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Ballyfermot has been a crime blackspot for over 3 decades.it has had a very serious [[drug]] related,[[anti-social]] behaviour and [[joyriding]] problems which still persist today.former and on-going [[criminal]] figures such as [[drug]] dealer [[john gilligan]],international drug dealer [[george mitchell]] aka the penguen,the cunningham brothers and many more high profile [[drug dealers]] and armed robbers began there [[criminal]] careers while growing up in [[ballyfermot]].when the [[cherry orchard]]/[[croftwood]]/[[gallanstown]] area came into being in the early eighties,the area would become one of the most [[notorious]] in the country,a no-go area even for the gardai[local [[police]]]. it became a drug dealers haven and a joyriding misery.people would come from many parts of [[dublin]] and even outside of dublin to buy [[heroin]].the area hit a low when the [[halloween]] [[riots]] in 1995,organised by local youths known as [[the red wall gang]] targeted gardai with petrol bombs and other weapons.several stolen cars were reported in the area,which only added to chaos.a young boy was left badly burned after been hit with a petrol bomb.following the riots the gardai took evasive action against the gang in the area and put a stop to the hell the area had suffered for many years.serious crime is still on-going in the area,but nothing compared to what it use to be like. |
Ballyfermot has been a crime blackspot for over 3 decades.it has had a very serious [[drug]] related,[[anti-social]] behaviour and [[joyriding]] problems which still persist today.former and on-going [[criminal]] figures such as [[drug]] dealer [[john gilligan]],international drug dealer [[george mitchell]] aka the penguen,the cunningham brothers and many more high profile [[drug dealers]] and armed robbers began there [[criminal]] careers while growing up in [[ballyfermot]].when the [[cherry orchard]]/[[croftwood]]/[[gallanstown]] area came into being in the early eighties,the area would become one of the most [[notorious]] in the country,a no-go area even for the gardai[local [[police]]]. it became a drug dealers haven and a joyriding misery.people would come from many parts of [[dublin]] and even outside of dublin to buy [[heroin]].the area hit a low when the [[halloween]] [[riots]] in 1995,organised by local youths known as [[the red wall gang]] targeted gardai with petrol bombs and other weapons.several stolen cars were reported in the area,which only added to chaos.a young boy was left badly burned after been hit with a petrol bomb.following the riots the gardai took evasive action against the gang in the area and put a stop to the hell the area had suffered for many years.serious crime is still on-going in the area,but nothing compared to what it use to be like. |
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Revision as of 16:48, 10 July 2007
Ballyfermot (Baile Formaid in Irish) is a predominantly working-class suburb in south west Dublin, Ireland. It is approximately 8 kilometers from the city centre, and lies just south of the Phoenix Park. It is bordered to the north by Chapelizod, to the south by Walkinstown. Other adjoining or nearby suburbs are Inchicore, Palmerstown, Clondalkin, Neilstown, and Bluebell.
The name comes originally from the Irish Baile Diarmuid (town of Dermot), after a Celtic chieftain who owned the land in the 12th century. The 19th century ghost-story writer Sheridan Le Fanu may have lived in the area. Le Fanu Road is named after him. Le Fanu Park is a name which has been given to a large green area on Le Fanu Road. It was alway known as The Lawn and people still call it that. On the lawn at the south end is a mound which covers a graveyard. It was an old graveyared which hadn't had anybody buried there for a long time. It was called St Lawrence's. It was decided to just cover it in. This also had been a popular place for kids to play. Close to the graveyard was an old farm which became deserted and a large area of wild land known as the Backers. It's covered in housing now.
The best-known road in Ballyfermot is Kylemore Road, the address for many large companies and industrial estates.
Some notable people coming from Ballyfermot are RTÉ presenter Joe Duffy, TV presenter Lorraine Keane, the folk group The Fureys, musician and singer/songwriter Declan O'Rourke, fiddle player Steve Wickham of The Waterboys, research scientist Joseph Ó Ruanaidh and convicted drug criminal John Gilligan.
Ballyfermot is also home to Ballyfermot College of Further Education, which runs a music performance course (also known as the rock school). Notable graduates from the rock school include Damien Dempsey, Eurovision star Mickey Joe Harte and Mundy
Crime
Ballyfermot has been a crime blackspot for over 3 decades.it has had a very serious drug related,anti-social behaviour and joyriding problems which still persist today.former and on-going criminal figures such as drug dealer john gilligan,international drug dealer george mitchell aka the penguen,the cunningham brothers and many more high profile drug dealers and armed robbers began there criminal careers while growing up in ballyfermot.when the cherry orchard/croftwood/gallanstown area came into being in the early eighties,the area would become one of the most notorious in the country,a no-go area even for the gardai[local police]. it became a drug dealers haven and a joyriding misery.people would come from many parts of dublin and even outside of dublin to buy heroin.the area hit a low when the halloween riots in 1995,organised by local youths known as the red wall gang targeted gardai with petrol bombs and other weapons.several stolen cars were reported in the area,which only added to chaos.a young boy was left badly burned after been hit with a petrol bomb.following the riots the gardai took evasive action against the gang in the area and put a stop to the hell the area had suffered for many years.serious crime is still on-going in the area,but nothing compared to what it use to be like. The above information is totally incorrect and very much outdated, Ballyfermot has undergone hugh development in recent years with a massive reduction of crime and drug dealing.
Sport
Ballyfermot soccer club Cherry Orchard take part in the FAI Carlsberg Senior Cup competition. Many players who got their start in this team have gone on to play professional football in the English Premier Division and lower leagues. Andy Reid of Charlton Athletic, Willo Flood of Cardiff City, Alan Quinn of Sheffield United and Glenn Whelan of Sheffield Wednesday played for Cherry Orchard. Seán O'Connor, a local Ballyfermot footballer, plays for Saint Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland Premier League.
Other local soccer clubs include Black Diamonds F.C., C.I.E. Ranch, OLV Football Club and Ballyfermot United.
Ballyfermot also has 2 Gaelic Athletic Association clubs. Ballyfermot De La Salle, (formed in 1953 as Ballyfermot Gaels) play their games in Glenaulin Park also known as the Californina Hills or Calliers for short to the people of Ballyfermot . The California Hills was a large grassy hilly area which faced Rossmore Road and stretched to Palmerstown. It now has a motorway running across it and most of the hills are gone but part of it still remains and children still play there. They have 2 senior teams, the first and second team, which play in Dublin's AFL Division 6 and Division 11 respectively. Another area nearby was the Gaels. It had football pitches and parts of it were overgrown with trees. Like the Calliers it was a popular place for kids playing and for boys and girls lying in the long grass on warm sunny days. There is a lot of housing on it now.
Liffey Gaels are also based in Ballyfermot, and play their home games in East Timor Park, Sarsfield Road.
In Theatre notable former residents are playwright and Aosdána member Jimmy Murphy and Fair City actor Pat Nolan.
The above information is totally incorrect and very much outdated, Ballyfermot has undergone hugh development in recent years with a massive reduction of crime and drug dealing.
53°21′N 6°22′W / 53.350°N 6.367°W
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