Category: Ballyfermot

Football club closes gates to prevent joyriders destroying playing pitches

Football club closes gates to prevent joyriders destroying playing pitches

Ballyfermot

By Aideen O'Flaherty CHERRY Orchard Football Club in Ballyfermot has had to close all vehicular access to the car park at their ...

Burnt-out car on pitch an ‘attack on community’

Burnt-out car on pitch an ‘attack on community’

Ballyfermot

By Aideen O'Flaherty A CAR that was left burnt out at a goal post, on pitches that are used by Liffey Gaels GAA ...

‘I want them to know they are not alone – there is help’

‘I want them to know they are not alone – there is help’

Ballyfermot

By Aideen O'Flaherty THE BROTHER of a young woman who died by suicide last April has set up a new mental health support ...

Heritage Group delighted with the turnout for ‘walk and talk’

Heritage Group delighted with the turnout for ‘walk and talk’

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THERE was a good turnout for the Ballyfermot Heritage Group’s ‘walk and talk’ on July 4, which uncovered a range ...

‘We cannot sit back and do nothing’ following tragedies

‘We cannot sit back and do nothing’ following tragedies

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A COMMUNITY response to suicide has been organised for Thursday night (July 11) in Ballyfermot – in an effort to ...

Security guard allegedly attacked by gang of up to 15 youths in park

Security guard allegedly attacked by gang of up to 15 youths in park

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A SECURITY guard was allegedly assaulted by a gang of up to 15 people at the site of the proposed ...

Family are ‘overwhelmed’ with support from charity football match

Family are ‘overwhelmed’ with support from charity football match

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE family of recently deceased Declan ‘Deco’ Byrne were “overwhelmed” by local support for a football match held in his ...

Contractor appointed for  new €1.6 million skatepark

Contractor appointed for new €1.6 million skatepark

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A NEW contractor has been appointed for the €1.6m skatepark in Ballyfermot, a project that was delayed last year due ...

Summer Festival is in full swing with plenty of activities

Summer Festival is in full swing with plenty of activities

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE BALLYFERMOT Summer Festival is in full swing this week, having kicked off on Friday, it runs until July 14 ...

School awarded blue flag

School awarded blue flag

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey ST MICHAEL’S National School in Ballyfermot was awarded the Blue Star Programme Flag for their work around increasing the knowledge ...