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“The rule at the current rate of 2pc is the only thing between myself, my daughter, and homelessness,” said a constituen...
19/02/2025

“The rule at the current rate of 2pc is the only thing between myself, my daughter, and homelessness,” said a constituent of Dublin Mid-West following the government’s comments on abolishing Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs).

“The rule at the current rate of 2pc is the only thing between myself, my daughter, and homelessness,” said a constituent of Dublin Mid-West following the government’s comments on abolishing Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs).Sinn Féin TD and spokesperson for housing, Eoin Ó Broin, highlighted in th...

Former Air Corps members spoke again this week of their exposure to chemicals at Baldonnel, and the impact it has had on...
19/02/2025

Former Air Corps members spoke again this week of their exposure to chemicals at Baldonnel, and the impact it has had on their health.

FORMER Air Corps members spoke again this week of their exposure to chemicals at Baldonnel, and the impact it has had on their health.On Monday night RTÉ’s Upfront programme featured Gary Coll (51), a former aviation technician with the Irish Air Corps in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, between 19...

Former chairman of St Anne's GAA Club and one of “Dublin’s greatest supporters”, William (Willie) Roche passed away on S...
18/02/2025

Former chairman of St Anne's GAA Club and one of “Dublin’s greatest supporters”, William (Willie) Roche passed away on Saturday, February 8.

Former chairman of St Anne’s GAA and one of “Dublin’s greatest supporters”, William (Willie) Roche passed away on Saturday, February 8. A fourth generation Dubliner, he was with St Anne’s since 1952 when he was only 12 and a half. “Dublin GAA to me means everything…” he said during t...

Plans for an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station at Belgard Retail Park have been lodged with South Dublin County Cou...
18/02/2025

Plans for an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station at Belgard Retail Park have been lodged with South Dublin County Council.

PLANS for an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station at Belgard Retail Park have been lodged with South Dublin County Council.Source EV Ireland Ltd are applying for permission for a development set to consist of five EV charging stations, each serving two vehicle charging bays, and in total providing...

A number of submissions have been lodged in relation for plans for the proposed development at the former Ulster Bank on...
18/02/2025

A number of submissions have been lodged in relation for plans for the proposed development at the former Ulster Bank on Main Street in Tallaght Village that will include 22 apartments.

A NUMBER of submissions have been lodged in relation for plans for the proposed development at the former Ulster Bank on Main Street in Tallaght Village that will include 22 apartments.Tallaght Community Council, Patrick de Roe, architect along with Cllr Jess Spear, Cllr Louise Dunne and Senator Ter...

Residential developer Quintain Developments has applied for outline permission for the construction of a primary school ...
18/02/2025

Residential developer Quintain Developments has applied for outline permission for the construction of a primary school made up of 32 classrooms in Lucan.

RESIDENTIAL developer Quintain Developments has applied for outline permission for the construction of a primary school made up of 32 classrooms in Lucan.The site in question is in the townland of Aderrig, Adamstown, Lucan and on lands bounded immediately to the east by Shackleton Street, to the sou...

Members voted unanimously to approve proposals for a new primary care centre in Saggart under a material contravention a...
18/02/2025

Members voted unanimously to approve proposals for a new primary care centre in Saggart under a material contravention at the council meeting.

MEMBERS voted unanimously to approve proposals for a new primary care centre in Saggart under a material contravention at the council meeting on Monday.The matter was brought to the council for approval as the development, plans for which were submitted last year by the HSE, would contravene materia...

A Lucan family praised their “warrior” girl who is going to turn six this month despite doctors saying she wouldn’t surv...
17/02/2025

A Lucan family praised their “warrior” girl who is going to turn six this month despite doctors saying she wouldn’t survive long after birth.

A Lucan family praised their “warrior” girl who is going to turn six this month despite doctors saying she wouldn’t survive long after birth.Aurora Heapes was born with several medical conditions and was later diagnosed with autism and a moderate intellectual disability. Subscribe for as littl...

Developers have “no immediate timeline” for the refurbishment of a historic house despite calls from residents to turn t...
17/02/2025

Developers have “no immediate timeline” for the refurbishment of a historic house despite calls from residents to turn the site into a community hub.

Developers have “no immediate timeline” for the refurbishment of a historic house despite calls from residents to turn the site into a community hub.Katharine Tynan House in Kingswood, also known as Whitehall, is a protected structure and was the home of novelist and poet Katharine Tynan in the ...

Gardai are appealing for witnesses following a fire in Ballyfermot which saw six people, including two children, rescued...
17/02/2025

Gardai are appealing for witnesses following a fire in Ballyfermot which saw six people, including two children, rescued from a house and treated in hospital for smoke inhalation.

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses following a fire in Ballyfermot which saw six people, including two children, rescued from a house and treated in hospital for smoke inhalation. At approximately 4:35 am, Gardaí from the Clondalkin Community Engagement Area responded to a report of a fire at the r...

On Sunday evening, a member of the public entered the public office of Clondalkin Garda Station with a suspect device fo...
17/02/2025

On Sunday evening, a member of the public entered the public office of Clondalkin Garda Station with a suspect device found at a nearby location.

CLONDALKIN Garda Station has fully reopened following an evacuation on Sunday. On Sunday evening, a member of the public entered the public office of Clondalkin Garda Station with a suspect device found at a nearby location. “As a precaution, the garda station was closed and a cordon was put in pl...

Doors and windows upgrades for 140  homes in Tallaght are waiting  to be carried out by South Dublin County Council, acc...
17/02/2025

Doors and windows upgrades for 140 homes in Tallaght are waiting to be carried out by South Dublin County Council, according to a report.

Doors and windows upgrades for 140 homes in Tallaght are waiting to be carried out by South Dublin County Council, according to a report.Responding to a question submitted by Tallaght Central councillor Teresa Costello (FF), SDCC said funding was allocated within their three-year capital budget for....

Plans for renovation works to accommodate international protection applicants at the former ABB building in Tallaght are...
17/02/2025

Plans for renovation works to accommodate international protection applicants at the former ABB building in Tallaght are set to go ahead.

PLANS for renovation works to accommodate international protection applicants at the former ABB building in Tallaght are set to go ahead.Located 50 metres from the TUD Tallaght campus, the vacant site was declared exempt for the change of use from light industrial/office use to a temporary use to ac...

A family who managed to involve the whole community in their cause flew to the United States for the first step of their...
16/02/2025

A family who managed to involve the whole community in their cause flew to the United States for the first step of their boy’s medical treatment.

A family who managed to involve the whole community in their cause flew to the United States for the first step of their boy’s medical treatment. In December, the lives of Una and Kenneth Ennis were changed forever when they were told the mobility issues faced by their son Archie (7) are caused by...

This week’s Local Faces is the Manager of Ballyfermot Civic Centre on Drumfinn Road, Dolores James, and a more enthusias...
16/02/2025

This week’s Local Faces is the Manager of Ballyfermot Civic Centre on Drumfinn Road, Dolores James, and a more enthusiastic flag waver for Ballyfermot and its people you’d struggle to find.

BALLYFERMOT is a Dublin suburb full of wonderful people, writes Ken Doyle.The unwarranted bad name it acquired over the years was awful for its people. Subscribe for as little as €0.75 per week and support local news in your area! Once you create an account, check your spam folder for our automate...

"This is a delicious recipe from one of my favourite Irish Chefs Clodagh Mckenna from her book ‘Home made".
16/02/2025

"This is a delicious recipe from one of my favourite Irish Chefs Clodagh Mckenna from her book ‘Home made".

This is a delicious recipe from one of my favourite Irish Chefs Clodagh Mckenna from her book ‘Home made’. I have made these scones a lot over the years and it is most definitely my go-to recipe for delicious scones. What’s different about these is they are somewhere between a scone and shortc...

Planning permission has been granted by South Dublin County Council for Deansrath Family Health Centre (DFHC) to build a...
16/02/2025

Planning permission has been granted by South Dublin County Council for Deansrath Family Health Centre (DFHC) to build a new child and family centre in St Cuthbert’s Park.

PLANNING permission has been granted by South Dublin County Council for Deansrath Family Health Centre (DFHC) to build a new child and family centre in St Cuthbert’s Park.The next step for the centre will be to raise approximately €4m that will be required for the project. Subscribe for as littl...

South Dublin County Council will explore the possibility of lighting up the new pump track for BMX riders in Jobstown Pa...
16/02/2025

South Dublin County Council will explore the possibility of lighting up the new pump track for BMX riders in Jobstown Park following calls for extra investment in the facility.

South Dublin County Council will explore the possibility of lighting up the new pump track for BMX riders in Jobstown Park following calls for extra investment in the facility.“When you drive by it, it’s amazing,” said Councillor Paddy Holohan (IND) at the Tallaght area meeting last week. “B...

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The Echo newspaper covers Tallaght, Lucan, Ballyfermot and Clondalkin.

The Echo started in Tallaght some 38 years ago and over that time has built a solid reputation for the delivery of quality news that reflects all aspects of life across the communities we serve, with four editions covering Tallaght, Clondalkin, Ballyfermot and Lucan published each week.

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