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Category: News
Proposal lodged for 1,200 units on CB Packaging site
A PLANNING proposal for 1,200 apartments at the former CB Packaging site in Clondalkin has been lodged with South Dublin County Council ...
Apartment plans at old ABB site are refused
A PLANNING application submitted in 2022 for over 300 apartments at the former ABB site in Tallaght has been rejected by An ...
Neighbours object to house wrap-around insulation
Homeowners who externally insulated their house without planning permission are now being objected to “in the strongest possible terms” by their neighbours. ...
The watchdog of the community
It certainly takes more than a newspaper article to describe the impact of The Echo on the community it has served for ...
Supporting mental health awareness in solidarity
IN the early hours of Saturday, May 10, hundreds are expected to gather in Corkagh Park for the fourth annual Darkness Into ...
Speaker Conolly plans appeal rejected
AN APPEAL over plans for a residential development at the Speaker Conolly pub in Firhouse has been rejected by An Bord Pleanála. ...
Council allocated €100k for extra Dog Warden positions
South Dublin County Council was allocated €100,000 for the employment of additional Dog Warden posts. The funding, for the period between January ...
‘Staffing levels in our hospitals are putting the patients at risk’
“The staffing levels we currently have in our hospitals and care centres is putting patients at risk,” said a councillor as he ...
Council ‘keeping an eye on’ 171% rise in government debtors
GOVERNMENT debtors are showing a “significant increase” of 171 per cent in the latest financial accounts of South Dublin County Council. The ...
Local Area Plan for Tallaght includes delivery of 5,000 homes
The Local Area Plan (LAP) for Tallaght Town Centre will be extended to achieve its objectives, including delivery of 3,000 to 5,000 ...