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News
€105,000 worth in ‘€300k Have Your Say’ projects not delivered
Nov 27, 2025
Over €100,000 worth of ‘€300k Have Your Say’ projects were not delivered in Tallaght and Clondalkin, including a €60,000 basketball court and a €20,000 welcome sign.... Read More
Tallaght
Students raise €4k for domestic violence service
Students from TU Dublin Tallaght have raised almost €4,000 for domestic violence services in the area. Students from TU Dublin Tallaght School of Marketing and ... Read More
Spotlight on AHOS Five Years of Impactful Cancer Care
This year marks five years since the national launch of the Acute Haematology Oncology Service (AHOS), a milestone celebrated at a recent NCCP conference. At ... Read More
Disqualified driver caused €10,000 damage to patrol car during pursuit
A disqualified driver who caused €10,000 worth of damage to a garda patrol car during a pursuit has been jailed for three years and nine ... Read More
Clondalkin
Arts and crafts competition focuses positively on heritage
Local schools got in on the act at the second annual Creative Clondalkin event in Áras Chrónáin on Saturday. Creative Clondalkin is a community amateur ... Read More
Site beside Liffey Valley Shopping Centre and Motor showroom are put forward
A motor showroom site tucked in between the N7 and Monastery Road, a site that’s “the missing piece” between Adamstown and Grange Castle and lands ... Read More
Post office forced to close after ‘violent interaction’
Clondalkin Post Office closed on Monday morning after a “violent interaction” led to damage in the office. A “small group of customers” got into the ... Read More
Ballyfermot
Man left scene of car crash where is friend lay dead
A man who crashed his car at speed into the back of an articulated lorry walked away from the scene where his friend lay dead ... Read More
Gambling arcade destroys lives – it has to be stopped
Members of the Ballyfermot public discussed coordinating a campaign against a planning application for a gambling arcade on Ballyfermot Road on Monday evening. A public ... Read More
‘Played a small part’ in scheme defrauding college of €500,000
A MAN who “played a small part” in a scheme to defraud the Trinity College Hardship Fund of over half a million euro has been ... Read More
Lucan
Attack on man ‘while asleep and defenceless is a serious matter’
A man who attacked another man while he was sleeping causing significant facial scarring has been jailed for three and a half years, reports Eimear ... Read More
Residents terrified over violent acts including death threats
“I want more people to hear how we’re living. Every door we try to knock at, it’s closed in our faces.” A local TD has ... Read More
New portfolio for Emer Higgins after cabinet reshuffle
Dublin Mid-West TD Emer Higgins has been given a new portfolio after a cabinet reshuffle took place on Tuesday. Deputy Higgins was appointed as the ... Read More
Sport
New Cycling Inclusion Centre of Excellence
ON Thursday, Ministers Emer Higgins (Dept of Children, Disability & Equality) and Sean Canney (Dept of Transport), alongside Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council ... Read More
Sport
Quarryvale FC, Booth Road and Tallaght progress in LFA Junior Cup
THE LFA Junior Cup at the weekend saw ROC Celtic, Quarryvale FC Booth Road Celtic and Tallaght United advance in the competition, reports John Mooney. ... Read More
Sport
Walking football three years on the go
SHAMROCK Rovers walking football have celebrated their third anniversary recently with the team continuing to grow in popularity. Since forming three years ago the group ... Read More
Sport
Tower’s U15s secure championship crown
ROUND Tower’s U15 footballers were celebrating on Saturday after they claimed the Division Three Championship crown at the Community Centre. The Clondalkin brushed aside the ... Read More
Sport
Impressive Abdel result ranks him as a world class athlete
“DIFFERENT Class… Different Class!” as commentator Jimmy Magee described Maradona’s goal versus England at the 1986 World Cup. The same analogy can be given to ... Read More
Business
Unilever says its chairman no longer meets criteria to serve as board member
CONSUMER goods giant Unilever, which has an Irish base in Citywest, has said its chairman no longer meets the criteria to serve as a board ... Read More
Business
Rhasidat knocked off top spot of Ireland’s most marketable sports star
TALLAGHT Olympian Rhasidat Adeleke has been knocked off the top spot of Ireland's most marketable sports star. According to research from sponsorship consultants Onside and ... Read More
News
€422m proposed expenditure budget for council next year
THE proposed 2026 revenue budget by South Dublin County Council presents plans for proposed overall expenditure of €422,581,000. A draft budget published this week by ... Read More
Business
John awarded National Innovator of the Year
Priory Market CEO John Kearns was awarded National Innovator of the Year at the Food and Wine Awards in the Shelbourne Hotel. The Food and ... Read More
Business
Fanagans awarded Best Family Owned and Managed Business
SIXTH generation undertaker firm Fanagans have been providing their services for over 200 years, and recently won ‘Best Family Owned and Managed Business’ at the ... Read More
St Mary’s GAA Club apply for second new astroturf pitch
St Mary’s GFC have applied for planning permission for a second new astroturf pitch at their Saggart grounds. The club was granted planning permission in ... Read More
Light industrial unit on market at €450k in South City Business Park
A light industrial unit, located in a busy Tallaght business park is now on the market for €450,000. Schnittger Bourne is pleased to bring this ... Read More
Appeal lodged after apartments refused due to new bus schemes
A developer has lodged a planning appeal after they were refused permission for 16 new apartments in Inchicore, as the development would “negatively impact” new ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Tim honoured to launch ‘The Ivernia Collection’
“IT’S a real honour and privilege to launch this book in Tallaght Library," begins Tim Farrelly, Tallaght piper, composer, arranger, and director of Clondalkin-based St ... Read More
Arts & Culture
North Clondalkin Choir host Christmas Concerts
"FRESH off the heels from a masterclass with international singing star Celine Byrne, our choir members are gearing up for four special performances over the ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Food with passion: Scrumptious Turkey Leftover Risotto
John Paul Kennedy is a self-taught cook and an avid fan of collecting cookery books with a passion for good old-fashioned home cooking. His passion ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Nature on our doorsteps: The effects of freezing frosts
Rosaleen Dwyer is the County Heritage Officer at South Dublin County Council – every week she gives us an insight into the natural heritage around ... Read More
Arts & Culture
15 years of learning helped Marta grow her studio practice
"I’VE always found it hard to put my thoughts into words, so I speak through my work," remarks Marta Ozog, founder of Ballyfermot-based Marta Ozog ... Read More
Echo Rewind
Local history with Monica McGill: A unique library that is part of the fabric of Clondalkin
Clondalkin Library is a gorgeous, unique, heritage building still very much in daily use. It is situated at the junction of Monastery Road and Floraville ... Read More
Echo Rewind
Local history with Monica McGill: Peamount Hospital offer a wide range of health and welfare services to people
In the hinterland between Clondalkin, Newcastle, and Lucan, Peamount Healthcare’s campus sits on a large site on rising ground 300 feet above sea level in ... Read More
Echo Rewind
Local history as Gaeilge with Pól Ó Meadhra: ‘An Rí’ á léiriú ag Aisteoirí Thamhlachta
IS dráma amuigh faoin aer é ‘An Rí’ le Pádraig Mac Piarais a léirigh Aisteoirí Thamhlachta ar Dhomhnach Cásca, i Músaem na bPiarsach, Ráth Fearnáin, ... Read More
Echo Rewind
Local history with Monica McGill: Discovering all the facts and fictions about our ancestors
Children are said to typically ask their parents or guardians “Where did I come from?” This question in adulthood takes on another meaning for people ... Read More
Echo Rewind
Local history as Gaeilge with Pól Ó Meadhra
IS dráma amuigh faoin aer é ‘An Rí’ le Pádraig Mac Piarais a bheidh á léiriú ag Aisteoirí Thamhlachta ar Dhomhnach na Cásca i Músaem ... Read More
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Foróige’s celebrating Youth Night 2025!
ADVERTORIAL Join us to see the positive impact of Foróige and youth work in our community. Parents, volunteers, and new members are all welcome! THURSDAY, ... Read More
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Clondalkin’s The Laurels Wins ‘Irish Pub of the Year’ at the 2025 Irish Pub Awards
ADVERTORIAL Clondalkin, Dublin — The Laurels, a beloved fixture on Main Street, Clondalkin, has achieved the highest accolade in Irish hospitality, being named National Pub of ... Read More
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Togging Out for Christmas: Meet Santa and His North Pole GAA Team at Croke Park
ADVERTORIAL Santa Claus, the ultimate Bainisteoir of Christmas, is swapping snowy pitches for sacred turf this festive season as he brings his North Pole GAA ... Read More
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PhoneWatch Research: Burglary Rates in Ireland at Lowest Level in a Decade
ADVERTORIAL Burglary levels across Ireland are significantly lower than they were ten years ago, according to new research by PhoneWatch. Drawing on Central Statistics Office ... Read More
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Grow Mental Health encourages acts of self-kindness and connection this World Kindness Day
ADVERTORIAL Free, community-led online support groups invite adults across Ireland to take the first step toward better mental wellbeing Ireland, November 2025 – This World ... Read More
