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Author: Simon Walsh
‘I will miss the positivity of the school’
By Mary Dennehy AFTER 35 years in Scoil Aonghusa Senior, Principal Theresa Clarke is this week retiring from the ‘vibrant’ school – ...
Plan could provide 5,000 houses in the next 5 years
By Maurice Garvey THE Oireachtas Housing Committee’s recently published recommend-ations, would provide 5,000 social houses in South Dublin County over the next ...
Echo Opinion: What is the State doing for Ibrahim?
By Echo Reporter THE TRIAL in Egypt of Firhouse man Ibrahim Halawa was adjourned for the 14th time this Wednesday. Ibrahim was ...
Educate Together school in Greenhills welcomed
By Laura Lyne A NEW Educate Together primary school is set to open in September 2016 in the former St Peter’s BNS ...
Castletymon library plans submitted for the council’s approval
By Laura Lyne PLANS for the development of a new library in Castletymon were presented at the recent Tallaght Area Committee meeting. ...
Drones seen as a ‘real and growing threat’
By Maurice Garvey DRONES have created security and safety risks at airports in recent years – with industry leaders such as Tony ...
Council: no plans for new junk collection
By Echo Reporter SOUTH Dublin County Council have no plans to reinstate a junk collection – which was previously in use until ...
Larry still taking on the treadmill at 90
By Mary Dennehy TURNING 90 last week, Tallaght native Larry Quinn has no intention of letting his age push him off the ...
Householders still finding it difficult to obtain insurance flood risk cover
By Mary Dennehy DESPITE more than €330,000 being spent on flood-relief works in Killinarden in 2012, home owners continue to be “discriminated ...
Tributes paid to former Tallaght Community School principal
By Echo Reporter TRIBUTES have been paid to former Tallaght Community School headmaster Padraig Heeran, who passed away last week. He began ...