Users of the Go Ahead 120 Edenderry to Dublin bus service should note that a new timetable is now in effect for this route since yesterday, Sunday 28th November. You can download and view the updated timetable at https://b-wy.se/120
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!
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…
Thanks to our local roads team for repairing the bad verge in Ballynakill, Carbury, near the entrance to Carbury Hot-Rod Track. It was a busy day for the track yesterday with their Slab Day event taking place, and I hope all went well.
A perfect place to stop off when walking the Grand Canal is Poppy May’s Coffee and Cake in Robertstown. Open all weekend, you can be sure to get a nice coffee or cup of tea and a tasty snack from Lorcan just outside Mullaneys. Support your local business owners!
I was very saddened to hear about the passing of Austin Currie today. Many of us in Allenwood, and especially Derrymullen, were so proud to have a man of his stature living peacefully in our community at the end of a busy life in politics. Austin wrote about living in our area in his autobiography…
I was delighted to welcome Colm Markey MEP to Allenwood yesterday to show him around the village and bring him up to date on local issues in West Kildare before he heads back to the European Parliament. We took the opportunity to wish the best of luck to Trasa and Sinead, staff of Blake’s Pharmacy, in their new…
This is the sight that greeted our children in school in Allenwood this morning, as they returned from mid-term break. As PRO of the Scoil Mhuire Parent Association, I contacted the Gardaí in Robertstown this morning regarding the late night trespassing and consumption of alcohol in the back area of the school. We are asking…
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/
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…