Category: Ballyfermot

‘Played a small part’ in scheme defrauding college of €500,000

‘Played a small part’ in scheme defrauding college of €500,000

Ballyfermot

A MAN who “played a small part” in a scheme to defraud the Trinity College Hardship Fund of over half a million ...

Mass to resume at church after fire at parish centre

Mass to resume at church after fire at parish centre

Ballyfermot

St Matthew’s Roman Catholic Church in Ballyfermot is expected to resume full evening mass services this week, over two weeks after a ...

Harry’s ‘Save a smile’

Harry’s ‘Save a smile’

Ballyfermot

A nine-year-old from Ballyfermot is the face of a new campaign from Children’s Health Foundation to remind people that some kids won’t ...

‘Headless chicken’ took part in Dublin riots jailed for two years

‘Headless chicken’ took part in Dublin riots jailed for two years

Ballyfermot

A man who took part in the Dublin riots – looting cigarettes from a Gala store and helping gather rubbish which was ...

‘Tall ask’ to get new library despite growing population in community

‘Tall ask’ to get new library despite growing population in community

Ballyfermot

Local residents have been told that it is a “tall ask” to get a new library in Chapelizod, despite concerns of a ...

Bus route has been essential network servicing residents

Bus route has been essential network servicing residents

Ballyfermot

The National Transport Authority has been made aware of an issue regarding the removal of a local bus route which has complicated ...

New planning submitted again for gambling arcade under different name

New planning submitted again for gambling arcade under different name

Ballyfermot

A new planning application has been submitted for a gambling arcade in the same location in Ballyfermot as the previous highly controversial ...

Boxing training programme to start for children with additional needs

Boxing training programme to start for children with additional needs

Ballyfermot

A NEW boxing training programme for children with additional needs is set to commence in Ballyfermot in the New Year. St Matthew’s ...

€145,000 is claimed in social welfare payments over 21 years

€145,000 is claimed in social welfare payments over 21 years

Ballyfermot

A Nigerian man who claimed to be a Zimbabwean national for 21 years and claimed over €145,000 in social welfare payments has ...

‘I don’t feel at ease in a public place, I feel like I always have to look over my shoulder’

‘I don’t feel at ease in a public place, I feel like I always have to look over my shoulder’

Ballyfermot

A woman has received a suspended sentence for her part in an attack on a young girl in a Dublin park, reports ...