Category: Ballyfermot

Youth service manager reflects on changes seen over two decades

Youth service manager reflects on changes seen over two decades

Ballyfermot

AFTER over two decades at the helm of Ballyfermot Youth Service, manager Gerry McCarthy retired last week and reflected on the positive ...

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for cervical cancer

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for cervical cancer

Ballyfermot

KEVIN Cullen is currently ascending Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the biggest peaks in the world, to raise funds and awareness for cervical ...

Marked increase in a number of  instances of crime in second quarter

Marked increase in a number of instances of crime in second quarter

Ballyfermot

THERE has been a marked increase in a number of instances of crime in Ballyfermot in the second quarter of this year. ...

Attacks on gardai and tourists bring criminality into sharp focus

Attacks on gardai and tourists bring criminality into sharp focus

Ballyfermot

MANY communities in Dublin are “living in fear as they don’t feel safe in their own homes, in their neighbourhood or on ...

Residents angry over illegal dumping at shopping centre

Residents angry over illegal dumping at shopping centre

Ballyfermot

REPEATED instances of illegal dumping at the back of Le Fanu Shopping Centre in Ballyfermot have evoked fury among residents in the ...

Bermo’s testimonial match to benefit community groups

Bermo’s testimonial match to benefit community groups

Ballyfermot

A TESTIMONIAL for St Patrick’s Athletic football club legend Ian Bermingham will see three community groups benefit from any funds raised. The ...

Apartment block of 29 units for Ballyfermot Road

Apartment block of 29 units for Ballyfermot Road

Ballyfermot

PERMISSION has been granted for the development of a 29-unit apartment block on Ballyfermot Road. The proposal by Orivo Properties Ltd includes ...

No mention of emergency funding for defective buildings

No mention of emergency funding for defective buildings

Ballyfermot

GOVERNMENT published the code of practice for remediation of defective buildings this week, but once again, there is no mention of emergency ...

€2.3 million worth of cannabis concealed under frozen chicken

€2.3 million worth of cannabis concealed under frozen chicken

Ballyfermot

Two Englishmen caught unloading over €2.3 million euro worth of cannabis concealed under a consignment of frozen chicken will be sentenced later ...

Inchicore College seeking exemption from planning

Inchicore College seeking exemption from planning

Ballyfermot

INCHICORE College of Further Education is seeking an exemption from planning permission for works on the educational facility’s roof. In an application ...