Category: Ballyfermot

Kicking up a racket for tennis courts in the park

Kicking up a racket for tennis courts in the park

Ballyfermot

There have been calls for tennis courts to be provided in parks in the Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard areas. Cllr Vincent Jackson ...

Party time for Margaret and James on their 70th anniversary

Party time for Margaret and James on their 70th anniversary

Ballyfermot

The Chapelizod community came together last Friday to celebrate a very special anniversary for two of its oldest and best-loved residents. A ...

St Matthew’s fighting fit with  credit union’s €10,000 boost

St Matthew’s fighting fit with credit union’s €10,000 boost

Ballyfermot

ST MATTHEW’S Boxing Club secured a substantial €10,000 in sponsorship from the Ballyfermot Credit Union. The funding will upgrade equipment, including a ...

Dementia care innovation

Dementia care innovation

Ballyfermot

A Tallaght Hospital doctor and a nurse at Cherry Orchard Hospital made West Dublin proud as they received two awards for “innovative ...

Twenty-five years in a row as chairman of committee for Vincent

Twenty-five years in a row as chairman of committee for Vincent

Ballyfermot

Independent councillor Vincent Jackson will serve as chair of Dublin City Council’s South Central Area committee for the 25th year in a ...

Resident with limited mobility found path too high and fell

Resident with limited mobility found path too high and fell

Ballyfermot

Footpath kerbs around Raheen Park in Ballyfermot will be assessed by the council’s Transport Advisory Group after local residents complained they were ...

Mother gets suspended sentence for breaching ex-partner’s protection order

Mother gets suspended sentence for breaching ex-partner’s protection order

Ballyfermot

A MOTHER received a suspended prison sentence for breaching a protection order at Tallaght District Court. The woman, who cannot be named ...

Demand for action to prevent erosion of village centre

Demand for action to prevent erosion of village centre

Ballyfermot

“Nothing has been done” to prevent the erosion of the once-thriving commercial area in Ballyfermot village centre. That’s according to Cllr Vincent ...

Miss Teen Ireland Junior gets a twirl from Cyra

Miss Teen Ireland Junior gets a twirl from Cyra

Ballyfermot

“She was only after turning 13 when she entered,” explains Ballyfermot mother Amanda Carthy about her daughter Cyra, who recently won the ...

Messing about on the river

Messing about on the river

Ballyfermot

If anyone has been enjoying the recent good weather, it’s surely the kids taking part in this year’s Ballyfermot Youth Service summer ...