I have been informed by Minister Martin Heydon TD that Allenwood Community Development Association (ACDAL Allenwood) has been awarded a grant of €75,359 in the supports for Enterprise Centres announced today by the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar T.D. ACDAL has led the way in providing remote working facilities for our rural area. This funding will allow…
I stopped off at Rahin Wood this afternoon for a quick litter pick around the entrance. I will be asking Coillte to do what they can to keep the area tidy during these busy times. If you like to litter pick in your local area then reach out to your local community group for litter…
Permission to expand the Drehid Landfill has been refused by An Bord Pleanála for a number of reasons. A big concern amongst local residents was the impact of heavy haulage traffic on nearby schools and villages. The board did refuse on the basis that an expansion would “give rise to traffic congestion and would endanger…
I was very sad to hear about the death of John Larkin of Coill Dubh this week. John was passionate about his community and he knew the importance of recording local history. Indeed we had a good long chat about the history of the village last year when I was out canvassing for the local…
The R414 to Lullymore is in a good state now to serve the hundreds of buses visiting Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park when we return to school tour season next year. The resurfacing works, budgeted at €306,250, were partly funded by the July Stimulus package thanks to the council’s Clane Maynooth Roads & Transportation team….
Allenwood and Derrinturn were identified as ‘Priority One’ in terms of needing Open Space, as part of the last Kildare County Open Space Strategy in 2011. Despite this, a decade has passed and both villages still lack adequate open space and neither have a playground. I raised the issue in my submission for the next…
I visited Derrinturn Community Garden today with Fr. Fitzpatrick to see the damage that was done by vandals earlier this week. It is unacceptable to have the work of community volunteers willfully destroyed and I will work with the volunteers to help restore the garden and their biodiversity projects. I have written to Superintendent Curley…
I am told that repairs have now been carried out on the light at the Broadford recycling facility which will make the area safer in the dark evenings. My colleague Cllr. Tim Durkan has requested that the flooding at the facility be resolved and I am told that work is planned to alleviate that too.
I was out in Coill Dubh yesterday, in advance of a meeting with the council District Engineer next week. Last month, I reported the flooding at the entrance to the school and also requested speed checks to be carried out on the approach road from Brockagh Cross. We need to look at options for controlling…
I’m glad to see the faulty speed limit sign at Clocha Rince National School has been replaced with a new one. The old sign was faulty for some time and had moved to face away from the traffic. A contract has been awarded for the repainting of road markings here too and that will also…