New Local Bus Service Trial

A trial timetable for a new NTA funded 7 day Local Link bus route serving Allen, Kilmeague, Robertstown, Allenwood, Coill Dubh and Prosperous to Sallins, Naas and Newbridge has been issued to Minister Martin Heydon. This trial timetable runs until the end of October, but hopefully the route is a success and the service will…

Population Growth in Rural Areas

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…

Kilmeague Heath Centre Renovation

Minister Martin Heydon has informed me today that €50,000 of Health Capital Funding has been allocated to renovate the old Kilmeague Health Centre. The centre will be converted into a day care centre which can be used by the Allen area St. Vincent de Paul who also provide the local meals on wheels service. Well done to…

Met with St. Farnans TY Class

It was an absolute pleasure to meet with the Transition Year students of St. Farnan’s today. They are a wonderful class and a credit to the school and to their families. I spoke about my career, the value of apprenticeships, my work as a councillor, the democratic process and the importance of volunteering and giving…

Maria Walsh MEP visits St. Farnans

It was a pleasure for Bernard Durkan TD and I to welcome MEP Maria Walsh to St. Farnan’s Post Primary School yesterday. St. Farnan’s is a member of the European Parliament Ambassador School Programme and Maria met the TY class for a good question and answers session about her work in the European Parliament. Thanks…

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 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…