I celebrated International Bog Day today by assisting the Irish Peatland Conservation Council on their Lullymore West Bog butterfly conservation area. We were clearing scrub from the area to make it more habitable for the butterflies. The area is home to many species of butterfly, including the endangered Marsh Fritillary, which I have spotted myself…
Category: Allenwood
Thanks to the Local Studies department of Kildare County Library for digitising a 1966 booklet that was produced by the ESB about Allenwood Power Station. I was lucky enough as a schoolchild to get a free guided tour of the power station by Jim ‘Screw’ Cross, when myself and my friend arrived unannounced at the…
I found a receipt from KFC Charlestown in the household waste dumped in Allenwood South / Lullymore last week. I will pass it on the community warden and hopefully CCTV from the shopping centre can be used to identify the vehicle and owner. This waste included used nappies and I’m seeing a lot of these…
I am pleased to see that the Parks Section of Kildare County Council hope to advertise the revised Part 8 Planning Application for Allenwood Playground by the end of October 2020. There has been an understandable delay after having to relocate the playground following issues with the original site. A process of consultation took place…
A proud day for my good colleague, Martin Heydon TD, named as Minister for State at the Dept. of Agriculture. It is well deserved as I can testify to his hard work and great interest in all matters impacting all areas of our county. It’s been a long time since Kildare had a government minister and I…
I’m delighted with my new photo of Carbury Castle, by Michael Anderton Photography. Michael has a lovely gallery in Allenwood and I would highly recommend a visit if you have a space to fill with some nice local scenery. Support your local business owners.
We are delighted to see the playgrounds open again. Over 3 months since we’ve been to one and not a queue in sight! Please bear in mind that hand sanitisation and social distancing needs to continue. Well done Timahoe Community Council (Kildare) on keeping the Community Park in such good condition over the last few months.
Our local schools have done a great job since day one of the COVID-19 restrictions. Teachers have been using technology to great effect and it’s amazing to see how young children have adapted to learning remotely. My thanks to teachers and staff for their quick response to ensure that the impact on our children’s education…
I voted today to support a variation of the County Development Plan that sets the projected population growth in our villages and rural areas to lower, but more realistic, levels. We don’t have the infrastructure we need in our villages, yet we see more and more houses being built. Developers are promising land for schools,…
Some welcome disruption in Allenwood South today as resurfacing works take place on Killina Bank and Nursery Road. I spoke today with Cllr. Daragh Fitzpatrick and Cllr. Brendan Weld, and we have agreed that Maher’s Well Road will be prioritised for repairs in the next programme of works, subject to the agreement of the area…