Category: Clondalkin

Hectic times for centre supporting the community

Hectic times for centre supporting the community

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey THE last seven months has been a crazy period for Deansrath Family Centre. Forced to close in November after a ...

Businesses ‘all want to rehire staff and get back to serving community’

Businesses ‘all want to rehire staff and get back to serving community’

Clondalkin

By Mary Dennehy AS THE country enters Phase 2 of Ireland’s roadmap for re-opening, The Echo spoke with Colm Brophy TD about his ...

‘We want people to say no when moneylenders come to the door’

‘We want people to say no when moneylenders come to the door’

Clondalkin

By Aideen O'Flaherty THE Central Bank’s decision to introduce ‘health warnings’ on advertisements by legal moneylenders has been welcomed by St Vincent de ...

Local Faces: Alpha Gassama

Local Faces: Alpha Gassama

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey ARRIVING in Ireland from Guinea in 2004, Alpha Gassama spent close to ten years at asylum centres in Cork, Limerick, ...

Idle housing development to go on the open market

Idle housing development to go on the open market

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey AN IDLE housing development is due to go on the open market, but questions remain over the payment of developer ...

Much anticipated Parkour will be installed in Collinstown Park

Much anticipated Parkour will be installed in Collinstown Park

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey DUBLIN’S first parkour area is scheduled to be installed at a new playspace in Clondalkin. It will form part of ...

Four years jail for nine day robbery spree

Four years jail for nine day robbery spree

Clondalkin

By Isabel Hayes A father-of-two who committed a series of robberies over a nine day period has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.  Amir ...

Happy Pear to close

Happy Pear to close

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey THE Happy Pear will not be reopening in Clondalkin after requesting a termination of it’s lease at the Round Tower ...

Kayla cuts 16 inches of hair to raise €4k for two charities

Kayla cuts 16 inches of hair to raise €4k for two charities

Clondalkin

By Maurice Garvey A YOUNG girl cut 16 inches of hair off her locks – raising close to €4k for charity in the ...

Promoting positive wellbeing

Promoting positive wellbeing

Clondalkin

By Aideen O'Flaherty CLONDALKIN Youthreach recently saw success at the Young Social Innovators of the Year Awards 2020, after receiving an award for ...