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Category: Ballyfermot
Jackie’s story had noticeable impact on students during talk
“This law involves a possible jail term of seven years, so people need to be aware of it.” So says Denise Ryan, ...
Call for ‘serious consideration’ to be given for all-weather pitch
AN All-weather pitch in Ballyfermot would mitigate against cancellations caused by bad weather and provide opportunities for kids to play throughout the ...
Housing and homeless crisis linked to insufficient support
THE housing and homelessness crisis is “inextricably linked” to insufficient support services and refuge spaces, according to new research by Saoirse Domestic ...
Youth service remembers Davy
TRIBUTES were paid this week to former Ballyfermot Youth Service (BYS) board member and minibus driver David (Davy) Lynch, who died on ...
Cocaine worth over half-a-million euro found during search of van outside house
A Dublin man described as “not a criminal mastermind” has been jailed for four-and-a-half years, after gardaí found cocaine worth over half-a-million ...
Mother to run her 20th VHI Mini Marathon
A Dublin mum is set to run her 20th VHI Women’s Mini Marathon for the national charity which helps her daughter battle ...
Spinal injury youth worker has his sights set on City Marathon
A MOTORCYCLE accident a year ago left a youth worker with a life-changing spinal-cord injury and confined him to a wheelchair. Despite ...
Long-serving Councillor O’Connell steps down from local politics
THE move from a paper-based system to IT has been “huge” in terms of the changes it brought about for life as ...
Painting the light control boxes
FINAL submissions are in for prospective artwork on traffic-light control boxes for the Dublin Canvas project. Dublin City Council in consultation with ...
‘Legendary’ Henry was much-loved in community
TRIBUTES pour in to mark a tragic time for a Ballyfermot family, who lost a father and son within weeks of each ...