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Category: Ballyfermot
Heritage Group delighted with the turnout for ‘walk and talk’
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
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
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
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
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
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
By Maurice Garvey ST MICHAEL’S National School in Ballyfermot was awarded the Blue Star Programme Flag for their work around increasing the knowledge ...
Charity football match to honour Declan’s memory
By Maurice Garvey A MAN who donated a kidney to his younger brother four years ago, lamented the “bad cards” dealt to his ...
Slips, thrills, skills and goals – and all for a great cause
By Maurice Garvey A FOOTBALL match to support the annual Ballyfermot Relay for Life event, took place over the weekend. The Patty McGarry ...
New BCFE president is looking forward to role
By Maurice Garvey THE new President of Ballyfermot College of Further Education Cecilia Munro is keen to entice more people from the local ...