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Growth of Tree of Hope

Growth of Tree of Hope

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By Laura Lyne THE Tree of Hope campaign was recently honoured by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Críona Ní Dhálaig, in a ceremony ...

Urgent calls to clean up former Gallaher’s site

Urgent calls to clean up former Gallaher’s site

Tallaght

By Laura Lyne CALLS for action to clean up the former Gallaher’s site on the Greenhills Road have been made by a ...

Papal Nuncio meets with the young leaders of Jobstown

Papal Nuncio meets with the young leaders of Jobstown

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy ­THE Papal Nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Charles Brown, visited Jobstown recently to meet with young people who are travelling to ...

Unprovoked street attack left victim with 43 stitches and a scar

Unprovoked street attack left victim with 43 stitches and a scar

Tallaght

By Sonya McLean  A man has been jailed for an unprovoked street attack which left his victim with a permanent disfiguring facial scar. ...

Tallaght Cross Primary Care Centre opening confirmed

Tallaght Cross Primary Care Centre opening confirmed

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By Echo Reporter THE Primary Care Centre located at Tallaght Cross will be operational from next month, it was confirmed at the recent ...

‘Good family man’ jailed for six months and banned from driving for 20 years

‘Good family man’ jailed for six months and banned from driving for 20 years

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By Brendan Grehan A “GOOD FAMILY man” with nine previous convictions for no insurance was jailed for six months by Tallaght Court. Judge Bridget ...

Prepared to ‘bang down’ Minister’s door for funding

Prepared to ‘bang down’ Minister’s door for funding

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By Mary Dennehy AN AFTER-SCHOOL homework programme in Fettercairn that helps to prevent children from falling through the cracks in education is in ...

Two men charged with assaulting each other in attacks with an axe and a knife

Two men charged with assaulting each other in attacks with an axe and a knife

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By Brendan Grehan TWO MEN accused of seriously assaulting each other have appeared before Tallaght Court, reports Brendan Grehan. Judge Bridget Reilly has ...

Man arrested after gun and ammunition seized in Clondalkin

Man arrested after gun and ammunition seized in Clondalkin

Clondalkin

By Echo Reporter Gardaí have confirmed they arrested a 20-year-old man following the discovery and seizure of a firearm and ammunition during a ...

Over one million children still live in Chernobyl ‘hot zones’

Over one million children still live in Chernobyl ‘hot zones’

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By Mary Dennehy THREE decades after the Chernobyl disaster, more than one million children continue to live in contaminated zones – including 11-year-old ...