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Park users brewing up a storm over trade license issue. www.echo.ie/park-users-b...
Park users brewing up a storm over trade license issue
“We’ve just removed it…we need time to get this right.” The coffee van that did not get its casual trading licence renewed will not return in the near future, as the council reiterated their intention...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Park users brewing up a storm over trade license issue. www.echo.ie/park-users-b...
A man accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in west Dublin in October has been sent forward for trial. www.echo.ie/citywest-sex...
Citywest sex attack accused sent for trial
A man accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in west Dublin in October has been sent forward for trial, reports Tom Tuite. The 26-year-old non-Irish national appeared again at Cloverhill Di...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
A man accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in west Dublin in October has been sent forward for trial. www.echo.ie/citywest-sex...
Boxing Club ‘in shock’ after securing €1.25m for new home. www.echo.ie/boxing-club-...
Boxing Club ‘in shock’ after securing €1.25m for new home
Over one million euro has been put aside to help Jobstown Boxing Club get a new home so that they can take on more potential world champions. €1,250,000 has been allocated by South Dublin County Counc...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Boxing Club ‘in shock’ after securing €1.25m for new home. www.echo.ie/boxing-club-...
The Echo is out today! You’ll find the latest edition on shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and neighbouring areas.
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This weeks front pages – January 29, 2026
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January 29, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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‘Proximity of vape shops to schools is a major problem.’ www.echo.ie/proximity-of...
‘Proximity of vape shops to schools is a major problem’
“In Clondalkin Village, the proximity of vape shops to schools is a major problem.”Vape shops and their products in Clondalkin and surrounding areas are targeting the community’s youth, according to a...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:36 PM
‘Proximity of vape shops to schools is a major problem.’ www.echo.ie/proximity-of...
€80 million allocated to active travel works. www.echo.ie/e80-million-...
€80 million allocated to active travel works
“It’s been an ambitious programme.” €80 million has been committed to active travel works set to take place across South Dublin over the next three years, including a cycle track connecting Tallaght a...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:37 PM
€80 million allocated to active travel works. www.echo.ie/e80-million-...
Tallaght man Richard Baneham earns third Oscar nomination. www.echo.ie/tallaght-man...
Tallaght man Richard Baneham earns third Oscar nomination
A man from Tallaght has earned his third Oscar nomination for his work on a billion-dollar blockbuster. Richard Baneham from Oldbawn, Tallaght has earned his third Academy Award nomination for his vis...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Tallaght man Richard Baneham earns third Oscar nomination. www.echo.ie/tallaght-man...
Action needed on canisters ‘before we have a death.’ www.echo.ie/action-neede...
Action needed on canisters ‘before we have a death’
There have been renewed calls for nitrous oxide to be outlawed in Ireland “before we have a death”.Cllr Francis Timmons (Ind) has called on the government bring in legislation on the gas after a “huge...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Action needed on canisters ‘before we have a death.’ www.echo.ie/action-neede...
Man who sexually abused his daughter jailed for seven years. www.echo.ie/man-who-sexu...
Man who sexually abused his daughter jailed for seven years
A man who sexually abused his daughter during her childhood, telling her that they had “a special love” her mother would be jealous of, has been jailed for seven years, reports Fiona Ferguson and Sony...
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January 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Man who sexually abused his daughter jailed for seven years. www.echo.ie/man-who-sexu...
Council sets aside €16m towards possibility of building a new hotel. www.echo.ie/council-sets...
Council sets aside €16m towards possibility of building a new hotel
The local authority has set aside over €128m for the next three years on economic development projects, including over €16m for a potential hotel in South Dublin. €16.4 million has been allocated towa...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Council sets aside €16m towards possibility of building a new hotel. www.echo.ie/council-sets...
5,179 people are on inpatient waiting lists at Tallaght Hospital. www.echo.ie/5179-people-...
5,179 people are on inpatient waiting lists at Tallaght Hospital
Over 5,000 people were on inpatient waiting lists at Tallaght University Hospital at the end of 2025 as delays continued to bog down departments.5,179 people were on inpatient or day case procedure wa...
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January 19, 2026 at 12:27 PM
5,179 people are on inpatient waiting lists at Tallaght Hospital. www.echo.ie/5179-people-...
The Echo is out today! You’ll find the latest edition on shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and neighbouring areas. www.echo.ie/this-weeks-f...
This weeks front pages – January 15, 2026
The Echo is out today! You’ll find the latest edition on shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and neighbouring areas. Support local journalism by picking up your copy or subscribing...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:44 AM
The Echo is out today! You’ll find the latest edition on shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and neighbouring areas. www.echo.ie/this-weeks-f...
Latest IBAL says Tallaght is ‘clean to European norms.’ www.echo.ie/latest-ibal-...
Latest IBAL says Tallaght is ‘clean to European norms’
The latest IBAL report has deemed Tallaght “clean to European norms” but the groups methodology for surveying towns and cities has been heavily criticised by local groups.No town or city was judged to...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Latest IBAL says Tallaght is ‘clean to European norms.’ www.echo.ie/latest-ibal-...
Sites to be rezoned to address shortfall in residential lands. www.echo.ie/sites-to-be-...
Sites to be rezoned to address shortfall in residential lands
Council planners have shortlisted their “emerging preferred options” of sites to be rezoned to address the shortfall in residential lands around South Dublin. The Housing Growth Requirements Guideline...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Sites to be rezoned to address shortfall in residential lands. www.echo.ie/sites-to-be-...
Ballyfemot man (18), had loaded ‘primed for use’ Glock gun. www.echo.ie/ballyfemot-m...
Ballyfemot man (18), had loaded ‘primed for use’ glock gun
An 18-year-old man had a loaded Glock handgun described as “primed for use” hidden in his garden in Dublin, it has been alleged, reports Tom Tuite. Morgan Ennis of Cherry Orchard Drive, Ballyfermot, a...
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January 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Ballyfemot man (18), had loaded ‘primed for use’ Glock gun. www.echo.ie/ballyfemot-m...
Gardaí Believe father killed son before travelling to ex‑partner’s house to end his life. www.echo.ie/gardai-belie...
Gardaí Believe father killed son before travelling to ex‑partner’s house to end his life
Gardaí suspect a murder-suicide after the bodies of a father and son were discovered at separate homes in Clondalkin and Cherry Orchard on Thursday morning. Post-mortem examinations are due to be comp...
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January 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Gardaí Believe father killed son before travelling to ex‑partner’s house to end his life. www.echo.ie/gardai-belie...
Gardaí are investigating after two bodies were discovered at domestic residences in Cherry Orchard and Clondalkin, including the body of a child on Thursday morning. www.echo.ie/gardai-begin...
Gardaí begin investigation following discovery of two bodies in Cherry Orchard and Clondalkin
Gardaí are investigating after two bodies were discovered at domestic residences in Cherry Orchard and Clondalkin, including the body of a child on Thursday morning. Gardaí and emergency services were...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Gardaí are investigating after two bodies were discovered at domestic residences in Cherry Orchard and Clondalkin, including the body of a child on Thursday morning. www.echo.ie/gardai-begin...
A man in his late teens has been arrested by Gardaí in relation with the death of 53-year-old James Berney following an incident at his home in Foxdene Drive, Balgaddy. www.echo.ie/man-arrested...
Man arrested in connection with Balgaddy death last year
Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with the death of a Clondalkin man in June 2025. A man in his late teens has been arrested by Gardaí in relation with the death of 53-year-old James Berney fol...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
A man in his late teens has been arrested by Gardaí in relation with the death of 53-year-old James Berney following an incident at his home in Foxdene Drive, Balgaddy. www.echo.ie/man-arrested...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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The Echo Newspaper is on shop shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and surrounding areas today. www.echo.ie/this-weeks-f...
This weeks front pages – January 8, 2026
The Echo Newspaper is on shop shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and surrounding areas today. Pick up your copy or subscribe online HERE and support the continuation of local news...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:55 AM
The Echo Newspaper is on shop shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and surrounding areas today. www.echo.ie/this-weeks-f...
Four men charged over thefts in Sligo and Leitrim last weekend. www.echo.ie/four-men-cha...
Four men charged over thefts in Sligo and Leitrim last weekend
Four men in their 20s from Tallaght and Whitehall Road have been remanded in custody charged with stealing a car in Sligo and two number plates in Leitrim last weekend. 21-year-olds Eric Farrell and S...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Four men charged over thefts in Sligo and Leitrim last weekend. www.echo.ie/four-men-cha...
‘Mindless’ vandals wreck historic tram mural. www.echo.ie/mindless-van...
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 AM
‘Mindless’ vandals wreck historic tram mural. www.echo.ie/mindless-van...
The Echo Newspaper Year in Review 2025 Edition is on shop shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and surrounding areas today.
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This weeks front pages – January 1, 2026 – Year in Review 2025 Edition!
The Echo Newspaper Year in Review 2025 Edition is on shop shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and surrounding areas today. Pick up your copy or subscribe online HERE and support th...
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January 1, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The Echo Newspaper Year in Review 2025 Edition is on shop shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and surrounding areas today.
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No significant progress on GAA facility at Spawell. www.echo.ie/no-significa...
No significant progress on GAA facility at Spawell
There has been “no significant progress this year” in relation to Dublin GAA’s Spawell development plans and costs are expected to rise, according to the county board’s annual report.Dublin GAA bought...
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December 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
No significant progress on GAA facility at Spawell. www.echo.ie/no-significa...
Tallaght Village mural wrecked by graffiti. www.echo.ie/village-muri...
Village mural wrecked by graffiti
A mural in the heart of Tallaght that pays tribute to two brothers-in-law who worked on the village’s historic tram has been wrecked with graffiti. “The Matchbox” mural was installed in July 2025 and ...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Tallaght Village mural wrecked by graffiti. www.echo.ie/village-muri...