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Over €2m funding for SDCC housing upgrades

Over €2m funding for SDCC housing upgrades

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By Maurice Garvey OVER €2 million of funding has been made available for South Dublin County Council to draw on for housing upgrades. ...

Rugby club raises over €11k for mental health charity

Rugby club raises over €11k for mental health charity

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By Aideen O'Flaherty TALLAGHT Rugby Football Club has raised over €11,000 for mental health charity Aware, ahead of a 24-hour challenge next week, ...

SDCC Development Plan: Changes made now will benefit future generations

SDCC Development Plan: Changes made now will benefit future generations

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This week we continue a series that looks at the eight strategic issues that those living in South Dublin County can make ...

Tallaght Stadium Covid-19 test centre open five months

Tallaght Stadium Covid-19 test centre open five months

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By Mary Dennehy THE HSE Covid-19 test centre at Tallaght Stadium has been open five months, with volunteers encouraging everyone, including those going ...

Homeless on the streets of Tallaght

Homeless on the streets of Tallaght

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By Hayden Moore A WOMAN who has been sleeping on the streets of Tallaght over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic has described ...

SDCC Development Plan: ‘Successful urban areas must create a sense of community’

SDCC Development Plan: ‘Successful urban areas must create a sense of community’

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By Mary Dennehy The Echo has started a new series that looks at the eight strategic issues that those living in South Dublin ...

Playground to make a difference

Playground to make a difference

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By Aideen O'Flaherty THE opening of a new playground in Collinstown Park in Clondalkin will make “a huge difference” to the area, ...

Clients ‘frustrated’ over closures of leisure centres

Clients ‘frustrated’ over closures of leisure centres

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By Maurice Garvey LEISURE centres in Tallaght, Clondalkin and Lucan remain shut, despite calls for them to re-open. The centres closed to comply ...

Vandalised lifebuoys found in lakes of Sean Walsh Park

Vandalised lifebuoys found in lakes of Sean Walsh Park

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By Mary Dennehy A NUMBER of vandalised ring buoys have been salvaged from the lakes of Sean Walsh Park in recent weeks. According ...

School to stay for another year

School to stay for another year

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By Mary Dennehy FIRHOUSE Educate Together Secondary School will not be moving out of its catchment community this September, after the Department confirmed ...