Category: Tallaght

Hidden homelessness sees 10 people crammed into one small Tallaght house

Hidden homelessness sees 10 people crammed into one small Tallaght house

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By Mary DennehyTEN people are living in cramped conditions in a house in Tallaght, a situation which, mirrored across many communities, has ...

Family celebrates their fifth generation with the birth of beautiful baby Amelia

Family celebrates their fifth generation with the birth of beautiful baby Amelia

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By Mary DennehyFIVE generations of one Tallaght family have been captured in this picture, with the family line extended two weeks ago ...

Family of Karl Holmes say they accept the outcome of Garda investigation

Family of Karl Holmes say they accept the outcome of Garda investigation

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By Mary DennehyTHE family of Karl Holmes has told The Echo that they accept and respect the outcome of the Garda investigation ...

Students across South Dublin were celebrating yesterday as they received their Junior Cert results

Students across South Dublin were celebrating yesterday as they received their Junior Cert results

Ballyfermot

By Brendan GrehanACROSS SOUTH Dublin, thousands of Junior Certificate students received their results yesterday. Many faced an anxious wait to see how ...

Tragic deaths abroad of two Firhouse men

Tragic deaths abroad of two Firhouse men

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By Maurice GarveyTRIBUTES flowed in to honour the memory of two former Firhouse residents, who sadly passed away whilst abroad. Kieran O’Brien ...

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…

Ballyfermot

By Simon WalshIn last week's Echo we reported how homeless Tallaght families were left living in apartments that were flooded with raw ...

Gas cylinders discovered in the ashes of a blaze on green area in Tallaght

Gas cylinders discovered in the ashes of a blaze on green area in Tallaght

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By Mary DennehyA WARNING has gone out to the community after four gas cylinders were thrown onto a fire in Tallaght last ...

Drug-related incidents the cause of over 200 deaths in Tallaght area

Drug-related incidents the cause of over 200 deaths in Tallaght area

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By Mary DennehyMORE than 200 Tallaght residents tragically died from drug-related incidents within the eight-year period between 2004 and 2012. Despite this ...

Over half of lower Ballyfermot tenants at risk of fuel poverty

Over half of lower Ballyfermot tenants at risk of fuel poverty

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyUP TO 50 per cent of local authority tenants in Ballyfermot lower are at risk of fuel poverty, according to ...

Ten local voluntary groups in the South Dublin area shortlisted for Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards

Ten local voluntary groups in the South Dublin area shortlisted for Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyTEN local voluntary groups have successfully made the shortlist for this year’s Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards, an impressive feat ...