Category: Ballyfermot

Vandals set playground on fire and force closure

Vandals set playground on fire and force closure

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey MINDLESS vandalism at Willie Pearse Park in Crumlin has forced the temporary closure of the children’s playground. Thugs set fire ...

Bikes brighten Ballyfermot for 70th anniversary

Bikes brighten Ballyfermot for 70th anniversary

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey  THE Ballyfermot Bright Bikes scheme was officially launched by Councillor Vincent Jackson on Tuesday. The Bright Bikes scheme is ...

Mental Health Warriors hail success of their campaign to overturn closure

Mental Health Warriors hail success of their campaign to overturn closure

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey  A DECISION to overturn the closure of mental health services for young people in Cherry Orchard Hospital has been ...

Strike-out for single mother accused of stealing

Strike-out for single mother accused of stealing

Ballyfermot

A WOMAN who stole clothes and sheets from Penneys in Liffey Valley received a strike-out in Blanchardstown District Court. Deborah Ryan, aged ...

Father-of-one caught with over €44,000 worth of drugs after house was burgled

Father-of-one caught with over €44,000 worth of drugs after house was burgled

Ballyfermot

By Sonya McLean A Dublin father-of-one will be sentenced next October after he was caught with over €44,000 worth of drugs when his ...

St Pat’s FC forge ahead with plans despite Minister’s housing proposal

St Pat’s FC forge ahead with plans despite Minister’s housing proposal

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey ST PATRICK’S Athletic FC have vowed to keep their proposal for a new stadium and town centre at the former ...

Witnesses saw car abandoned and set on fire

Witnesses saw car abandoned and set on fire

Ballyfermot

The GARDAI are investigating after a car was found abandoned and partially burnt out on the Naas Road in Bluebell. Witnesses reported ...

Relay for Life has raised over €90,000 in five years

Relay for Life has raised over €90,000 in five years

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey RELAY for Life Ballyfermot last weekend hosted a charity match - the latest Relay event to raise funds for ...

De La Salle brothers’ move raises concerns over complex

De La Salle brothers’ move raises concerns over complex

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE last of the De La Salle brothers have moved off the monastery in De la Salle Ballyfermot – ...

Rescue 116 crash – lifejacket and helmet recovered

Rescue 116 crash – lifejacket and helmet recovered

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A HELMET and lifejacket believed to be from the Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116, have been recovered from the ...