I reported the flooding at Coill Dubh National School last September, and myself and Cllr. Brendan Weld followed up with a meeting with Principal Leacy and the Area Engineer on site. The back lane was resurfaced this week at a cost of €30,000 and new gullies have also been installed. The entrance to the school…
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The Environment department of Kildare County Council run the ‘Green Kilometre’ scheme every year, to encourage groups or individuals to look after a stretch of road near where they live. My Green Kilometre is the R414 road to Lullymore, and I am taking advantage of the lack of growth at the moment to get it…
Maria Walsh MEP met with us this morning, and I spoke to her about the full inclusion of Kildare in Just Transition funding and the match funding criteria for this scheme. I also asked Maria about how Irish law needs to comply with the EU Habitats Directive, particularly in relation to Annex V species, which…
I enjoyed my meeting with the Transition Year students of St. Farnan’s, Prosperous, today. It was a good opportunity to tell them about the importance of using your voice and local knowledge whenever you can, to help improve the area you live in. One way to do that is by submitting ideas for consideration into…
Great initiative by Into Kildare. Absolutely amazing to see our most prominent landmark on the Hill of Allen lighting up across the surrounding countryside! My thanks to all involved for bringing this symbol of hope to the people of Kildare. Well done to Allenwood man Enda Grace of Dundara Television & Media who produced the…
This RTE news video from 1962 features Coill Dubh village and Allenwood Power Station. No sound but still great footage. Watch from RTE’s website: https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0403/864784-turf-cutting-in-timahoe/?fbclid=IwAR0AwszvGkXha9scRHcTksWc0i6JejJG-04jB13I67HM_z6XjOqosYTsGiw
Permission to expand the Drehid Landfill has been refused by An Bord Pleanála for a number of reasons. A big concern amongst local residents was the impact of heavy haulage traffic on nearby schools and villages. The board did refuse on the basis that an expansion would “give rise to traffic congestion and would endanger…
I was very sad to hear about the death of John Larkin of Coill Dubh this week. John was passionate about his community and he knew the importance of recording local history. Indeed we had a good long chat about the history of the village last year when I was out canvassing for the local…
Allenwood and Derrinturn were identified as ‘Priority One’ in terms of needing Open Space, as part of the last Kildare County Open Space Strategy in 2011. Despite this, a decade has passed and both villages still lack adequate open space and neither have a playground. I raised the issue in my submission for the next…
I was out in Coill Dubh yesterday, in advance of a meeting with the council District Engineer next week. Last month, I reported the flooding at the entrance to the school and also requested speed checks to be carried out on the approach road from Brockagh Cross. We need to look at options for controlling…