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Category: Ballyfermot
935 residential units for De La Salle lands
By Maurice Garvey PLANS for over 900 residential units on the grounds of the former De La Salle National School were presented to ...
Cyclists attacked by thugs on Grand Canal cycle path
By Maurice Garvey VICIOUS attacks on cyclists using the Grand Canal occurred again this week, when two men were ambushed by gangs of ...
Equine centre manure recycled as compost
By Maurice Garvey HORSE manure from Cherry Orchard Equine Centre is being turned into compost by a local community garden and will go ...
Female shop manager was punched in the face
By Brendan Grehan A BALLYFERMOT MAN (27) with psychiatric problems, who punched a female shop manager in Mr Price in Ballyfermot, has been ...
Prize for Janus charity project
By Leopold Herter THE Cherry Orchard Janus project from Extern Charity’s was honoured with the Investing in Children (IiC) membership award. The Janus ...
Builders lit up area ‘like Blackpool illuminations’
By Maurice Garvey CONSTRUCTION work that took place overnight in Ballyfermot, lit up the place “like Blackpool illuminations”, according to a local councillor. ...
Drones were ‘invaluable’ in controlling bonfire build-up
By Maurice Garvey INTELLIGENCE-based operations, including the use of drones, “proved invaluable” in monitoring parts of Dublin South Central in the lead-up to ...
Elderly residents feel they are ‘fobbed off’
By Maurice Garvey ELDERLY residents at a senior citizen complex in Ballyfermot claim they have been trying for years to get the council ...
Violent disorder on Luas
By Brion Hoban Seven Dublin men who were involved in a violent disorder on board a LUAS tram have received fully suspended sentences. ...
Almost 200 people are helped out discreetly every week by volunteers at the SVP food bank
By Maurice Garvey ON A Friday morning in Cherry Orchard, a steady stream of people line up for a food bank, gratefully accepting ...