Category: Ballyfermot

Man who raped step-daughter on her 15th birthday gets jail

Man who raped step-daughter on her 15th birthday gets jail

Ballyfermot

A man who raped his stepdaughter on her 15th birthday has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years, reports Niamh O’Donoghue. Anthony Byrne (55) ...

Planned specialist railway simulator to train drivers declared invalid by Dublin City Council

Planned specialist railway simulator to train drivers declared invalid by Dublin City Council

Ballyfermot

A PLANNING application for a specialist railway simulator to support driver training at Inchicore Railway Works, has been declared invalid by Dublin ...

Young people create mural in garda station public office

Young people create mural in garda station public office

Ballyfermot

Young people from Foróige's ABLE Youth Diversion Project, alongside local community gardaí, have designed and created a mural for the public office ...

Former Manchester United stars show off their skills

Former Manchester United stars show off their skills

Ballyfermot

FORMER stars of Manchester United showed they still have their football skills in Ballyfermot over the weekend. A number of events were ...

Showcase sessions is a success for theatre and drama group

Showcase sessions is a success for theatre and drama group

Ballyfermot

A LOCAL community theatre and drama group recently held a hugely successful production. Basement Productions, who are based in Ballyfermot, staged ‘Showcase ...

Labre Park development works split into two phases

Labre Park development works split into two phases

Ballyfermot

LONG-awaited development works at Labre Park in Ballyfermot are set to be split into two phases. In the latest area services report, ...

Overgrown graveyard is ‘enhancing biodiversity’

Overgrown graveyard is ‘enhancing biodiversity’

Ballyfermot

IF FAMILIES of people buried at Bluebell Cemetery wish to maintain their plots differently to how the council manage the site, it ...

‘Urgent action’ called on dealing with traffic plans at ‘motorway’

‘Urgent action’ called on dealing with traffic plans at ‘motorway’

Ballyfermot

CALLS have been made for Dublin City Council to meet with Gaelscoil Inse Chór to discuss traffic plans at a “motorway” junction ...

Ambulance volunteers mark their achievements

Ambulance volunteers mark their achievements

Ballyfermot

A local voluntary ambulance group held a presentation on Tuesday evening to mark the work and achievements of its members over the ...

Greengrocers to close after 58 years of service

Greengrocers to close after 58 years of service

Ballyfermot

K DOYLE Greengrocers in Ballyfermot, an institution in the community for 58 years, announced they are set to close at the end ...