I have been advised today by Uisce Éireann that the replacement of the water main from Allen Reservoir to Kilmeague, and from Kilmeague to Littletown, has now been identified as a high priority scheme due to the significant number of outages on the line in recent months. The design phase is now underway and I…
Category: Coill Dubh
Printed copies of the timetable for the 821 Local Link service are now available in Coill Dubh Post Office, Quick Pick Robertstown (Post Office), GALA Kilmeague and An Post Allenwood. They’re also available to download from my website at https://b-wy.se/821
Myself and Cllr. Brendan Weld had a good morning and a lovely breakfast at the recent charity breakfast held by Cooleragh & Staplestown Men Shed Club in aid of the local SVP branch. Thanks to the volunteers who organised everything and the lads that cooked the tasty food on the day, and thanks to Annmarie…
The Bord na Mona Recycling Drehid Community Grant Scheme supports lots of good projects in the local area. One of my favourite projects is a Lapwing Conservation project near Blackwood. Following a visit to a National Parks and Wildlife Service managed conservation area, BirdWatch Ireland Kildare Branch decided that the only way to protect the…
I had the honour of presenting the Community award to Chris McGinley Bagnall from Coill Dubh at the TY graduation in St. Farnan’s Post Primary School last night. The TY programme in St. Farnan’s must be one of the best in the country and it was great to meet so many of the students that…
I had the great pleasure of visiting TírMóna Athletics Club recently to meet their committee and see their excellent facilities and learn about their plans for upgrading their grounds. Based in Hodgestown, the club is open to children from all the surrounding areas. They train on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7PM to 8PM. Please…
Well done to Dinny and the team for organising the very successful Sunday Funday in Coill Dubh at the weekend. €4,100 was raised for Relay For Life Kildare and the Irish Cancer Society. I was not expecting to be hauled into a tug-of-war in my good clothes though by Dag Kelly. Best of luck to…
I had a great time meeting with the TY students of St. Farnan’s today to tell them about the work of a councillor and how they can help their local communities become better places. They are a great group of young people, and their teacher, Ms. Flanagan, runs a brilliant TY programme for them. I…
Thanks to County Kildare Leader Partnership CLG., and North West Kildare Womens Group for organising a great community event in Coill Dubh last week. It was the largest crowd I have seen in Coill Dubh Community Centre for a long time and well done to Thomas and the residents group for making it available. Fair…
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…