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News
‘Unacceptable’ almost five years waiting times for disability services for children
Nov 28, 2025
Waiting times for disability services in Tallaght for children with complex needs are now at almost five years. The waiting list to access services in the... Read More
Tallaght
Janice runs 5km a day and raises thousands for charity
A woman from Tallaght is set to hold a charity run in December to celebrate a year of doing five kilometres a day, having raised ... Read More
30 years of providing support for mental health wellbeing
A Tallaght-based charity that offers programmes and workshops for better mental health has celebrated 30 years of operation. Threshold Training Network, based on Main Street ... Read More
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
Clondalkin
Local Faces: Laetitia Lefroy
CORKAGH House was an imposing 10-bedroom house located in the grounds of Corkagh Demesne until its demise in the early 1960s, writes Ken Doyle. The ... Read More
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
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
October Team of the Month Commercials senior hurlers
COMMERCIALS Intermediate Hurlers have had huge amounts of recent success. The pinnacle of which being towards the end of October saw them emerge victorious in ... Read More
Sport
October Sports Star of the Month is Ellen Walshe Templeogue Swim Club
Ellen Walshe had a hugely impressive showing at the World Cup short course swimming tournament last month with the Templeogue swimmer picking up seven medals ... Read More
Sport
Brave show from Rovers in Europe
Shamrock Rovers hosted Shakhtar Donetsk yesterday evening in front of a crowd of 9226 as the two teams competed in the UEFA Conference League. 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
Business
Budget about expansion of services to match population
MEMBERS approved the 2026 Budget for South Dublin County Council at the annual budget meeting on Thursday. It contains plans for overall expenditure of €422,581,000, ... 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
Costa Coffee drive thru plans in Ballymount
A planning application has been lodged for a Costa Coffee drive-thru at Ballymount Industrial Estate. The proposal submitted on behalf of MBCC Foods (Ireland) Ltd ... Read More
Over 90 apartments could be sold to approved housing body
Over 90 apartments built as part of a Palmerstown ‘build-to-rent’ scheme may be sold to an approved housing body. An Coimisiún Pleanála have ruled that ... 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
Arts & Culture
Love like the (Real) Reel Thing is Sharon’s third novel
WHEN Hollywood comes to Mayo’s Linford Castle in the west of Ireland to make a romantic comedy, hotel group marketing manager Jess Bradley is asked ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Creating a cafe of full of songs, dances and stories
'CAFÉ Visionaire' was an original piece by Doors to Elsewhere sharing their talents, dreams, and experiences of work, pay, and play. A land of infinite ... Read More
Arts & Culture
CLYT follows the life and story of Clytemnestra with inventive dances
"CLYT, or the Bathtub Play, is a dreamlike story that follows Clytemnestra, the wife of Agamemnon, in ancient Greece," explains Lloyd Collins of Tallaght-based Giant ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Food with passion Beef & Guinness Stew
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: Helping to slow down the River Dodder
WATCH Rosaleen Dwyer is the County Heritage Officer at South Dublin County Council – every week she gives us an insight into the natural heritage ... 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
