Minister Martin Heydon visited Clocha Rince National School with me recently, to see the great work that has been done by the Parents Association over the last few years. We also met with Principal Maeve McConaghy, who is leaving the school soon, and we wished her the best for the future. Maeve has completed a…
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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…
I had a great time meeting with the TY students of St. Farnan’s today to tell them about the work of a councillor and how they can help their local communities become better places. They are a great group of young people, and their teacher, Ms. Flanagan, runs a brilliant TY programme for them. I…
The new pedestrian lights in Derrinturn have been turned on, which completes this massive road safety project in the vicinity of the school and the village. Our local council Roads and Sustainable Transport teams have overseen this project from start to finish in an excellent manner. The design was informed by a Village Healthcheck project…
A few people have been asking me about these little silhouettes that were put up in Allenwood yesterday. They are the work of Allenwood Safety Committee which was formed last year and they were inspired by a similar project in Sallins. The group worked with Na Fianna Men’s Shed to have them made and they…
I have been contacted by some parents of 6th class students that are hoping to go to Scoil Mhuire, Clane, or St. Farnan’s, Prosperous, next year, and are on a waiting list for a place. This week, I have contacted both schools and the KWETB, which is the organisation responsible for the schools. My thanks…
Well done to Principal Lynch and the Parents Association of St. Brigid’s National School in Ticknevin on the completion of the fencing around their garden and playing fields. The school is looking very well as another year starts this week. The fencing project was funded by a Drehid Community Grant and follows on from the…
I have been pushing for road safety improvements at St. Conleth’s NS in Derrinturn for a number of years now, and I explicitly asked for a pedestrian crossing to be installed at the church as part of a village health check that was completed recently. At a recent meeting we approved the go ahead for…
It was great to see the Annual Barbeque back on in Ticknevin last weekend. It was organised by Ticknevin Community Group and the group have done great work this year including the addition of the lovely boat at Hartley Bridge and the flower bed that they created along with the students of St. Brigid’s NS….
Well done to the Student Council of Scoil Mhuire Allenwood who organised traffic counts at the school entrance as part of their work to support the new Allenwood Safety Committee. Earlier this year, the 5th class students wrote to me asking about the possibility of building a footpath from Allenwood Cross to the GAA grounds….