Category: Ballyfermot

Local Faces: Ray Moore

Local Faces: Ray Moore

Ballyfermot

The Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th century was an extremely important artistic and political lobby in Ireland and Britain, ...

Solar compactors to replace open bins in bid to combat seagull scourge

Solar compactors to replace open bins in bid to combat seagull scourge

Ballyfermot

A number of bins on the Ballyfermot Road will be replaced with solar compactor bins over the coming weeks to prevent seagulls ...

Michael D meets women from Traveller community

Michael D meets women from Traveller community

Ballyfermot

A group of women from the Traveller community met with President Michael D. Higgins and presented their research on internalised oppression within ...

‘Bike bunkers’ to be installed across city

‘Bike bunkers’ to be installed across city

Ballyfermot

An operator is set to be appointed to deliver up to 300 ‘bike bunkers’ across Dublin city. Dublin City Council aim to ...

Siblings shine with silver and bronze in international contests

Siblings shine with silver and bronze in international contests

Ballyfermot

Three sibling gymnasts from local clubs made Dublin and Ireland proud at international competitions in the past months. James (17) and Matthew ...

GAA club to host Palestine players on tour of Ireland

GAA club to host Palestine players on tour of Ireland

Ballyfermot

A local GAA club is set to host players from GAA Palestine as they embark on a tour of Ireland. Good Counsel ...

An extraordinary collection of homemade quilts, tapestries and wall hangings are on display this month in Ballyfermot Library

An extraordinary collection of homemade quilts, tapestries and wall hangings are on display this month in Ballyfermot Library

Ballyfermot

“One day I made a critical comment and was promptly invited to do it myself.” laughs Ray Moore of Palmerstown. The 84-year-old ...

Open bins, brazen birds and Ballyer takeaways

Open bins, brazen birds and Ballyer takeaways

Ballyfermot

A number of bins in Ballyfermot will be replaced over the summer to thwart seagulls pulling out food waste. Dublin City Council’s ...

Theft of 12 e-scooters worth almost €8,000 was ‘opportunistic’ robbery

Theft of 12 e-scooters worth almost €8,000 was ‘opportunistic’ robbery

Ballyfermot

A man involved in the “opportunistic” theft of 12 electric scooters from a Dublin business has been handed a suspended prison sentence, ...

Young man pleads guilty to procuring an attack on woman

Young man pleads guilty to procuring an attack on woman

Ballyfermot

A man who procured an attack on a young woman which resulted in her losing vision permanently in one eye had harassed ...