Well done to Principal Nora Lynch and the Parents Association of St. Brigid’s National School, Ticknevin on securing €7,105 funding from the Drehid Community Grant for a new fence and gate. This project was completed over the summer break. The security of the sensory garden and school grounds has been improved as a result. Best…
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Kildare County Council are currently carrying out a review of the speed limits in the entire county. A draft copy of the proposed changes is now open for public consultation. It is intended to increase the speed limit in many rural areas and I raised concerns about this in January, some of which have been…
Funding has been granted to support remote working in our community under the Connected Hubs Scheme. Minister Martin Heydon tells me that ACDAL Allenwood have been awarded a grant of €30,286 to enhance their facilities, which include 16 remote working spaces, own door offices and a conference room. Learn more and book these remote working…
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…
My thanks to the Water Safety Development Officer in Kildare County Council for providing a new lifebuoy for Ticknevin Lock. Kindly mounted by our local roads team. Thanks also to the resident who made me aware of the lack of a lifebuoy here recently.
I am delighted and honoured to have been elected as Cathaoirleach of the Clane Maynooth Municipal District at our AGM today. From the hinterlands of the Bog of Allen to the thriving town of Maynooth, myself and the other councillors along with our excellent council MD team, will do our best to continue the good…
The draft turbine layout for the Ballydermot Wind Farm has been published on https://www.ballydermotwindfarm.ie/. Bord na Móna is proposing to install 50 turbines with a blade tip height of 220 metres, applying a minimum setback distance of 880 metres. They intend to apply to An Bord Pleanála for planning permission next year. A second round…
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…
Great community spirit in Carbury today, with people out cleaning their local ditches and hedgerows. I stayed within my own 5km by tidying the Grand Canal towpath between Killina and Kilpatrick. Thanks to John Daniels and everyone involved in organising this clean-up.
The Environment department of Kildare County Council run the ‘Green Kilometre’ scheme every year, to encourage groups or individuals to look after a stretch of road near where they live. My Green Kilometre is the R414 road to Lullymore, and I am taking advantage of the lack of growth at the moment to get it…