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Category: Videos
Jobstown’s Nicky Coules discusses his Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease diagnosis
Jobstown’s Nicky Coules discusses his Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) diagnosis and how the Tallaght COPD Support Group, which meets every Thursday at 11am in Rua Red, helped him.
Professor Green speaks to The Echo about the First Fortnight Festival
The Echo caught up with musician and mental health advocate Professor Green who visited Tallaght today as part of the First Fortnight Festival.
The musician spoke with local mental health and community leaders, and young people from the area who are advocating for better approaches and attitudes to mental health.
Stunning moment as starlings gather in the sky
Tallaght’s Michael Finn headed to Meath last week to capture this stunning footage of thousands of starlings swooping and gliding in unison in the evening sky.
Operation Transformation TV presenter Kathryn Thomas was in Tallaght for Foróige’s first ever walk and talk
Operation Transformation TV presenter Kathryn Thomas was in Tallaght on Thursday night to take part in Foroige’s first ever walk and talk.
See next Thursday’s Echo for more.
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The Echo education, training and recruitment section is in the newspaper every Thursday and online every Wednesday morning.
If so, get in touch with Emma or Aisling today on 4685350.
The Echo visited the Marlet-owned 7.2 hectare site just off the Belgard Road
The Echo visited the Marlet-owned 7.2 hectare site just off the Belgard Road where a planning application for 438 apartments, a 403 bed-space student accommodation scheme and a new urban quarter was lodged with An Bord Pleanála.
Full story in The Echo, out today.
First New Year’s baby born to Clondalkin family
Amelia O’Brien, from Clondalkin, was the first baby born in Dublin in 2019, born at four seconds past midnight.
Her parents Leanne and Alan spoke to The Echo about how they rang in the New Year…
For the full story, pick up a copy of The Echo!
Santa does the floss in Scoil Chaitlín Maude
The excitement was epic when Santa arrived in Scoil Chaitlín Maude in Killinarden to do some serious Christmas flossing.
Santa said a big thank you to An Garda Síochána for helping him visit local schools this year, and to the Garda Band for the music.
Christmas light house in Kilnamanagh
Have you visited the ‘Light House’ in Kilnamanagh yet?
What started off with one set of Christmas lights over 20 years ago now has 300 sets of lights, and took a month to set up!
This year, the Tallaght Men’s Shed has built a wishing well for it, with the donations given to charity.
Santa visits Dublin Fire Brigade to give a special Christmas greeting
Santa paid a visit to Dublin Fire Brigade’s Tallaght Station to share a special Christmas greeting with everyone ?!