Category: Ballyfermot

‘Chronic’ levels of suicide urgently require out-of-hours services

‘Chronic’ levels of suicide urgently require out-of-hours services

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey SUICIDE rates in Cherry Orchard are currently at a “chronic” level with many people in the community pushing for ...

Leaving Cert students scored ‘exceptionally high’ marks

Leaving Cert students scored ‘exceptionally high’ marks

Ballyfermot

By Alannah Kenny Schools from Lucan and Ballyfermot were pleasantly surprised as the Leaving Certificate results rolled in early on Wednesday morning. ...

Taking a step back in time proves to be a winning formula

Taking a step back in time proves to be a winning formula

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey STEP back in time for a day of music, dancing, old photos and videos will grace Ballyfermot Library on Saturday, ...

There’s a celebration of Ballyfermot, its people and local heritage starting this weekend

There’s a celebration of Ballyfermot, its people and local heritage starting this weekend

Ballyfermot

A celebration of Ballyfermot, its people and local heritage will kick off this Saturday at the local library. The three events will ...

Tesco Ballyfermot forced to close parts of store due to breaches of food safety

Tesco Ballyfermot forced to close parts of store due to breaches of food safety

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey TESCOS Ballyfermot were one of nine businesses that were served with a closure order during July for breaches of ...

Community remembers  those lost to suicide

Community remembers those lost to suicide

Ballyfermot

By Aura McMenamin A woman has gathered over 1,200 signatures for a petition calling for a free drop-in mental health service in the ...

Teen Turn gives a taste of life working at a career in technology

Teen Turn gives a taste of life working at a career in technology

Ballyfermot

By Aideen O'Flaherty TEENAGE girls from Pobalscoil Iosolde in Palmerstown and Kylemore College in Ballyfermot got to get a glimpse of life working ...

Benefit night to help two local brothers with Cystic Fibrosis

Benefit night to help two local brothers with Cystic Fibrosis

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey TWO young brothers from Drimnagh never had much of a childhood thanks to the devastating effects of Cystic Fibrosis. However, ...

Problems in Ballyfermot caused by alcohol show up at four times the national average

Problems in Ballyfermot caused by alcohol show up at four times the national average

Ballyfermot

By Aura McMenamin Problems with relationships, finances and vandalism caused by alcoholism in Ballyfermot are almost four times the national average, according to ...

Over 2,000 garda searches in Ballyfermot in six months

Over 2,000 garda searches in Ballyfermot in six months

Ballyfermot

GARDAI have carried out over 2,000 searches in the Ballyfermot area in the first six months of 2017. The searches include that ...