Category: Clondalkin

Ballymount Towing Company scoops Best Recovery Operator of the Year prize

Ballymount Towing Company scoops Best Recovery Operator of the Year prize

Clondalkin

By Maurice GarveyBALLYMOUNT business Irish Towing Company picked up a gong at the Society of Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) Irish Motor Industry ...

Planning award for Council

Planning award for Council

Clondalkin

By William O'ConnorA WALKING and cycling project for schools in Ballyboden has won an award for Smart Travel at this year’s National ...

Family Carers is now one stronger national voice

Family Carers is now one stronger national voice

Clondalkin

By Mary DennehyA NEW organisation set to benefit more than 200,000 family carers in Ireland was last Friday officially launched in the ...

Popular Emma in running for Spirit of Community Awards

Popular Emma in running for Spirit of Community Awards

Ballyfermot

Laura LyneA YOUTH volunteer from Walkinstown is set to go to the All-Ireland final of the 2016 Pramerica Spirit of Community awards, ...

Stolen cars cost thousands of euro in damage to park

Stolen cars cost thousands of euro in damage to park

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyTHE amount of stolen and burnt-out cars discarded in recent weeks at parks in Drimnagh and Crumlin, has taken Dublin ...

Mystery still unsolved of woman missing for the past five years

Mystery still unsolved of woman missing for the past five years

Clondalkin

By Maurice GarveyEYES and ears are focused this week on the general election – as was the case in 2011. It may ...

Back in the saddle after life-threatening accident

Back in the saddle after life-threatening accident

Clondalkin

By Mary DennehyIN FEBRUARY 2014 Rathcoole jockey Peter Walsh was seriously injured, breaking 30 bones when he was thrown off a horse ...

Boy dies in Clondalkin after tragic accident on pony and trap

Boy dies in Clondalkin after tragic accident on pony and trap

Clondalkin

By Echo ReporterA young boy has this afternoon died in Clondalkin after the pony-and-trap he was aboard collided with a vehicle parked ...

‘Ongoing vandalism’ plus discarded syringes are some of the problems

‘Ongoing vandalism’ plus discarded syringes are some of the problems

Clondalkin

By Maurice GarveySYRINGES discarded in a children’s playground are yet another symbol of the problems facing residents in a troubled estate. Drug-dealing ...

Honours for courageous firefighter Ian

Honours for courageous firefighter Ian

Clondalkin

By Laura LyneA PROCESSION of honour followed beloved firefighter Ian “Frodo” McCormack to his final resting place in the Newland’s Cemetery on ...