Author: Simon Walsh

Budget of €30k adequate for ‘foul play’ action, says council

Budget of €30k adequate for ‘foul play’ action, says council

News

By Maurice Garvey DUBLIN City Council is content that resources for an undercover dog-fouling operation are adequate to deal with “not so pleasant” ...

Blueskies initiative launches website

Blueskies initiative launches website

Tallaght

By Maurice Garvey FOLLOWING a successful campaign to engage with families in west Dublin, the Blue Skies Initiative has launched its newly upgraded ...

How would you like to see Corkagh Park develop?

How would you like to see Corkagh Park develop?

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey RESIDENTS are being asked to anonymously provide their views on how best to develop Corkagh Park. Corkagh Park has been ...

Boys with fake and bogus cards posing as collectors for Lucan Boxing Club

Boys with fake and bogus cards posing as collectors for Lucan Boxing Club

Lucan

By Echo Reporter BOGUS COLLECTORS have reappeared in Lucan and a local boxing club posted a photo on social media of one of ...

Stop pony persecutions, says My Lovely Horse

Stop pony persecutions, says My Lovely Horse

News

By Maurice Garvey YOUNG lads buying a pony on the cheap to rally it for the summer before discarding it, has to stop, ...

More civilian staff needed in garda stations, says Cllr

More civilian staff needed in garda stations, says Cllr

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey ADDITIONAL civilian staff at garda stations are required to free up time for gardaí to fight crime, according to Sinn ...

Sawn-off shotgun pointed at garda

Sawn-off shotgun pointed at garda

News

By Isabel Hayes A man who pointed a sawn-off shotgun at a garda’s face before being disarmed and arrested by another armed officer ...

An open letter to the Minister for Housing and Planning

An open letter to the Minister for Housing and Planning

Tallaght

By Echo Reader Dear Minister, Yesterday I received a phone call from a senior citizen lady in Tallaght in relation to my letters ...

Residents appeal for council to halt illegal dumping in lane ‘hotspot’

Residents appeal for council to halt illegal dumping in lane ‘hotspot’

Tallaght

By Laura Lyne CALLS to tackle an illegal dumping hotspot in Tallaght have been made as residents fear a serious accident will ...

Walking in the shoes of the homeless – real-life stories in challenging times

Walking in the shoes of the homeless – real-life stories in challenging times

News

By Mary Dennehy COMING to Dublin as a refugee in 1999, Modinat Bonaji has, after some difficult times, been settled in Tallaght with ...