The constituencies for the next General Election were reviewed and will be updated for 2020. Kildare South is now extended right up to the north west of the county. In addition some areas of West Kildare return to the constituency along with some parts of Laois and Offaly. I have created an updated map of…
Category: Derrinturn
Our first ever Goal Mile in Allenwood was a great success on the morning of Stephen’s Day. We were very lucky to avoid any showers and had over 300 participants, with great representation from Allenwood, Ballyteague and surrounding areas. Well done to Celine Cronly, who organised the entire event at very short notice. Celine lined…
The application for a wind farm in Drehid has been refused by Kildare County Council. The two reasons for refusal relate to the surrounding road infrastructure. The L5025, where it was proposed to locate the main site entrance, along with other local roads close to the area, were deemed unsuitable for the traffic that would…
I was at St. Oliver Plunkett National School in Killina on Monday morning, where I met with staff from the Kildare County Council roads section, Principal Tyrrell and a member of the Board of Management, to analyse the current situation with regard to access and safety at the school. A number of both short and…
My daughter and I had a great time in Carbury at the weekend where a presentation was made to the local children that named the three sheep bike stands that were installed earlier this year by Carbury Village Residents Association. Santa Claus also arrived by horse and cart, and there was a beautiful choir performance with…
The rollout of the National Broadband Plan will include areas that are not currently covered by commercial operators, such as Eir. Please search using your Eircode on the map at https://b-wy.se/nbp, if your home does not have high speed broadband at the moment. If you are in an amber area, then your home will be covered…
At the October full council meeting today, I proposed that the council make a bye-law to set the speed limit at all primary and secondary schools in the county to 30 kilometres per hour, at all times of the day. At Killina National School, the nearest school to the entrance of the Drehid Waste Management…
In February, I had the opportunity to update An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar T.D., about our local West Kildare Fine Gael branch. The branch is the Fine Gael party organisation on the ground, and in our local branch we discuss local issues and what we can do to fix them. The branch also serves as a link to our…
Updated Mobile Library Timetables are now available for Allenwood, Coill Dubh, Derrinturn, Johnstownbridge, Killina, Kilshanroe, Prosperous, Robertstown, Staplestown and Ticknevin at https://b-wy.se/mobile-library These timetables are valid from this September to next May. The library stop locations are included on each timetable.
A lot of Residents Associations are getting in touch with me over problems with their estates. Developers are dragging their heels and failing to finish off estates, once their profits have been made. It’s not fair on the people paying their mortgages and rent, to have to fight them alone. The bond system is meant…