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Housing plans refused permission due to location of Health Care Centre
By Laura Lyne FOLLOWING an appeal to An Bord Pleanala, a housing development for a site located to the rear of St John's Road and with frontage onto Fonthill Road in Clondalkin has been refused...
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Business Support Grants made available for companies based at industrial estates
By Maurice Garvey A BRAND new suite of Business Support Grants has been announced by South Dublin County Council’s Local Enterprise Office for the industrial estates of South Dublin County. The...
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Shared office space available at community based centre
By Echo Reporter SMALL businesses, self-employed entrepreneurs, and start-ups can avail of a handy office space environment – useful for short-term use without the strain of costly rent, rates and...
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€30 million Baldonnell logistics park a step closer after council vote
By Mary Dennehy THE development of a €30 million logistics park in Baldonnell is still in play following a decision made in council chambers this week. A plot of land in Baldonnell has been the...
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Children’s service wins Early Childhood award
By Maurice Garvey A CHILDREN’S service in Clondalkin have picked up a national award in recognition of their outdoor work with kids. The Children Service in Deansrath Family Centre won an Early...
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Respects paid to ‘Frank Home Slice’
By Maurice Garvey TRIBUTES have flown in for Moyle Park College student Frank Bessong (13) – who died tragically after getting into difficulty while swimming in the River Liffey on Saturday. Frank was...
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Seminar seeks to tackle homelessness
By Maurice Garvey A SEMINAR this week saw a multi-agency approach to address the growing issue of homeless families in Clondalkin. A number of organisations were invited by Community Action on Suicide...
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Woman knifed in laneway
By Maurice Garvey GARDAÍ are currently investigating an assault on a woman in Clondalkin on Monday morning. The attack took place in the area of Knockmeenagh Lane/St Brigid’s Cottages before 7am....
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Minister challenged to open up Kishogue ‘ghost station’
By Maurice Garvey THE NEW Minister for Transport, Shane Ross, has been challenged by a local councillor to open the multi-million ‘ghost station’ at Kishogue in Lucan. Councillor William Lavelle has...
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New-born kittens are cruelly thrown through a front door
By Maurice Garvey NEW-born kittens were thrown through the front door of a house in Clondalkin on Sunday – the latest case of animal abuse that seems to show no sign of slowing down. Meanwhile on...
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Local authorities call on Minister to make funds available for housing
By Mary Dennehy DUBLIN’s four local authorities met in Tallaght this week to collectively call on the new Housing Minister, Simon Coveney TD, to make funds immediately available for housing, with the...
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Foróige’s Big Brother Big Sister looks for helpers
By Echo Reporter Foróige, the national youth development organisation is calling for adult volunteers – especially male volunteers – for its ‘Big Brother Big Sister’ (BBBS) Youth Mentoring Programme....
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Mixed feelings about new Ministerial appointment
By Mary Dennehy THERE has been a mixed reaction to Independent TD Katherine Zappone’s road to a Ministry in the new Cabinet of re-appointed Taoiseach Enda Kenny. In recent days, a number of Dublin...
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€6,000 raised for stillbirth and neonatal death association at charity game
By Echo Reporter THERE was over €6,000 raised for the stillbirth and neonatal death association of Ireland, Féileacáin, during a fundraiser last weekend at the Lissadel United reunion party and...
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Gardai investigating early morning assault on woman in Clondalkin
By Echo Reporter Gardai are currently investigating an assault on a woman in Clondalkin this morning. The attack took place in the area of Knockmeenagh Lane/St Brigid’s Cottages before 7am. According...
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Housing bodies express interest in empty Station Road homes in Clondalkin
By Echo Reporter HOUSING bodies have expressed interest in buying privately owned houses at Station Road, in Clondalkin, from a developer. The homes are located close to vacant houses at Station Grove...
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Coláiste Bríde students discuss challenges facing young children in digital...
By Maurice Garvey THE challenges facing children in a highly connected digital world – particularly obsession/dependence with mobile phones - were discussed during an informative talk at Coláiste...
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Calls for tougher actions on retailers surcharging the reloads of Leap Cards
By Echo Reporter SURCHARGES which cost customers an additional 50 cents each time they top up their Leap Card, should lead to tougher sanctions for retailers, according to Sinn Féin councillor Mark...
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Development of €30m logistic park at risk due to possible flood risks
By Mary Dennehy THE outcome of a council meeting next Monday could possibly sink or keep afloat the proposed development of a €30 million logistic park in Baldonnell, which promises to bring 1,000...
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GARDAI unable to deny or confirm allegations of child sex offender in Rathcoole
By Echo Reporter GARDAI have been unable to deny or confirm reports of a serious child sex offender living in Rathcoole Village. This week, two primary schools in Rathcoole, the Holy Family National...
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