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Proposed development for 25 housing units off Stocking Lane
Aug 14, 2025
South Dublin County Council has published a Part 8 Public Notice proposal to build 25 social housing units in Rathfarnham. The proposed social housing development from... Read More
Tallaght
Local Faces: Brian Doherty
Darts is now the second most-watched TV sport in Ireland, and this week’s ‘Face of the Community’ is Brian Doherty, a man guiding the next ... Read More
Tallaght chef Anna on track for Masterchef
Tallaght chef and TV personality Anna Haugh is due to take over hosting duties on the new season of BBC’s Masterchef. The Dublin chef will ... Read More
Rathfarnham men compete in the World Transplant Games
Two Rathfarnham men will be among 29 Irish athletes competing in the World Transplant Games in Germany next week. Mark Mulhall and Sean Beirne will ... Read More
Clondalkin
Calls for Simon Harris to resign over the handling of Harvey case
There have been calls for Simon Harris to resign over the handling of the case of a young Clondalkin boy with scoliosis who died last ... Read More
Campaigner shocked at revelations about road traffic Gardai
A road-safety campaigner whose daughter was killed by a reckless driver in Clondalkin 20 years ago has expressed shock and frustration over reports that gardaí ... Read More
Supervision records falsified at Cloverhill
Supervision records were found to have been falsified following the death of a mentally ill prisoner who was found dead in his cell at Cloverhill ... Read More
Ballyfermot
Music, craic and ukulele sing-a-long in Ballyfermot
BALLYFERMOT Heritage Day takes place on Saturday, August 16. The day-long event runs in conjunction with National Heritage Week. Taking place at Ballyfermot Library, from ... Read More
Swimming the length of the Shannon for Pieta House
“If I could help just one person with it, it would be worth the whole swim,” said a 61-year-old man who will swim the length ... Read More
Community co-ordinator position left vacant for the last year will not be filled
Dublin City Council said they will not fill a community co-ordinator position, established five years ago, which has been left vacant since last year. The ... Read More
Lucan
Permission granted for two new data centres in Lucan
Planning permission has been granted for two new data centres in Lucan following an appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála. EdgeConnex Ireland had appealed the original ... Read More
Serious shortage of neuro rehab beds
Ireland has less than half of the neuro-rehabilitation beds needed, said the Neurological Alliance Ireland (NAI) marking World Brain Day at Peamount Hospital. On July ... Read More
Adamstown bus route changes welcomed by commuters after lengthy campaigns
Dublin Bus has announced that two bus routes through Adamstown will be re-routed later this month. A statement on their website on Tuesday, July 29 ... Read More
Sport
Cherry Orchard benefits from Nathan’s transfers
CHERRY Orchard’s recent development of club facilities can be traced back to players being moulded in the club over a decade ago with current Ireland ... Read More
Sport
Towers marks 30 yrs of women’s teams
THE year 2025 marks 30 years since Round Towers Clondalkin formed their women’s teams, with the club now fielding three football teams across various championships. ... Read More
Sport
Team Kali pick up medals at European c’ships
BASED out of Firhouse and Adamstown, Team Kali Ireland recently competed at the European Championships held in Belfast over the August Bank Holiday where they ... Read More
Sport
Flock has a good weekend in Italy despite heavy crash
TALLAGHT native and Westbourne Motor’s driver Daire Flock has finished within the top 10 of the European Clio Cup Series and second within the Junior ... Read More
Sport
Jobstown boxing club represent Ireland at World tournament
JOBSTOWN boxing club represented Ireland at the World of Havoc Boxing tournament held in Florida from 28 July to 2 August with Darren O’Toole fighting ... Read More
Business
Groups and individuals urged to enter the Repak Resource Awards
CLONDALKIN recycling and sustainability company Repak is calling on local businesses, organisations, community groups and individuals to enter its Repak Resource Awards. Replacing the Pakman ... Read More
Business
Healthy cooking course funded by €1.5m Safefood key initiative
A HEALTHY cooking course for teenagers in South Dublin County is one of five community projects in Dublin which is receiving funding from Safefood. Safefood ... Read More
Business
Heritage CU offers new green loans for home improvements
GREEN loans for home improvements and the purchase of hybrid or electric vehicles, are being offered by Heritage Credit Union. The Rathfarnham-based credit union group ... Read More
Business
NTA announces construction contract for BusConnects
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has today announced the awarding of the first construction contract under the BusConnects Dublin Infrastructure programme to GMC Group Ltd ... Read More
Business
Casual trading locations review is initiated by local authority
Six casual trading locations in south Dublin are not currently licensed for 2025, ahead of a review of South Dublin County Council’s causal trading byelaws. ... Read More
Go-ahead given for development on Citywest Village Avenue corner site
PLANNING has been approved for a 0.22 site that includes two parcels of land at the corner of The Court and Citywest Village Avenue, Citywest ... Read More
Thumbs-up for change of use to Browns Barn Garter Stables
PERMISSION has been granted for the retention, conservation, restoration and change of use of a barn building to restaurant dining at the former Royal Garter ... Read More
TU Dublin campus unit to accommodate 75 bicycles
A bicycle-storage unit to accommodate 75 bicycles to be located within the TU Dublin Tallaght campus has been approved The plans include an area of ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Taking a plunge into comedy and building an uplifting podcast
“We were talking about it for years,” explains Glenn Jeffers, who opened for Joe Dowlin in the Civic Theatre on July 19. After starting out ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Performing a solo show in an intimate, acoustic and candlelit venue
“Music has always been part of my life,” begins acclaimed folk singer-songwriter John Lynch, who performs at Áras Chronáin on August 22. Since he was ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Nature on our doorsteps: Being hairy has its advantages
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
Tidy Towns and Dodder Photography join forces for ‘nature’ exhibition
Rathfarnham village Tidy Towns is hosting ‘Nature in Our Midst’ photography exhibition with Dodder Photography on Dodder Road Lower,” said Cllr Lynn McCrave. This exhibition ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Heritage walks in the old Graveyard in Rathfarmham
“IT CAME about once we got the dates for Heritage Week, but we’ve been looking at the accessibility of the graveyard for the last year ... 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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Business
Significant milestone for Ace marking its 30th anniversary
A GARDEN party held at the Ace Enterprise Park in Bawnogue to mark its 30th anniversary, brought together over 60 attendees from across the business ... Read More
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Study Reveals Best Place In Dublin For Solar
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Business
OC Law are excited with new rebranding and expansion plans
A MAJOR rebranding took place this week at established Tallaght legal practice Colm O’Cochlain & Co, which became OC Law on June 12. Established in ... Read More
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Staying independent and supported: The growing role of home care in Ireland
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