Missed any of the biggest stories from last week’s Echo? Right this way >>>

Missed any of the biggest stories from last week’s Echo? Right this way >>>

By Simon Walsh

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A DEVELOPMENT that includes almost 400 houses and apartments for a site located in Citywest has been granted permission by South Dublin County Council. Read more HERE

JOYRIDER: A joyrider forced an elderly couple off the road and crashed a stolen vehicle into the back of a van before escaping on foot - Read more HERE

PARKING PROBLEMS: A proposal to suspend parking charges in Lucan Village in the lead-up to Christmas, was rejected by South Dublin County Council last week. Read more HERE

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THEY WANT TO DO WHAT!!! You all had plenty to say when we revealed in last week’s paper that there were proposals to reduce the amount of lanes on the Walkinstown roundabout from three to two. Read more HERE

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INSPIRATIONAL: Two special hearts of gold were recognised at the 32nd annual Tallaght Person of the Year awards recently. Read more HERE

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PICTURES: We featured some of Greg Mathews’ photographs that captured life on the streets of Dublin beautifully and honestly in a photographic exhibition that was on show in Ballyfermot Library. Read more HERE

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RUBBISH: THE council’s anti-social response team were last week investigating the dumping of four truckloads of household waste, which was then set alight, into a family’s back garden in Tallaght. Read more HERE

PINTS? And finally, we had to bring you the sad news that there most likely won’t be Christmas pints in the Abberley Court this festive period as the sale of the premises looks unlikely to be completed until the end of the year. Read more HERE

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