Category: Ballyfermot

Illegal dumping costs council over €1m a year

Illegal dumping costs council over €1m a year

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey ILLEGAL dumping is costing Dublin City Council over €1m every year, and Covid also led to an increase in complaints ...

Festival launch makes the area more colourful

Festival launch makes the area more colourful

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A GLOOMY January became a lot more colourful on Monday, following the launch of the Ballyfermot Festival 2021. The two-week ...

Teen dropped off €96,600 worth  of cocaine to pay drug debt

Teen dropped off €96,600 worth of cocaine to pay drug debt

Ballyfermot

By Brion Hoban A teenager who agreed to drop off almost €100,000 worth of cocaine to pay off a drug debt has been ...

‘They are always flying up and down the roads’

‘They are always flying up and down the roads’

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey TWO people were hospitalised following a collision between a scrambler and a car in Ballyfermot. The incident occurred opposite Tesco ...

Scramblers wreck green spaces

Scramblers wreck green spaces

Ballyfermot

GREEN spaces in Cherry Orchard and Drimnagh were among those that suffered from damage by scramblers and quads over Christmas. Sinn Féin ...

Man who took part in high speed chase is jailed

Man who took part in high speed chase is jailed

Ballyfermot

By Brion Hoban A man who took part in a high speed garda chase exposing multiple cars and a pedestrian to “very considerable ...

Teenager accused of endangering the life of a cyclist while driving

Teenager accused of endangering the life of a cyclist while driving

Ballyfermot

A TEENAGER has been accused of endangering the life of a cyclist while driving dangerously at up to 120kph in west Dublin. ...

Community pull together

Community pull together

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey OVER 400 elderly and vulnerable people benefitted from a major community initiative, which saw the delivery of gift packs ...

Friends hope Christmas song goes to Number One

Friends hope Christmas song goes to Number One

Ballyfermot

LOCAL crooner Damien McElligott and pals have written a Christmas song and hope to get to number one. “The song is called ...

‘Warrior princess’ Lily gets great support at fun run

‘Warrior princess’ Lily gets great support at fun run

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A FUNDRAISER to help a young girl enjoy playtime with her friends smashed it’s €4k target. Lily May Rogers (5) ...