Category: Human Interest Stories

By Mary DennehyEileen Casey is an award-winning writer from Tallaght who has edited a new anthology of poetry, short fiction, prose and ...

By Mary DennehyLONGEVITY is not a word associated with many of the bands attempting to break onto the music scene these days. ...

By Mary DennehyA WELL known face on Ireland’s entertainment scene, Tallaght resident Luke Thomas is now the lead singer with one of ...

By Mary DennehyIRELAND’s best known veterinary surgeon Pete Wedderburn, aka Pete the Vet, is visiting Tallaght with his trusty side-kick Kiko the ...

By Mary DennehyHAVING completed some of the toughest endurance challenges on the planet, Gerry Duffy’s next challenge is a little softer and ...

By Mary DennehyCELEBRATING 50 years in showbiz, Helen Jordan has over the decades encouraged many young people onto the stage – including ...

By Mary DennehyWORKING alongside top Hollywood actors John C Reilly, landing the lead for highly anticipated Irish film A Date for Mad ...

By Mary DennehyFOUR years ago Patrick McCarry moved on from his post as The Echo’s Ballyfermot reporter to travel and further his ...

By Mary DennehySTROLLING through Tallafest a couple of weeks ago there was one sound that rose above the rest, the harmonic and ...

By Simon WalshIt’s nearly five weeks since our ‘Get fit with The Echo’ competition winner, Daniel O’Sullivan from Tallaght started his fitness ...