Category: Clondalkin

More than 20 local sports clubs to benefit from Sports Capital Grants

More than 20 local sports clubs to benefit from Sports Capital Grants

Ballyfermot

By Simon WalshMore than 20 local clubs and several local South Dublin County Council and Dublin City Council parks have been announced ...

Prisoner acquitted of tray attack on warden

Prisoner acquitted of tray attack on warden

Clondalkin

By Jessica MageeA MAN with 17 different aliases has been acquitted by a jury of attacking a prison officer with his meal ...

It’s your weekly Echo Sport preview

It’s your weekly Echo Sport preview

Ballyfermot

By Simon WalshThe National Basketball season got underway last weekend, and in this week’s Echo Sport we have all the action from ...

Did you miss any of the biggest stories from last week’s Echo? Right this way

Did you miss any of the biggest stories from last week’s Echo? Right this way

Ballyfermot

By Simon WalshNews that a ten-year-old was last week the target of an attempted abduction in Tallaght brought huge reaction from Echo ...

Lack of training on Gateway scheme is ‘soul-destroying’, say participants

Lack of training on Gateway scheme is ‘soul-destroying’, say participants

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyGATEWAY participants in the Ballymount depot picketed this week to vent their frustration about the lack of training they have ...

Alcohol is a hugely complex issue engrained in Irish culture

Alcohol is a hugely complex issue engrained in Irish culture

Ballyfermot

By Mary Dennehy NEARLY 4,000 people attended alcohol services in Tallaght in 2013, with a marked increase reported this year in the ...

Barefoot in the Swazi park

Barefoot in the Swazi park

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyA TALLAGHT photographer working with communities in Swaziland has started an appeal for used soccer boots, and is inviting families ...

Posters, politicians and promises – but no election

Posters, politicians and promises – but no election

Ballyfermot

By Brendan GrehanDRIVING around the county recently you might be forgiven for thinking that there was an election on. There isn’t. There ...

Adamstown lands put on market for €300 million

Adamstown lands put on market for €300 million

Clondalkin

By Laura LyneLANDS in Adamstown are expected to be sold for around €300 million as part of an Ulster Bank portfolio known ...

‘Freedom’ beckons for Dubs manager

‘Freedom’ beckons for Dubs manager

Clondalkin

By Brendan GrehanA LOCAL councillor has proposed that Clondalkin man and Dublin manager should be given the freedom of South Dublin County. ...