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Category: News
Inspiring the future: Joy-Tendai Kangere
That intense feeling of sorrow we experience when somebody dies is known as grief and is unavoidable. People experience grief in different ...
Primary schools will benefit from Hot Meals Programme
MORE than 10 local schools are set to benefit from the Hot School Meals Programme, after the initiative was extended following a ...
Hoisting the Green Flag in local parks
SEVERAL local parks received a Green Flag Award by An Taisce Environmental Education, receiving international accreditation. The 2021 Green Flag Awards were ...
Parents warned – do not buy children scramblers or quads at Christmas
NEW legislation giving gardai powers to take away and destroy scrambler and quad bikes that are being used anti-socially is expected to ...
1,000 appointments impacted by TUH power failure
MORE than 1,000 appointments were impacted on by a recent power failure at Tallaght University Hospital. As reported in last week’s Echo, ...
Homes left vacant becoming centres for anti-social behaviour
STRONGER action should be taken against the owners of vacant houses in the county, according to a local councillor. Fianna Fáil councillor ...
New system will deliver ‘seamless’ patient services
TALLAGHT University Hospital has introduced a new electronic patient record system which, replacing the existing paper-based records and processes, is the first ...
Research indicates ‘third and fourth generation drug users’
AN INTERESTING tangent of drug use over the last decade is that there is currently a large cohort of people over the ...
Proposed rail improvements to benefit communities
IARNÓD Éireann has commenced the second round of public consultation on Dart+ South West, which seeks to electrify existing rail lines between ...
Masterplan for Corkagh Park moves up a notch
A ‘MASTERPLAN’ to enhance the visitor experience at Corkagh Park is being progressed as part of the council’s capital programme. The plans ...