I was at St. Oliver Plunkett National School in Killina on Monday morning, where I met with staff from the Kildare County Council roads section, Principal Tyrrell and a member of the Board of Management, to analyse the current situation with regard to access and safety at the school. A number of both short and…
My daughter and I had a great time in Carbury at the weekend where a presentation was made to the local children that named the three sheep bike stands that were installed earlier this year by Carbury Village Residents Association. Santa Claus also arrived by horse and cart, and there was a beautiful choir performance with…
I was honoured to present Craig Lenehan with his Senior Team Young Player of the Year award for Coill Dubh AFC at the weekend. I had the pleasure of working with Craig for many years as he played for our very successful youth team at Allenwood Celtic AFC. It’s great to see him getting better and better now with Coill…
I had often noted some large man-made holes on satellite images of Lodge Bog, Allenwood South but never gave them much thought. When I started investigating flooding in Allenwood South, a landowner from Ballyteague informed me that the bog holes were part of a pumped drainage system that he believed was causing flooding on his…
I asked for the trees in The Downings, Prosperous and Millrace Lawns, Broadford to be assessed a few months ago. Today, I sought updates on both works. In The Downings, some of the trees are growing at angles and some seem to be dangerously tall. In addition, they do seem to be causing damage to…
Allenwood South probably has the highest percentage of residential private roads of any townland in the county at 45% of minor roads. Private roads account for 3.6km of the total 8km of minor roads in the area. Residents of private roads are not exempt from paying LPT, Development Levies or Motor Tax. Yet, they have…
One of the topics I am focused on in relation to the waste water system in Allenwood is the problematic Allenwood North section. Progress is slow, but Irish Water are now 100% committed to resolving the system in Bluetown. The land dispute has been resolved and Irish Water are now able to work on the…
I attended the Scór na nÓg quiz Kildare Final in Allenwood GFC last weekend, which brought back memories. Well done to the winners representing Maynooth GAA, who performed brilliantly as a team in the new competition format. Hard luck to the two teams from Milltown GAA in our own parish, that came second and third. I represented Allenwood in the…
Well done to Allenwood Tidy Towns, One Voice-Allenwood Contemporary Choir and the Allenwood Foróige Group, on another successful Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony last night. Thanks to Laszlo and Texaco Spar Allenwood for their support for the Tidy Towns, not just at Christmas time, but all year round and to Allenwood Christmas Trees Co.Kildare for kindly donating the beautiful tree every year. Thanks…
There is plenty of width now on the L5026 road from Hamilton Bridge to Killina National School. The already narrow road was further restricted by the overgrown hedges, causing issues when vehicles were meeting This made the road impossible for children to walk and cycle to and from school. My thanks to the Clane Maynooth…