Category: Clondalkin

Check out all the biggest stories from last week’s Echo

Check out all the biggest stories from last week’s Echo

Ballyfermot

By Simon WalshA PATIENT in Tallaght Hospital last week refused care from two consultants, based on the grounds that the medical professionals ...

Travellers’ Development Group launches new mini-bus

Travellers’ Development Group launches new mini-bus

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterCLONDALKIN Travellers Development Group (CTDG) celebrated its 25th official anniversary with the launch of their new mini-bus. The project ethos ...

A great way to spread the Christmas spirit!

A great way to spread the Christmas spirit!

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyVINCENT de Paul members and volunteers took part in a bucket collection at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre over the weekend. ...

Unemployment numbers show drop of over 32,000 on last year

Unemployment numbers show drop of over 32,000 on last year

Ballyfermot

By Brendan GrehanTHE LIVE register figures fell again in November in South Dublin with all social welfare offices showing a drop in ...

Road upgrade is blasted by irate motorists

Road upgrade is blasted by irate motorists

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyTHE introduction of an “upgrade” to the road network beside Liffey Valley Shopping Centre – part of the planning requirements ...

Heroin worth €420,000 seized by Gardai in Clondalkin

Heroin worth €420,000 seized by Gardai in Clondalkin

Clondalkin

By Simon WalshGardai in Clondalkin seized heroin worth €420,000 when they stopped and searched a car on Thursday night. Working as part ...

Echo Sports Awards 2015: And the winners are…

Echo Sports Awards 2015: And the winners are…

Ballyfermot

By Simon WalshOn a night when the local sporting world came together to recognise and celebrate the achievement’s of our sports people ...

Garda searches at Newlands Cross lead to a €1.5 million drug haul

Garda searches at Newlands Cross lead to a €1.5 million drug haul

Clondalkin

By Simon WalshOn Wednesday evening at Newlands Cross gardai stopped and searched two cars, uncovering heroin worth €600,000, and in follow up ...

Over 6,000 families in need to be given food hampers by St Vincent de Paul charity

Over 6,000 families in need to be given food hampers by St Vincent de Paul charity

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyMORE than 6,000 households across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Ballyfermot and Lucan will be given food hampers this Christmas by St Vincent ...

Television revelations name councillors for ‘oversights’

Television revelations name councillors for ‘oversights’

Clondalkin

By Mary DennehyDUBLIN South-West councillors Anne-Marie Dermody and Paul Foley were among those named by an RTÉ Investigates programme earlier in the ...