The sale of Liffey Lodge, the former Patrician Brothers Monastery in Newbridge presents a great opportunity for Kildare County Council to purchase the site and develop it into a community hub for the town. This beautiful site could present many opportunities for the local area such as becoming an ideal central ...
Met with the French Ambassador, Vincent Guerénd to discuss Defence issues and also to welcome him to Portarlington in the near future. Attended a technical briefing on the Marine Area Planning Bill. Spoke in the Dáil about the Autism Bill and highlighted issues affecting people with autism and their ...
Great news this morning that funding has been allocated to Kildare, Laois & Offaly under the first measure of the Outdoor Recreation Funding Scheme. We have a lot of fantastic walkways and trails here locally. Hopefully, this funding will be a boost for many of these groups. Delighted to also see Vicarstown ...
Spoke in the Dáil about the lack of investment in the Defence Budget for 2022. Highlighted the need for the Irish Rail Short Hop Zone to be extended to Newbridge, Kildare Town, Monasterevin & Portarlington to reduce transport costs for students and commuters. Spoke to Bryan Dobson on RTÉ Radio 1 in ...
Hi Everyone, it’s been another busy week this week in Leinster House and around the constituency. Just sharing some of the things myself and the team have been working on - Spoke to Taoiseach, Micheál Martin directly in the Dáil chamber about hospital waiting lists in Naas General Hospital and other hospitals ...
Here is a copy of my Newsletter. Just sharing some of the latest updates, progress and future plans for Portarlington and the surrounding areas. Feel free to contact me if you would like a copy! Click here to view the full Newsletter.
The long-running battle to get a new school for Coláiste Íosagáin in Portarlington took a significant step forward today with the news that the project will now move Stage 2 of the process and apply for planning permission. The new build school will be a €25 million project and has been described by local ...
I really welcome the news that Sensational Kids has been granted permission to build a state-of-the-art National Child Development Centre costing €8m in the middle of Kildare town. This will be a fantastic service to have in the town which will help over 30,000 children in the next ten years and will deliver ...
Applications are invited for funding of projects under the 2021 Town and Village Streetscape Enhancement scheme from premises in the following towns and villages in Kildare - Castledermot Ballitore Kilcock Monasterevin Rathangan Sallins The aim of the scheme is to enhance the streetscape ...
Great to see more funding flowing into the Portarlington area. Well done to the Derryounce Lakes & Trails team who have worked so hard on delivering this project over the last number of years. Good to see that resurfacing of the 2km walking track gets underway as early as Monday. Another step in the right ...
Great news that Kildare, Laois & Offaly are set to receive funding to support national youth organisations, and local youth services and clubs across the constituency. Kildare & Wicklow - €87,666.50 Laois & Offaly - €32,302.23 Funding to benefit young people in the constituency is vital ...
Delighted to see that funding has been announced for Portarlington & Castledermot under the €7 million Streetscape Enhancement Initiative to improve the local streetscape. The funding from the Department of Rural Development is to fund projects including the likes of the following: Strategic ...
