Category: Tallaght

Margaret is most energetic person

Margaret is most energetic person

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy A WALKINSTOWN lady who took to the nation’s airwaves to celebrate her 100th birthday told The Echo that she ...

65 roses day for cystic fibrosis

65 roses day for cystic fibrosis

Tallaght

By William O'Connor PEOPLE locally are being urged to show their support for people living with cystic fibrosis and their families by donating ...

The Red Cross is recruiting for community response volunteers

The Red Cross is recruiting for community response volunteers

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy THE Tallaght branch of The Irish Red Cross is recruiting community care response volunteers to help support vulnerable residents ...

Frank laid strong foundations at Old Bawn Community School

Frank laid strong foundations at Old Bawn Community School

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy TRIBUTES are this week been made to Frank McCarthy, the former principal of Old Bawn Community School who passed ...

Michael was singing and joking right until the end

Michael was singing and joking right until the end

Tallaght

By Maurice Garvey EMBRACE the memories and celebrate life where you can, is the advice a daughter has for others, following the ...

Money lenders criticised for ‘outrageous opportunism’

Money lenders criticised for ‘outrageous opportunism’

Tallaght

By Maurice Garvey MONEY lenders have been criticised for “outrageous opportunism” in seeking to exploit vulnerable people during the pandemic by St Vincent ...

‘This pandemic is challenging us to think outside the box’

‘This pandemic is challenging us to think outside the box’

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy TALLAGHT University Hospital has established a virtual clinic for nursing homes in the area. Once again, the local hospital is ...

‘It is hard  not to have a wake and not touch him’

‘It is hard not to have a wake and not touch him’

Tallaght

By Maurice Garvey ON MONDAY, Maurice O’Reilly (79) was cremated in Newlands Cemetery. His family were not allowed to see him for the ...

100-bed nursing home in Tymon partly opened

100-bed nursing home in Tymon partly opened

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy THE new 100-bed nursing home in Tymon North has been partly opened due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The residents and ...

How to Stay Calm and Protect Your Mental Health

How to Stay Calm and Protect Your Mental Health

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy Earlier this month a consultant psychiatrist at Tallaght University Hospital approached a publishing house with an idea for a book ...