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Nominations for vacancy sparks trouble in council chambers

Nominations for vacancy sparks trouble in council chambers

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Sparks flew at Monday’s Council meeting which saw Dean Donnelly filling the seat Councillor Patrick Holohan won in Tallaght Central in the ...

Rejection of data centre for Google greeted as ‘good’

Rejection of data centre for Google greeted as ‘good’

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The news that South Dublin County Council has rejected planning permission for Google Ireland to build a new data centre at Grange ...

Volunteer Ireland Awards 2024 – nominations open

Volunteer Ireland Awards 2024 – nominations open

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Nominations are now open for the 2024 Volunteer Ireland Awards. The public is being invited to nominate volunteers in their community across ...

Jobstown Park upgrade goes ahead with projected costs of around €2 million

Jobstown Park upgrade goes ahead with projected costs of around €2 million

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UPGRADE works at Jobstown Park are well underway, with the project costing approximately €2 million. Of this, €250,000 is to be spent ...

South Dublin County Council goes electric with new vehicles

South Dublin County Council goes electric with new vehicles

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New Electric Council Vehicles were launched  by the Mayor of South Dublin, Councilor Baby Pereppadan. South Dublin County Council is delighted to ...

Dublin uses 61 per cent of all the gas consumption in the country

Dublin uses 61 per cent of all the gas consumption in the country

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The Central Statistics Office released the natural gas consumption figures for the country, including Dublin, last week. In the residential sector, Dublin ...

Parents still struggling with ‘voluntary’ contributions and fees for schools

Parents still struggling with ‘voluntary’ contributions and fees for schools

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Requests for charity support with schoolbooks costs haven’t increased in the Dublin area according to a spokesperson for Society of St Vincent ...

Parents protest at lack of school places

Parents protest at lack of school places

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PARENTS protested the lack of school places for their children with additional needs on Tuesday, September 3, outside the Fine Gael Headquarters ...

First Day of School 2024

First Day of School 2024

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Next week’s Echo, September 12, features our annual First Day at School picture special, which includes 50 schools from across local communities. Pick ...

Engineering company wants to donate €40k to charity of victim

Engineering company wants to donate €40k to charity of victim

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The potential hazard posed by a fragile floor surface on the top floor of an office building in Dublin had been identified ...