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Category: Ballyfermot
Clubs face losses of thousands after liquidation of race management firm
By Maurice GarveyATHLETIC clubs and race organisers in South Dublin County face the loss of thousands of euro and a “kick in ...
More than 20 local sports clubs to benefit from Sports Capital Grants
By Simon WalshMore than 20 local clubs and several local South Dublin County Council and Dublin City Council parks have been announced ...
Blue Cross clinic donations robbed by thug with knife
By Maurice GarveyTHE Irish Blue Cross clinic was robbed in Ballyfermot last week – forcing the animal care clinic to be relocated ...
It’s your weekly Echo Sport preview
By Simon WalshThe National Basketball season got underway last weekend, and in this week’s Echo Sport we have all the action from ...
Did you miss any of the biggest stories from last week’s Echo? Right this way
By Simon WalshNews that a ten-year-old was last week the target of an attempted abduction in Tallaght brought huge reaction from Echo ...
Lack of training on Gateway scheme is ‘soul-destroying’, say participants
By Maurice GarveyGATEWAY participants in the Ballymount depot picketed this week to vent their frustration about the lack of training they have ...
Alcohol is a hugely complex issue engrained in Irish culture
By Mary Dennehy NEARLY 4,000 people attended alcohol services in Tallaght in 2013, with a marked increase reported this year in the ...
Barefoot in the Swazi park
By Mary DennehyA TALLAGHT photographer working with communities in Swaziland has started an appeal for used soccer boots, and is inviting families ...
Posters, politicians and promises – but no election
By Brendan GrehanDRIVING around the county recently you might be forgiven for thinking that there was an election on. There isn’t. There ...
Dog owners beware – gardaí go undercover to catch poo polluters
By Maurice GarveyUNDERCOVER city council inspectors and gardaí are sniffing out offenders who allow their dogs to foul on pavements in Dublin ...