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News
Pitch damage deprives kids of weekend matches for a month
Nov 08, 2024
HUNDREDS of children won’t be able to play their weekend matches for over a month as pitches in Kingswood Football Club were vandalised. On the night... Read More
Tallaght
Family Spooktacular offered a fun-filled experience for all
COLLABORATION between CARP Youth Project and Connect4 Youth Project, Killinarden’s Family Spooktacular was a community event that catered to the young people and families of ... Read More
Children clean up park after Halloween bonfires
OVER 15 children and teenagers showed great dedication to their community as they cleaned up Dodder Valley Park following Halloween celebrations. The clean-up was carried ... Read More
Prison for man who threatened relative with a loaded revolver
A DUBLIN man who threatened his relative while pointing a loaded gun at him due to “bad blood” in the family has been sentenced to ... Read More
Clondalkin
Four men plead guilty to violent disorder at a boys’ secondary school
FOUR men entered a boys’ secondary school in the middle of the school day and violently confronted a juvenile there, causing widespread fear amongst students ... Read More
P.O. premises with unworkable digital screens ‘an embarrassment’
RESIDENTS are appalled at the “level of neglect and disrepair” in the Clondalkin post office premises. “It’s an embarrassment to the area,” one of them ... Read More
Vandals do €5,000 worth of damage to club’s equipment
VANDALS left a football club “devastated” after setting a fire between their equipment containers. On the evening of Saturday, October 12, the chairman and treasurer ... Read More
Ballyfermot
Local Faces: Ann ‘Nan’ Farrell
IN OUR Faces of the Community feature, we’re delighted to profile one of Inchicore’s favourite nonagenarians, Ann Farrell. Ann, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday ... Read More
An opportunity to find out about the fascinating discoveries from De La Salle site excavations
A PUBLIC talk on excavations at De La Salle, Ballyfermot, is set to take place at the end of November. The talk is being hosted ... Read More
Local Faces: Michael McConnell
MICHAEL McConnell has just celebrated his 75th birthday and he’s one of those senior people who’s so active, he makes us younger fellas feel slightly ... Read More
Lucan
Continuous challenges prevent completion of Lucan swim pool
WORKS at the Lucan Swimming Pool aren’t likely to be completed in November as previously announced by contractors. At the South Dublin County Council meeting, ... Read More
Unfortunate accident changed families lives
AN UNFORTUNATE accident at home has changed the lives of a mother and her family forever. Christine Boylan (54) fell down the stairs at home ... Read More
Noise monitors at Lucan and Palmerstown
NOISE monitors are currently in place at Lucan and Palmerstown to map and monitor traffic with a pilot project in place for the N4, reports ... Read More
Sport
‘We have created history’ – Bradley commends Rovers players
Stephen Bradley has commended his Shamrock Rovers side for creating history after their 2-1 victory over The New Saints in Tallaght on Thursday. Rovers now ... Read More
Sport
Match of the Week: Oldbury edge past Clondalkin
A GOAL 15 minutes into the second half, from Darren Byrne, was enough to bag the three points on offer, in this UCFL Division 3B ... Read More
Sport
U17 women head to Spain
IRELAND Women’s U17 head coach James Scott announced his squad which will travel to Spain for their UEFA Women's Under-17 European Championship Round 1 Qualifiers, ... Read More
Sport
The Hoops are back on European journey
AFTER missing out on the title by the narrowest of margins, Stephen Bradley rejects any inclination of a ‘moral victory’ as he prepares his side ... Read More
Sport
Active South Dublin September Sports Team: Knocklyon United women’s soccer
THERE was joy for Knocklyon United’s Women’s Soccer team who claimed the O’Neill’s Cup. The Knocklyon side got the better of Kilcock 1-0 in the ... Read More
Business
AIB earmarks €40 million to refurbish its branches
AIB is investing €40 million in upgrades to its branch network in Ireland, with 16 refurbishments in Dublin set to include Tallaght, reports Maurice Garvey. ... Read More
Business
South Dublin Chamber seeks to develop key infrastructural works
REDUCING operational costs for businesses and developing key infrastructural works are among the top priorities South Dublin Chamber is seeking in their General Election manifesto. ... Read More
Business
Address Collective launches new NORTH restaurant brand
THE Address Collective announced the launch of its new restaurant brand NORTH across its portfolio in Dublin, including a restaurant at their Citywest hotel, which ... Read More
Business
ALONE and Circle VHA win top Social Impact award
CIRCLE VHA and ALONE’s Housing with Support Pathfinder Project at Richmond Place Inchicore, has won the Irish Council for Social Housing Social Impact 2024 award ... Read More
Business
Workhuman enhances its platform with AI analytics
WORKHUMAN global employee recognition provider, has enhanced its platform by providing the industry’s only and most advanced AI-powered analytics capability to help HR leaders make ... Read More
Dublin GAA push Spawell state-of-the-art training facility
REVISED plans for a major new state-of-the-art training facility at the Spawell sports and leisure centre have been submitted by the Dublin GAA County Board ... Read More
New floodlights to be installed on Donore Harriers track
PLANS have been approved for five new LED floodlights at the existing athletic track to the rear of Donore Harriers Sports Centre. Dublin City Council ... Read More
Developers lodge appeal against retention refusal
THE DEVELOPERS of Larkfield House on Coldcut Road in Clondalkin have lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanála over the decision to refuse permission and ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Pygmalion
“I THOUGHT this would be a good play to do just before Christmas, something lighthearted, and I also wanted to do something by an Irish ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Sharing your very own story: The Dublin story slam in the Civic Theatre can help
HAVE you ever wanted to share a story from the stage but been too afraid to take the plunge? Or perhaps you’d love to, but ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Nature on our doorsteps: Leaving the leaves
Rosaleen Dwyer is the County Heritage Officer at South Dublin County Council – every week she gives us an insight into nature on our doorsteps ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Nature on our doorsteps: The Spindle Tree
Rosaleen Dwyer is the County Heritage Officer at South Dublin County Council – every week she gives us an insight into nature on our doorsteps ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Big Fish
"FOLLOWING on from our 2023 deviously delicious production of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’, we are excited to take to the stage with our production of ... Read More
Echo Rewind
Local history with Monica McGill: Because of Veronica’s death government established CAB
Word spread fast on 26.6.1996. Most still know where they were when they first heard it. Folks in shops, in white-faced shock heard and said ... Read More
Echo Rewind
Local history with Albert Perris: The Memoirs of Peter Nicholson
Peter Nicholson was born in Aungier Street, Dublin in 1940. His father had worked in near-by Jacobs Biscuits since he was 13 years of age. ... Read More
Echo Rewind
Local history with Monica McGill: Did you know that we are in the Michaelmas part of the year
Did you know that we are in Michaelmas? It’s the name of one of the main parts of the year, still used by some older ... Read More
Echo Rewind
Local history with Monica McGill: The darker side of Ireland’s heritage has now come to light
WHEN examining the range of elements of our heritage and customs, people might consider old buildings like Clondalkin’s Round Tower or customs going back a ... Read More
Echo Rewind
Local history with Albert Perris: The Memoirs of Matty Dunbar
The following memoir featured in ‘Since Adam was a Boy: An Oral Folk History of Tallaght’ published in 1999 by local historian Albert Perris with ... Read More
Sponsored Content
Tallaween ‘virtual theme park’ comes to Tallaght
WATCH: THIS Saturday, October 19 from 5.30pm, the electrifying Tallaween Festival begins. This is a cutting-edge, multi-media spectacle featuring an augmented reality mobile game, a thrilling video projection with a laser light show and ... Read More
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Palmerstown Credit Union announced as finalists in four categories at all Ireland Credit Union awards
ADVERTORIAL Palmerstown Credit Union is excited to announce that we have been shortlisted in four categories at the upcoming ‘All Ireland Credit Union Awards.’ This ... Read More
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MiDentalCare is ready to ‘look after everyone in the community’
ADVERTORIAL A recently established dental clinic in Milltown Centre is open to new patients and ready to “look after everyone in the community.” Coming from ... Read More
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Second World Matchmaking Festival
ADVERTORIAL Castlebar in County Mayo is getting ready for an invasion of revellers and fun seekers from all over the world when it hosts the ... Read More
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JP Poker Card Club making waves
JP Poker Card Club continues to make waves in the Irish live poker scene with the announcement of their partnership with WPT Global to bring ... Read More
