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Category: Ballyfermot
Local Faces: Brian Smith
No doubt many of our readers will be familiar with Ballyfermot-based trad and ballad powerhouses, The Beermats, writes Ken Doyle. Formed in ...
Bittersweet 40th birthday for Chris with his dad gone
IT WILL be a bittersweet 40th birthday for Ballyfermot man Chris Gilmartin this year. Last June, his father James (66) lost his ...
Drimnagh Cardinal plays a key role in the papal election
DRIMNAGH Cardinal Kevin Farrell has played a central role following the death of Pope Francis. In 2019, Pope Francis named Cardinal Farrell ...
Local Faces: Rory McClelland
Rory McClelland cuts quite a dash as he walks around the Ballyfermot suburb he calls home, writes Ken Doyle. On any given ...
Irish Blue Cross celebrates 80 years of caring for our pets
The Irish Blue Cross recently marked 80 years of providing affordable and compassionate veterinary care to pets in need. The celebration took ...
‘Being active has always been part of who I am’
Dublin camogie player and May 50K ambassador Emma O’Byrne is encouraging as many people as possible of all abilities and ages to ...
Area still has no doctor’s surgery
BLUEBELL is an area which will be experiencing massive residential development but the area still has no doctor’s surgery, among other essential ...
‘Hazardous conditions’ occur by the amount of dumping
THE scale of dumping beside bottle bins and a clothes bank in Ballyfermot is creating “hazardous conditions” according to one local resident. ...
Masterplan for Liffey Gaels still on track for access links
A MASTERPLAN for Liffey Gaels GAA Club has been looked at closely to establish access and connectivity links for future parks and ...
Learning Neighbourhood is testament to community
THE area of Dublin 10 is now officially recognised by UNESCO Dublin Learning City as a learning neighbourhood. The initiative was launched ...