Category: Clondalkin

Social Circle hosts Heart of Autism fundraising Ball

Social Circle hosts Heart of Autism fundraising Ball

Clondalkin

Mary DennehyA LOCAL, parent-run organisation dedicated to the provision of social, sporting and cultural activities for children on the autism spectrum is ...

Shocking – families with special needs children waiting years for services

Shocking – families with special needs children waiting years for services

Clondalkin

By Brendan GrehanA LOCAL COUNCILLOR has described as “shocking” the revelation that Clondalkin and Lucan families with special needs children are left ...

Community grants boost for groups

Community grants boost for groups

Clondalkin

By Echo ReporterCOUNCILLOR Charlie O’Connor has welcomed the approval by South Dublin County Council for Applications for Commuity Grants. He said that ...

Councillors slam €20m modular housing units plan for the county

Councillors slam €20m modular housing units plan for the county

Clondalkin

By Maurice GarveyCOUNCILLORS have slammed the likelihood that South Dublin County Council will spend up to €20 million on modular housing units ...

‘Elections belong to the people’ – Abraham Lincoln

‘Elections belong to the people’ – Abraham Lincoln

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyTHE Echo wants to hear from constituents ahead of General Election 2016. Too often at election time, public opinion is ...

Healthy Living Centre Open Day in Clondalkin

Healthy Living Centre Open Day in Clondalkin

Clondalkin

By Echo ReporterRESIDENTS enjoyed an overview of the wide variety of services on offer during the Healthy Living Centre open day in ...

Families create first national Moebius syndrome support and awareness group

Families create first national Moebius syndrome support and awareness group

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyONLY three children in Ireland are known to have a rare neurological condition called Moebius syndrome, with two of these ...

Task Force launches booklets to raise risks of steroid and tanning injections

Task Force launches booklets to raise risks of steroid and tanning injections

Clondalkin

By Maurice GarveyCLONDALKIN Drugs and Alcohol Task Force (CDATF) launched a pair of booklets this week to raise awareness of risks associated ...

Qualified chef handed five years following a three week crime spree to feed drug addiction

Qualified chef handed five years following a three week crime spree to feed drug addiction

Clondalkin

By Sonya McCleanA QUALIFIED chef who resorted to robbery to get prescription medication to feed his drug addiction has been sentenced to ...

340 apartments set to be constructed  on Carriglea Industrial Estate

340 apartments set to be constructed on Carriglea Industrial Estate

Ballyfermot

By Laura LyneAN APARTMENT development of 340 units, one of the largest apartment schemes planned since the property crash, looks set to ...