Tag: Ballyfermot

Youth service head to Poland for a week  full of adventure

Youth service head to Poland for a week full of adventure

Ballyfermot

Twelve young people representing Ballyfermot Youth Service went to Poland on Saturday, February 15, to meet up with Polish and Spanish youth ...

Sibling gymnasts turn on the style in competitions

Sibling gymnasts turn on the style in competitions

Ballyfermot

Three sibling gymnasts stood out at national and international competitions while keeping parents on the road “seven days a week.” James (17) ...

Gambler jailed for conning vulnerable man

Gambler jailed for conning vulnerable man

Ballyfermot

A 45-year-old gambler has been jailed for conning a vulnerable man out of most of his life savings by promising him a ...

New chapter as work starts on learning network campus

New chapter as work starts on learning network campus

Ballyfermot

A significant milestone was marked on Friday, February 14 as construction work commenced at the site of a new National Learning Network ...

This weeks front pages – February 27, 2025

This weeks front pages – February 27, 2025

Latest

The Echo Newspaper is on shop shelves across Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and surrounding areas today. Pick up your copy or subscribe ...

Man stole handbag from woman (78) containing €2

Man stole handbag from woman (78) containing €2

Ballyfermot

A man who stole a handbag which contained €2 from a 78-year-old woman has been sentenced to 15 months in prison, writes ...

Screening of the Miracle Club very ‘poignant’

Screening of the Miracle Club very ‘poignant’

Ballyfermot

"The screening went very well and was poignant, as some of the neighbours from Ballyfermot attended," states Ballyfermot-born actor and screenwriter Jimmy ...

Ballyer and Dublin Bus play out a draw

Ballyer and Dublin Bus play out a draw

Sport

DUBLIN Bus and Ballyfermot United played out a 3-3 draw in Leinster Senior Division One A at the CIE Works at the ...

Jack ‘you blow everyone away’

Jack ‘you blow everyone away’

Tallaght

“You blow everyone away. 'There’s nothing to critique!” exclaimed Ballyfermot-born 'Dancing with the Stars' judge Karen Byrne when reviewing the Contemporary Ballroom ...

‘Concerning’ lack of urgency for domestic violence register

‘Concerning’ lack of urgency for domestic violence register

Ballyfermot

THE lack of urgency in creating a domestic violence register is “deeply concerning” according to Ballyfermot Cllr Hazel De Nortúin (PBP). The ...