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…
Category: Carbury
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…
Very good news today as people are now able to register to vote online at https://checktheregister.ie You just need your PPSN, Date of Birth and Eircode to register. The same online service can also be used to update your address or other details if you are already on the register. 16 and 17 year olds…
My thanks to Daniel J O’Neill Photography for this lovely print of his excellent photo of Carbury Castle which is now hanging on the wall in my office in Allenwood. Daniel’s 2023 calendar is now for sale in local shops, or from him directly. He also sells framed prints of his photos, which come with…
Well done to Carbury Village Residents Association, Ballyteague GAA Official and Cooleragh & Staplestown Parish on their successful funding applications to develop community centres in their areas. Each group was awarded the maximum €25,000 amount and I was happy to support Minister Martin Heydon as he worked with Minister Humphrey’s Department of Rural and Community…
Construction has started on the solar farm in Timahoe North Bog, Drehid. I have had a number of people contact me in relation to the haulage traffic on the road serving the site. I spoke with the Community Liaison Officer with Bord na Móna and he has reassured me that our safety concerns will be…
Preliminary Census 2022 results were published yesterday and show that the areas of Derrinturn, Allenwood, Robertstown and Coill Dubh, had the most growth in the Clane Local Electoral Area. This is very interesting as the settlement hierarchy in our county development plan, which defines the vision for how the county should grow and develop, aims…
I am very disappointed to hear that the hens in St. Conleth’s National School in Derrinturn had to be moved out, after some of them were taken from their coop. It was such a nice and unique addition to the school. I have also seen that despite our best efforts to secure the Community Garden…
The draft County Development Plan for Kildare (2023 – 2029) is now available for public viewing and submissions at https://draftkildarecdp2023-2029.ie/ before 4PM on 24th May. I have been very busy working on this plan over the last few months, and for the first time ever, our plan will include objectives to link up the Grand…