporter SINN Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin TD has reacted to the results of a Barnardos survey which shows the expense of sending ...
Community childcare facilities at breaking point in county
By Mary Dennehy COMMUNITY childcare facilities are at breaking point due to a challenging financial environment, which is putting local, not-for-profit childcare providers ...
ECHO OPINION: Waste freeze at Ballymount
By Echo Reporter THE many years of austerity that the public has had endured has taught us the dubious joys of tightening ...