Category: Tallaght

Social media blamed for bullying of girl in school

Social media blamed for bullying of girl in school

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By Brendan GrehanA GIRL (14) is being bullied on social media, Tallaght Court has heard. The girl’s mother was before the court for ...

Dog owners beware – gardaí go undercover to catch poo polluters

Dog owners beware – gardaí go undercover to catch poo polluters

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By Maurice GarveyUNDERCOVER city council inspectors and gardaí are sniffing out offenders who allow their dogs to foul on pavements in Dublin ...

Miracle calendar boy

Miracle calendar boy

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By Mary DennehyIN JANUARY 2014, Seán Brennan entered the world 14 weeks early, weighing less than a bag of sugar. Weighing just ...

Saoirse’s dreams of being a zookeeper come true when she goes to Dublin Zoo

Saoirse’s dreams of being a zookeeper come true when she goes to Dublin Zoo

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By Mary DennehyThe all-time wish of a brave Tallaght kid, who is one of the young faces of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, came ...

Are Amazon taking the biscuit with Jacobs social club?

Are Amazon taking the biscuit with Jacobs social club?

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By Laura LyneTHE future of the famed Jacob's Biscuits Social Club is in doubt after access to services on the well-known clubhouse ...

Women’s refuge to close down due to lack of funds

Women’s refuge to close down due to lack of funds

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By Mary DennehyDESPITE being full to capacity all year round and working off waiting lists, a Tallaght refuge for women and families ...

Attempted child abduction outside St Mark’s GAA club

Attempted child abduction outside St Mark’s GAA club

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By Mary DennehyA TALLAGHT ten-year-old was last week the alleged target in an apparent abduction attempt, when a man tried to entice ...

Did you miss any of the biggest news from last week’s Echo? Right this way…

Did you miss any of the biggest news from last week’s Echo? Right this way…

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By Simon WalshThere was a huge reaction last week to the news that heartless thieves were stealing from cars while mourners visited gravesides ...

Run up to Halloween starting early for Dublin Fire Brigade

Run up to Halloween starting early for Dublin Fire Brigade

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By Laura LyneDUBLIN Fire Brigade this week confirmed that the “run up to Halloween” has started for its local firefighters with “a ...

Amazon data centre site nears completion

Amazon data centre site nears completion

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By Laura LyneTHE state-of-the-art Amazon data centres located on the Greenhills Road look set to be near completion as the Seattle-based company ...