Category: Ballyfermot

Amazing support for festival

Amazing support for festival

Ballyfermot

A FANTASTIC week of events finished off in style at the weekend for the Ballyfermot Cherry Orchard 2023 Festival. Organisers cited a ...

Brid Smith, TD to step down ahead of the next election

Brid Smith, TD to step down ahead of the next election

Ballyfermot

BALLYFERMOT TD Bríd Smith announced she will step down ahead of elections for the next Dáil, reports Maurice Garvey. The People Before ...

Equine Centre received €123,000  under disbursements of funds scheme

Equine Centre received €123,000 under disbursements of funds scheme

Ballyfermot

CHERRY Orchard Equine Centre received €123,200 in funding under a scheme for the disbursement of funds that are unlikely to be reclaimed ...

Ambitious strategic plan launched by Familibase

Ambitious strategic plan launched by Familibase

Ballyfermot

FAMILIBASE launched their Strategic Plan 2023-2027 this week, an “ambitious” undertaking according to new CEO Fiona Kearney. Addressing a crowd during a ...

Local Faces: Gerry Farrell

Local Faces: Gerry Farrell

Ballyfermot

SPORTS fans of a certain vintage, may well remember the heyday of Irish Basketball in the 1980s. The sport was huge all ...

Extension of duration of planning for school prefab

Extension of duration of planning for school prefab

Ballyfermot

THE board of management of Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School on Mourne Road in Drimnagh is seeking an extension to the ...

New library project proposed for land at Ard Scoil Éanna

New library project proposed for land at Ard Scoil Éanna

Ballyfermot

A PROTECTED structure is at the centre of a project for a new library, with a Dublin City Council proposal to utilise ...

Local Faces: Frances Gallagher

Local Faces: Frances Gallagher

Ballyfermot

Ballyfermot has had some difficult times. In the past people may have looked at the whole Dublin 10 area with a certain ...

Bloom Postcard Garden represents growth and students unique pathway

Bloom Postcard Garden represents growth and students unique pathway

Ballyfermot

Students and staff from National Learning Network Ballyfermot showcased a sustainability-focused garden design at Bord Bia Bloom 2023. For a second year ...

Massive turnout for running club’s 10th anniversary race

Massive turnout for running club’s 10th anniversary race

Ballyfermot

A MASSIVE turnout including runners from clubs across the country, ensured the tenth anniversary race of Cherry Orchard Running Club, was a ...