Action on Litter Fines

At our full council meeting yesterday, I raised a motion to ask if the council has every power available to it to stop fly tippers from desecrating our countryside. I also asked that the council formally notify the Minister for the Environment of our concerns over the ineffectiveness of the €150 fine. With the support…

Kildare Biodiversity Project Launched

I was at the launch of the Kildare Community Biodiversity Project on behalf of Allenwood Tidy Towns last night. Well done to County Kildare Heritage Office for organising this massive initiative. We will be writing to local schools and groups to invite them to the training in the coming weeks. Interested individuals are welcome to attend also. Please keep…

Willow Lawns Light Repaired

My thanks to the council for prioritising the repair of the street light near Willow Lawns, Kilmeague. It should help to make the area safer for residents. Thanks also to the residents who got in touch with me about it. Please contact me via 087-2328867 if there are important public lights not working where you…

Lullybeg Wetlands

I marked World Wetlands Day with a guided tour of the amazing Lullybeg Wetlands by Michael Jacob yesterday. Situated just west of Lullymore, the old Bord na Móna railway tracks run right by the wetlands and this provides yet another good reason to reopen those tracks as walkways for the public.

Blueway Funding

I walked the route of the future Blueway from Ballyteague to Rathangan last weekend. There is plenty to see along the route including the fascinating Griffith Aqueduct, near Cloncumber. Martin Heydon TD and I met with Minister Madigan in May last year to stress the benefits that the Blueway would bring to our local area. Deputy…

Happy New Year 2020

Happy New Year to all, and especially to “Tara, Mark & Kids”. Their Christmas Card from their neighbour, John, somehow ended up on the side of the road in Ballyteague, along with a load of household waste including used nappies and boxes from toys. I’m looking forward to catching loads more fly-tippers in 2020. This…

Inaugural Goal Mile for Allenwood

Our first ever Goal Mile in Allenwood was a great success on the morning of Stephen’s Day. We were very lucky to avoid any showers and had over 300 participants, with great representation from Allenwood, Ballyteague and surrounding areas. Well done to Celine Cronly, who organised the entire event at very short notice. Celine lined…

Lodge Bog Drainage System

I had often noted some large man-made holes on satellite images of Lodge Bog, Allenwood South but never gave them much thought. When I started investigating flooding in Allenwood South, a landowner from Ballyteague informed me that the bog holes were part of a pumped drainage system that he believed was causing flooding on his…