 Amenities in the area include a post office, pub, grocery shop, school, health centre, GAA and snooker clubs, community centre, school and pre-school, and the Roman Catholic Church of St. Josephs (built in 1857).As of early 2020, the local national (primary) school, Ballyforan Mixed National School, had approximately 60 pupils enrolled.Politician and sportsperson Jack McQuillan was born in Ballyforan.