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Category: Ballyfermot
Minister opens 70 new social housing units in Ballyfermot
By Aura McMenamin The new Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy was in Ballyfermot this morning to open a ...
On This Day in 1981: Ballyfermot gets a new library with a difference
On this day in 1981 the biggest library in the country at the time opened in Ballyfermot. The multipurpose building was state-of-the-art, ...
Community grants scheme is ‘totally wrong’ – Councillor
By Maurice Garvey COMMUNITY groups can apply for a Department of Housing Communities Facilities Scheme grant, with up to €1k offered per project. ...
Residents who wish to downsize homes should be prioritised
By Maurice Garvey ELDERLY residents in Crumlin who wish to downsize, should be prioritised for a new housing development in Raleigh Square, according ...
Action plan for Cherry Orchard out of €900k pot
By Maurice Garvey EXCESS money from Dublin City Council’s budget has been put to good use so far, with over €900k allocated for ...
St Dominic’s maths students win community and project awards in national ‘Maths Eyes’ competition – again
By Maurice Garvey TRANSITION-year maths students from St Dominic’s College, Ballyfermot, won awards in the ‘community’ and ‘project’ categories at the national Maths ...
Ballyfermot man will sleep rough for a week to highlight homeless crisis
By Aura McMenamin A Ballyfermot man who founded the Homeless Mobile Run will sleep rough for a week, starting from Wednesday night, ...
City Council apologises for late-night works in Cherry Orchard
By Maurice Garvey DUBLIN City Council have been asked to apologise to residents in Cherry Orchard after construction crews worked late at night ...
‘Courier’ for €837k heroin deal wanted to pay his golf fees
By Declan Brennan A man who was caught up in an €837,000 heroin deal told gardai he got involved to make money to ...
Concern over closure of local mental health beds
By Maurice Garvey YOUTH groups in Ballyfermot have expressed concern that the closure of mental health beds in Cherry Orchard Hospital could mean ...