Category: Lucan

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 ...

Lucan village scoops the top position in Tidy Towns Awards

Lucan village scoops the top position in Tidy Towns Awards

Lucan

By Brendan GrehanLUCAN village topped the awards for South Dublin County in this year’s Tidy Towns Awards. The Liffey-side locale scored 294 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Paper work delays planned extension for Lucan school

Paper work delays planned extension for Lucan school

Lucan

By Brendan GrehanLUCAN Community College Parents Association have issued an appeal for parents to lobby politicians in an attempt to speed up ...

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 ...

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 ...