Category: Tallaght

Bus corridor study puts €2m project on hold

Bus corridor study puts €2m project on hold

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyPLANS for a €2 million works project on Walkinstown roundabout are on hold – after the National Transport Authority (NTA) ...

Demand made for more strict laws against robbers who carry knives

Demand made for more strict laws against robbers who carry knives

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By Mary DennehyCALLS have been made for stricter laws in relation to robbers who carry knives, following a terrifying raid on Tallaght ...

Forty years a-growing, yet council cuts the tree down

Forty years a-growing, yet council cuts the tree down

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By Mary DennehyGLENVIEW residents this week woke up to council contractors cutting down a 40-year-old mature tree in their estate, The Echo ...

Concern about children in ‘mould-ridden’ house

Concern about children in ‘mould-ridden’ house

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By Mary DennehyTHE issue of damp in council homes is back on the agenda this week, after a Tallaght mother raised concerns ...

Boden Theatre recalls 1916 with drama, poetry and song

Boden Theatre recalls 1916 with drama, poetry and song

Ballyfermot

By Brendan Grehan BODEN THEATRE Group have been hard at work over the long winter nights in rehearsal for their new production ...

Youngsters remember their rebel great-grandmother

Youngsters remember their rebel great-grandmother

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey TWO youngsters from Ballyfermot raised a proclamation flag for their school on March 16, but also to honour the life ...

Entertainer shares her strong family links with the Easter Rising events

Entertainer shares her strong family links with the Easter Rising events

Ballyfermot

By Laura Lyne LOCAL ties to the 1916 Easter Rising continued to be unveiled following the national centenary events, with one well-known ...

‘I know who killed my son and his partner’ says dad

‘I know who killed my son and his partner’ says dad

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By Brendan GrehanTHE DISTRAUGHT father of a Tallaght man who disappeared with his partner a year ago has told The Echo that ...

Marina’s story touches the hearts of the Irish people

Marina’s story touches the hearts of the Irish people

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By Mary DennehyTALLAGHT mother Marina Jordan Killoran’s plea for support to save her life went viral this week, with hundreds of people ...

Eight armed robberies occurred in Tallaght in the past week

Eight armed robberies occurred in Tallaght in the past week

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By Mary DennehyTHERE was three times the average number of armed robberies at Tallaght businesses last week – with one attack involving ...