Category: Ballyfermot

Gold Cup bet by groom on whether his bride is on time

Gold Cup bet by groom on whether his bride is on time

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyAN INCHICORE man ensured his wedding would not interfere with his viewing of the Cheltenham Gold Cup – by placing ...

Seven councillors from South County Dublin seek Seanad positions

Seven councillors from South County Dublin seek Seanad positions

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterSEVEN South Dublin county councillors are contesting the Seanad Éireann elections after being nominated by members of the Oireachtas, their ...

Gardai issue warning as heavy rain expected tonight

Gardai issue warning as heavy rain expected tonight

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterAs heavy rain and hail showers are forecast this evening the 29th March 2016, An Garda Síochána appeals to road ...

Volunteers sought to visit the elderly

Volunteers sought to visit the elderly

Ballyfermot

By Echo Reporter A CALL for volunteers throughout Tallaght and Clondalkin has been made by voluntary organisation Friends of the Elderly. Friends ...

Council splash out on swimming pool funding

Council splash out on swimming pool funding

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterCRUMLIN Swimming Pool has received some funding from Dublin City Council to extend their opening hours. The pool was extensively ...

Dublin girl of 16 raised the Irish flag over Liberty Hall

Dublin girl of 16 raised the Irish flag over Liberty Hall

Ballyfermot

By Brendan Grehan A DUBLIN teenager who raised the Irish flag (the gold harp on green) over Liberty Hall a week before ...

‘Filthiest site in Dublin’ says councillor

‘Filthiest site in Dublin’ says councillor

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterLE FANU Shopping Centre in Ballyfermot has become the “filthiest site in Dublin”, according to Independent councillor Vincent Jackson. At ...

Brussels bombings are an attack on the freedoms we all enjoy in Europe

Brussels bombings are an attack on the freedoms we all enjoy in Europe

Ballyfermot

By Brian Hayes MEPBrussels is one of those cities which is truly international. People from outside Belgium are made feel welcome. On ...

Man shot in Ballyfermot

Man shot in Ballyfermot

Ballyfermot

By Echo Reporter Gardaí in Ballyfermot are investigating a shooting incident which occurred at Le Fanu Drive, Ballyfermot shortly after 10pm tonight. A 19-year-old ...

Gangs of youths causing ‘an epidemic of burnt-out cars’

Gangs of youths causing ‘an epidemic of burnt-out cars’

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyA GANG of up to 40 youths are causing havoc in areas of Dublin South Central, according to local representatives, ...