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‘We have the most committed  bunch of volunteer groups’

‘We have the most committed bunch of volunteer groups’

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By Mary Dennehy SABINA Higgins participated in an online event to acknowledge the work of the 760 member groups of the South ...

82-year-old Tommy feared  he was going to die after fall

82-year-old Tommy feared he was going to die after fall

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By Aideen O'Flaherty AN 82-year-old man, who feared that he was going to die when he fell in a secluded spot just outside ...

429-unit apartment development planned for the Citywest area

429-unit apartment development planned for the Citywest area

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By Aideen O'Flaherty ONE of the largest housebuilders in the country has lodged plans for a 429-unit apartment development at Cooldown Commons and ...

Nobody was injured in recycling facility blaze

Nobody was injured in recycling facility blaze

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By Maurice Garvey THE blaze which broke out at Thorntons recycling centre in Ballyfermot on Saturday night thankfully led to no injuries or ...

€355,330 funding boost for community groups

€355,330 funding boost for community groups

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By Maurice Garvey THE South Dublin Local Community Development Committee has approved funding totalling €355,330 to local and community groups across the county. ...

New social walking group helping to change mindsets

New social walking group helping to change mindsets

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By Mary Dennehy A TALLAGHT mother of twin boys is behind a new social walking group, which aims to promote physical and mental ...

Couple devastated after thieves ransack home

Couple devastated after thieves ransack home

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By Aideen O'Flaherty A COUPLE in their sixties have been left ‘unsettled’ and ‘devastated’ after a large quantity of expensive jewellery was stolen ...

Echo article ‘is my claim to fame since I was a baby’

Echo article ‘is my claim to fame since I was a baby’

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By Aideen O'Flaherty A CLONDALKIN woman – who was in the pages of The Echo in January 2000 as she was the ...

Council to hold remote and hybrid meetings

Council to hold remote and hybrid meetings

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By Maurice Garvey MONTHLY council meetings are to be implemented on a hybrid basis – meaning councillors can participate in person or remotely. ...

Volunteer Noelle crowned Ireland’s community hero

Volunteer Noelle crowned Ireland’s community hero

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NOELLE Fitzsimons, who has spent over three decades supporting victims of crime in Tallaght District Court, was recently crowned Ireland’s Community Hero ...