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Category: Ballyfermot
De La Salle School reverses decision over not granting a place to young traveller boy
By Maurice Garvey THE Ballyfermot school which did not grant a place to a young Traveler boy over a late application, has reversed ...
Delight as Superhero Tristan starts junior infants
By Maurice Garvey AMONGST the youngsters starting junior infants at St Michaels NS in Ballyfermot, was a young boy with a critical congenital ...
Wonderful memories are shared at Heritage Week
By Maurice Garvey VISITORS to Ballyfermot Library recently stepped back in time to enjoy old video and photographic footage of the area during ...
Community crèche hits back at ‘upskilling’ implications
By Maurice Garvey THE Markiewicz Community Centre Crèche in Ballyfermot has hit back at claims by the Department of Children and Youth ...
Foal abused and whipped by young men in Ballyfermot
By Maurice Garvey A dishevelled foal was found by the DSPCA in Ballyfermot on Monday, after they received reports from concerned residents ...
Ballyfermot Grandmother gets her Liverpool wish
By Maurice Garvey THE response to an appeal in The Echo last week for a fatally-ill grandmother to see her beloved Liverpool FC ...
Anne will be remembered as one of the country’s greatest-ever female footballers
By Maurice Garvey TRIBUTES have been paid to one of Ireland’s most successful football players of all time – Inchicore native Anne O’Brien, ...
Ballyfermot boy lost school place over application being too late
By Maurice Garvey EFFORTS are being made to secure a suitable school placement for a young Traveller boy from Ballyfermot. National media ...
Transition programme a boost for ‘transfer stress’
By Maurice Garvey STUDENTS are benefitting from a primary to post-primary transition, courtesy of a programme rolled out at St Dominic’s Secondary School ...
Community crèche in crisis talks over threatened closure
By Maurice Garvey THE Markiewicz Community Centre Crèche in Ballyfermot is in talks with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in an ...