I was very impressed by the students of St. Brigid’s National School, Ticknevin recently. The speeches were excellent and it was great to meet their Active School committee and raise their new flag for them. The teachers were surprised to learn that I only live 4 kilometres from Ticknevin on the other side of Killina…
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More focus on making the journey to school safer for the children of Killina and Ballybrack, with repairs to the road from Hamilton Bridge. Last year I requested LPT funding for the new speed feedback signs on the approach roads to the school. Each year, our brilliant council team on the ground keep the hedgerows…
Kildare County Council are proposing to make safety and accessibility improvements to the side entrance of Ticknevin National School. My colleague, Cllr. Brendan Weld, has been working on this project also, and requested an allocation of €10,000 from Local Property Tax for its completion. The proposed design can be viewed at https://b-wy.se/traffic-calming. Representations can be…
I reported the flooding at Coill Dubh National School last September, and myself and Cllr. Brendan Weld followed up with a meeting with Principal Leacy and the Area Engineer on site. The back lane was resurfaced this week at a cost of €30,000 and new gullies have also been installed. The entrance to the school…
I enjoyed my meeting with the Transition Year students of St. Farnan’s, Prosperous, today. It was a good opportunity to tell them about the importance of using your voice and local knowledge whenever you can, to help improve the area you live in. One way to do that is by submitting ideas for consideration into…
Absolutely fantastic work by the pupils and staff of St. Farnan’s Post Primary School to produce this excellent video of their recent dance. I especially love the scene in the new Prosperous Town Park. The first performance in the park ever. Watch the video on their website: https://www.stfarnans.ie/news/st-farnans-jerusalema-dance/?fbclid=IwAR3uo9AR5q5qOYa0pqEJAxE_F7i3RQgyVIO4RQG3JTSbBx7EyMNIGHckCDk
I’m glad to see the faulty speed limit sign at Clocha Rince National School has been replaced with a new one. The old sign was faulty for some time and had moved to face away from the traffic. A contract has been awarded for the repainting of road markings here too and that will also…
I was out checking the new social distancing markers at Coill Dubh National School when I noticed the poor state of the ramp at the entrance, along with some flooding. I have reported this to the district roads department as it could become hazardous in the cold weather. If needs be I will arrange to…
Another of my projects was completed recently at Killina National School with the installation of driver feedback signs on both approach roads to the school. This was one of the potential improvements we identified when I discussed road safety at the school last year with Principal Tyrrell, Mr. McLoughlinh from the Board of Management, and…
As a parent, I have 100% confidence in the Principals and Staff of our local schools, to deal with the ups and downs of life with COVID-19 as they reopen in the coming days. My thanks to all staff members and the people behind the scenes that have helped to prepare for a school term…