Category: Ballyfermot

Two men still being questioned over explosives find on Naas Road

Two men still being questioned over explosives find on Naas Road

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterGardai are continuing to question two men this morning after they stopped a car on Wednesday night at the junction ...

New GPO visitor centre brings our history to life through technology

New GPO visitor centre brings our history to life through technology

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyFORMER Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave came face-to-face with a larger than life-size image of his late father W.T. Cosgrave, during the ...

Young innovators Speak Out

Young innovators Speak Out

Ballyfermot

By Laura LyneNINE local schools took part in the Young Social Innovators Speak Out event in UCD on Tuesday, as part of ...

Baby home survivors engage in Dáil protest

Baby home survivors engage in Dáil protest

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyMOTHER and Baby Home survivors from South Dublin County were among those who engaged in a peaceful protest outside Dáil ...

Tributes pour in for Harriers’ President

Tributes pour in for Harriers’ President

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterTRIBUTES have poured in for Donore Harriers’ longest serving member and former president Tommy Hayward (95), who passed away on ...

How to build a Men’s Shed

How to build a Men’s Shed

Ballyfermot

By Mary DennehyTALLAGHT was the location this week for the national launch of a new handbook which aims to support, nurture and ...

Blackburn on the podium in Formula Vee opener

Blackburn on the podium in Formula Vee opener

Ballyfermot

By Stephen LeonardCOLM Blackburn made a promising start to the E Fox Engineers National Formula Vee Champion-ship last weekend, reaching the podium ...

Need a taxi ? Don’t expect one if you use a wheelchair

Need a taxi ? Don’t expect one if you use a wheelchair

Ballyfermot

By Laura LyneA TALLAGHT couple highlighted the struggle they face in finding a wheelchair-accessible taxi, in the same week as a grant ...

Makeover for former health centre to include coffee shop and funeral home

Makeover for former health centre to include coffee shop and funeral home

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyDUBLIN City Council has granted permission for a mixed-use development at the former health centre on Ballyfermot Road. Last October, ...

Charity’s fundings boost to help with horse health checks

Charity’s fundings boost to help with horse health checks

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyMY LOVELY Horse Rescue are preparing to roll out free gelding and health checks for horses, exclusively in Ballyfermot, Tallaght ...