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Category: Ballyfermot
Community groups and schools receive grants
THREE hundred and five community organisations and schools across Ireland have received grants totalling €1,411,369. Seventy Dublin organisations share in €312,580 as ...
Drimnagh native ordained Auxiliary Bishop
DRIMNAGH native Fr Donal Roche was ordained as an Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin at a ceremony in St Andrew’s Parish Church on ...
Students gain free access to exam tips, videos and quizzes
UP TO 250 students from St Seton’s Secondary School in Ballyfermot have been accessing Studyclix.ie for free, courtesy of Kefron Group. This ...
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 ...