Category: Ballyfermot

Ballyfermot residents angry at lack of parking spaces and possible future accidents

Ballyfermot residents angry at lack of parking spaces and possible future accidents

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyCHALLENGES facing pedestrians and motorists at Claddagh Green shops and at the pedestrian lights near the Gala building, are in ...

Calls for tougher actions on retailers surcharging  the reloads of Leap Cards

Calls for tougher actions on retailers surcharging the reloads of Leap Cards

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterSURCHARGES which cost customers an additional 50 cents each time they top up their Leap Card, should lead to tougher ...

Candle Trust in Ballyfermot to receive €300,000

Candle Trust in Ballyfermot to receive €300,000

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyCANDLE Community Trust is to receive €300,000 for the redevelopment of its campus in Ballyfermot, according to Fine Gael Dublin ...

Boy (13) drowns in River Liffey near Chapelizod

Boy (13) drowns in River Liffey near Chapelizod

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterA 13-year-old boy has drowned in the River Liffey between Islandbridge and Chapelizod this afternoon. Gardai and emergency services received ...

Call to Taoiseach to appoint drugs and alcohol minister

Call to Taoiseach to appoint drugs and alcohol minister

Ballyfermot

By William O'Connor The Taoiseach has been called on to appoint a designated Minister of State with sole responsibility for the Government’s ...

Park joyriding escalates to crisis point for public

Park joyriding escalates to crisis point for public

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyDISCUSSIONS are taking place between stakeholders to combat anti-social behavior at St Cuthbert’s Park in Clondalkin. South Dublin County Council ...

Ballyer memorial page is a hit with 8,000 people

Ballyer memorial page is a hit with 8,000 people

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyESTABLISHING a memorial page to remember loved ones from Ballyfermot last year turned out to be a simple but powerful ...

Mallin family home to be open to the public during the month of May

Mallin family home to be open to the public during the month of May

Ballyfermot

William O'ConnorTHE Family home of Michael Mallin at Emmet Road Inchicore, where he lived up until the day of his execution on ...

Rough sleeper figures released this week does not give true figure of amount of homelessness in city

Rough sleeper figures released this week does not give true figure of amount of homelessness in city

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyFIGURES released this week from the spring count on rough sleeping do not give the “full scale” of the homeless ...

Giving something back as a volunteer!

Giving something back as a volunteer!

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterSOUTH Dublin County Volunteer Centre is encouraging not-for-profit organisations to increase their understanding of new ways of volunteering – as ...