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Category: Arts & Culture
37 years of Echo front pages
Our first edition of May (in shops and online today) kicks of our 37th Birthday celebrations, so we thought it would be ...
Future Fears geared up for debut EP release
ALTERNATIVE pop four-piece Future Fears are preparing to release their debut EP 'Lucid' this week, which delves into ethereal soundscapes. The band, ...
Who remembers growing up in Tallaght in the 80s?
After the huge success of our ‘Do you remember going out in Tallaght in 90s?’ posts online recently, we’re continuing our look ...
The importance of neutering your cat and NOT feeding wild cats
This week we visited the DSPCA to meet three-week-old Echo – a kitten found in a tyre yard at just five days ...
New challenge for Tallaght’s Tracey with Slimming World group
By Aideen O'Flaherty A TALLAGHT woman who lost five stone and had her wedding featured on Don't Tell The Bride is preparing ...
This week’s Jobstown House Carpool Karaoke is all about that bass!
It’s Friday so that means it’s time for the Jobstown House’s Carpool Karaoke, and this week it’s all about that bass! Last ...
Did you know a woman from Tallaght married Adolf Hitler’s half brother?
This article first appeared in the Echo on November 18, 1999 and was written by Donal Bergin. Adolf Hitler, the monster who ...
Fighting Words victory for Coláiste de hÍde’s Julianna
A THIRD year Coláiste de hÍde student has had her writing picked to be a part of the Irish Times' Fighting Words ...
Room for Two comes to the Civic Theatre
KNOWN for her roles in Glenroe and Fair City, actress Geraldine Plunkett is currently performing in a brand new, heart-warming drama called ...
The IFI has archived Irish TV ads from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s and they are hilarious
We all remember the TV adverts from our childhood which instantly transport us back to a time when we were little, and ...