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Category: Ballyfermot
Man stole handbag from woman (78) containing €2
A man who stole a handbag which contained €2 from a 78-year-old woman has been sentenced to 15 months in prison, writes ...
Screening of the Miracle Club very ‘poignant’
"The screening went very well and was poignant, as some of the neighbours from Ballyfermot attended," states Ballyfermot-born actor and screenwriter Jimmy ...
‘Concerning’ lack of urgency for domestic violence register
THE lack of urgency in creating a domestic violence register is “deeply concerning” according to Ballyfermot Cllr Hazel De Nortúin (PBP). The ...
Former manager of Daughters of Charity is jailed for sexually abusing his nephew
A former manager of a Daughters of Charity family centre in Dublin has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing his ...
Local Faces: Dolores James
BALLYFERMOT is a Dublin suburb full of wonderful people, writes Ken Doyle. The unwarranted bad name it acquired over the years was ...
Film inspired by women Jimmy grew up with in Ballyfermot
"The inspiration for the story came from the extraordinary women I grew up with in Ballyfermot whose resilience, intelligence and sense of ...
Palmerstown student steps forward as Youth Ambassador for Gaisce
A PALMERSTOWN student will encourage young people to show their potential by joining the first Gaisce Youth Ambassador Panel. Caoilfhinn Young, from ...
Ballyfermot Buddies give hope to those with nowhere to turn
TIMES have become increasingly tough in an age of inflation and rising costs, so much so that a local woman woke up ...
Vera (97), the founder of Strawberry Hall, will be remembered as an ‘original behind the counter’
The 97-year-old founder of a beloved pub in Chapelizod will be remembered as an “original behind the counter.” Vera Cummins, from Strawberry ...
Concert celebrates inclusivity
Over a hundred young people gathered in Ballyfermot to celebrate inclusivity and praise the re-election of a Traveller woman to the Seanad. ...