Category: Ballyfermot

Successful first year for the social enterprise charity bingo

Successful first year for the social enterprise charity bingo

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey IT HAS been a successful year in operation for a social enterprise bingo night in Ballyfermot. Win Win Bingo ...

St Dominic’s attend Cycle Against Suicide congress

St Dominic’s attend Cycle Against Suicide congress

Ballyfermot

STUDENTS and teachers from St Dominic’s College, Ballyfermot, travelled to the University of Limerick to attend the 2017 ‘Cycle Against Suicide Student ...

Residents say they are not living in fear after stabbing incident

Residents say they are not living in fear after stabbing incident

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey NEIGHBOURS of Ballyfermot grandmother Bridie Smith, who was stabbed on New Year’s Day on the doorstep of her Oranmore ...

Martin Finn: He gave his life to save his daughter

Martin Finn: He gave his life to save his daughter

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A VERY MOVING funeral service was held on Tuesday to pay respects to Ballyfermot man Martin Finn – who died ...

Builders threatened by local criminal seeking ‘security’ cash

Builders threatened by local criminal seeking ‘security’ cash

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey GARDAI agreed this week to increase their presence during construction of a €15 million social housing development in Cherry Orchard ...

CCTV installed at Cherry Orchard site to prevent further vandalism

CCTV installed at Cherry Orchard site to prevent further vandalism

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey CCTV cameras have been installed to ensure the construction of modular homes in Cherry Orchard is protected from any further ...

€1,200 raised for ASD by brave mum Sarah Jane

€1,200 raised for ASD by brave mum Sarah Jane

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A PARENT went to great lengths to support the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) unit at her kid’s school – cutting ...

Housing list figures in Ballyfermot are “misleading”

Housing list figures in Ballyfermot are “misleading”

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE latest housing figures for Ballyfermot which show 350 applicants scrubbed off the list are "misleading", according to Sinn Féin ...

€500,000 Ballyfermot skate park gets green light from council

€500,000 Ballyfermot skate park gets green light from council

Ballyfermot

By Brendan Grehan A €500,000 SKATE park in Ballyfermot has got the go-ahead following this month’s meeting of Dublin City Council. The ...

Work set to resume on Cherry Orchard social housing

Work set to resume on Cherry Orchard social housing

Ballyfermot

By Aideen O'Flaherty BUILDING work is set to resume on the Cherry Orchard site earmarked for 72 social housing units, after they had ...