Yesterday I attended my first council meeting, which was the full council AGM. My best wishes to the new mayor, Cllr Suzanne Doyle and the deputy mayor, Cllr. Seamie Moore -Local Community Representative. I was elected as one of the two council representatives on the Drehid Community Liaison Committee, alongside Cllr. Daragh Fitzpatrick. This committee is very important to…
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I am delighted to have been elected to represent the people of North West Kildare on Kildare County Council. Thank You to every single person that voted for me. I am looking forward to working hard for you for the next five years. Details of the count are below, or for more detail see Clane…
I was asked to write a little about myself for the local papers recently, just to let people know my priorities coming up to the local elections. My main reason for getting involved with the community, which is now also my main reason that I am running in the local elections, is that I am…
At the recent Fine Gael National Spring Conference in Wexford, I asked a panel of government ministers what we can do as a party to address the issue of private roads, for once and for all.
I held a public meeting tonight in Carbury GAA Hall regarding a playground project. I presented assessments of four potential playground sites and with the agreement of the community members present, decided that one particular site was to be further investigated. A committee was formed on the night and I am now working with that…
I wrote last year about the lack of playgrounds in North West Kildare and how I planned to do something about that (see https://brendanwyse.ie/…/playgrounds-in-north-west-kildare…/). Today, I am launching a campaign to create action groups for Carbury, Clogherinkoe, Broadford and Johnstownbridge to find suitable locations for playgrounds in those areas. If you are interested in joining an…
Yesterday, I submitted my report on the proposed Grand Canal Greenway. I received a lot of great feedback through my online form, by email, over WhatsApp, on Facebook Messenger and by talking to people on the doorsteps. I believe I have captured all that feedback in my submission, which is available at the bottom of…
I’ve started delivering a flyer this week to residents of Killina and Allenwood seeking their feedback on the proposed Grand Canal Greenway. I’ve had a couple of common topics come up already and I will write about them today.
I am proud to have been selected as a candidate in the Local Elections next May for the Clane Local Electoral Area. The selection convention was held in the Westgrove Hotel, Clane, last night. I was nominated by the new West Kildare branch that we formed in September this year, which I wrote about in https://brendanwyse.ie/2018/09/12/west-kildare-fine-gael/….
Kildare County Council have announced an exciting new project to build a 40 kilometre Greenway along the Grand Canal in Kildare. Details of the plan are available on the council website. A planning application has already been submitted and detailed drawings are available.