Category: Clondalkin

Cllr seeks meeting with Archbishop

Cllr seeks meeting with Archbishop

Ballyfermot

By Brendan GrehanFOLLOWING the passing of a motion by South Dublin County Council supporting the survivors of mother and baby homes and ...

The biggest and best stories from last week’s Echo

The biggest and best stories from last week’s Echo

Ballyfermot

By Simon WalshPLANS to develop a €10 million primary care centre that will be used by the HSE and local GPs on ...

St Mary’s Boys School – fifty years on and still going strong

St Mary’s Boys School – fifty years on and still going strong

Clondalkin

By Maurice GarveyA DAY of celebration was held on Saturday to mark St Mary’s Boys National School Fifty-Year anniversary. Numerous public representatives, ...

Cruising taxis losing five to nine litres of fuel a day

Cruising taxis losing five to nine litres of fuel a day

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyTAXI drivers are losing between five and nine litres of fuel a day due to the removal of taxi ranks ...

Meeting the needs of our young people

Meeting the needs of our young people

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyA NEW inpatient unit for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) opened last Wednesday at Cherry Orchard Hospital. Minister ...

European training fund millions untapped by redundant workers

European training fund millions untapped by redundant workers

Ballyfermot

By Brendan GrehanMILLIONS OF euro earmarked for redundant workers from the Lufthansa Technik plant in Rathcoole are set to be returned unspent ...

Halloween bonfires down by one-third

Halloween bonfires down by one-third

Clondalkin

By Mary DennehyTHERE were 114 less bonfires across Tallaght and Clondalkin this Halloween compared to last year, a 33 per cent reduction ...

National children’s hospital will ‘significantly enhance the service’

National children’s hospital will ‘significantly enhance the service’

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyPROPOSALS to build the new €650m new national children’s hospital in St James’s Hospital contain faults, according to the board ...

Gardaí slam online crime reporting as ‘unhelpful’

Gardaí slam online crime reporting as ‘unhelpful’

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyTHE growing practice of people turning to online community sites to report crimes rather than alerting their local Garda station ...

Council praised for efforts to prevent bonfires before Halloween

Council praised for efforts to prevent bonfires before Halloween

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyDUBLIN City Council collected almost 40 tonnes of bonfire material and 1,000 tyres on Halloween day. A further 40 tonnes ...