On 23rd May 2024, 1st class pupils from Scoil Mhuire, Allenwood, were the first children to enter the newly opened Allenwood Playground. At a cost of around €650,000 it is the biggest amenity investment in this area ever. Thanks to all involved and everyone that supported the project over its lifetime. It is located on…
Category: Kilmeague
I had a walkaround with the council engineer who looks after bus shelters in Kilmeague last week, to look at options for new bus shelters there. We have some ideas for potential locations and are going to start the process of planning them now. Given the popularity of the 821 Local Link it is important…
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…
I was on site at the new Allenwood Playground, BMX Track and multi-use gaming area at lunch time today. Construction is going well and we are on target to open this amenity in the next few months hopefully. I have been driving this project forward since 2016 with Allenwood Tidy Towns and it is the reason I am…
Bord na Móna submitted a planning application to expand the Drehid Landfill facility earlier this year and it was possible for community groups and individuals to make submissions, following a public meeting in Carbury GAA. I made a 14 page submission outlining a number of key recommendations for Allenwood, Killina, Derrinturn and Dag Weld’s Cross,…
The new extension at Allen Graveyard is complete and the area has been completely transformed. Myself and Cllr. Daragh Fitzpatrick have been stressing the need for this extension continuously over the past few years and we are delighted to see it done now. Thanks to the staff of the Environment Section in Kildare County Council…
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.
Following on from our success on Culture Night, Allen Area Historical & Heritage group held a very popular photo exhibition in Glennons of Allenwood last week. We now have a nice collection of over 600 photographs donated from all around Allen Parish covering a wide range of the history of the parish. Thanks to all…
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…
Printed copies of the timetable for the 821 Local Link service are now available in Coill Dubh Post Office, Quick Pick Robertstown (Post Office), GALA Kilmeague and An Post Allenwood. They’re also available to download from my website at https://b-wy.se/821