Category: Clondalkin

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. ...

Dog owners beware – gardaí go undercover to catch poo polluters

Dog owners beware – gardaí go undercover to catch poo polluters

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyUNDERCOVER city council inspectors and gardaí are sniffing out offenders who allow their dogs to foul on pavements in Dublin ...

Residents shocked and sickened at animal cruelty incidents

Residents shocked and sickened at animal cruelty incidents

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveySADISTIC animal abuse is plaguing areas of Clondalkin and Ballyfermot over the last couple of years. The Echo understands groups ...

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

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

Ballyfermot

By Simon WalshThere was a huge reaction last week to the news that heartless thieves were stealing from cars while mourners visited gravesides ...

Run up to Halloween starting early for Dublin Fire Brigade

Run up to Halloween starting early for Dublin Fire Brigade

Ballyfermot

By Laura LyneDUBLIN Fire Brigade this week confirmed that the “run up to Halloween” has started for its local firefighters with “a ...

Clondalkin schools first to receive Irish flags as part of 1916 commemorations

Clondalkin schools first to receive Irish flags as part of 1916 commemorations

Clondalkin

By Maurice GarveySCHOOLS in Clondalkin were among the first in South Dublin County to receive their Irish flags from the Defence Forces ...

Councillors vote to maintain 15 per cent reduction on Property Tax

Councillors vote to maintain 15 per cent reduction on Property Tax

Clondalkin

By Laura LyneLOCAL Property Tax bills for 2016 will keep a 15 per cent reduction after South Dublin County Council voted in ...