'Life in hands' junction needs traffic lights - commissionersNEWBRIDGE, 11 February 2000: by Brian Byrne. A Newbridge road junction where motorists 'take their lives in their hands' should have traffic lights, according to members of the town's commission.
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Gaelscoil frustrations aired againKILDARE, 11 February 2000: by Susan Cunningham. A meeting of the Parents Association of Gaelscoil Chill Dara this week heard frustration expressed by many of those in attendance at the lack of progress on their demand for a proper premises. The school has just celebrated its fifth birthday, having originally opened its gates to 34 pupils on February 1 , 1995. Today there are 170 pupils and more are enrolling all the time. Sixteen youngsters are already enrolled for 2004.
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Want 'doctor on call' system changedNEWBRIDGE, 11 February 2000: by Brian Byrne. Newbridge Town Commission is to ask the minister for health to set up a system where local GPs will do weekend duty on a rota basis in the town. It follows complaints that the current 'doctor on call' system is not working satisfactorily.
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'One-stop shops' council facilities on holdMAYNOOTH & KILDARE GENERAL, 11 February 2000: by Brian Byrne. Kildare County Council has established a working group to develop functional and operational plans for new offices in Naas. This is in parallel to negotiations to acquire the site, at the former Devoy Barracks in the town (above). The barracks site will also be the location for a new headquarters for Naas UDC.
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Pairc na nOg builder's yard 'could be moved'NAAS, 10 February 2000: by Trish Whelan. While Naas UDC is required under contract to provide a compound for the contractor involved in demolishing the eight houses on Sarto Road deemed beyond repair, the authority could examine the possibility of relocating the existing controversial compound at Pairc na nÓg, if the work could be carried on in two lots of four houses.
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Worried that free computers 'might cost' commissionersNEWBRIDGE, 10 February 2000: by Brian Byrne. A concern that the provision of computers to Newbridge Town Commissioners might involve them in expense for internet access was raised at the monthly meeting of the commission.
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Landlords 'putting people up in sheds'NEWBRIDGE, 9 February 2000: by Brian Byrne. 'Unscrupulous landlords' who 'put people up in sheds' were castigated at the February meeting of Newbridge Town Commission. Cmmr Murty Aspell claimed that many landlords in Newbridge were exploiting the plight of people on Social Welfare and he wants Kildare County Council to do something about it.
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Information meetings on SPCs near endKILDARE GENERAL, 9 February 2000: by Brian Byrne. A final public information meeting on the proposed Strategic Policy Committees is to be held in County Hall at St Mary's, Naas, on Thursday morning. The 11am meeting ends an evening series which have taken place already in Allenwood, Athy, Leixlip, Celbridge and County Hall.
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Seamie recalls old Leinster Mills at opening of newNAAS, 9 February 2000: by Trish Whelan. Naas UDC chairman Seamie Moore said he was worried if he was doing the correct thing in going back to school and leaving a trade opportunity in a very vibrant flour industry behind him when as a young man of sixteen years he packed in his job as soda boy working in the loft of Odlums Leinster Mills many years ago.
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Millennium Park marketing HQ officially openedNAAS, 8 February 2000: by Trish Whelan. The major Millennium Park project, expected to create some 5,000 jobs and bring in £7m annually in rates to Naas UDC, is a most welcome and essential ingredient in maintaining Irelands competitive advantage, Tanaiste Mary Harney TD said yesterday. She was officially opening the marketing headquarters for Bandenberry Ltd, the owners and developers of Millennium Park, at Leinster Mills in Naas (pictured above with Bandenberry chairman Jerry Conlan are his mother, Mrs Maeve Conlan from Kildare town, his wife Mags and their daughter Emily). Its the best decision that has ever been made to benefit the town and we in the UDC are certainly pleased to have contributed to its moulding and creation, he said. It will also allow many of the thousands of Naas residents who are daily commuters to Dublin to expect that job opportunities for themselves and for their children are now a reality within their own community. Pictured below are neighbours of Leinster Mills Mrs Nora Marum, Eithne Culleton, and her father Michael who worked in Odlums mills for 40 years.
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Kildare's day trip tourism potential 'excellent' - reportKILDARE GENERAL, 8 February 2000: by Brian Byrne. Kildare has an excellent potential as a day trip destination from Dublin, but limited possibilities for the mainstream overseas tourism market as an overnight destination. Thats the main conclusion from a report on the countys tourism prospects produced under an EU-financed pilot initiative, People and Places. The production of the report included an examination of the county's attractions, such as St Fiachra's Garden at the National Stud (above).
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Meeting on Parc na nOg todayNAAS, 8 February 2000: by Brian Byrne. A deputation of residents from the St Gabriels Place area of Naas are to meet with Naas town clerk Declan Kirrane today to discuss the ongoing Pairc na nOg issue. |
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Terry leaving for Tipperary NorthCOUNTY HALL, 8 February 2000: by Trish Whelan. Kildare is to lose its assistant county manager, Terry O Niadh, who is expected to be ratified soon as county manager for Tipperary North Riding. Its expected he will leave Kildare County Council in April, replacing John McGinley who retired in August.
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Newbridge road to be improvedNEWBRIDGE, 7 February 2000: by Brian Byrne. An allocation of £150,000 has been made by the Department of the Environment to improve the road between Newbridge Graveyard and the town (above). The money will be used for land acquisition and preparation of plans. The completion of the project will take around £1.3 million and it is expected that this will be allocated in next years funding. Meanwhile, Senator John Dardis has raised the situation of the road from Athgarvan towards Newbridge (above), near the Athgarvan Heights estate, with county engineer Jimmy Lynch. The section before the wide road underneath the motorway bridge is lethally dangerous, Cllr Dardis says, as it is very narrow and a mass of potholes. It has become much more important given the extra traffic with the considerable increase in the population of Athgarvan, he told KNN.
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Vanning in snowland is a (cold) breeze!KILCULLEN & LAPLAND, 7 February 2000: by Trish Whelan. Wearing his (furry) hat as a motoring journalist, KNNs Brian Byrne recently spent a few days in Northern Finland driving Volkswagen light commercial vehicles. The conditions were slightly different to here at home, as the temperature plummeted one day to minus 35degC! The vehicles in question were T4 and Caravelles, pretty well the same as are available in Ireland. The one which stood out in overall harsh conditions performance was the Synchro 4WD van, which shone particularly in both handling on a twisty snow-covered track ploughed out of a snowbound airfield, and in straight-line acceleration under the same conditions (above).
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Traffic problem at Ballycane SchoolNAAS, 7 February 2000: by Trish Whelan. The 700 primary school children who attend Ballycane School in Naas are in daily danger from traffic outside their school which also poses a threat to residents of the area. Cllr Mary Glennon (right) a member of the schools Parent/Teacher Association, thought a through road to the nearby church car park would allow traffic travel in a continuous circle. She said one family are prohibited from getting their car in and out of their driveway and this too must be addressed. Discussions with all parties concerned, including residents, is the way forward.
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