Category: Tallaght

Helping out the homeless for Christmas Day

Helping out the homeless for Christmas Day

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy PREPARATIONS are underway for the community-led Christmas Day dinner for the homeless in Tallaght. Since its inception in 2014, the ...

Defibrillators ‘are not toys – they can help save lives’

Defibrillators ‘are not toys – they can help save lives’

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy AN APPEAL has been made for communities to spread awareness of the importance of defibrillators, after a life-saving device ...

‘Countless lives will be saved’ as a result of Dylan undergoing treatment

‘Countless lives will be saved’ as a result of Dylan undergoing treatment

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty  THE funeral of Dylan O’Neill, who died last month at 21 years of age while undergoing treatment for a ...

Irish Street Leagues gave Laurence the opporunity to move forward with his life

Irish Street Leagues gave Laurence the opporunity to move forward with his life

Tallaght

By Maurice Garvey FORMER armed robber Laurence Bryan’s “turnaround” in life was evident to see when The Echo met the Tallaght native at ...

‘Complete turnaround’ in life for former drug user

‘Complete turnaround’ in life for former drug user

Tallaght

By Fiona Ferguson A former drug user who robbed shops while in the throes of a crack cocaine and heroin addiction has received ...

Man (34) who sexually assaulted child in hospital bathroom receives partially suspended sentence

Man (34) who sexually assaulted child in hospital bathroom receives partially suspended sentence

Tallaght

By Brion Hoban A father-of-three who claimed to be a talent agent and sexually assaulted a child in a hospital bathroom has received ...

Club helped out after pitches vandalised

Club helped out after pitches vandalised

Tallaght

By Aideen O'Flaherty A LOCAL businessman has made an anonymous donation to Croí Ró Naofa GAA Club to help to cover the cost ...

Special needs teacher Annette wins €37k on Winning Streak

Special needs teacher Annette wins €37k on Winning Streak

Tallaght

A special needs teacher from Saggart won a cool €37,000 when she appeared on Winning Streak, the National Lottery TV game show ...

New play space will benefit local families

New play space will benefit local families

Tallaght

By William O'Connor A BRAND-NEW play space for the local children has been officially opened at Ballymount Park, in Tallaght. On Thursday, October ...

Revised BusConnects plan published for public scrutiny

Revised BusConnects plan published for public scrutiny

Tallaght

By Mary Dennehy THE consultation process for the revised BusConnects plan has this week started, and will run until Tuesday, December 3. ...