Category: Ballyfermot

Climate justice activist improves skill and knowledge at bootcamp

Climate justice activist improves skill and knowledge at bootcamp

Ballyfermot

A DRIMNAGH woman and climate justice activist recently participated in a prestigious activist bootcamp run by Alice Public Relations. Sara Hurley, 36, ...

Students clean up Dodder despite weather

Students clean up Dodder despite weather

Ballyfermot

DRIMNAGH Castle student, Joe McGovern (16) along with his 4th year colleagues cleaned up the River Dodder in Bushy Park last Friday. ...

St John’s mentor Mick part of new campaign

St John’s mentor Mick part of new campaign

Ballyfermot

ST JOHN’S ambulance mentor Mick Cardiff is included in a Dublin City Council campaign, which calls on Dubliners to be kind to ...

McGregor’s firm scale down Marble Arch apartment plans

McGregor’s firm scale down Marble Arch apartment plans

Ballyfermot

PLANS to build apartments at the site of the Marble Arch pub in Drimnagh, have been resubmitted via a scaled down proposal ...

Six years prison for man (38) in possession of improvised firearm

Six years prison for man (38) in possession of improvised firearm

Ballyfermot

A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for the possession of an improvised firearm and a separate assault on ...

A positive celebration at Erasmus awards night

A positive celebration at Erasmus awards night

Ballyfermot

THE BALLYFERMOT Youth Service (BYS) held their Erasmus awards night on Tuesday January 30. “It was a positive celebration of the community,” ...

Local Faces: Pauline Dalton

Local Faces: Pauline Dalton

Ballyfermot

IF YOU’VE spent much time on the dreaded internet, you’ll probably have played the game where you look up what was number ...

Stewarts Care attendees praised at Gaisce awards

Stewarts Care attendees praised at Gaisce awards

Ballyfermot

THREE attendees at Stewarts Care were awarded Silver Gaisce awards at Ratra House, Phoenix Park on Wednesday last, January 31. Beatrice Rito, ...

Plans granted for energy retrofit at Railway Works

Plans granted for energy retrofit at Railway Works

Ballyfermot

PLANS for an energy retrofit at the Inchicore Railway Works have been granted planning permission by Dublin City Council. Iarnrod Eireann applied ...

Always Brighter Stories campaign celebrates people doing kind work

Always Brighter Stories campaign celebrates people doing kind work

Ballyfermot

The Lord Mayor of Dublin Daithí de Róiste this week launched a new campaign, calling on Dubliners to be kind to each ...