Allenwood Playground Nears Completion

Martina and I from the Tidy Towns met with Minister Martin Heydon at Allenwood Playground to see the progress that has been made since construction started last September. The contractor estimates the playground will be complete by the end of March or early April. This project has been running since 2016, when we took on…

Allen Graveyard Extension

The new extension at Allen Graveyard is complete and the area has been completely transformed. Myself and Cllr. Daragh Fitzpatrick have been stressing the need for this extension continuously over the past few years and we are delighted to see it done now. Thanks to the staff of the Environment Section in Kildare County Council…

Allen Parish Photo Exhibition

Following on from our success on Culture Night, Allen Area Historical & Heritage group held a very popular photo exhibition in Glennons of Allenwood last week. We now have a nice collection of over 600 photographs donated from all around Allen Parish covering a wide range of the history of the parish. Thanks to all…

821 Timetables

Printed copies of the timetable for the 821 Local Link service are now available in Coill Dubh Post Office, Quick Pick Robertstown (Post Office), GALA Kilmeague and An Post Allenwood. They’re also available to download from my website at https://b-wy.se/821

Council Meeting on 52M

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…

Visit to TírMóna Athletics Club

I had the great pleasure of visiting TírMóna Athletics Club recently to meet their committee and see their excellent facilities and learn about their plans for upgrading their grounds. Based in Hodgestown, the club is open to children from all the surrounding areas. They train on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7PM to 8PM. Please…

Coill Dubh Leader Partnership

Thanks to County Kildare Leader Partnership CLG., and North West Kildare Womens Group for organising a great community event in Coill Dubh last week. It was the largest crowd I have seen in Coill Dubh Community Centre for a long time and well done to Thomas and the residents group for making it available. Fair…