Ellen Gough

Dublin, Limerick

Reporter at The Echo Newspaper

She/her, Pisces Full-time Queer Hot Mess Reporter at Echo Newspaper Irish by birth but Munster by the grace of God

Articles

6300 customers without power in Tallaght and Templeogue

1 week ago | echo.ie | Ellen Gough

A power outage has left over 6000 customers on Dublin’s southside without electricity this Tuesday evening. Faults at Templeogue and Whitestown, Tallaght have left 6306 ESB customers without power since 6pm, Tuesday, June 17. According to the ESB Power check website, service is expected to restored by 7.15pm this evening. “We apologise for the loss of supply.
TD Paul Murphy returns to Ireland after being detained twice in Egypt

1 week ago | echo.ie | Ellen Gough

Tallaght TD Paul Murphy returned to Ireland this Tuesday afternoon after being detained twice by Egyptian authorities over a planned peace march on Gaza. The People Before Profit TD was first detained last Friday, June 13, along with a number of Irish and international activists attempting to take part in a protest march from Egypt to Gaza to highlight the ongoing aid blockade.
CEIST leadership conference empowers Clondalkin pupils

1 week ago | echo.ie | Ellen Gough

Three Clondalkin pupils have returned to their school inspired and empowered by a leadership conference for secondary schools. Student Council members from Coláiste Bríde attended the CEIST Student Leadership Conference 2025 on May 7, at DCU St Patrick’s Campus. CEIST (Catholic Education, an Irish Schools Trust) is the trustee body for 107 voluntary Catholic secondary schools in Ireland.
Councillor resigns from People Before Profit party over ‘fundamental differences’

1 week ago | echo.ie | Ellen Gough

Councillor Madeleine JohanssonA councillor elected as a member of People Before Profit has resigned from the party, citing “fundamental differences about political method, working class loyalty, and strategic priorities”. Councillor Madeleine Johansson issued a statement on Monday, June 9, that she and other members of the Red Network socialist group felt the need to “forge a new path for revolutionary socialist politics outside of PBP”.
Paul Murphy, TD detained for second time in Egypt

1 week ago | echo.ie | Ellen Gough

Tallaght TD Paul Murphy has been detained for a second time by Egyptian authorities. It’s understood he is being detained this Monday afternoon, June 16 in a Cairo police station. The People Before Profit TD was among a number of Irish people who were detained and had their passports and phones confiscated while travelling through Egypt on the way to Gaza on Friday, June 13.
Paul Murphy TD released by Egyptian authorities

1 week ago | echo.ie | Ellen Gough

Tallaght TD Paul Murphy has been released by Egyptian authorities after trying to take part in a peace march for Gaza. The People Before Profit TD was among a number of Irish people who were detained and had their passports and phones confiscated while travelling through Egypt on the way to Gaza on Friday, June 13. He flew to Cairo last Thursday to take part in a Global March to Gaza with thousands of delegates from countries around the world, including up to 50 other Irish citizens.
Plans for 143 cells at Cloverhill Prison

1 week ago | echo.ie | Ellen Gough

Plans have been lodged for a new prison block at Cloverhill Prison. A planning application was submitted to Dublin City Council by the Irish Prison Service, for “a proposal to construct a new accommodation block including up to 143 cells, accompanying ancillary rooms and facilities along with the reconfiguration of yard spaces at Cloverhill Prison”.
Extra €20,000 allocated for completion of Chapelizod ‘inclusive’ playground project

1 week ago | echo.ie | Ellen Gough

Construction on a new playground in Chapelizod “is expected to be completed” by later this year. Final design work is currently underway with the contractor for a “new natural inclusive playground” in Liffey Valley Park, Chapelizod. The project has also been allocated a further €20,000 from the Department of Children.
Vital funds raised for girl (25) diagnosed with rare condition

1 week ago | echo.ie | Ellen Gough

Vital funds are being raised for a young Clondalkin girl diagnosed with a “life-changing” illness. A GoFundMe page has so far raised over €50,000 for 25-year-old Sarah Tyrrell, who has recently been diagnosed with aplastic anaemia, a rare and serious condition where her bone marrow fails to produce enough blood cells. Sharon Jordan is a family friend who set up the GoFundMe page for the Tyrrell family in May, after Sarah’s diagnosis just 10 weeks ago.
Paul Murphy, TD detained in Egypt

2 weeks ago | echo.ie | Ellen Gough

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has been detained in Egypt while attempting to take part in a peace march at the border crossing with Gaza. Posting on his social media this Friday afternoon June 13, Deputy Murphy shared that the bus he was travelling on from Cairo to Rafah with other activists had been “stopped by the Egyptian authorities and out passports taken”.