On 23rd May 2024, 1st class pupils from Scoil Mhuire, Allenwood, were the first children to enter the newly opened Allenwood Playground. At a cost of around €650,000 it is the biggest amenity investment in this area ever. Thanks to all involved and everyone that supported the project over its lifetime. It is located on…
Category: Coill Dubh
Construction is now complete on the new playground in Allenwood. I love the entrance sign “as Gaeilge”! There is still some work to be done on the car parking areas and access pathways to the playground, but there are no major blockers at the moment. The required paperwork will need to be signed off and…
Well done to the residents of Hawthorn Manor, Coill Dubh, which was taken in charge by Kildare County Council at our monthly meeting this morning. The residents association have worked really well to get the estate completed by the developer to the standard required in a very short time frame.
Martina and I from the Tidy Towns met with Minister Martin Heydon at Allenwood Playground to see the progress that has been made since construction started last September. The contractor estimates the playground will be complete by the end of March or early April. This project has been running since 2016, when we took on…
I was on site at the new Allenwood Playground, BMX Track and multi-use gaming area at lunch time today. Construction is going well and we are on target to open this amenity in the next few months hopefully. I have been driving this project forward since 2016 with Allenwood Tidy Towns and it is the reason I am…
Legendary singer David Gray and Minister Malcolm Noonan joined us in Blackwood on Friday. We celebrated World Wetlands Day by visiting the wader conservation area on lands owned and managed by the Earley family. Together with BirdWatch Ireland Kildare and the National Parks and Wildlife Service we have created a successful breeding area for waders like Lapwing here. The site is…
My thanks to the Sustainable Transport & Roads teams in Kildare County Council for working with the NTA to prioritise the replacement of the bus shelter in Coill Dubh. The new shelter is now installed and looks much better. The old shelter was in a terrible state and I am glad to see it gone….
Six new driver feedback signs installed in Allenwood, Derrinturn and Coill Dubh marks my first project delivered in 2024. These signs are a good step towards making our villages safer by alerting drivers to reduce their speed on the approach roads. Thanks to our council roads team for all their work on this. Paid for…
The new extension at Allen Graveyard is complete and the area has been completely transformed. Myself and Cllr. Daragh Fitzpatrick have been stressing the need for this extension continuously over the past few years and we are delighted to see it done now. Thanks to the staff of the Environment Section in Kildare County Council…
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.