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Halloween bonfires leave trail of damage across Tallaght and Cherry Orchard
Nov 03, 2026
Bonfires across Tallaght and Cherry Orchard on Halloween saw heavy damage done to green spaces and residential areas in the local community, as well as dangers... Read More
Tallaght
Calls for road ban on sulkies following fatal horse collision in Tallaght
An animal welfare organisation has called for a ban of sulkies on roads after a young horse died after a collision involving a sulky and ... Read More
An Bord Pleanála rejects appeal over Old Bawn green space house
An appeal against the decision to refuse permission to build a controversial new home on a green space in Old Bawn has been refused, four ... Read More
Local Faces: Michelle O’Hagen
THERE will be a great many readers this week who would recognise our Face of the Community as much by her voice as her appearance, ... Read More
Clondalkin
Scheme Corkagh Park Masterplan with a committed project value of €6m
CORKAGH Park Masterplan works, including improvements to car parks, a new central hub and upgrades to play areas, have totalled €5.4m to date, with a ... Read More
The reduced opening hours at Bawnogue are ‘purely as a health and safety measure’
AN POST has stated that reduced opening hours at the Bawnogue location is due to construction and that the process to appoint a new postmaster ... Read More
Additional information requested for Echelon Noise Management Plan
THE Environmental Protection Agency has requested additional information from Echelon Clondalkin DC Services Limited following the submission of its Noise Management Plan. On September 22, ... Read More
Ballyfermot
Jail for man who orally raped, threatened and strangled woman
A MAN who orally raped, assaulted, threatened and strangled a woman who offered him hospitality has been jailed for seven and a half years, reports ... Read More
Councillors clash after learning of 114 more units at Stonemount Park
Councillors began to clash after learning of the provision of a further 114 housing units for Stonemount Park, a large housing development located on Ballyfermot ... Read More
Ballyfermot Mother receives apology over alleged delayed cancer diagnosis
A Ballyfermot mother has received an apology from St James’s Hospital after she brought them to court over an alleged delayed breast cancer diagnosis. Seanagh ... Read More
Lucan
Application under consideration to build eight two-storey houses in Newcastle
AN APPLICATION is currently under consideration by SDCC’s Planning Department for the construction of eight new two-storey houses in Newcastle. The site, which is listed ... Read More
New path laid through the green space used by Beech Park FC
A LUCAN football club is “deeply” disappointed after footpath works on the site of their academy pitches in Griffeen Valley Park were carried out without ... Read More
Major Lucan development plot offered for sale
A PLOT of development land located off Newcastle Road in Lucan has been placed on the market by McDonald Property for a substantial sum of €750,000. ... Read More
Sport
Shamrock Rovers linked with move for Bohemians Goalkeeper Kacper Chorążka
It is rumoured that Shamrock Rovers are once again set to swipe some talent from their crosstown rivals Bohemians as reports have recently emerged suggesting ... Read More
Sport
Lucan minors target league and c’ship double
LUCAN Sarsfield’s face off against Clontarf this coming weekend in the Minor LGFA Division 1 final with the game set to be held in St ... Read More
Sport
St Mark’s honours 44 years of achievement
ST MARK’S Taekwondo Tallaght celebrated their 44th birthday this month having first opened their doors back in October of 1982. Based out of St Mark’s ... Read More
Sport
Bliss Gymnastics celebrates landmark success at c’ships
Lucan, Bliss Gymnastics recently took part in the Gymnastics Ireland October National Championships which were held at the National Sports Arena in Blanchardstown. With a ... Read More
Sport
Caoilin Caffrey earns fifth place at World Championships
CAOILIN Caffrey has recently just returned from competing at the Canoe Marathon World Championships in Gualaguachu, Argentina this past weekend. She achieved a monumental fifth ... Read More
Business
300 women in business celebrate 20 years of National Women’s Enterprise Day
OVER three hundred women in business from South Dublin - and the wider Dublin area – gathered in Stillorgan this week to celebrate National Women’s ... Read More
Business
Cuisine de France owner set for chairman switch
ARYZTA, with Irish operations based out of Grange Castle, has announced that it will put forward Heiner Kamps for consideration as the new chairman of ... Read More
Business
Rathfarnham based CRH agrees Nordic building materials takeover
RATHFARNHAM-headquartered CRH has signed an agreement to acquire operations from a rival building materials provider in Denmark and Finland. The company with a home at ... Read More
Business
Woodie’s owner begins search for new chair as Ian Tyler exits
THE Chair of the Grafton Group, which owns Woodie’s and Chadwicks, will step down from his role, the company has announced, a month after his ... Read More
Business
VFI welcomes €15m Budget support package for rural pubs
THE Rathfarnham-headquartered Vintners Federation of Ireland welcomed the €15 million package to support rural pubs included in Budget 2027 and labelled it “a significant step ... Read More
13 Warehouse Units Planned for Greenogue
GREENOGUE Industrial Limited has submitted a planning permission application for the expansion of its Greenogue Recycling centre in Rathcoole. The planning application seeks to construct ... Read More
Fresh query over Hellfire Visitor Centre site works
BALLYBODEN Tidy Towns have submitted an application to SDCC to determine whether works undertaken at Hellfire/Montpelier Hill and Massy’s Wood constitute exempted development, res. The ... Read More
9.5 acre with excellent accessibility goes on market with a price of €500k
A SUBSTANTIAL portion of land located on the Rathcoole/Kilteel Road has been placed on the market by real estate agents, Sherry Fitzgerald. The 9.5 acre ... Read More
Arts & Culture
SoloSIRENS returns with focus on community, resilience and hope
WHAT do we as individuals, society, and a planet need to be truly well? This question is at the heart of The Being Well: SoloSIRENs ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Nature on our doorsteps: The tree of Samhain
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
Comedy stars head to Palmerstown
"IT’S BUSY times," sums up Dessie Hickey, the Palmerstown-based The Dice Players Performing Arts Studio. The studio has a busy festive season ahead, with a Christmas ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Lucan Drama star hails magic of the stage as Dundrum Festival returns
"For all the stress, late nights and long journeys, there is nowhere we'd rather be," smiles Lucan Drama's Connor Hillman. Dundrum One Act Festival returns ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Crumlin dancer joins new John Scott show
"WORKING with him on a piece that bridges cultures and explores such vital human themes is always an honour" explains Crumlin-based dance artist Alessandra Azeviche ... 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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Curves Knocklyon waives joining fee in support of Breast Cancer Ireland for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
KNOCKLYON, DUBLIN – 20 October 2026: Curves Knocklyon is proudly supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, inviting local women to take a positive step ... Read More
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Free Family Fun Day Takes Over Tallaght This Saturday!
ADVERTORIAL Families across South Dublin are in for a treat this Saturday, 17 October, as the Red Line Book Festival brings a free Family Fun ... Read More
