Given Opticians in Clane

I finally got around to getting reading glasses after having difficulty reading my notes at our last council meeting. I highly recommend Given Opticians in Clane, which is owned by local woman Natasha Given. Natasha provides a very friendly service and expert advice. Support your local business owners!

Climate Action Plan Meeting

I met with Ministers Simon Coveney and Martin Heydon recently to discuss the new Climate Action Plan 2021. I raised the need for the Government to finalise the Draft Revised Wind Energy Development Guidelines. These guidelines will provide rural communities with the technical guidance they need in order to allow them to participate fully in…

Kildare Climate and Energy Week

This week is Kildare Climate and Energy Week and there are some good events taking place in-person and online over the next few days. There are a couple of talks featuring peatlands which I am interested in myself, but there is something for everyone. Check out the full list of events and register at https://kildare.ie/…/Clima…/KildareClimateandEnergyWeek/

Register to Vote

If you are living in Ireland and over 18, or will be 18 on February 15th 2022, then you can register to vote now by FREEPOST, without needing a Garda witness. Simply print out and fill in the form at https://b-wy.se/voting-form and send it to: Kildare County Council Áras Chill Dara Devoy Park FREEPOST Naas…

Submission on Draft Turbine Layout for Ballydermot Wind Farm

The draft proposal for the Ballydermot Wind Farm is still available to view and provide feedback on at https://www.ballydermotwindfarm.ie/ This week I made a submission in writing on the draft proposal to the project team. You can view it at https://brendanwyse.ie/ballydermot-submission-september…/ I would ask residents of Lullymore, Allenwood South, Killina and Ticknevin areas to have…

Speed Limit Review

Kildare County Council are currently carrying out a review of the speed limits in the entire county. A draft copy of the proposed changes is now open for public consultation. It is intended to increase the speed limit in many rural areas and I raised concerns about this in January, some of which have been…