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Student’s killer died from gunshot wound

Student’s killer died from gunshot wound

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By Louise Roseingrave The killer of student Justine Valdez (24) died from a gunshot wound to his arm and chest. Mark Hennessy (40) ...

Remembering An Cosán founder Dr Ann Louise Gilligan at DCU

Remembering An Cosán founder Dr Ann Louise Gilligan at DCU

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CAMPAIGNER and co-founder of An Cosán, Dr Ann Louise Gilligan, has been remembered with a new lecture theatre in her memory at ...

Man who beat his victim into an unrecognisable state gets five years

Man who beat his victim into an unrecognisable state gets five years

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By Sonya McLean A DUBLIN man who beat his victim around the face with a rock leaving him with multiple facial fractures and a ...

Check the pulse

Check the pulse

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By Aideen O'Flaherty  A RETIRED civil servant who was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation (AF), a type of irregular heartbeat, ten years ago, ...

Community rally round after home is destroyed

Community rally round after home is destroyed

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By Aideen O'Flaherty  OVER €4,000 was raised at an event in Aherne’s on Friday night for a family whose house was destroyed ...

New cycle lane causing traffic chaos and ‘fury’ with residents

New cycle lane causing traffic chaos and ‘fury’ with residents

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By Aideen O'Flaherty  AN ONLINE petition calling on South Dublin County Council to reinstate the two lanes approaching the Orlagh Roundabout in ...

Driver fined €450 and banned for three years

Driver fined €450 and banned for three years

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By Brendan Grehan  A DRIVER who was found drunk in charge of his car on Butterfield Avenue in Rathfarnham has been put ...

School places for children with autism still a problem

School places for children with autism still a problem

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By Aideen O'Flaherty ISSUES with securing school places for children on the autism spectrum is a common occurrence, according to Fianna Fáil TD ...

Energy costs putting people under pressure

Energy costs putting people under pressure

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By Aideen O'Flaherty  CALLS to a local Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) conference in the run-up to Christmas are up by 10 ...

Homeless families to move into Carmelite monastery

Homeless families to move into Carmelite monastery

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By William O'Connor THE FIRST homeless families are expected to move into the Carmelite monastery family hub with ‘imminent’ effect, The Echo understands. ...