Category: Ballyfermot

‘Fill the sky with love this Christmas’ – bereaved mother organises event

‘Fill the sky with love this Christmas’ – bereaved mother organises event

Ballyfermot

By Mary DenenhyA MOTHER who lost her six-week-old baby and her brother in recent months has organised a service in Bohernabreena Cemetery ...

Locals bloggers raise €600 for A Lending Hand charity

Locals bloggers raise €600 for A Lending Hand charity

Ballyfermot

By Laura LyneOVER €600 was raised in aid of homeless charity A Lending Hand last Sunday, November 29 at the Lipstick, Glitter ...

Head chef hits the sweet spot with all our senior citizens

Head chef hits the sweet spot with all our senior citizens

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyA CHEF who cooks up a storm for the elderly and vulnerable groups on a regular basis, brought a little ...

Crumlin to benefit from re-location of driving-test centre

Crumlin to benefit from re-location of driving-test centre

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterORWELL Road driving-test centre is scheduled to close in the New Year, and become permanently located in Crumlin during the ...

More senior apartment projects are needed  – to free up houses for others

More senior apartment projects are needed – to free up houses for others

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyBALLYFERMOT councillors have urged further housing projects to be delivered after development works were launched at Anamore Court last week. ...

Boxes of dumped tiles led councillor into taking the matter into his own hands

Boxes of dumped tiles led councillor into taking the matter into his own hands

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyCHRONIC dumping at a Palmerstown laneway led one councillor to take decisive action. After discovering boxes stuffed full of tiles ...

Designers out in force for €450,000 ‘Ballyer’ Park

Designers out in force for €450,000 ‘Ballyer’ Park

Ballyfermot

DESIGN practices from New York, Amsterdam, London and Dublin, have been announced as finalists for the proposed €450,000 Ballyfermot Play Park design ...

Check out all the biggest stories from last week’s Echo

Check out all the biggest stories from last week’s Echo

Ballyfermot

By Simon WalshA PATIENT in Tallaght Hospital last week refused care from two consultants, based on the grounds that the medical professionals ...

Travellers’ Development Group launches new mini-bus

Travellers’ Development Group launches new mini-bus

Ballyfermot

By Echo ReporterCLONDALKIN Travellers Development Group (CTDG) celebrated its 25th official anniversary with the launch of their new mini-bus. The project ethos ...

A great way to spread the Christmas spirit!

A great way to spread the Christmas spirit!

Ballyfermot

By Maurice GarveyVINCENT de Paul members and volunteers took part in a bucket collection at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre over the weekend. ...