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Two arrested in connection to alleged assault on Indian man
Nov 14, 2025
Gardaí have arrested a man and a teenager in connection with an alleged assault on a migrant man in Kilnamanagh in July. The Indian man in... Read More
Tallaght
Teens run 5k every day last month to support Frankie’s ‘fight against cancer’
Two Tallaght teenagers have raised over €13,000 for Childhood Cancer Ireland by running 5km every single day during October. 14-year-old friends and classmates Bobby O’Keefe ... Read More
Paul is the ‘softest soul, he wouldn’t harm a fly’
The family of a Tallaght man missing since September 2025 have issued a fresh appeal to the public for information. Paul McGuirk, aged 59, was ... Read More
Disused playground will be reinstated as open green space
A disused playground in Jobstown will be decommissioned and reinstated an “open green space”. The playground, located beside the Jobstown Community Centre, has been out ... Read More
Clondalkin
Two men are found guilty of Josip’s murder in Clondalkin
Two men have been found guilty of the murder of a Croatian man living in Clondalkin last year. 30-year-old Josip Strok died in Tallaght University ... Read More
Closure of busy junction is only a ‘recommendation’
Transport Infrastructure Ireland stated that their idea to close the Boot Road junction that would affect around 2000 homes was only a “recommendation.” The proposal ... Read More
‘Joe Williams Bridge’ signage honours the late historian
SIGNAGE has gone up to mark the Blue Bridge linking the N7 and Monastery Road as the ‘Joe Williams Bridge’ in honour of the late ... Read More
Ballyfermot
Boxing training programme to start for children with additional needs
A NEW boxing training programme for children with additional needs is set to commence in Ballyfermot in the New Year. St Matthew’s Boxing Club will ... Read More
Níl aon obair bhaile agaibh anocht
Catherine Connolly's first decree as Uachtarán na hÉireann was to give pupils at an Inchicore school the night off from homework. President Connolly’s first engagement ... Read More
Amendments proposed for more apartments at DLS site
DWYER Nolan Developments Ltd seeks planning permission to modify a permitted Strategic Housing Development (SHD) via a planning application for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) ... Read More
Lucan
Virtual dementia tour helps people understand condition
A nationwide campaign landed in Lucan as the Virtual Dementia Tour made its final stop in the area. The virtual dementia tour is run by ... Read More
Change to wasterwater infrastructure will have major benefits for county
Uisce Éireann will help increase the development of wastewater infrastructure by working with the private sector, said a Lucan Fine Gael Councillor. Cllr Caroline Brady ... Read More
HSE plan to relocate CAMHS to new Primary Care Centre
THE HSE plan to relocate the CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) Lucan team to the new Adamstown Primary Care Centre. TD Mark Ward ... Read More
Sport
Glenmalure remain top after Old Bawn victory
OLD BAWN Athletic 2nds are still searching for a consistent run of form in the combined UCFL/AUL Division 3, after they suffered a 3-1 home ... Read More
Sport
Kilnamanagh are spot on after penalty shoot out
KILNAMANAGH AFC found themselves in a penalty shootout last Friday as they beat St Paul’s Artane to get themselves to the third round of the ... Read More
Sport
Boden commence Leinster campaign against Castletown
BALLYBODEN St Endas’ will kick off their Leinster Football Championship campaign this Sunday with a match against Wexford Champions Castletown. Boden have reached the provincial ... Read More
Sport
Young Harry doing his family proud with Sydney
FORMER St Mark’s and Dublin minor player Gary Cramer traded Tallaght for Australia a number of years ago, but now his son is making sporting ... Read More
Sport
Tohill joy at British Rallycross c’ship title
DEREK Tohill secured a second career Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship title in the final weekend of the season at Lydden Hill in front of ... Read More
Business
Rebox named winner of Waste Prevention Award
BALLYFERMOT recycling business Rebox has been announced as the winner of the Waste Prevention Award at the Repak Resource Awards 2025. The Repak Resource Awards, ... Read More
Business
Dalata sold for €1.4bn to Scandinavian investors
DALATA, which operates all the Clayton and Maldron hotels in Ireland, saw its shares cease trading on the Dublin Stock Exchange after its €1.4bn sale ... Read More
Business
‘Heaping taxes upon taxes’ as haulage industry close to collapse
THE Irish Road Haulage Industry have laid the blame for the closure of Fastway couriers squarely on the shoulders of an Irish government “heaping taxes ... Read More
Business
Equinix pre-tax profits fall by 12% to €6.95 million
EQUINIX (Ireland) Ltd recorded its pre-tax profits fell by 12 per cent to €6.95m in its latest accounts. The data centre provider has four data ... Read More
Applications open for 133 affordable homes in Innovation Square
Applications are now open for affordable housing in Ireland’s first ever local authority funded standalone cost rental development in Tallaght. The project from South Dublin ... Read More
Detached bungalow office space on the market for €1.25 million
A detached bungalow office premises on “a deceptively large site” in the heart of Lucan is now on the market for €1.25 million. McDonald Property, ... Read More
Housing association loses appeal against conditions
A housing association has lost an appeal they lodged against planning conditions on a residential development in Crumlin. Cabhrú Housing Association were awarded permission in ... Read More
Arts & Culture
‘The Clocks Won’t Wait’ is a powerful expression of youth
"WHAT’S really special about 'The Clocks Won’t Wait' is how deeply it reflects the young people’s own ideas and sense of place," says Gerry Horan, ... Read More
Arts & Culture
Food with passion: My Nanny Farrell’s Christmas Pudding
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: Recycling essential carbon
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
Witness the passionate drive of GAA at ‘Ham Sandwiches and Discipline’
NAF Dance invites you to an exciting new dance piece that welcomes a whole new audience to the theatre. From mammies’ sideline screaming, batty umpires, ... Read More
Arts & Culture
‘Down the Corner’ focuses on life in Ballyfermot in 1977
"IT WAS based on a book written by Noel McFarlane," explains director Joe Comerford regarding his film 'Down the Corner', made with the Ballyfermot Arts ... 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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ADVERTORIAL Just in time for the return to routine after summer holidays, the Ninja Foodi 8-Mode 6L Possible Cooker (MC1101) is the ultimate time-saver for ... Read More
Business
National Learning Network unveils inclusive education and training campus in Dublin
National Learning Network (NLN), part of the Rehab Group, has officially opened a new campus, College East at the former Caritas College site in Ballyfermot, ... Read More
