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Telemarketing course members get certificates ... and jobs EDENDERRY, 28 January 2000: by Brian Byrne. Fifteen people from Kildare and Offaly will be presented with certificates marking their completion of the OAK Partnership Telemarketing Programme. Formerly unemployed, the participants have all now secured jobs with companies such as Golden Pages, Eircell and America Online. The 15 people took the four-month course which included a 2-month work placement with call centres in Montreal, Canda, following basic training in computer and telephone skills. Montreal is known as the ‘call centre capital’ of the world. They completed their course with three-week placements in call centres in Dublin. They will receive their certificates at 12.30 today in the Gables function room of Larkins Public House, Edenderry.

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ESB queries UDC builder's yard NAAS, 28 January 2000: by Brian Byrne. ESB Property Services have asked Naas UDC to indicate when the builder’s yard on a playground at St Gabriel’s Place will be moved. In a letter to town clerk Declan Kirrane, Sean Riordan said that even though the 24 ESB houses in St Gabriel’s Place had been purchased from the board by the tenants in the 1970s, the board ‘still feels an obligation’ to the people, mostly pensioners now, who purchased the houses. Mr Riordan said he had been visited by one of the residents, who informed him of the ‘temporary’ yard which had already been there for a number of years, used by a builder doing repair work for the council. The area was also the location of an incursion by up to 60 traveller families late last year. NEWS OR VIEWS? Something happening in your community that's bothering you? Or do you simply want to share the news from your village or town in County Kildare? You can, by phoning 086 8267104 emailing us at KNN

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£24.5 million boost for roads improvements KILDARE GENERAL, 28 January 2000: by Brian Byrne. The National Roads Authority has allocated £24.445 million for road improvements throughout County Kildare. The largest single allocation is £10 million for the Kildare Bypass (above), followed by £6.5 million for the Moone-Timolin Bypass. There was also £3 million provided for the Monasterevin Bypass. £2 million for the immediate commencement of work on the Celbridge Interchange on the M4 was also included. The interchange will serve Celbridge, Intel and Hewlett Packard, and help to alleviate traffic congestion on roads between Leixlip and Celbridge. The allocations relating to their respective areas have been welcomed by councillors Senator John Dardis and Emmet Stagg TD.

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Ryder improvements for Straffan STRAFFAN, 28 January 2000: by Brian Byrne. ‘Urban Renewal’-type improvements are to be put in place in Straffan Village, as part of a programme from Kildare County Council to make the village infrastructure capable of handling traffic from the Ryder Cup competition to be held in the K Club. According to county engineer Jimmy Lynch (left), these preparations will include ‘sensitive’ traffic calming measures, as well as the widening of the Barberstown to Straffan Road and the provision of a new footpath. Mr Lynch also said that the three local councillors would be involved in the planning group that will progress the proposals. Welcoming the news, chairman of the local area committee Emmet Stagg TD asked the council or examine the possibility of providing an alternative route other than through the village for Maynooth/Kill traffic. This is to be considered. NEWS OR VIEWS? Something happening in your community that's bothering you? Or do you simply want to share the news from your village or town in County Kildare? You can, by phoning 086 8267104 emailing us at KNN

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Incinerator photomontages 'grossly misrepresented' MAYNOOTH, 27 January 2000: by Brian Byrne & Trish Whelan. An architectural expert delivered a body blow to the promoters of an incinerator in Kilcock when he said photomontages provided as part of the planning application by Thermal Waste Management Ltd had been 'grossly misrepresented' and 'misleading'. John Kelly, from UCD's School of Architecture, was giving evidence as a third party at the An Bord Pleanala oral hearing in the appeal against Kildare County Council's refusal to grant planning permission for the facility, which would be geared to deal with hazardous waste from Dublin and the rest of the country. Mr Kelly said the black and white montages submitted, purporting to show the visual effects of the proposed plant at Boycetown, were of poor quality and had 'gross errors' particularly in respect of the screening of the structure. He said that Arc Survey Photographic Ltd had subsequently carried out a full survey of the site in order to accurately gauge and illustrate the impact of the incinerator, using the highly accurate Global Positioning Satellite system. Producing their own montages based on the planning application specifications, they found that the building - at least twice the size of Landsdowne Road Football Stadium and up to 10 metres higher - could not be described as anything other than 'injurious to the visual amenity of the area'. He also told the hearing that in his opinion, the scale of the proposal was not at all in keeping with the visual amenity or rural countryside on the outskirts of Kilcock. He said his estimates did not include the height of the proposed stack, which would be visible over the trees from Shaw's Bridge - a listed view in the County Kildare Development Plan. "And in this, we did not take into account the visual effect of the plume from the stack, as this is under the remit of the EPA and not covered by the hearing's terms of reference." Mr Kelly suggested that the level of trees screening shown by the promoters was double the actual possible growth for 10 years, which was 'misleading'. "This was grossly misrepresented by the applicants, to their advantage," he said. Later, he added that there were no indications in the application as to where pylons and cabling, and associated firebreaks, might be located, despite the fact that Thermal Waste Management had said they would be supplying power to the National Grid. Evidence was also submitted on behalf of Duchas, whose Parks & Wildlife section consider the scale of the proposed development would not be in keeping with the visual amenity of the 'canal corridor'. Duchas also has concerns about the impact on wildlife. Main Rover, Land Rover and Volvo dealers, Kildare town. Phone 045 521203; Fax 045 521785. See our selection here. And read Brian Byrne's review of the new Rover 75.

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Pedestrian crossing need at Town Hall NAAS, 27 January 2000: by Trish Whelan. The need for a pedestrian crossing in the vicinity of Naas Town Hall was raised at last week’s meeting of Naas UDC. Calling for the additional crossing councillor Pat O’Reilly (left) said it is extremely difficult for people to cross the street in safety due to traffic, especially in wet weather when rain can impair vision. Town clerk Declan Kirrane said a plan prepared by Kildare County Council in consultation with Naas UDC envisages such a crossing at that location. “In addition the crossing would have to be integrated with other crossings in the town.” He said the estimated cost would be in the region of £25,000. “The Section at the Presbyterian Church was extended out to accommodate a pedestrian crossing some time in the future and much of the work had already been done in anticipation of a crossing at that spot.

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Students monitor incinerator hearing MAYNOOTH, 27 January 2000: by Brian Byrne & Trish Whelan. Students from Maynooth Post Primary School are taking it in turns to have groups of observers at the An Bord Pleanala oral hearing into the appeal by Thermal Waste Management Ltd against refusal of their planning application for an incinerator at Kilcock. Pictured on their way into the hearing on Wednesday are Sarah best, Laura Murray, Emma Kennedy, Emma Higgins, Sinead Redmond and Jonathan Kerrins. The students are taking notes of the proceedings as part of a civics project in the school. They previously organised a meeting in the school to which they invited speakers from both sides of the debate. A spokesperson from the North Kildare South Meath Alliance against Incineration turned up, but nobody from the pro-incinerator side accepted the invitation. "That rather helped us to feel that we're against the project," one of the youngsters told KNN. "However, if we hear evidence that seems positive towards the incinerator, we'll listen carefully." NEWS OR VIEWS? Something happening in your community that's bothering you? Or do you simply want to share the news from your village or town in County Kildare? You can, by phoning 086 8267104 emailing us at KNN

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Boosted water supply will allow development RATHANGAN, 27 January 2000: by Trish Whelan. The contract has been signed to develop the first phase of an improved water supply for Rathangan which will cater for new development in and around the scenic village. Work on the project will get under way in the next few weeks and will involve the laying of a water main from Kildare Town via the ‘Old Road’, to the County Council’s reservoir at Rahilla. The project is expected to cost in the region of £208,800. Funding will be provided by Kildare County Council with the Department of the Environment and Local Government meeting 40% of the cost under the Serviced Land Initiative. When this first phase is completed, work will then begin on the replacement of the water main between Rahilla and Rathangan. Councillor PJ Sheridan, the chairman of Kildare County Council, said though relatively small, the contract ‘would confer very significant benefit on the village as it would open the way for development and would give the village an opportunity for growth. “This will be particularly important in the context of the forthcoming designation under the town renewal initiative and I’m sure that the local people will rise to the challenge of shaping the future of their community,” he said at the official signing of the contract this week when county manager, Niall Bradley, emphasised the importance of infrastructural development in building up the economic strength of the county.

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County Development Board soon COUNTY HALL, 27 January 2000: by Trish Whelan. The proposed Kildare County Development Board, which will be composed of representatives from Local Government, Local Development, Statutory Bodies and the Social Partners (Business/Employers, Trade Unions, Farmers and the Community/Voluntary Sector) will be established shortly. The Board will consult on, draw up and oversee the implementation of a comprehensive Economic, Social and Cultural Development Strategy for County Kildare. There is a strong commitment to ensuring that the community and voluntary sector is effectively represented on the County Development Board and in its work. All those interested in securing further information are invited to attend a series of local information meetings detailing the role of the County Development Board and the proposed County Strategy. These information meetings will be held as follows: Monday 31 January at 8pm in Kildare County Council, St Mary’s, Naas Tuesday February 1, at 8pm in Allenwood Enterprise Park, Station Rd, Allenwood North; Wednesday, February 2, in the Irish Wheelchair Association, Teach Emanuel in the grounds of St Vincent’s Hospital, Woodstock North, Athy; Thursday February 3, at 8pm in Liffey Valley House Hotel, Leixlip; Monday February 7 at 8pm in the Setanta Hotel, Celbridge; Tuesday February 8 at 8pm in Aras Bhride (Chapel Yard), Bride Street, Kildare Town. A further meeting for those unable to attend at night time will be held on Thursday, February 10 at 11am in Kildare County Council, St Mary’s, Naas. The information meetings will also include a briefing on Strategic Policy Committees of Kildare County Council and possible developments thereon. Further information is available on the Kildare County Council website www.kildare.ie or from Willie Carroll, director of Community and Enterprise who is based at the St Mary’s in Naas. Tel 045 873859, fax 045 876875, email wcarroll@kildarecoco.ie NEWS OR VIEWS? Something happening in your community that's bothering you? Or do you simply want to share the news from your village or town in County Kildare? You can, by phoning 086 8267104 emailing us at KNN

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New motorway link order signed COUNTY HALL, 26 January 2000: by Trish Whelan. A major new link in the national road network was approved on Monday with the signing of the £100m Heath-Mayfield Motorway Scheme which will by-pass Monasterevin, Jamestown and Ballybrittas and which will join up with the Kildare and Portlaoise by-passes. The motorway, which will provide an important element in the strategic corridor serving Cork and Limerick (from Naas through Newbridge, Kildare and Monasterevin and on to Portlaoise), will extend for 17.5 kilometres and will incorporate 10 structures including a major crossing of the River Barrow and a crossing of the nearby canal outside Monasterevin as well as interchanges at Mayfield, New Inn and Ballydavis. The project was designed jointly by Kildare and Laois County Councils. At the official signing of the order for the scheme in the offices of Kildare County Council in Naas, the importance of the scheme to both counties, as well as to the national road network, was stressed by officials of both counties and tributes paid to all concerned in the project. Kildare county manager Niall Bradley said bringing the project to this stage was ‘a significant achievement.’ He hoped work could begin before the completion of the Kildare By-Pass as the combination of both projects ‘is critically important to the whole question of economic and social development - not only to the counties involved but to the nation.’ He said the private sector would not be as successful as it is today without the provision of proper roads and infrastructure facilities and the towns of Kildare and Monasterevin will be able to develop significantly as a result. The existing road through Monasterevin and on to Portlaoise carries an average of 15,000 vehicles a day and 80% of this will be diverted onto the new motorway maker for shorter journey times and safer travelling as well. Councillor PJ Sheridan, chairman of Kildare County Council, said motorists and local people will welcome the elimination of another bottleneck on the road to Portlaoise. Construction work is scheduled for the period 2001-2003. The legal formalities associated with the scheme, including advertising, public display and service of notice on some 150 landowners will take place over the coming weeks and the scheme will be submitted to the Minister for the Environment and Local Government for approval. Main Rover, Land Rover and Volvo dealers, Kildare town. Phone 045 521203; Fax 045 521785. See our selection here. And read Brian Byrne's review of the new Rover 75.

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Incinerator hearing 'will last week' MAYNOOTH, 26 January 2000: by Trish Whelan. The An Bord Pleanala oral hearing into the planned incinerator in Boycetown, Kilcock by Thermal Waste Management continues into its third day today at the Glenroyal Hotel in Maynooth. Hundreds of protesters from Kilcock and Maynooth carrying blue flags had congregated outside the Glenroyal Hotel before the hearing began. A perceived threat of cancer-causing emissions and toxic ash ensured opponents of the incinerator proposal came out in force. Thermal Waste Management was refused permission to build the incinerator by Kildare County Council. Kilcock resident Fintan Hurley BL (left), for the North Kildare/South Meath Environmental Alliance said they would contend the project, which includes a 43m-high vent stack saying it did not comply with World Health Organisation or Basle guidelines. Bord Pleanala inspector Ben Cranwell has ruled out issues other than planning matters at the hearing such as environmental or land pollution. The appeal has heard that the company budgeted for 100,000 tonnes of hazardous waste to be incinerated Michael O’Donnell BL for THM said both the Government and the Environmental Protection Agency have recognised the need for such a facility for the proper treatment and disposal of waste here. The Kildare/South Meath Alliance outlined how the owners of nearby Derrinstown Stud, which employs some 100 people, will relocate if the incinerator goes ahead and students from NUI Maynooth - 4 miles downwind of the site - are to protest against the incinerator outside the hearing tomorrow afternoon, Friday, to highlight their concerns about the effect of any emissions on students on the campus. Evidence will also be heard from Kildare County Council, environmental alliance, Kilcock District and Community Council, Boycetown/Pitchfordstown Residents’ Association, and Patrick and Eilish O’Brien who live at Boycetown House. The inquiry is expected to last a week.

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Dick Burke to retire soon NAAS, 26 January 2000: by Trish Whelan. The man who designed the first motorway in the Republic of Ireland - the Naas By Pass - will shortly be retiring from his job as senior roads engineer with Kildare County Council. Dick Burke from Hollywood Park, Naas, is due to retire on February 11 after almost 30 years with the Council. Pictured with Dick above are members of the roads design team - Karina McDonnell (project engineer); John Lahart (senior engineer); Liam Carroll (chief technician) and county engineer Jimmy Lynch. Tributes have flowed to Dick whose first stint with the Council was from 1964-65 as assistant county engineer - a job he left to work on designing the US interstate highway system in New York. He then returned in the early seventies to the same position departing in 1974 to take up work with Carlow County Council. He was back in Kildare in 1977, as chief assistant, later to become senior engineer, Roads Design Section. County engineer Jimmy Lynch said Dick also designed the Newbridge By Pass which at that time was the largest section of motorway in the country. “He also designed the Kildare Town By Pass and I am especially pleased that the project was given the green light to proceed before he retires. No one else in Ireland has designed more motorways than him. So when the Kildare Town and Heath By Passes are completed motorists travelling along the route from east of Naas to south of Portlaoise will be doing so on a road designed by Dick.” He said Dick will be very much missed in Kildare County Council but had taught two good replacements in John Lahart and Karina McDonnell who have benefited by his wealth of knowledge and experience. “Dick has handed over to a very good team and it is in no short measure due to his tuition that these good engineers are what they are today.” County manager Niall Bradley also paid tribute to his dedication, integrity and pure professionalism and said the benefits of his work in Kildare ‘will be there for many generations to come.’ He wished him well in his retirement. Apart from designing roads, Dick can often be seen indulging in his other hobby of jogging along the roadways near Naas or attending horse racing meetings in the area. NEWS OR VIEWS? Something happening in your community that's bothering you? Or do you simply want to share the news from your village or town in County Kildare? You can, by phoning 086 8267104 emailing us at KNN

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Criticism of refuse service in Naas NAAS, 25 January 2000: by Trish Whelan. The refuse service in Naas is far from satisfactory, a meeting of Naas UDC has been told. Councillor Pat McCarthy said stumping up the £74 charge was proving extremely difficult for a number of people in local authority housing in the town and the refuse company involved were threatening to stop collecting from them because they had fallen into arrears. “The service is not nearly as satisfactory as people might think if that kind of situation can arise.” He wanted to know if Naas UDC would then have a responsibility to collect their bins. Councillor Pat O’Reilly believed the company is giving 'a damn good service for £3 a week.’ “If we were a little bit more conscientious over recycling there wouldn’t be such a problem,” he said. The problem of accessing the county dump at Silliot Hill, amid the muck, was driven home by councillor Charlie Byrne who said he had to pay £2.75 to unload some bags. He believed it is good service while councillor Evelyn Bracken said £3 a week was ‘an awful lot for an old person living on their own.” Meanwhile UDC chairman Seamie Moore wanted it put on record that it was Naas UDC councillors and not the private operator concerned who had ensured waivers for two years for those unable to pay the charge when the service had been handed over to private enterprise. “But they have gone on record as saying THEY carried the waiver service for two years, and that’s not true. It was included in the price in the changeover deal,” he stressed. Main Rover, Land Rover and Volvo dealers, Kildare town. Phone 045 521203; Fax 045 521785. See our selection here. And read Brian Byrne's review of the new Rover 75.

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Re-look at Doctor's Lane proposals MAYNOOTH, 25 January 2000: by Brian Byrne. New proposals for the closure of Doctor’s Lane in Maynooth are to be formulated by Kildare County Council’s Roads Department. This follows reservations expressed about the existing proposal by councillors at their last area meeting. “This is a long running issue,” says Cllr Catherine Murphy. “It was included as part of the Maynooth Town Improvement Works, and the proposal was to put bollards in the lane. This was to be done as soon as the new surface was applied to Main Street and road markings applied, but since then the Council decided to readvertise their intentions and objections have arisen.” Cllr Murphy says the Roads Department and the Fire Chief both have different needs which need to reconciled. There was a discussion on issues that could also alleviate the problem, such as removing one of the two sets of pedestrian lights on Main Street and allocating additional time to traffic on Main Street. “We also suggested a meeting with both Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann to ensure drivers use the bus bay provided and do not hold up traffic.”

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Seasonal readings in library NAAS, 25 January 2000: by Brian Byrne. On the Monday of Christmas week, Naas Community Library organised an evening of readings and music by local writers and musicians. Contributors included Mae Leonard, Timmy Conway (above), Janet Sahafi and Antoinette O’Reilly. Because of the breakdown of the kildare.ie server system over the Christmas period, we were unable to put the story up. So here, better late than never. It was a most enjoyable evening. NEWS OR VIEWS? Something happening in your community that's bothering you? Or do you simply want to share the news from your village or town in County Kildare? You can, by phoning 086 8267104 emailing us at KNN

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Lawlor slams Kill tourist outlet village decision JOHNSTOWN & KILL, 24 January 2000: by Trish Whelan. Johnstown-based Cllr Anthony Lawlor has criticized the decision by An Bord Plenala to refuse the Tourist Outlet Village at Kill which would have provided up to 400 jobs in the locality and says the authority will have to be consistent in any future decisions it might make where there are objections on the grounds of 'sustainable development'. "It's ironic ABP have given us a dump but refuse to give us jobs," he told KNN. "The planners in Kildare will have to knock down everything on the grounds of 'sustainable development', where the necessary infrastructures are not already in place. ABP allowed 40 tonne trucks up a country road to Arthurstown dump but turned down this on the grounds of normal traffic on one of the best roads in the country. Where is the logic in that?" "It's usually the case of a community objecting to something that brings such issues to An Bord Pleanala, but in this case the whole community was behind the project. Who are the nameless people in An Bord Plenala who can be swayed by vested interests?" He said the project would have attracted visitors from as far as Wexford and Waterford and 'anybody with a bit of initiative would have brought them here for a day trip - it was so complementary to every attraction in the county.' Main Rover, Land Rover and Volvo dealers, Kildare town. Phone 045 521203; Fax 045 521785. See our selection here. And read Brian Byrne's review of the new Rover 75.

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No chance of traffic through Naas Harbour area NAAS, 24 January 2000: by Trish Whelan. Naas UDC has no intention of ever allowing through traffic in the Harbour area again except for deliveries and emergency services. Allowing traffic through the Harbour at peak times would undermine the integrity of the whole plan, according to Naas town clerk Declan Kirrane. He was responding to a motion by councillor Anthony Egan (left) ‘that in view of the traffic chaos on the Limerick Road caused by the closure of Basin Street, the Council will examine the possibility of opening Basin Street to through traffic at peak times.” He said the pedestrianisation of the Harbour area is part of the overall plan for the development of the canal and Harbour area which was agreed by Naas UDC some years ago. Work on the pedestrianisation of the Harbour has been in progress over the past number of months and all through traffic has been eliminated from the area. When the pedestrianisation has been completed the only access that will be available is to private houses that have existing entrances from the Harbour area. “In any event the design and layout of the Harbour area when the pedestrianisation has been completed will not physically permit the flow of traffic through the area,” he said. “In addition, this work has been funded by way of a grant from Kildare County Council under the Urban and Village Renewal Scheme. If the work on the Harbour area was reversed, then this grant would have to be repaid to Kildare County Council”. Chairman councillor Seamie Moore said he didn’t think the council could make a decision on something they have already decided on. “It would look foolish for the Council to opt to change it again.” “I’m not saying to reverse the decision,” replied councillor Egan. However the chairman ruled out further discussion saying it was not a practical motion.

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Twinning meeting in Newbridge NEWBRIDGE, 24 January 2000: by Trish Whelan. A meeting of Newbridge Twinning Committee will take place in Ray O’Brien’s car showrooms on January 25 at 8pm. The town is twinned with Badlippspringe in Germany and a delegation is expected to visit Newbridge in May. Future plans include a German/Irish concert in June in the German town. Twinning Committee chairman Commissioner Ray O’Brien has extended an invitation to organisations such as the Chamber of Commerce, the Bealtaine Festival committee and the Town Commission to attend the meeting, which also includes an AGM, so to become more involved in the twinning process. NEWS OR VIEWS? Something happening in your community that's bothering you? Or do you simply want to share the news from your village or town in County Kildare? You can, by phoning 086 8267104 emailing us at KNN

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'Snag list' requested for main streets MAYNOOTH & LEIXLIP, 24 January 2000: by Brian Byrne. Cllr Senan Griffin has requested Kildare County Council to draw up a snag list for the completion of the Main Streets in Maynooth and Leixlip. In drawing up the list, Cllr Griffin has also requested that the nameplates for the various streets be put in place similar to the style provided in Kilcock. However, Cllr Griffin expressed his concern at the poor quality of some of the completed works in both Maynooth and Leixlip and has suggested that the contractor be recalled to complete outstanding works.

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