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Parents dip into home savings to meet back-to-school costs
Aug 13, 2025
Over one quarter of secondary school parents and 14 per cent of primary school parents say they have to use their savings in order to meet... Read More
Tallaght
Residents to appeal decision to extend NCT opening hours
Residents in Tymonville, Tallaght, appealed the decision of extending the nearby NCT centre opening hours approved by South Dublin County Council. People Before Profit TD ... Read More
Prayers offered for Indian communities after attack
Prayers have been offered for Indian communities across south Dublin in the wake of a vicious attack on an Indian man in Tallaght last month. ... Read More
Helping women ‘through every step’ to empower them through difficult times
A programme to support women who are carers and women who have experienced domestic abuse will be launched by Women’s Collective Ireland (WCI) in Tallaght. ... Read More
Clondalkin
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
Took victim almost 30 years to get the courage to report abuse
ABUSED weekly by his cousin when he was a young child, it took Alan Murphy nearly 30 years to pluck up the courage to report ... Read More
Ballyfermot
Badly parked rental bikes rarely come to the attention of the Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council have said they “rarely receive complaints” about electric rental bikes being left badly parked on city streets. At the most recent South ... Read More
131 derelict properties in Dublin City Council
The number of derelict properties in Dublin city has more than doubled in the last four years. There are now 131 derelict properties on Dublin ... Read More
Arts festival welcomes over 1,000 to final fun-filled day
The rain got the memo and steered clear on Sunday, as over a thousand people descended on Markievicz Park for the final day of the ... Read More
Lucan
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
New search and rescue hanger will now go ahead at Weston
Plans to develop a new search and rescue hanger at Weston Airport will now go ahead after four separate appeals to An Coimisíun Pleanála were ... 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
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
Business
Government investment in projects is long overdue
Construction plant and equipment distributor, McHale Plant Sales of Rathcoole has welcomed the announcement by the Irish Government confirming that it is finalising a major ... Read More
Business
‘Staggering’ increase of black market selling of cigarettes
CIGARETTE smuggling needs to be tackled by the Irish State, according to advocacy group Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS). The group attributes the “staggering” increase of ... 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
Change of use of vacant creche to gym or pharmacy
Planning permission has been granted to change the use of a vacant creche in the heart of Tallaght to allow for a pharmacy or gym. ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Naoimh’s debut album invites you into a deeply personal space
Naoimh Penston, a beloved voice among Irish Musical Theatre audiences, returns with an album of self-penned songs and stories after a 20-year hiatus from the ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Nature on our doorsteps: Pretty in pink
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
Brian O’Looney and the role a resident of the Crumlin area played in Irish history
“We have been exploring the history of the buildings of Crumlin, including buildings that no longer exist, and the people who lived in them, and ... Read More
Arts & Culture
George and The Sons are back for Something Out of Nothing
George Murphy and The Rising Sons are back! As part of their ‘Something Out Of Nothing' tour. After a hugely successful year for George and ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Subsounds Youth Music Festival rocks for the third year
“I heard about SubSounds through my older brothers; they participated back in 2008 when it was formerly known as Rock School,” begins Lara Fleming, a ... 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
ADVERTORIAL Ohk energy, Ireland’s largest and most trusted solar installer, analysed how much electricity Dublin residents can expect to produce from solar. As part of ... Read More
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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