I wrote to Bord na Móna on April 27th regarding security operations at Lodge Bog. The Turf Development Act requires the company and its subsidiaries to afford appropriate protection for the environment and archaeological heritage. The recent fires in the Timahoe South Bog, which started on May 8th, are still smouldering today. Work is ongoing…
Category: Allenwood
A contract has been awarded for resurfacing works on Killina Bank and Nursery Road, Allenwood South. It is planned to start these repairs in the next 2 or 3 weeks, subject to contractor availability. The works on the canal bank will include the very bad section from the Lifting Bridge towards Allenwood. These areas were…
The Area Engineer informs me that it is planned to undertake drainage works on Maher’s Well Road and Malone Way Road in Allenwood South next week. I raised the issue of flooding on Malone Way Road in the council chamber in March and I hope that these works will permanently resolve the flooding issue there….
There are two things wrong with this photo taken at the 20th Lock on the Grand Canal in Ballyteague this evening. Firstly, people shouldn’t be gathering at the lock to swim during the COVID-19 restrictions, and secondly, they shouldn’t be leaving litter behind them either. The area will be watched more closely now as a…
I received confirmation today that the R414 from Allenwood South to Lullymore is to be repaired later this year at an estimated cost of €206,250. I raised the issue of the condition of this road in the council chamber last November. In normal times, the road would be busy right now with coaches going to…
My sincere thanks on behalf of Allenwood Tidy Towns and the wider community to Seán Corley of The Tyre Box. He took away the illegally dumped tyres in Allenwood South this morning, free of charge. Efforts to engage with Bord na Móna on the matter were unsuccessful. Instead, this local business owner kindly offered to help…
Today I had a conference call with the Garda Superintendent that looks after our Municipal District. Kildare Gardaí are already committed to working with Kildare County Council and community volunteers to combat fly-tipping. In addition to this, they have now agreed to put together an action plan to address specific areas as necessary.
I am offering €250 as a reward for information that leads to the prosecution of the individual that was responsible for dumping this pile of used tyres in Allenwood South, Co. Kildare. The crime was committed around 24th April. Information can be provided to me in confidence, by phone on 087-2328867 or by email to…
Delighted to see this lovely verge of dandelions left uncut on Maher’s Well Road in Allenwood South today. The dandelion is an important source of food for pollinators such as bees. See https://pollinators.ie/ to learn more.
Kildare County Library Service have made the archives of the Kildare Archaeological Society available for free online. In the archives, I found a very interesting article that suggests that one of the ancient kings of Ireland, King Laoghaire, could have died at the old village of Shanavoola near Lullymore, having chased the locals along the banks…