Category: Ballyfermot

Local community rallies to back Marc

Local community rallies to back Marc

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyTHE Ballyfermot community rallied once again to support a vulnerable neighbour – raising funds which will go towards speech and ...

Man shot in Clondalkin

Man shot in Clondalkin

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterGardaí at Ronanstown in Dublin are investigating a shooting incident which occurred shortly before 9pm this evening at Shancastle Drive, ...

Parish priest retires amid many tributes

Parish priest retires amid many tributes

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyTRIBUTES have flowed in to honour Fr Seamus Ryan, who has retired after 26 years of service as a parish ...

Plants, seeds and gardening tools – and a really nice cup of coffee also!

Plants, seeds and gardening tools – and a really nice cup of coffee also!

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyAFTER a complete re-stock and the appointment of a new manager, Walk’s Green Garden Centre re-opened its doors for business ...

Lucky escape for Donore’s club president

Lucky escape for Donore’s club president

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyA SPORTS club president had a lucky escape after a bullet fired at his van, ricocheted and lodged in the ...

St James’s site granted planning permission for new children’s hospital

St James’s site granted planning permission for new children’s hospital

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterA site at St James's Hopital has been granted planning permission for the long-awaited National Children's Hospital, with work expected ...

Residents battle city council’s go-ahead for Kylemore plans

Residents battle city council’s go-ahead for Kylemore plans

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyRESIDENTS have lodged an objection with An Bord Pleanála over a decision by Dublin City Council to grant permission for ...

Remembering the 1916 women

Remembering the 1916 women

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey ST JOSEPH’S College in Lucan created a mural commemorating brave women involved in the Easter Rising, reports Maurice Garvey. ...

Role in Mount St battle inspired future in military

Role in Mount St battle inspired future in military

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE role that a young man played in the Easter Rising seems to have inadvertently inspired a Ballyfermot family ...

Songs of praise for St Ultan’s Super Senior Strings after reaching Walton’s music final

Songs of praise for St Ultan’s Super Senior Strings after reaching Walton’s music final

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyA FUNKY orchestra ensemble from St Ultan’s Primary School in Cherry Orchard, have qualified for a nationals schools music competition. ...