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Category: Ballyfermot
Last group of students to pass through historic De La Salle
By Maurice Garvey THIS bittersweet image depicts a special group of boys who represent the last bunch of students to pass through ...
Tributes pour in for Gerry, the ‘ambassador’ of Ballyfermot
By Maurice Garvey TRIBUTES have poured in for the ‘Ambassador’ of Ballyfermot, Gerry Royal, who died on September 12, just six weeks after ...
Youth service celebrates 30 years of helping community
By Maurice Garvey THIRTY years ago, a group of concerned residents from various parts of Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard came together to campaign ...
Ice cream man found with a knuckleduster for ‘protection’
By Brendan Grehan AN ICE cream man who had a knuckleduster, a claw hammer and a baseball bat for “his own protection” received ...
Dog show is huge success in Ballyfermot
The inaugural Ballyfermot Dog Show took place in the Ballyfermot Community Civic Centre Park. The event, organised by Dublin City Council’s Ballyfermot ...
Learning the symptoms of mental health problems
By Maurice Garvey UP TO 16 people from local primary schools, Tusla, Barnardos and Ballyfermot Chapelizod Partnership recently trained to become mental health ...
Work to start on elderly complex
By Maurice Garvey LONG overdue refurbishment of an elderly residents housing complex in Inchicore is due to begin in October, reports Maurice Garvey. ...
Businesses equipped with life-saving defibrillators
EACH major shopping area of Ballyfermot Road now has life saving equipment to hand nearby after the installation of a defibrillator at ...
Parents to discuss experience with family support services in the area
By Maurice Garvey PARENTS from Ballyfermot, Clondalkin and Inchicore will discuss their experience with family support services in the area through a radio ...
Minister under fire for ‘misleading the public’
By Maurice Garvey MINISTER for State Catherine Byrne has come under fire for “misleading the public” over proposals for redevelopment at the former ...