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.
Category: Carbury
The NTA have confirmed to me that bus stops will be installed in Kilshanroe, following on from the new stops in Johnstownbridge. I justified these new bus stops in a submission to the NTA in December 2021, which you can read at https://b-wy.se/nta. It will be a great service for the residents of Kilshanroe and…
Carbury Bog is the only Natural Heritage Area in the north-west of the county and the road through it seems to get littered a lot, sadly. Thanks to the local Tidy Towns groups on either side of the bog for coming together to get it cleaned up this weekend. I am going to see about…
I have had a number of people looking for the latest timetables for the 120 bus from Edenderry (updated 19th February 2023) and the 821 Local Link service between Naas and Newbridge (updated November 2022). For your convenience, I have placed the latest timetables for both services for easy download to your phone on my…
The Drehid Community Grant Scheme 2023 will open for applications from January 23rd to March 16th. Guidelines for the scheme and the link to make submissions are available at https://b-wy.se/drehid A reminder that Resident Associations and Parent Associations are able to apply for certain types of projects that would benefit their local community. Applications by…
Our new County Development Plan for Kildare will come into effect soon. I was working hard on this last year and one of my key areas of focus has been on the plans for future peatways. The route of the old railway line that served Carbury and Edenderry stations has been identified as one possible…
Best of luck to the new committee which has formed to oversee the restoration of Carbury Community Centre in Derrinturn. The group was awarded €45,000 through the Town and Village Renewal Scheme to get an initial restoration plan done up, following an application by Kildare County Council. The committee has representatives from local community groups…
One of the highlights of my year was working with Richie from Carbury GAA, Doreen from Kildare County Council and Saskia and Maureen from Active Retirement Ireland to help establish the new Carbury Active Retirement group. It would not have been possible at all without the enthusiasm and dedication of Ciara Clancy, who along with…
Well done to Cara and all the team in ACDAL Allenwood on their successful application for €300,000 for more upgrades to their enterprise centre. They provide remote working hubs and office space, as well as conference and meeting rooms, and support local community groups such as Na Fianna Ladies GFC, Allenwood Tidy Towns, Na Fianna…
Despite me raising our concerns with Bord na Móna over the haulage traffic to the solar farm construction site in Timahoe North Bog over the last few weeks, residents are still reporting issues with lorries drawing stone to the site. I have carried out checks at various points on the route and have seen for…