Year in Review 2020: September
September was a momentous month for young people with Leaving Cert results and schools reopening after Covid closures.
Many people settled for staycations around the country over the Summer due to restrictions that continue to impede free movement.
Clondalkin girl Karlee O’Brien Doonan (8) visited Tallaght Fire Station this week to say ‘thank you’ to the team who helped save her life when she suffered a cardiac arrest at The Mill Shopping Centre in December 2019. (September 17 edition)
Lucan resident Dean Walsh’s debut fiction book ‘All or Nothing’ follows the lives of young people in the inner city in the grip of heroin addiction and criminality.
The author was inspired by his experience as a kid growing up in the inner city and Ballymun, where he saw the impact the heroin epidemic had on the community. (September 17 edition)
The lockdown sparked waves of creativity for 66-year-old Peter Gaynor from Rathcoole, who picked up his guitar and penned songs about people who passed away in nursing homes, the importance of hand hygiene and the increased powers that gardai had. (September 24 edition)
Leaving Cert results brought joy and a bit of fear to students across the county.
Secondary schools in Ballyfermot enjoyed a “record breaking year” of students going on to higher and third level education including Ethan Mooney from St John’s College, who scored a perfect 600 points. (September 10/17 editions)
The Round Tower Heritage Centre (Brú Chronain) in Clondalkin Village has a new operator following a successful tender by local business East Village Coffee.
They took over from the Happy Pear, who announced they would not be reopening in Clondalkin, citing a loss of revenue due to coronavirus. (September 3 edition)
Tributes poured in for Fr David Lumsden – a former priest in the parishes of Ballyfermot and Clondalkin who passed away in September.
Hundreds of residents spoke in glowing terms about the impact Walkinstown native ‘Fr Dave’ had on their lives. (September 3 edition)
For a full look back at September visit The Echo’s website HERE, where all editions from 2020 are free to read online until January 31st 2021.
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