Category: Ballyfermot

SVP volunteers brace themselves for 2019

SVP volunteers brace themselves for 2019

Ballyfermot

By Aideen O'Flaherty ST Vincent de Paul (SVP) volunteers are bracing themselves for a busy year ahead, after a “hugely busy” Christmas season ...

Assaulted man critical but stable

Assaulted man critical but stable

Ballyfermot

By Brendan Grehan A Ballyfermot man is in a critical but stable condition after he was assaulted in Lucan last Friday. Kean ...

Cherry Orchard homes to be completed in New Year

Cherry Orchard homes to be completed in New Year

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey DUBLIN City Council confirmed the remaining homes at a new social housing development in Cherry Orchard will be completed in ...

Student awarded top scholarship

Student awarded top scholarship

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A BALLYFERMOT student who completed her Leaving Certificate in June, was awarded the Finbarr Flood Scholarship in the Guinness Storehouse, ...

Football club raises over €1,500 for hospital

Football club raises over €1,500 for hospital

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey CHERRY Orchard Football Club seniors raised over €1,500 for Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, reports Maurice Garvey. The fundraising was ...

St Dominic’s hits the 50 per cent for third level

St Dominic’s hits the 50 per cent for third level

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey RESULTS of the Irish Times ‘Feeder Schools 2018’, revealed St Dominic’s College, Ballyfermot, had the highest percentage (50 per cent) ...

Burglar found rummaging through a rack of jackets is caught by homeowner

Burglar found rummaging through a rack of jackets is caught by homeowner

Ballyfermot

A ST Patrick’s Day celebrant who burgled a house on his way home was sentenced to 180 hours community service in Blanchardstown ...

Centre aims to support 50 youths in jobs by 2022

Centre aims to support 50 youths in jobs by 2022

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey CHERRY Orchard Equine Centre is aiming to support 50 youths per year in secure employment by 2022. It is one ...

Residents up in arms at opening of cul-de-sac

Residents up in arms at opening of cul-de-sac

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey LONG-TERM residents in a cul-de-sac, say they were shocked to discover their road was to be opened up as part ...

Celebrations of seventy years in Ballyfermot

Celebrations of seventy years in Ballyfermot

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey  A VISUAL story of the 70th anniversary year of Ballyfermot is celebrated in a photo collection book, created by ...