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€10m cost to clear up illegal waste dumping

€10m cost to clear up illegal waste dumping

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By James Kelly SOUTH Dublin County Council has spent over €10 million removing waste from illegal dumping since bin charges were introduced in 2011, ...

New emergency refuge for women to open soon

New emergency refuge for women to open soon

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By Mary Dennehy A NEW emergency refuge for families fleeing domestic violence is opening in South Dublin County in early December, with the ...

Hoax calls for Dublin Fire Brigade on the increase

Hoax calls for Dublin Fire Brigade on the increase

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By Maurice Garvey HOAX calls to Dublin Fire Brigade stations in South Dublin County Council have increased over the last three years. DFB ...

Wetlands plan put on hold

Wetlands plan put on hold

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By Hayden Moore PLANS for the construction of a boardwalk in the Tallaght Wetlands site have reportedly been put on hold in the ...

Tallaght Uillean piper ‘honoured’ to perform at Gay Byrne’s burial

Tallaght Uillean piper ‘honoured’ to perform at Gay Byrne’s burial

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By Aideen O'Flaherty A CHAMPION uilleann piper from Tallaght performed at the burial of broadcasting legend Gay Byrne on Friday, with the former ...

The Echo partners with COPD Support Group for fundraising

The Echo partners with COPD Support Group for fundraising

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By Aideen O'Flaherty A LOCAL support group for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) – an incurable disease which makes it hard ...

Be Smart Be Safe drugs mission

Be Smart Be Safe drugs mission

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By Mary Dennehy A PIONEERING community response to a changing drugs landscape has been launched in Jobstown, after a study found that 79 ...

Road users urged to ‘Stop for the Lollipop’ in new safety campaign

Road users urged to ‘Stop for the Lollipop’ in new safety campaign

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By Mary Dennehy SCHOOL wardens across the county are calling on all road users to Stop for the Lollipop, after figures reveal ...

DFB: In the heat of battle

DFB: In the heat of battle

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The Echo’s News Editor William O’Connor travelled with Dublin Fire Brigade in Tallaght and Dolphin’s Barn during their busiest time of the ...

Social welfare offices show drop of 900 signing on

Social welfare offices show drop of 900 signing on

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By Brendan Grehan THERE was a decrease of 902 in the numbers signing on the live register in September in the four ...