Drehid Against Wind Turbines Action groups including Drehid Against Wind Turbines have begun to raise awareness of a renewed effort by Element Power to seek planning permission for a wind farm in North West Kildare. I have sought further information from Element Power but have not received anything back yet. They have notified some residents,…
Category: Allenwood
The contractors working on behalf of Irish Water have finished the Derrymullen Road out of Allenwood, but when I was litter picking one morning in June, I noticed that they had removed some kerbs and didn’t replace them. I reported the missing kerbs to the roads department of Kildare County Council and they have told…
I am a member of Allenwood GFC, and the club’s development committee are looking to deliver a number of projects over the next few years, one of which is an all-weather training surface. I was happy to assist the Chairperson of Allenwood GFC, Joe Jacob, with a presentation last night for a meeting in relation to…
Earlier this year, I submitted quotations from four Landscape Architects to Kildare County Council to design a high level plan for the site at ACDAL where we are going to build the playground. I am happy to confirm, as reported on KFM (https://kfmradio.com/news/21062018-1054/architect-retained-prepare-allenwood-playground-design) that one of these architects has been asked to begin work on…
I’ve been coaching underage teams for the best part of 20 years now, but our current team is by far the most successful to date. Winners of the Kildare and District Underage League Premier Division for the second consecutive year, after a really competitive season. There’s a lot of work going into sports by volunteers…
Allenwood Tidy Towns had a very positive AGM last night, as we reviewed all the work that we’ve been doing in the last year. We are very aware of the massive support from the community for our work and we hope that as we continue to make progress on multiple areas around the village that…
Very happy to have chosen as PRO of the Year for the Kildare and District Football League at their awards night in the Keadeen Hotel last night. To be honest, the award should really go to everyone in the club that helps out with social media and match reports. I have helped by creating match…
Our daughter is starting Junior Infants in Allenwood this August and we are delighted to hear the update yesterday by Martin Heydon T.D. that the girls and boys schools will be amalgamated in time for the new school year. I was at the Parents Association meeting where the very productive committee, led by Chairperson Brenda…
My thanks to all those that attended the public meeting in Allenwood GAA Hall yesterday evening. It was great to have the support of Martin Heydon T.D., Cllr. Mark Stafford, Cllr. Murty Aspell and the Chairperson of ACDAL Richard Pearle. I’ve linked the presentation I gave here: Allenwood Playground Presentation At the meeting we took names…
I’ve been gathering information on the stalled project to build a playground in Allenwood. I am now in a position to share the information and make a suggestion to the community on how we can proceed with this project. On 15th June, I will be hosting a public meeting in Allenwood GAA Hall where I…