Category: Ballyfermot

Oliver planted a memory in all of those who knew him

Oliver planted a memory in all of those who knew him

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey UNABLE to see their beloved father during the last three weeks of his life, a Cherry Orchard family “realise how ...

Familibase creating new  way of working it’s service

Familibase creating new way of working it’s service

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey CHALLENGING times have created a whole new way of working and that is very much the case at Familibase - ...

How long will  it last? It is like being in a prison

How long will it last? It is like being in a prison

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey SOCIAL distancing is a term we have become accustomed to but for many, the reality is that it is ...

Three years jail for man who carried out string of burglaries

Three years jail for man who carried out string of burglaries

Ballyfermot

By Isabel Hayes A man who carried out a string of burglaries at commercial premises, including a Sinn Fein constituency office, has been ...

Pedestrian cycle bridge proposed  for National War Memorial Garden

Pedestrian cycle bridge proposed for National War Memorial Garden

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A NEW pedestrian/cycle bridge is being proposed to link the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge with Chapelizod Road. ...

Drug dealer Larry Dunne famously remarked ‘if you think we’re bad, wait till you see what’s coming after us’

Drug dealer Larry Dunne famously remarked ‘if you think we’re bad, wait till you see what’s coming after us’

Ballyfermot

IMFAMOUS drug dealer Larry Dunne passed away this week – the man many believe responsible for introducing heroin to Ireland in the ...

20 months jail for ‘litany of episodes of reckless and dangerous driving’

20 months jail for ‘litany of episodes of reckless and dangerous driving’

Ballyfermot

By Brion Hoban A father-of-four who fled a garda checkpoint while driving drunk leading to “a litany of episodes of reckless and dangerous ...

‘We may have a lot of elder citizens, but not elderly ones’

‘We may have a lot of elder citizens, but not elderly ones’

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A FREQUENT lament of modern society is the lack of respect shown towards the elderly, compared with previous generations. During ...

Lucky escape  for pensioner as propane cylinder explodes

Lucky escape for pensioner as propane cylinder explodes

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A PENSIONER carrying out a bit of DIY roofing had a lucky escape when a propane cylinder he was working ...

Remains of De La Salle monastery building is a sight for sore eyes

Remains of De La Salle monastery building is a sight for sore eyes

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey THE battered remains of De La Salle monastery is a sight for sore eyes these days, with a large section ...