Category: Ballyfermot

‘They risked their lives to  save our mother’

‘They risked their lives to save our mother’

Ballyfermot

QUICK thinking neighbours saved the life of a grandmother - moments before a blaze engulfed her home.The dramatic scene unfolded at Clifden ...

Equine centre future in doubt

Equine centre future in doubt

Ballyfermot

uncertainty still remains with regards to the future of the Cherry Orchard Equine Centre, despite the announcement this Monday of the new ...

Gardaí deny any ‘physical interaction’ with man who was later found hanging

Gardaí deny any ‘physical interaction’ with man who was later found hanging

Ballyfermot

THE father of a man who died by suicide told an inquest he believes his son took his own life because he ...

Call for City Manager’s resignation

Call for City Manager’s resignation

Ballyfermot

BUSINESSES in Inchicore have signed a petition calling for Dublin City Council Manager Owen Keegan to resign – if action is not ...

Brave Sean comes home to his family

Brave Sean comes home to his family

Ballyfermot

EIGHT months after a horrific shooting left a child paralysed and shocked a community – brave Sean Scully has returned to the ...

Ballyfermot burglaries on the increase

Ballyfermot burglaries on the increase

Ballyfermot

There were 254 burglaries recorded from October to December – up from 202 burglaries during the corresponding period in 2013.Gardaí have put ...

Scramblers and quads cause havoc

Scramblers and quads cause havoc

Ballyfermot

Cllr Doolan says he has been inundated with calls from concerned Croftwood residents over the last week, and intends to raise the ...

School meets parents on status change

School meets parents on status change

Ballyfermot

St Gabriel’s have invited parents to attend meetings at the school this week, to discuss plans for a proposed change of status. ...

Mystery over future of HSE health centre

Mystery over future of HSE health centre

Ballyfermot

The Echo has learned this week that commercial property consultants Bagnall Doyle MacMahon (BDM), have acquired the site for a Dublin based ...

Poor people paying more again – MABS

Ballyfermot

A SURVEY conducted by Dublin 10 & 20 MABS found 12 out of 15 shops in the community have introduced a surcharge ...