Category: Ballyfermot

‘Neighbourhoods will be given back to the people’

‘Neighbourhoods will be given back to the people’

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey NEIGHBOURHOOD Transport Schemes are to be considered in the Dublin South Central and South East administrative areas of Dublin City ...

Pensioner Stephen (88) still up to boxing clever

Pensioner Stephen (88) still up to boxing clever

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A PENSIONER and former boxer is still hitting the mark, after a video of him going to work on a ...

State of the art €2m Skatepark to open by spring 2020

State of the art €2m Skatepark to open by spring 2020

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey IT IS not often that a community group brings an idea to their local authority and succeeds in securing a ...

‘Our heritage is not for sale’

‘Our heritage is not for sale’

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A CENTRAL building block at the former De La Salle National School could be classified as a Protected Structure, if ...

People’s day

People’s day

Ballyfermot

By Aideen O'Flaherty OVER 2,000 people went to the inaugural People’s Day event in Le Fanu Park in Ballyfermot on Sunday, where attendees ...

Plans for 250 residential units at former boys home

Plans for 250 residential units at former boys home

Ballyfermot

By Aideen O'Flaherty THERE are plans for the development of a 250-unit residential development at lands at the former boys’ home in Ballyfermot ...

Tribute Garden recognises staff of emergency services

Tribute Garden recognises staff of emergency services

Ballyfermot

By Aideen O'Flaherty MEMBERS of the public are invited to come along to the opening of the Ballyfermot Tribute Garden, in recognition of ...

Residents to target litter black spots

Residents to target litter black spots

Ballyfermot

By Hayden Moore A SMALL litter blackspot has become apparent at the entrance of Cherry Orchard and a community litter pick has been ...

‘Whatever I gave, I gained 10 times in return’ – Fr Joe

‘Whatever I gave, I gained 10 times in return’ – Fr Joe

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE Ballyfermot parish of St Matthew’s paid tribute this week to Fr Joe McDonald – the ‘big fella’ – who ...

Great War exhibition on display in library

Great War exhibition on display in library

Ballyfermot

AN exhibition celebrating the Irish humanitarian efforts during World War I, opened at Ballyfermot Library this week. Padraig Allen, from Cherry Orchard, ...