Category: Ballyfermot

New hiking club getting going step by step . . .

New hiking club getting going step by step . . .

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey BALLYFERMOT is set to see the beginning of a new hiking club, after an idea proposed by an active ...

Bank’s security guard stole €200 from customer

Bank’s security guard stole €200 from customer

Ballyfermot

By Brendan Grehan A SECURITY guard with G4S, who was working in a Bank of Ireland branch and who stole €200 from a ...

Services in Civic Centre may be amalgamated

Services in Civic Centre may be amalgamated

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A PROPOSAL to amalgamate two separate services that run Ballyfermot Civic Centre is currently being considered. A unique situation has ...

A cheque for €1,256 for St Vincent de Paul was presented during festival

A cheque for €1,256 for St Vincent de Paul was presented during festival

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE annual Ballyfermot College of Further Education (BCFE) festival took place recently. Organised by BCFE music coordinators Liam Caffrey and ...

Positive posters drawn up from users’ life experiences

Positive posters drawn up from users’ life experiences

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey SERVICE users helped to create positive mental health posters, which will be on display in Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard over ...

People power – community unites for Deansrath Family Centre

People power – community unites for Deansrath Family Centre

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey NEIGHBOURING community groups have come to the aid of Deansrath Family Centre, which was forced to close last month after ...

A pint of Guinness is yer only man – for an artistic outlet

A pint of Guinness is yer only man – for an artistic outlet

Ballyfermot

By Leopold Herter ARTIST Mike Gale is currently exhibiting his creative works about Guinness in Ballyfermot Library, which will run until Friday, January ...

935 residential units for De La Salle lands

935 residential units for De La Salle lands

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey PLANS for over 900 residential units on the grounds of the former De La Salle National School were presented to ...

Cyclists attacked by thugs on Grand Canal cycle path

Cyclists attacked by thugs on Grand Canal cycle path

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey VICIOUS attacks on cyclists using the Grand Canal occurred again this week, when two men  were ambushed by gangs of ...

Equine centre manure recycled as compost

Equine centre manure recycled as compost

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey HORSE manure from Cherry Orchard Equine Centre is being turned into compost by a local community garden and will go ...