The new pedestrian lights in Derrinturn have been turned on, which completes this massive road safety project in the vicinity of the school and the village. Our local council Roads and Sustainable Transport teams have overseen this project from start to finish in an excellent manner. The design was informed by a Village Healthcheck project…
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The Drehid Community Grant Scheme 2023 will open for applications from January 23rd to March 16th. Guidelines for the scheme and the link to make submissions are available at https://b-wy.se/drehid A reminder that Resident Associations and Parent Associations are able to apply for certain types of projects that would benefit their local community. Applications by…
Best of luck to the new committee which has formed to oversee the restoration of Carbury Community Centre in Derrinturn. The group was awarded €45,000 through the Town and Village Renewal Scheme to get an initial restoration plan done up, following an application by Kildare County Council. The committee has representatives from local community groups…
One of the highlights of my year was working with Richie from Carbury GAA, Doreen from Kildare County Council and Saskia and Maureen from Active Retirement Ireland to help establish the new Carbury Active Retirement group. It would not have been possible at all without the enthusiasm and dedication of Ciara Clancy, who along with…
Very good news today as people are now able to register to vote online at https://checktheregister.ie You just need your PPSN, Date of Birth and Eircode to register. The same online service can also be used to update your address or other details if you are already on the register. 16 and 17 year olds…
Construction has started on the solar farm in Timahoe North Bog, Drehid. I have had a number of people contact me in relation to the haulage traffic on the road serving the site. I spoke with the Community Liaison Officer with Bord na Móna and he has reassured me that our safety concerns will be…
Bord na Móna have today published the latest revision of their plans for the Ballydermot Wind Farm. This latest revision reduces the height of 20 turbines from 220 metres to 200 metres. 3 turbines have been removed from the previous layout and some have been repositioned, leaving 47 in total. An amenity plan which includes…
I have been pushing for road safety improvements at St. Conleth’s NS in Derrinturn for a number of years now, and I explicitly asked for a pedestrian crossing to be installed at the church as part of a village health check that was completed recently. At a recent meeting we approved the go ahead for…
Preliminary Census 2022 results were published yesterday and show that the areas of Derrinturn, Allenwood, Robertstown and Coill Dubh, had the most growth in the Clane Local Electoral Area. This is very interesting as the settlement hierarchy in our county development plan, which defines the vision for how the county should grow and develop, aims…
The council have now repaired the gates to Derrinturn Graveyard. If you see anti-social behaviour happening, or cars in the graveyard at unusual hours, then please call Carbury Garda Station at 046 955 3002.