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Category: Ballyfermot
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 ...
Residents shocked and sickened at animal cruelty incidents
By Maurice GarveySADISTIC animal abuse is plaguing areas of Clondalkin and Ballyfermot over the last couple of years. The Echo understands groups ...
Did you miss any of the biggest news from last week’s Echo? Right this way…
By Simon WalshThere was a huge reaction last week to the news that heartless thieves were stealing from cars while mourners visited gravesides ...
Run up to Halloween starting early for Dublin Fire Brigade
By Laura LyneDUBLIN Fire Brigade this week confirmed that the “run up to Halloween” has started for its local firefighters with “a ...
Angry councillors say they never heard of gangs looking for protection money
By Maurice GarveyCOUNCILLORS in Dublin South Central questioned gang extortion claims in Crumlin, made last month by Fianna Fáil Councillor Catherine Ardagh. ...
Councillor seeks support from State for care home ‘survivors’
By Laura LyneA LOCAL councillor who spent his childhood in the Irish care system is using his story to highlight the “stigma ...
Local centenarians to star in remarkable film
By Mary DennehyAn AWARD winning film featuring 30 Irish centenarians, including 100-year-old women from Drimnagh and Clondalkin, is coming to cinema screens ...