Category: Ballyfermot

Public demand to honour crew member Paul Ormsby

Public demand to honour crew member Paul Ormsby

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey PUBLIC demand to acknowledge former air crew member Paul Ormsby exists in the community where he lived, but official policy ...

Developer’s €250k fee is a ‘failure to protect public land’

Developer’s €250k fee is a ‘failure to protect public land’

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE disposal of a small strip of land on the Naas Road for a €250,000 developer fee would represent “a ...

Ancient art of harp making revitalised by music students

Ancient art of harp making revitalised by music students

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE ancient art of harp making is alive and well via a traditional Irish musical course in Ballyfermot that teaches ...

Breaking red light led to discovery of illegal drugs

Breaking red light led to discovery of illegal drugs

Ballyfermot

A father of three, who was stopped by gardai after driving through a red light and found in possession of thousands of ...

Teenage girl found with €240k worth of drugs avoids jail

Teenage girl found with €240k worth of drugs avoids jail

Ballyfermot

By Fiachra Gallagher and Brion Hoban A teenager who was found with a shopping bag containing over €240,000 worth of cocaine and heroin ...

Community group enjoying fruits of their hard labour

Community group enjoying fruits of their hard labour

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey NEW packaging has been created for salad packs, which are created from Cherry Orchard Community Garden. The two-acre garden and ...

Large crowd gather in Ballyfermot to show support to the LGBT+Community

Large crowd gather in Ballyfermot to show support to the LGBT+Community

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A LARGE crowd gathered in Ballyfermot on Friday to show support for the LGBT+ community. The removal of a Pride ...

Ancient art of harp making

Ancient art of harp making

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE ancient art of harp making is alive and well via a traditional Irish musical course in Ballyfermot that teaches ...

Student launches app to help younger students who have learning difficulties

Student launches app to help younger students who have learning difficulties

Ballyfermot

By Maddie Mueller LEONA Egan, who is a student at St Dominic’s College in Ballyfermot, recently launched an app called Reach E-Learning that ...

Family and friends remember Louise during fundraising event for Arc Cancer Support

Family and friends remember Louise during fundraising event for Arc Cancer Support

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey FAMILY and friends of the late Louise McClean-Hannan celebrated what would have been her official wedding day on Saturday – ...