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Category: Ballyfermot
Local Faces: Tony Rooney
By Aideen O'Flaherty A CHILDHOOD spent playing football for various clubs in Ballyfermot instilled a lifelong love of sports in Tony Rooney. ...
Four year driving ban for refusing to provide sample
A BALLYFERMOT man refused to provide a sample at a garda station after he was stopped driving while smelling of alcohol, with ...
Students learning about technology and innovations during Tech Week
By Maurice Garvey AN EXCITING range of activities have been taking place at schools during Tech Week (April 19-23). At St John’s College, ...
‘Miracle child’ Alex needs life-saving heart surgery
By Aimee Walsh A FUNDRAISER to help a seven-year-old boy get life-saving heart surgery in the UK has been set up. “Miracle child” ...
€92,000 approved to make Orchard community centre more modern
By Maurice Garvey ALTHOUGH effectively closed to the public since the day before St Patrick’s day 2020, work has been going on at ...
Excitement building for new sculpture at park
By Maurice Garvey A VIRTUAL online meeting was held to update the community on the creative process for the new sculpture that ...
‘Serious concerns’ over LDA delivering affordable housing
By Maurice Garvey POTENTIAL for 900 new residential units in Park West beside the train station, was among the proposals on display during ...
18th anniversary of Lance Corporal Ian Malone who was killed in Iraq
By Maurice Garvey THIS week marked the 18-year anniversary of the death of a Ballyfermot soldier, who was shot by a sniper in ...
Local faces: Theresa McGouran
By Maurice Garvey PUBLIC events have been effectively banned during the pandemic but this has not halted the level of engagement with residents ...
Meghen, Dolly, Yolko-ono, Chickira, Victoria and Laya compete in school’s Great Chicken Run
By Maurice Garvey AN ALTERNATIVE sports day was hatched at a local school which saw students manage online chicken racers, reports Maurice Garvey. ...