Incidents in Derrinturn

I am very disappointed to hear that the hens in St. Conleth’s National School in Derrinturn had to be moved out, after some of them were taken from their coop. It was such a nice and unique addition to the school. I have also seen that despite our best efforts to secure the Community Garden…

Draft County Development Plan

The draft County Development Plan for Kildare (2023 – 2029) is now available for public viewing and submissions at https://draftkildarecdp2023-2029.ie/ before 4PM on 24th May. I have been very busy working on this plan over the last few months, and for the first time ever, our plan will include objectives to link up the Grand…

New Fence in Ballyshannon Manor

I’m delighted to see the new fence now in place in Ballyshannon Manor, Derrinturn, which will protect the estate’s children from the nearby stream as they play on the green. I met with the resident’s association to secure a community grant for this project when they approached me last year and then I arranged for…

Consultation on Bog Rehabilitation

Bord na Móna recently published rehabilitation plans for Timahoe South and Lodge Bog and are looking for feedback through a public consultation process. The plans are available to view at https://www.bnmpcas.ie/2022bogsrehabilitation/ The deadlines are: Timahoe South – 18th March Lodge Bog – 29th March You make your submission by sending an email to pcasinfo@bnm.ie

New Office Opened

Thanks to all who came to the opening of my new office last weekend. Thanks to Minister Martin Heydon for doing me the honour of officially opening it. I will be running regular clinics in the evenings and on weekends here. If you need my assistance then please call, text or WhatsApp me, and I…

Drehid Grants 2022

The deadline for the Drehid Community Grant scheme is Friday 11th March. If your residents association or community group is working on a project within 9 kilometres of the Drehid Landfill Facility then please check the guidelines at https://b-wy.se/drehid Applications are made online and, as usual, please ensure you have all the quotations you need….