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Category: Ballyfermot
Councillor calls for records to be put in public domain
By Brendan Grehan LUCAN-BASED Councillor Liona O’Toole has been doing some research into her family history. Her great-grandfather, Thomas Breslin and his ...
Courageous women of 1916 Rising and War of Independence
By Brendan Grehan A TALLAGHT family has celebrated their antecedents’ roles in the Easter Rising, the War of Independence and beyond. Trish ...
Women of 1916 celebrated in song, dance and poetry
By Mary Dennehy THE women of 1916 are being remembered and celebrated through song, dance and poetry on April 18, when the ...
Golden tresses of young girl raise over €840 for charity
By Maurice GarveyA YOUNG schoolgirl from Ballyfermot went to extreme lengths to help those in need – cutting 18 inches off her ...
Kidney failure turned Janice’s life upside down
By Maurice GarveyA YOUNG woman’s life was turned “upside down” 15 months ago, when out of the blue, she became ill and ...
‘Since being in hospital and categorised as disabled I’ve been like a second-class citizen’
By Laura LyneA WOMAN who was forced to have her leg amputated last January following a two-year illness has thanked her neighbours ...
TeenLine Ireland get donation of €12,000
By Echo ReporterTOYOTA Ireland has become TeenLine Ireland’s new brand ambassador, and recently visited the Tallaght-based listening service with rugby champion Paul ...
Top tough rugby players tackle their feelings
By Brendan GrehanTHE IRISH RUGBY Union Players’ Association has launched a new mental wellbeing campaign “Tackle Your Feelings” in partnership with Zurich. ...
Chip your dog or face €5,000 fine
By Brendan GrehanFROM TODAY all dogs must be microchipped or their owners could potentially face a fine of up to €5,000. On ...
Community support for Courage family raises over €1,000 in under 48 hours
By Maurice GarveyA FUND to support the family of a Ballyfermot man who passed away this week, has raised over €1,000 in ...