Updated Mobile Library Timetables are now available for Allenwood, Coill Dubh, Derrinturn, Johnstownbridge, Killina, Kilshanroe, Prosperous, Robertstown, Staplestown and Ticknevin at https://b-wy.se/mobile-library These timetables are valid from this September to next May. The library stop locations are included on each timetable.
Category: Lullymore
In 2018, I did an assessment of the playgrounds in North West Kildare which showed that there is a lack of these valuable amenities in this rural corner of the county. I welcome the publication of the new Kildare Play Strategy 2018-2028 which aims to address that concern by proposing five new playgrounds in Johnstownbridge,…
I met recently with a number of people in West Kildare who are experiencing the symptoms of Infrasound exposure. We are attempting to find the source of this Infrasound by conducting a survey. The survey will also allow us to find people affected by the problem, so that we might be able to find ways…
Yesterday I attended my first council meeting, which was the full council AGM. My best wishes to the new mayor, Cllr Suzanne Doyle and the deputy mayor, Cllr. Seamie Moore -Local Community Representative. I was elected as one of the two council representatives on the Drehid Community Liaison Committee, alongside Cllr. Daragh Fitzpatrick. This committee is very important to…
I am delighted to have been elected to represent the people of North West Kildare on Kildare County Council. Thank You to every single person that voted for me. I am looking forward to working hard for you for the next five years. Details of the count are below, or for more detail see Clane…
I was asked to write a little about myself for the local papers recently, just to let people know my priorities coming up to the local elections. My main reason for getting involved with the community, which is now also my main reason that I am running in the local elections, is that I am…
At the recent Fine Gael National Spring Conference in Wexford, I asked a panel of government ministers what we can do as a party to address the issue of private roads, for once and for all.
A great response this weekend to our call to action from Allenwood Tidy Towns and Ballyteague Community Text Alert to clean up the northern road by Ballyteague Forest. This was done as part of the An Taisce National Spring Clean and Kildare County Council’s Lilywhite Cleanup Day. Situated midway between Nursery Road in Allenwood South…
Yesterday was the deadline for the receipt of public submissions in relation to the Planning Application for Allenwood Playground. I wrote and submitted a report on behalf of our playground group. The primary request from the Allenwood Tidy Towns Playground group was that the playground be designed with inclusiveness in mind. We asked that the…
The dangerous situation regarding pedestrian crossing points at Allenwood Cross is regularly brought up at our Tidy Towns and Scoil Mhuire Parents Association meetings. In March 2017, my colleague Cllr. Mark Stafford raised the issue at a council meeting and it was agreed to install cameras to monitor the junction and assess what needs to be…