Category: Ballyfermot

Groups come together to combat hate

Groups come together to combat hate

Ballyfermot

OVER 30 community organisations have come together to “act on values” in a bid to combat “hate” which is being “orchestrated to ...

Star CEO Sunniva ‘was great, we are going to miss her’

Star CEO Sunniva ‘was great, we are going to miss her’

Ballyfermot

A CELEBRATION was held this week to mark the retirement of Sunniva Finlay, CEO of Ballyfermot Star. Ms Finlay was with the ...

STEM fair programme launched

STEM fair programme launched

Ballyfermot

SCIEFEST, Irelands most inclusive STEM fair, announced climate action as its eighteenth annual competition’s theme at the launch in Clogher Road Community ...

Married couple cashed cheques for €20k from proceeds of crime

Married couple cashed cheques for €20k from proceeds of crime

Ballyfermot

A married couple admitted cashing cheques totalling over €20,000 as the proceeds of crime, a court has heard, reports Jessica Magee. The ...

Crumlin has a long history going back many centuries

Crumlin has a long history going back many centuries

Ballyfermot

THERE was a massive turnout for the launch of the Crumlin Walking Trail Map and Guide in St Mary’s Parish Hall, Crumlin. ...

‘Mary just loves her job and  all the staff are really kind’

‘Mary just loves her job and all the staff are really kind’

Ballyfermot

A MILESTONE takes place this week for a major “ray of light” in the community. Mary Kearney will be 50 on February ...

Outdoor recreation potential for the canal

Outdoor recreation potential for the canal

Ballyfermot

OUTDOOR recreation activities on water at the Grand Canal are being considered in a new study. A report launched this week by ...

Garda operation ‘scaled back’ after joyriding cases

Garda operation ‘scaled back’ after joyriding cases

Ballyfermot

GARDAI have scaled back operations in Cherry Orchard following a major response to high profile joyriding cases. The area was big national ...

Man drove van containing €600k worth of cannabis jailed for three and half years

Man drove van containing €600k worth of cannabis jailed for three and half years

Ballyfermot

A man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after he admitted to driving a van containing cannabis ...

Concerns over tourist hostel

Concerns over tourist hostel

Ballyfermot

SECURITY measures in relation to planning permission for a tourist hostel in Crumlin, has been appealed to An Bord Pleanala by TD ...