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Tag: Ballyfermot
Online charity retailer site expanding with 20 new jobs
ONLINE charity shopping site Thriftify, which acts as an online retailer for 98 per cent of the country’s charity shops, is expanding ...
Phenomenal women Cliodhna was a ‘champion for artists’
THE mother of TD Aengus O’Snodaigh – Cliodhna Cussen - has passed away. The Sinn Fein spokesperson on Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht, ...
Resident had to say she was going public to get a garda response
A RESIDENT said the threat of going public with the lack of garda response to trespassing at an elderly complex in Ballyfermot, ...
Majority of parents ‘worried’ about back-to-school expenses
CHILDREN’S charity Barnardos is calling for an end to voluntary contributions in schools, the provision of free schoolbooks, and maintaining the increase ...
This week’s front pages – August 11th, 2022
The Echo is on shop shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and surrounding communities today. Check out our front pages here for ...
Gardai plan action to combat scrambler use in public areas
GARDAI are planning a major day of action in Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard this month, to combat the reckless use of scramblers ...
Six trees damaged at People’s Park by ‘mindless vandalism’
SIX trees were damaged at the People’s Park in Ballyfermot this week – just a month after it was officially opened to ...
Shop staff terrorised by local gangs of youths
STAFF working in shops on Ballyfermot Road are being “terrorised” by gangs of youths, with reports of robbing and intimidation making life ...
NTA rejects the ‘accusation’ bus services being withdrawn
CHIEF Executive of the National Transport Agency (NTA) Anne Graham, rejects the “accusation” that bus services are being withdrawn in Ballyfermot. Phase ...
Sisters who endured abuse back campaign
THREE Ballyfermot sisters who endured years of sexual abuse at the hands of their father are backing a fundraising campaign for a ...