Category: Ballyfermot

30km every day for a month for Our Lady’s

30km every day for a month for Our Lady’s

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A BALLYFERMOT man ran 30km every day during the month of April to raise funds for Our Lady’s Children Hospital. ...

‘Totally untrue’ halting  site going on vacant area

‘Totally untrue’ halting site going on vacant area

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey DUBLIN City Council contacted a number of residents on the Nass Road, to quell rumours that a halting site was ...

Boxing coach Robbie plays his part in fight against Covid-19

Boxing coach Robbie plays his part in fight against Covid-19

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey BOXING coach Robbie Murray wanted to get involved in the fight against Covid-19, and he has done so by helping ...

Man ‘was given not one chance but two chances’, Judge says

Man ‘was given not one chance but two chances’, Judge says

Ballyfermot

By Isabel Hayes A Dublin man caught with €7,500 worth of cannabis failed to return from France for several months because he was ...

Food bank service has hectic number of deliveries

Food bank service has hectic number of deliveries

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A FOOD bank service in Ballyfermot has created five different teams to cater for a “hectic” amount of deliveries. The ...

Ballyfermot De La Salle GAA club 300k Challenge

Ballyfermot De La Salle GAA club 300k Challenge

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey GAA players from Ballyfermot are on the road to Kerry this Saturday – for a ‘stay at home’ 300k ...

Demand for skips has increased dramatically

Demand for skips has increased dramatically

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey DEMAND for skips has increased dramatically in recent weeks with Covid-19 sparking a clearout in people’s homes. All the big ...

Council removes 12 burnt  out cars during clean-up

Council removes 12 burnt out cars during clean-up

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A RECENT council clean up in Cherry Orchard included the removal of 12 burnt out cars. The issue has dogged ...

Peter’s 180 challenge for Tallaght Hospital

Peter’s 180 challenge for Tallaght Hospital

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey A DARTS player temporarily out of work is using his time off to raise funds for Tallaght Hospital. Peter Brierton ...

Surreal feel around normally busy spots

Surreal feel around normally busy spots

Ballyfermot

By Maurice Garvey SUCH a surreal feeling to be in normally busy villages, towns and hubs, yet to see so many closed shutters. ...