Users of the Go Ahead 120 Edenderry to Dublin bus service should note that a new timetable is now in effect for this route since yesterday, Sunday 28th November. You can download and view the updated timetable at https://b-wy.se/120
Category: Carbury
I finally got around to getting reading glasses after having difficulty reading my notes at our last council meeting. I highly recommend Given Opticians in Clane, which is owned by local woman Natasha Given. Natasha provides a very friendly service and expert advice. Support your local business owners!
I met with Ministers Simon Coveney and Martin Heydon recently to discuss the new Climate Action Plan 2021. I raised the need for the Government to finalise the Draft Revised Wind Energy Development Guidelines. These guidelines will provide rural communities with the technical guidance they need in order to allow them to participate fully in…
Thanks to our local roads team for repairing the bad verge in Ballynakill, Carbury, near the entrance to Carbury Hot-Rod Track. It was a busy day for the track yesterday with their Slab Day event taking place, and I hope all went well.
This week is Kildare Climate and Energy Week and there are some good events taking place in-person and online over the next few days. There are a couple of talks featuring peatlands which I am interested in myself, but there is something for everyone. Check out the full list of events and register at https://kildare.ie/…/Clima…/KildareClimateandEnergyWeek/
If you are living in Ireland and over 18, or will be 18 on February 15th 2022, then you can register to vote now by FREEPOST, without needing a Garda witness. Simply print out and fill in the form at https://b-wy.se/voting-form and send it to: Kildare County Council Áras Chill Dara Devoy Park FREEPOST Naas…
It is very disappointing to see the recently broken windows in the prefab in Derrinturn Community Garden, after all the work done to secure the area with new fencing. I wrote yesterday to Superintendent Curley in the Garda District HQ in Leixlip asking for more patrols around St. Conleth’s National School and the Community Garden…
A few months back, I wrote about the damage that was done at Derrinturn Community Garden and how I was going to work with the volunteers involved to make it more secure. In April, we secured funding of €6,550 from a Local Property Tax fund for Community Gardens & Markets, to install a fence around…
Well done to Principal Nora Lynch and the Parents Association of St. Brigid’s National School, Ticknevin on securing €7,105 funding from the Drehid Community Grant for a new fence and gate. This project was completed over the summer break. The security of the sensory garden and school grounds has been improved as a result. Best…
Kildare County Council are currently carrying out a review of the speed limits in the entire county. A draft copy of the proposed changes is now open for public consultation. It is intended to increase the speed limit in many rural areas and I raised concerns about this in January, some of which have been…