Some residents in Anne St., Prosperous were asking me to investigate why some of the open spaces in the estate were no longer being maintained. I discovered that the council were under the impression that the residents association were looking after this, but they were not. I asked Kildare County Council to maintain the open…
I stopped by with my family at the Carbury Residents Association Annual Village BBQ on my way home from the Leinster Final win by the Kildare Minors. Well done to all involved on organising a great party for all ages. There was lovely food and entertainment and the organisers had planned for any potential rain showers. I’m…
In the Clane / Maynooth Municipal District meeting for July, I put forward a motion asking Kildare County Council to engage with the main stakeholders involved in offering the site for Allenwood Playground near the ACDAL building on Station Road.
As recorded in the minutes of the meeting, the Parks Section of the council are resigned to the fact that the original site is no longer an option and are now looking for alternative sites for a playground.
A great job has been done at Downings Cross by the roads department in Kildare County Council. The junction is much safer as a result and the new road markings are very clear. Unfortunately the road closure for the works on Wednesday May 29th caused long delays in Prosperous and at Dag Welds. Although signs…
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…
Last month I attended a meeting by Broadford Area Residents Association where I learnt about plans to fill the old quarry pit at Ballinderry with waste. Today, I made a submission to the EPA in relation to this application. The lakes in the pit are now home to wild birds and, in my opinion, it would be…
I’ve got a lot of respect for Timahoe Community Council for what they delivered for their area. Timahoe Community Park is a beautiful amenity that serves all of North West Kildare as well as hosting the only playground in the region. Given that the project was community led and kicked off with community funding, it…
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…
As a member of Allenwood Tidy Towns, I am always on the lookout for interesting projects that we can accomplish as a group. When Killina man, John Sullivan, pointed out to me that the lifting bridge on the Grand Canal was rusting away, I saw that as a perfect restoration project. We contacted Waterways Ireland,…
The promotional video for this year’s All Ireland Turf Footing competition in Ballyteague GFC was excellent. It includes some great footage of the 1934 Turf Cutting competition which was officially opened by Éamon de Valera and took place in Allenwood South. The event was my first official engagement as an elected representative and there was…