I was delighted as Deputy Mayor of Kildare to attend the “Blue” lighting up of Castletown House in Celbridge, the house will be “Blue” for the month of April. This is done to promote awareness around autism. Many families have Children with autism and are in need of different supports and help. The group are fundraising to assist with the training of dogs which helps Children who suffer from this condition.

The dogs are a great source of comfort and support to the child. Currently they are not given any Government funding so any financial assistance or support from the public is greatly appreciated. I want to congratulate all involved and wish them well for the future. It was my pleasure to attend “Jog For A Dog” in Castletown on Sunday April 12th in aid of Autism.

It is great to see this phase of the works complete now at Donaghcumper Church. It looks really well and the feed back from the public is very positive. This work was carried out through matching funding from the Committee and a grant we received from the Council. I have started to engage with the Council to commence the process to obtain funding in order to have further works carried out on the next phase of this project.

It will be great in time to have all the restoration works complete and it will look really well as you approach Celbridge. It will also be a lovely tourist attraction. I want to congratulate the Committee for the excellent work they carry out on this project and I look forward to continuing to work with them in the future.

I am delighted that phase two of the Eircom under-grounding is underway in Celbridge on the Main Street. Phase two will see the poles removed with the cables going under-ground from Remax to the Post Office. This will make a brilliant positive impact on the street scape of Celbridge. Phase one is already complete and I am currently working on the final phase which is from the AIB Bank to the Grotto. This is an issue in Celbridge for over 20 years and it is great to see this long over due project now under way. This is great for everyone in the Community of Celbridge. I want to acknowledge and thank the Celbridge Tidy Towns who have assisted me with this project in-conjunction with Kildare County Council and Eircom.

Once the Eircom under-grounding is fully complete I will be advancing the under-grounding of the ESB cables on the Main Street which will also see the current street lighting been replaced with decorative street lights. Exciting times ahead in Celbridge…..!!!!!

I have made representation to Kildare County Council officials to have funding made available to clean the chewing-gum of the footpaths in Celbridge Main Street. I have met with the Director of Services in Celbridge to look at having this project progressed. This project has got a positive response from the Council.

It is important to have this project carried out which will support the great work done by the Tidy Towns in keeping the place to such a high standard. It will also assist positively in our promotion of tourism and will give all the visitors to Celbridge the correct impression of our town and community by having it maintained to the best possible standard.

This is a project of great benefit and I am committed to having the funding put in place in order for it to be completed.

It is great to see that Aghards Road in Celbridge is now officially named and the signs are in place to confirm it. A number of Residents Associations, Buisness’s and members of the public requested me to have this project carried out. This is a very busy road with 900 houses, 10 business’s and a school of 700 pupils approx so it was important for all to have the road properly identified.

I have been working with the Council for some time in an effort to have this done which is in addition to the other great work carried out at my request at this location. This work included the re-surfacing of Aghards road and ramps, repairing footpaths, installation of litter bins, safety railings, bollards and the much needed upgrade of the Aghards Rd\Maynooth Rd junction which improved safety for all.

I want to thanks Kildare County Council for making all these requests become a reality. It is great to see this progress.