Posts Tagged ‘st saviours’
Sports Minister shocked at Ballybeg fire damage
Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring visited Ballybeg on Thursday last and he expressed his horror having witnessed the extent of the damage at the facilities targeted during the recent arson attacks.
Accompanied by colleague and fellow Minister of State Paudie Coffey and Councillor John Cummins, their first port of call was [...]
Ballybeg Youth Resource Centre rises from the ashes
Just like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the Ballybeg Youth Resource (BYR) Centre is back in action at a new location in Waterford.
The much loved service was targeted in an arson attack in January along with Saint Saviour’s GAA Boxing Clubs.
However, last Saturday, the centre moved to a new location at [...]
Ballybeg reeling following Boxing Club arson attack
he close-knit community of Ballybeg is continuing its efforts to rebuild, following a second night of arson attacks and other crime last Monday (January 26th) in which St Saviours Boxing Club suffered extensive damage.
Garda were patrolling the Ardmore Park area when they heard a faint sound of an alarm going off, at around 3.10am. [...]
Ballybeg shall rebuild “bit by bit”
The Ballybeg Bit by Bit Foundation – a committee set up to fundraise in aid of three local facilities destroyed in recent arson attacks – has called on Sports Minister Paschal Donohue to visit their community and pledge his support for the rebuild effort.
Chair of the fundraising group Willie Moore said the damage is still [...]