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Tag Archives: Kildare County Council
Caragh Bridge – Update September 5th
As the closure of Caragh’s Liffey Bridge continues to disrupt our village and surrounding areas I aim to keep you informed of all developments. Please see below for the most recent updates and as always, do get in contact with … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh, Kildare, Maintenance, Naas LEA, Road Works
Tagged Caragh, Caragh Bridge, Kildare County Council, roadworks
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Update on Caragh Bridge – Closed Until December
It’s with great frustration I can confirm that repair works on Caragh Bridge may take until December to complete. We still can’t have an exact time frame but I’m told three months is at the upper end of the estimates. … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh, Kildare, Maintenance, Naas, Naas LEA, Road Works, Rural
Tagged Caragh, Caragh Bridge, Kildare County Council
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Caragh’s Liffey Bridge Potentially Closed For Months
Following a collision on Saturday evening the oldest bridge over the river Liffey has been closed until further notice. The impact of a tractor to the parapet of the bridge has left a long section of the bridge dangerously unguarded … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh, Kildare, Maintenance, Naas LEA, Road Works
Tagged Caragh, Caragh Bridge, Kildare County Council, roadworks
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Power Challenges Lawlor on LEADER Funding Comments
This morning I was on KFM discussing a press release issued by Fine Gael TD Anthony Lawlor “welcoming €5.26 million LEADER funding for Kildare”. All sounds great doesn’t it? Don’t get me wrong, LEADER is a fantastic program and its … Continue reading
Posted in Enterprise, Rural
Tagged Anthony Lawlor, business support, kildare, Kildare County Council, LEADER Funding
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New Footpath for Caragh Village Starts Next Month
Kildare County Council have announced two major pieces of work to take place in the coming weeks for Caragh. The narrow bridge will be closed for the October bank holiday weekend to allow for some emergency maintenance while ground work … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh, Maintenance, Road Works, Rural
Tagged Caragh, Caragh Bridge, footpaths, Kildare County Council, roadworks
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Power Calls on Kildare County Council to Work More Closely with IDA
At last week’s council meeting I called on the new CEO of Kildare County Council, Peter Carey to make working with the IDA in encouraging more site visits to the county one of his top priorities. One of the roles … Continue reading
Posted in Enterprise, Kildare, Policy, Rural, Town Centre
Tagged Enterprise, Fianna Fáil, IDA, jobs, kildare, Kildare County Council, Robert Power
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Major Upgrades Planned for N7
Kildare County Council are pleased to confirm that upgrade works on the M7/N7 and Sallins By Pass have been approved. The decision was made by An Bord Pleanala to allow for a new Interchange at Osberstown (A By-Pass for Sallins) … Continue reading
New Council Must Save Our Towns
Today, an article appears in the Sunday Independent which is based around Naas Town Centre and the struggle its retailers are enduring to save our town. The article is titled: “New councils must act to stop rot, say shop owners” … Continue reading
Posted in Naas, Town Centre
Tagged Kildare County Council, Naas Town Centre, rates, Retail
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Temporary Repair Works on Kilcullen Main Street
Having lobbied Athy district council in the past few months I’m glad to see that some action has been taken in repairing the severe damage to Main Street in Kilcullen. Last week, the major potholes on this road which had … Continue reading
Posted in Kilcullen, Maintenance, Naas LEA, Road Works
Tagged kilcullen, Kildare County Council, road repair
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Cllr Rob Power 