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Public asked for assistance in tracing missing 71-year-old man

Public asked for assistance in tracing missing 71-year-old man

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GARDA continue to seek the public’s help in locating 71-year-old Brendan Burke, who is missing from the Bloomfield Care Centre in Rathfarnham. ...

More than 1.2m social welfare recipients to receive Christmas Bonus

More than 1.2m social welfare recipients to receive Christmas Bonus

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MORE than 1.2 million social welfare recipients will receive the Christmas bonus payment, which starts today. According to the Department of Employment ...

Clondalkin father and son get combined 32-year jail term for “barbaric” break-ins

Clondalkin father and son get combined 32-year jail term for “barbaric” break-ins

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By David Raleigh Three men have been sentenced to combined jail terms of nearly 50 years for "barbaric" break-ins at two rural ...

Tiny six-week old puppy rescued after being dumped in skip

Tiny six-week old puppy rescued after being dumped in skip

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THE DSPCA has issued a stern reminder that it is illegal and inhumane to abandon an animal, after a tiny six-week-old puppy ...

Local lads back in Dublin after epic 22-day run for the homeless

Local lads back in Dublin after epic 22-day run for the homeless

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By Maurice Garvey  TWO local men completed the final leg of an epic journey today in Dublin city centre - 22 days ...

Over €82k in funding goes to locally-based family resource centres

Over €82k in funding goes to locally-based family resource centres

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By Mary Dennehy  MORE than €82k in ‘once-off’ funding is being distributed between seven local Family Resource Centres to allow small works ...

No Luas service between Saggart and Belgard following morning collision

No Luas service between Saggart and Belgard following morning collision

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By Aura McMenamin  The red line luas between Saggart and Belgard has been suspended this morning, following a collision at Cheeverstown earlier ...

Fancy an early Xmas present? €100 voucher for The Square up for grabs…

Fancy an early Xmas present? €100 voucher for The Square up for grabs…

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The countdown is on for Santa’s arrival in The Square shopping centre this Saturday, November 25 and to celebrate, Echo.ie has another ...

Garda chief would rather invest in Ballyfermot or Ronanstown than re-open Stepaside

Garda chief would rather invest in Ballyfermot or Ronanstown than re-open Stepaside

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By Maurice Garvey  ASSISTANT Garda Commissioner Pat Leahy said he would rather put resources into Ballyfermot or Ronanstown, rather than reopening Stepaside ...

This week’s front pages – 23 November 2017 edition

This week’s front pages – 23 November 2017 edition

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Check out this week's Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan and Ballyfermot front pages... The Echo is in local shops today!