Category: Ballyfermot

Service seeks to raise €1m for new building

Service seeks to raise €1m for new building

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A FAMILY support service in Clondalkin has kickstarted a campaign to raise €1 million for a new building after outgrowing ...

Feelings, hopes on canvas resonate with all viewers

Feelings, hopes on canvas resonate with all viewers

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A Ballyfermot artist was inspired to take to the canvas after suffering years of mental illness. Artist Fiona Dowling ...

Ambulance volunteer lauded for services

Ambulance volunteer lauded for services

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A LONG-serving member of St John Ambulance, Ballyfermot Division, Michael Cardiff, won recognition for his outstanding services at the 2017 ...

Over 1,000 at risk due to overcrowding in homes

Over 1,000 at risk due to overcrowding in homes

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey OVER 1,000 people are at risk of homelessness due to overcrowding in Ballyfermot homes. Research from the recently launched Ballyfermot/Chapelizod ...

Defibrillator initiative sees over €4,500 raised

Defibrillator initiative sees over €4,500 raised

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey EMPLOYEES in Ballyfermot completed their cardiac first responder training this week, becoming the latest batch of local businesses to ...

Mental Health Warriors march to stop suicides

Mental Health Warriors march to stop suicides

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey RESIDENTS in Ballyfermot took part in a march to City Hall along with the Liberties community today, Monday, December ...

Ballyfermot priest remembered as a “remarkable human being”

Ballyfermot priest remembered as a “remarkable human being”

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey  A FUNERAL service for former Ballyfermot priest Fr Patrick Reynolds took place this morning in Limerick. Fr Reynolds passed ...

Ballyfermot shop sells €500k winning ticket to lucky local customer

Ballyfermot shop sells €500k winning ticket to lucky local customer

Ballyfermot

By Aura McMenamin  STAFF in Centra on Ballyfermot Road were celebrating this week, when they heard they sold a winning €500k Euromillions ...

‘It’s only a matter of time before someone is killed’

‘It’s only a matter of time before someone is killed’

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey Ballyfermot Road was not built to sustain close to 12,000 vehicles per day, according to Independent Councillor Vincent Jackson. ...

Contentious plot of private land in Ballyfermot

Contentious plot of private land in Ballyfermot

Ballyfermot

By Maurce Garvey A PROPOSAL to purchase a contentious private plot of land in Ballyfermot was on the agenda at the Dublin ...