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Gardai launch appeal for missing Ballyfermot teen

Gardai launch appeal for missing Ballyfermot teen

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterGardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 17 year old Paul Long, missing from his home ...

Shane O’Reilly to launch single at Whelan’s this Sunday

Shane O’Reilly to launch single at Whelan’s this Sunday

News

By Echo ReporterFormer Bipolar Empire frontman Shane O’Reilly is launching his new single ‘Driving in the Renaissance’ upstairs in Whelan’s this Sunday. ...

Councillor calling on community groups to help battle anti-social behaviour

Councillor calling on community groups to help battle anti-social behaviour

News

By Laura LyneA CALL has been made to communities in West Tallaght by a local councillor to highlight and help tackle issues ...

Easter Chicks ‘cluck’ up over €250,000

Easter Chicks ‘cluck’ up over €250,000

Clondalkin

By Mary DennehyA GROUP of local knitters has over the past 10 years ‘clucked’ up more than €250,000 for the National Children’s ...

16-year-old boy jailed for six months for his part in Jobstown protests

16-year-old boy jailed for six months for his part in Jobstown protests

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By Tom TuiteA 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been given a six-month sentence and become the first person to be jailed for taking part ...

Over 9,000 applications remain on housing list, with average waiting time at least 5 years

Over 9,000 applications remain on housing list, with average waiting time at least 5 years

Clondalkin

By Echo ReporterTHERE are currently over 9,000 applications on the South Dublin County Council’s housing waiting list. The local authority say the ...

Burglary figures show a drop of 52 per cent

Burglary figures show a drop of 52 per cent

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyBURGLARIES and criminal damage decreased significantly in the Ballyfermot area over the first three months of the year, according to ...

Tallaght Hospital Action Group slams St James’s decision

Tallaght Hospital Action Group slams St James’s decision

News

By Brendan GrehanTHE TALLAGHT Hospital Action Group has slammed An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant planning permission to the new National Children’s ...

Young woman critical of system that sends vulnerable people home

Young woman critical of system that sends vulnerable people home

News

By Mary DennehyA YOUNG woman who had to wait six weeks for psychiatric assessment after attempting to take her own life has ...

‘Lovely person who embraced life’ is remembered by friends at Dominic’s Community Centre

‘Lovely person who embraced life’ is remembered by friends at Dominic’s Community Centre

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By Mary DennehyA TALLAGHT resident who tragically lost her life in a car crash in Tipperary was remembered this week for always ...