Call for 'action plan' for Leixlip town centre
LEIXLIP: by Brian Byrne. Leixlip-based councillor Paul Kelly called this week for an Action Area Plan to be prepared for Leixlips town centre as part of the review of the Town Development Plan. He says that many changes have taken place in Leixlip over the seven years since the last plan that special attention needs to be paid to the town centre.
NAAS: by Brian Byrne. 'Nothing significant' has taken place over the proposed move of Naas GAA to Oldtown since the EGM in September where members voted overwhelmningly toaccept a new proposal from lehmex International, owners of Oldtown. In a report in the club's newsletter, officers say that the negotiating team of Morgan Lalor, Ger Lanigan and Padraig McManus are engaged in 'ongoing talks' in an effort to 'clarify certain details of the plan'. Any move is seen as being two to three years down the road, and the club is appealing for support for fundraising ventures in the meantime to pay for the ongoing maintenance of the existing clubhouse and pitches.
ATHY: by Brian Byrne. A needlecraft exhibition opens in Athy Library today (26 April) and will run until May 15. It includes various types of needlecraft by local individuals and groups. Meanwhile, a storytelling season for children is running each Saturday from 11am for an hour. They're suitable for under-8s and admission is free. There will be no sessions May 5 and June 2.
NAAS: 26 April 2001: by Trish Whelan. The residents of Lakelands are set to vigorously oppose Naas UDCs proposals to provide car parking spaces along the estate side of the Craddockstown Road, unless double yellow lines are provided at the entrance to Lakelands and along a block of homes where hospital and construction workers are currently parking their cars. Full Story.
'Barrel sculpture' broken in Kilcullen KILCULLEN: by Brian Byrne. Kilcullen lost an important, and probably unique, part of its built heritage last week. Tallaght IT supports outreach concept NAAS: by Brian Byrne. The Tallaght Institute of Technology has agreed in principle to provide courses for an outcentre for higher education in Naas, following a recent presentation made by Cllr Timmy Conway on the development of Naas. Landfill operator refutes UDC allegation of mud and debris responsibility
KILCULLEN: by Brian Byrne. A Kilcullen-based landfill operator has strongly rejected allegations made in Naas UDC that its business is responsible for dirt and debris on the Naas-Kilcullen Road or that sub-standard vehicles are allowed into its facility Jigginstown Castle to be renovated NAAS: Brian Byrne. Naas UDC and Kildare County Council have been asked to take a partnership approach to a proposed renovation of Jigginstown Castle. Council has Palmerstown lay-by cleanup 'on its programme' JOHNSTOWN: by Brian Byrne. Kildare County Council says it has the cleaning up of the lay-by at Palmerstown 'on its programme'. The comment follows complaints from local councillor Mary Glennon last week, and a highlighting of the situation on national radio last week. "It IS our responsibility and it WILL be cleaned up," information officer Charlie Talbot told KNN this week. "I should point out, though, that we didn't CREATE the litter." Full Story. Junction could see 'major accident' NAAS: by Brian Byrne. An average of one minor pile-up a day occurs on the Newbridge Road out of Naas, according to local UDC councillor Charlie Byrne (above), and he wants something done about road markings and alignments at Jigginstown before theres a major accident in the area. KILDARE: by Trish Whelan & Brian Byrne. Residents of Kildare have been told that a proper security barrier will be installed at an entrance to a travellers halting site recently located at Magee Barracks (above). But assistant county manager for Kildare Tommy Skehan says the situation is sensitive and difficult and delicate. Full Story. NAAS: by Brian Byrne. New charges for taxi services in Naas have been agreed in principle by Naas UDC, but with the proviso that the Naas Taximeter Area be extended to take in a number of specific areas outside the UDC boundary. KILCULLEN: by Brian Byrne. Two and a half years after it was proposed, the Portlester Monument in the old New Abbey Graveyard in Kilcullen has been relocated to protect it from the elements. Council taken to task on national radio over state of Palmerstown lay-by JOHNSTOWN: by Brian Byrne. The failure of Kildare County Council to quickly clean up the lay-by at Palmerstown near Johnstown has been strongly criticised both by one of its own councillors and on one of the country's most-listened to Sunday radio programmes. The lay-by was occupied 10 days ago by a number of the traveller merchants who had earlier invaded the Naas Livestock Mart, and when they left last week the area was covered in rubbish, asbestos waste, rotting food and other detritus. Full Story.
LEIXLIP: by Brian Byrne. The Broomsday initiated last year in Leixlip by the Town Commissioners Leixlip Integrated Waste Initiative (LIWI) committee takes place this year next Saturday 21 April, from 11am to 1pm.
STRAFFAN: by Trish Whelan & Brian Byrne. Heavy Goods Vehicles are wrecking the road from Barberstown to Kill and causing serious difficulty for the village of Straffan, according to Emmet Stagg TD, Labours spokesperson on Transport, Energy & Roads. Nobody wins in hospital parking numbers game NAAS: by Brian Byrne. They played a numbers game for two hours at Naas UDC last night. But nobody won anything. Certainly not the residents of Lakelands, who were trying to get car numbers out of their estate. Concern over traffic danger to primary pupils NAAS: by Trish Whelan. The provision of a new pedestrian exit from St Corbans Primary School onto the Swimming Pool Car Park is being considered by Kildare County Council, following a request from the schools management. NEWTOWNDONORE: by Brian Byrne. In the kind of desktop survey beloved of consultants there might be some logic in locating a public dump in Newtowndonore (above) near Robertstown. KILCULLEN: The Steiner Waldorf School held an Easter Activity Day in Kilcullen's Town Hall Heritage Centre last week. Clearly, it was very much enjoyed by all. Full Story. NAAS: by Brian Byrne & Trish Whelan. A development company which was recently granted planning permission for a business park at Newbridge Road, Naas (above), has accused Naas UDC of double accounting in making it a condition that it pays for road improvements, water supply, and other services. Full Story. MAYNOOTH: by Brian Byrne. The minister for justice has refused a request to upgrade the Garda Station in Maynooth (above) to 24-hour service as a District Headquarters, despite the fact that there is no North Kildare town with such a garda station service. The minister, in a reply to a Dail Question from Emmet Stagg TD, said the extension of opening hours to the station would necessitate the employment of Garda personnel on 'indoors administrative duties' and that such personnel would be utilised more effectively in providing a 'visible Garda presence' on 'outdoor policing duties'. Full Story. KILCULLEN: by Brian Byrne. The infrastructural requirements of Kilcullen in the face of an unprecedented expansion will be made known to Kildare County Council by the town's Tidy Towns Group soon. With planning applications and recent grantings of permissions now totalling 1,009 housing units, the group is drawing up an Action Plan to manage and improve the environmental aspect of the town. Several major housing developments are already well under way - the first for a quarter of a century - and the village's population is expected to more than double over as little as three years. Full story. KILDARE GENERAL: by Brian Byrne. Drug convictions in the Carlow-Kildare Garda Divisionincreased from 59 in 1995 to 319 in 1999, according to figures given to Deputy Jack Wall recently. He says the trend is in marked contrast to the numbers of drugs awareness seminars held in the division, which dropped from 143 in 1995 to just 20 in 1999. And he noted that there are now only 31 gardai in the division qualified to act as Juvenile Liaison Officers, leaving the division 19th in the country in relation to this. Full story. NAAS: by Brian Byrne & Trish Whelan. The owner of Naas Livestock Mart, Colm McEvoy, was threatened on two separate occasions when he confronted a horde of travellers who invaded his property last week and left after causing extensive damage. Moone-Timolin junctions 'are dangerous' MOONE/TIMOLIN: by Brian Byrne. The bypass of Moone/Timolin has improved the road safety conditions within those two villages, but local residents are convinced there will be a major accident sooner or later at one of the exits off the bypass into the area. Full story. Bridget in contention for 'Hostess of the Year' NAAS: by Trish Whelan. A member of Naas No Name Club has won her way through to the final of the national No Name Club Hostess of the Year competition. Bridget Harney, a 4th year student in St Marys College, will carry the hopes of her local club when she competes in the final in The Dolman Hotel, Carlow on April 28. Full story. KNN-KildareNet News is produced by PO BOX 106, NAAS, CO KILDARE, IRELAND. All material on these pages © Telling Tales Ltd. Links must be notified to tellingtales@yahoo.com |