Category: Ballyfermot

Council allows demolition of 100-year-old cottages to facilitate a hotel development

Council allows demolition of 100-year-old cottages to facilitate a hotel development

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey DUBLIN City Council planners have undergone a dramatic U-turn – granting permission for a Sheldon Park Hotel development which ...

D.I.D. Crumlin celebrate 40 years in the business with special offers for customers

D.I.D. Crumlin celebrate 40 years in the business with special offers for customers

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyD.I.D. Crumlin celebrated 40 years in operation this week with a run of special offers to thank customers for their ...

Student World Fair set to take place this weekend

Student World Fair set to take place this weekend

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterHow will you stand out from the crowd after you finish your degree? For most students, studying abroad is a ...

Unique exhibition in Ballyroan remembering the women of 1916

Unique exhibition in Ballyroan remembering the women of 1916

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyTHE women of 1916 who were incarcerated in Kilmainham Gaol for their anti-treaty beliefs are being remembered in a unique ...

College celebrations mark 50 years of academic excellence

College celebrations mark 50 years of academic excellence

Ballyfermot

By Theo McDonaldKYLEMORE College celebrated their 50th anniversary in ceremonial style this week with lots of awards, presentations and acknowledgements. Kylemore College ...

Modular homes endangered after €20m tender cancelled

Modular homes endangered after €20m tender cancelled

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyPROPOSALS for 50 modular homes in Dublin South Central could in danger after the cancellation of a €20 million tender ...

Cherry Orchard’s turnout at 45 per cent is poll record

Cherry Orchard’s turnout at 45 per cent is poll record

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyONE of the biggest stories for Dublin South Central was the increase of voter turnout in the traditional working class ...

Greengrocers is celebrating 50 years in business thanks to community support

Greengrocers is celebrating 50 years in business thanks to community support

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyONE of the first shops to begin trading in Ballyfermot and the only original still standing – K Doyle Greengrocers ...

Popular Emma in running for Spirit of Community Awards

Popular Emma in running for Spirit of Community Awards

Ballyfermot

Laura LyneA YOUTH volunteer from Walkinstown is set to go to the All-Ireland final of the 2016 Pramerica Spirit of Community awards, ...

Stolen cars cost thousands of euro in damage to park

Stolen cars cost thousands of euro in damage to park

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyTHE amount of stolen and burnt-out cars discarded in recent weeks at parks in Drimnagh and Crumlin, has taken Dublin ...