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Author: Chris Sweeney
Mother ‘sickened’ fraudsters set up charity campaign in Nicole’s name
By Maurice Garvey TRAGIC Nicole Fox Fenlon’s mother Jackie Fox was ‘sickened’ this week to discover fraudsters were using her daughter’s image on ...
Monastery may be used for housing
By Maurice Garvey THE new owner of the De La Salle land in Ballyfermot met with Dublin City Council on Thursday (January ...
Concerns homeless hub requires planning
A LOCAL Fine Gael councillor has queried with An Bord Pleanala whether the change of use of the Carmelite Monastery on the ...
Boards launch bids to secure patronage of secondary school
By Aideen O'Flaherty THE DUBLIN and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) launched their campaign for patronage of a new secondary school ...
Four years for man found with prescription tablets worth €80,000
By Sonya McLean A Dublin man caught holding over €80,000 worth of various prescription tablets has been jailed for four years. Richard Rattigan ...
Further investigations into schools’ structure
By Aideen O'Flaherty SCOIL Chaitlín Maude NS in Tallaght and Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada in Lucan are due to undergo detailed structural investigations, following ...
Off-duty Gardai praised for actions after attempted robbery of woman’s car
By Aideen O'Flaherty AN ATTEMPTED robbery in the car park of Dunnes Stores in Kilnamanagh was thwarted by two quick-thinking off-duty gardai and ...
Over €72k awarded to aid local community groups
By Aideen O'Flaherty FUNDING of over €72,000 has been awarded to local community groups under the government’s Community Services Programme Support Fund, in ...
Relay For Life has raised over €4.4m for cancer patients
By Maurice Garvey RELAY For Life Ballyfermot has played a part in raising over €4.4m for cancer patients in Ireland, reports Maurice Garvey. ...
Plans to knock Cuckoo’s Nest Pub
By Mary Dennehy TIME could be called on any hopes of the Cuckoo’s Nest re-opening, after a site notice proposing the demolition ...