We had our council meeting on the 52M barge in Robertstown last week and we took a trip down to Lowtown and back afterwards with John McNamee at the tiller. Thanks to Mayor of Kildare, Daragh Fitzpatrick for organising and to Peter Dunne and the barge team for all their work behind the scenes preparing…
Go Ahead have not yet published an updated timetable for the 120C service for Johnstownbridge with times for the new bus stops, so I have created the timetable myself using data from the NTA. It is available from my website at https://b-wy.se/120C The latest timetables for the 120 Dublin – Edenderry and 821 LocalLink services…
Myself and Cllr. Brendan Weld had a good morning and a lovely breakfast at the recent charity breakfast held by Cooleragh & Staplestown Men Shed Club in aid of the local SVP branch. Thanks to the volunteers who organised everything and the lads that cooked the tasty food on the day, and thanks to Annmarie…
Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park celebrated their 30th year today with the opening of a new section of their bog boardwalk by Minister Thomas Byrne. I was delighted to attend alongside Minister Martin Heydon and there was great local community support, which the park has always had. Well done to Ray, Johnny and the team…
The Bord na Mona Recycling Drehid Community Grant Scheme supports lots of good projects in the local area. One of my favourite projects is a Lapwing Conservation project near Blackwood. Following a visit to a National Parks and Wildlife Service managed conservation area, BirdWatch Ireland Kildare Branch decided that the only way to protect the…
In 2021 I made a submission to the NTA requesting a new bus service from Allenwood to Rathangan which would serve the Bog of Allen Nature Centre and Lullymore Heritage and Discovery Park. We met with the NTA on Monday and it looks like this service could possibly be provided later this year or early…
We had a great time at the annual Field Day by Timahoe Community Council. The weather was perfect and there was so much to do, as always. Thanks to everyone involved in organising and setting it all up behind the scenes. Your work is very much appreciated by the community.
Hamilton Bridge on the Grand Canal in Killina is looking lovely these days, with the pollinator friendly areas left uncut on the water-side. Thanks to the local residents who mind it so well. You might see that notices have gone up along the canal about new surveys that are taking place. This is preparation work…
I had the honour of presenting the Community award to Chris McGinley Bagnall from Coill Dubh at the TY graduation in St. Farnan’s Post Primary School last night. The TY programme in St. Farnan’s must be one of the best in the country and it was great to meet so many of the students that…
It was Biodiversity Day yesterday at Maynooth Green Campus and Tom from BirdWatch Ireland Kildare Branch led us on a tour of the university grounds to listen to and see the birds living there. It is really impressive to see how nature is able to thrive alongside the educational facilities, when the campus is managed…