Bord na Móna submitted a planning application to expand the Drehid Landfill facility earlier this year and it was possible for community groups and individuals to make submissions, following a public meeting in Carbury GAA. I made a 14 page submission outlining a number of key recommendations for Allenwood, Killina, Derrinturn and Dag Weld’s Cross,…
Category: Allenwood
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.
This year’s Culture Night event by Allen Area Historical & Heritage group will be held in Allenwood and will celebrate the culture and history of the village. All are welcome to attend what will be a very interesting night with lots of live interviews, music and poetry by residents of Allenwood. It will take place…
I have been advised today by Uisce Éireann that the replacement of the water main from Allen Reservoir to Kilmeague, and from Kilmeague to Littletown, has now been identified as a high priority scheme due to the significant number of outages on the line in recent months. The design phase is now underway and I…
A lovely rainbow ending in Ballyteague Forest with the Hill of Allen just behind. Taken during a walk in Lodge Bog today, which is being rewetted by Bord na Móna under the €108M PCAS scheme.
Printed copies of the timetable for the 821 Local Link service are now available in Coill Dubh Post Office, Quick Pick Robertstown (Post Office), GALA Kilmeague and An Post Allenwood. They’re also available to download from my website at https://b-wy.se/821
In 2021 I made a submission to the NTA requesting a new bus service from Allenwood to Rathangan which would serve the Bog of Allen Nature Centre and Lullymore Heritage and Discovery Park. We met with the NTA on Monday and it looks like this service could possibly be provided later this year or early…