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Category: Clondalkin
Rough sleeper figures released this week does not give true figure of amount of homelessness in city
By Mary DennehyFIGURES released this week from the spring count on rough sleeping do not give the “full scale” of the homeless ...
Giving something back as a volunteer!
By Echo ReporterSOUTH Dublin County Volunteer Centre is encouraging not-for-profit organisations to increase their understanding of new ways of volunteering – as ...
Future looks bright for Zaki after community raises €80k for surgery
By Maurice GarveyTHE fate of a young boy with a debilitating illness looks much brighter this week, after the community rallied to ...
Intimidation continues to break families
By Mary DennehyAS DRUG-related intimidation continues to plague communities, breaking-up families and pushing parents and grandparents into debt, a pro-active community seminar ...
Calls for government to review fuel allowance which ended last month
By Echo ReporterSinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has urged the outgoing government to review again the fuel allowance, which ended on April. ...
Easter Chicks ‘cluck’ up over €250,000
By Mary DennehyA GROUP of local knitters has over the past 10 years ‘clucked’ up more than €250,000 for the National Children’s ...
Over 9,000 applications remain on housing list, with average waiting time at least 5 years
By Echo ReporterTHERE are currently over 9,000 applications on the South Dublin County Council’s housing waiting list. The local authority say the ...
Over €600,000 spent by council on one property – and it still hasn’t housed anyone!
By Maurice GarveySOUTH Dublin County Council hope to recoup over €600,000 spent on a vacant house in Clondalkin – which one local ...
Storage building planned by Irish Distillers for the Fox and Geese
By Laura LyneIRISH Distillers will be able to proceed with plans to develop a new dry-goods storage building at its premises at ...
New dental clinic hopes to bridge the gap that sends people abroad
By Mary DennehyA NEW dental practice which hopes to fill a gap in the Irish market for low-cost dentistry has officially opened ...