I met recently with a number of people in West Kildare who are experiencing the symptoms of Infrasound exposure. We are attempting to find the source of this Infrasound by conducting a survey. The survey will also allow us to find people affected by the problem, so that we might be able to find ways…
Category: Allenwood
Yesterday I attended my first council meeting, which was the full council AGM. My best wishes to the new mayor, Cllr Suzanne Doyle and the deputy mayor, Cllr. Seamie Moore -Local Community Representative. I was elected as one of the two council representatives on the Drehid Community Liaison Committee, alongside Cllr. Daragh Fitzpatrick. This committee is very important to…
As a member of Allenwood Tidy Towns, I am always on the lookout for interesting projects that we can accomplish as a group. When Killina man, John Sullivan, pointed out to me that the lifting bridge on the Grand Canal was rusting away, I saw that as a perfect restoration project. We contacted Waterways Ireland,…
The promotional video for this year’s All Ireland Turf Footing competition in Ballyteague GFC was excellent. It includes some great footage of the 1934 Turf Cutting competition which was officially opened by Éamon de Valera and took place in Allenwood South. The event was my first official engagement as an elected representative and there was…
I am delighted to have been elected to represent the people of North West Kildare on Kildare County Council. Thank You to every single person that voted for me. I am looking forward to working hard for you for the next five years. Details of the count are below, or for more detail see Clane…
I was asked to write a little about myself for the local papers recently, just to let people know my priorities coming up to the local elections. My main reason for getting involved with the community, which is now also my main reason that I am running in the local elections, is that I am…
A local man brought to my attention a large amount of fly-tipping in the bog between Allenwood South and Ballyteague North. Disappointingly, it took place very close to the target area for our recent community cleanup event. I met the Community Warden from Kildare County Council out at the location today, and the warden has…
Very positive news came in regarding Allenwood Playground yesterday. I received notice that Allenwood Tidy Towns have been awarded €51,385 from the Drehid Community Grants Scheme to help build the playground. Whilst we will need additional funding to be provided by Kildare County Council, this grant will go a long way towards getting our playground started. We…
What started out as an investigation into the overloading of the waste treatment plant in Allenwood last November, is starting to escalate more and more to other areas of the waste water system, as I dig deeper and talk to more affected residents. I have discovered through Freedom of Information, that a land dispute has…
As club secretary, I was very proud to represent Allenwood Celtic AFC at the Intel community grant awards with my daughter, Aisling. The contribution by the Intel employees volunteering their time to local organisations in Allenwood is immense and it is great to see Intel reward their employees in this way every year. The Intel employees associated with Allenwood…