Martina and I from the Tidy Towns met with Minister Martin Heydon at Allenwood Playground to see the progress that has been made since construction started last September. The contractor estimates the playground will be complete by the end of March or early April. This project has been running since 2016, when we took on…
Category: Killina
Very happy to announce that I have been selected as candidate by Fine Gael for the Local Elections next June, alongside my fellow candidate, William Durkan. We are both looking forward to working together for West Kildare in the coming months. Thanks to Damien English TD for chairing the meeting.
I have been advised today by Uisce Éireann that the replacement of the water main from Allen Reservoir to Kilmeague, and from Kilmeague to Littletown, has now been identified as a high priority scheme due to the significant number of outages on the line in recent months. The design phase is now underway and I…
Hamilton Bridge on the Grand Canal in Killina is looking lovely these days, with the pollinator friendly areas left uncut on the water-side. Thanks to the local residents who mind it so well. You might see that notices have gone up along the canal about new surveys that are taking place. This is preparation work…
I have had a number of people looking for the latest timetables for the 120 bus from Edenderry (updated 19th February 2023) and the 821 Local Link service between Naas and Newbridge (updated November 2022). For your convenience, I have placed the latest timetables for both services for easy download to your phone on my…
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…
I have been contacted by some parents of 6th class students that are hoping to go to Scoil Mhuire, Clane, or St. Farnan’s, Prosperous, next year, and are on a waiting list for a place. This week, I have contacted both schools and the KWETB, which is the organisation responsible for the schools. My thanks…
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…
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…
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…