Category: Tallaght

Mac Uilliam set to benefit from a new nationwide Barnardos initiative

Mac Uilliam set to benefit from a new nationwide Barnardos initiative

Tallaght

MAC Uilliam has been chosen as one of five ‘well-being sites’ in a new nationwide Barnardos initiative, The Echo has learned. Faced ...

Hacketstown community supports Tallaght families in annual toy-drive

Hacketstown community supports Tallaght families in annual toy-drive

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A MASSIVE Tallaght thanks has been sent to the community of Hacketstown for its continuing generosity at Christmas. Last week, the Community ...

You better watch out!

You better watch out!

Tallaght

THE streets of Kingswood Heights were thronged with people on Saturday afternoon as Santa weaved through the estate in his sleigh – ...

Shoeboxes donated are passed on to New Hope families fighting addiction

Shoeboxes donated are passed on to New Hope families fighting addiction

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HUNDREDS of shoeboxes were generously donated by a charity in Northern Ireland to New Hope Residential Centre that will be given to ...

Christmas festive concert celebrates world traditions

Christmas festive concert celebrates world traditions

Tallaght

A CHRISTMAS concert celebrating festive traditions from around the world, and featuring a variety of choirs and dancers, was held in St ...

Christmas cards and carols delivered with love and joy

Christmas cards and carols delivered with love and joy

Tallaght

THREE box-loads of letters and personalised Christmas cards were delivered to local nursing homes by the pupils of Citywest & Saggart Community ...

Local Faces: Yvonne Anderson

Local Faces: Yvonne Anderson

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COMMUNITY development has always been at the forefront of everything Yvonne Anderson does. Working as a project manager at St Kevin’s Family ...

Saoirse shines a light on families who engaged with domestic violence services

Saoirse shines a light on families who engaged with domestic violence services

Tallaght

SOME 509 stars were created by local community groups to shine a light on the 509 women and children who engaged with ...

Tree of Hope a beacon for those struggling with mental health

Tree of Hope a beacon for those struggling with mental health

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A TREE of Hope was recently planted in Saggart village in remembrance of those who have died by suicide, and also as ...

Minding the Mind at Christmas

Minding the Mind at Christmas

Tallaght

The Covid-19 pandemic makes the Christmas break both more complicated and more necessary than ever. How can we navigate the holiday, the ...