Martina and I from the Tidy Towns met with Minister Martin Heydon at Allenwood Playground to see the progress that has been made since construction started last September. The contractor estimates the playground will be complete by the end of March or early April. This project has been running since 2016, when we took on…
The annual Fine Gael Super Draw starts next month with €100,000 in prizes to be won. The draw helps to support the local election campaigns, including my own campaign for next June. Tickets are available at https://www.finegael.ie/…/brendan-wyse/superdraw-2023
The new extension at Allen Graveyard is complete and the area has been completely transformed. Myself and Cllr. Daragh Fitzpatrick have been stressing the need for this extension continuously over the past few years and we are delighted to see it done now. Thanks to the staff of the Environment Section in Kildare County Council…
Very happy to announce that I have been selected as candidate by Fine Gael for the Local Elections next June, alongside my fellow candidate, William Durkan. We are both looking forward to working together for West Kildare in the coming months. Thanks to Damien English TD for chairing the meeting.
Following on from our success on Culture Night, Allen Area Historical & Heritage group held a very popular photo exhibition in Glennons of Allenwood last week. We now have a nice collection of over 600 photographs donated from all around Allen Parish covering a wide range of the history of the parish. Thanks to all…
The best of luck to the players and management team of Allenwood GFC in the county final tomorrow. There has been great support from the community in the run up and everyone is looking forward to the game now.
Clane will receive funding to prepare a Town Centre Plan under the the Government’s Town Centre First Policy. One of the first steps is a short survey which residents and people from the surrounding areas are being asked to complete. Please take a few minutes to give your feedback on the services in Clane and…
Thanks to the local council roads team for acting quickly to stop vehicles from parking on the new footpath at the pedestrian and cycle entrance to Farnan Wood and the 821 bus stop in Prosperous. I put in the request earlier this week after seeing the area blocked off by a large vehicle and it…
Minister Martin Heydon visited Clocha Rince National School with me recently, to see the great work that has been done by the Parents Association over the last few years. We also met with Principal Maeve McConaghy, who is leaving the school soon, and we wished her the best for the future. Maeve has completed a…
Lullymore Graveyard is maintained by the local community with support from the Doyle family, and always looks well. It is located on the site of an historic monastic settlement, which was known as Lilcach. An ideal location, as it was surrounded by the Bog of Allen on all sides. Some of the stone slabs from…