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Category: Ballyfermot
Parents of brave Harry aim to put defibrillators in all schools
By Brittany King PARENTS of a baby born with half a heart, are campaigning for defibrillators to be put in every school ...
St John Ambulance man nominated for Volunteer Ireland Awards
By Maurice Garvey A LONG-serving member of St John Ambulance Ballyfermot Division, Michael Cardiff, has been nominated for the 2017 Volunteer Ireland ...
Drugs seizures top 33 mark in nine months
By Maurice Garvey THERE have been 33 drug seizures in Ballyfermot in the first nine months of the year, according to the ...
Vandals set fire to base of CCTV
By Maurice Garvey Vandals attacked CCTV cameras in Cherry Orchard in the lead-up to Halloween – forcing Dublin Fire Brigade to respond ...
Ballyfermot man charged with two counts of rape
A BALLYFERMOT man charged with two rapes has been sent forward for his trial at the Central Criminal Court. The 57-year-old was ...
Ballyfermot man jailed for 10 years for the sexual abuse of his twin sisters
By Isabel Hayes & Declan Brennan A man who sexually abused his younger twin sisters over a six-year period when he was ...
Bakery and café proposal to be run by ex-prisoners and drug users is lauded
A PROPOSAL for a social enterprise bakery in Ballyfermot staffed by former addicts and prisoners, received cross-party support at the latest Dublin ...
Secret garden opens up a new world for children
By Maurice Garvey A SECRET garden has been created in Cherry Orchard to cater for children with autism, reports Maurice Garvey, Sinn ...
Confronting abuser gave a ‘sense of God’s closeness’
By Maurice Garvey BALLYFERMOT priest Fr Joe McDonald received a positive reaction to his appearance on The Late Late Show recently. The ...
Markievicz Park to host a Zombie Fun Run this Halloween
By Aura McMenamin Prepare for some zombie sightings in Ballyfermot this Halloween. Markievicz Park will host a Zombie Fun Run, organised by the ...