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Happy ‘bridge’ couple show the power of love

Happy ‘bridge’ couple show the power of love

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy DO YOU remember the Tallaght lad who last year proposed to his girlfriend while walking across the new bridge spanning ...

VIDEO: Clondalkin Gardai investigating suspected arson attack

VIDEO: Clondalkin Gardai investigating suspected arson attack

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By Echo Reporter Gardai in Clondalkin are investigating a suspected arson attack after a van was apparently set on fire in the ...

Have something to sell? Ballyfermot market have places available

Have something to sell? Ballyfermot market have places available

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey VENDING spots are available for traders to rent, at an upcoming market in Ballyfermot Civic Community Centre on Sunday, ...

‘Mad goalie’ John hit rock-bottom and prayed he wouldn’t wake up

‘Mad goalie’ John hit rock-bottom and prayed he wouldn’t wake up

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey STARTING on a deadly drug path at 12 years of age, Irish Street League goalie John Farrell didn’t wait around ...

From bareback horse-riding in Clondalkin to Epsom Derby delight

From bareback horse-riding in Clondalkin to Epsom Derby delight

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey FROM mitching school as a teenager, to shaking hands with the Aga Khan and the Queen of England, after leading ...

247 suicides in South Dublin County since 2005

247 suicides in South Dublin County since 2005

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By Mary Dennehy FIGURES released by the HSE this week report that 247 people from South Dublin County tragically lost their lives to ...

Pensioners ‘evicted’ by council plead for home

Pensioners ‘evicted’ by council plead for home

News

By Mary Dennehy A COUPLE in their seventies who worked all their lives and reared five children have found themselves homeless and living ...

Rose O’Halloran, at 102 years of age, was one of Clondalkin’s oldest

Rose O’Halloran, at 102 years of age, was one of Clondalkin’s oldest

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ByMaurice Garvey CLONDALKIN marked the end of an era this week – with the sad passing of Castle Park resident Rose O’Halloran ...

Clondalkin Gardai seek help finding missing teenager

Clondalkin Gardai seek help finding missing teenager

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Gardaí in Ronanstown are seeking assistance from the public in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Leigh Leech. Leigh was last seen on ...

One year in jail for possessing child pornography

One year in jail for possessing child pornography

Lucan

By Fiona Ferguson  A MAN with a previous conviction for possession of child pornography, who admitted to gardaí he had relapsed into viewing ...