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CELBRIDGE - With no start date in sight for their new school, and in the absence of safety improvements along the Hazelhatch Road, parents of children attending St. Patrick's National School are looking reestablish progress on opening a pedestrian gate that has been locked for 17 years. They are aware of the objections, but citing the original planning conditions, they intend to press ahead with their plans for a protest.
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For seventeen years, the temporary location of St. Patrick’s National School in Celbridge has quietly grown into a community hub, now serving nearly 400 children. By all accounts, it is a good school, and a happy place. But a serious issue has been brewing over the years. Initially planned to be temporary, the school has far outstayed its time on a site that was only ever meant to be a short-term location.
The problem? There’s no s...
Here’s a summary of some of the agenda items for the upcoming Clane-Maynooth Municipal District Meeting, set to take place on Friday 6th September 2024.
The full documents related to this meeting are available at https://kildarecoco.ie/YourCouncil/YourElectedCouncil/MunicipalDistricts/
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An exclusive "citizen journalist" investigation into water reliability and quality issues in Kildare, featuring comments from several councillors.
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Celbridge, County Kildare – 26th July 2024:
A significant land acquisition by Kildare County Council marks a transformative step for Celbridge, as the Council has signed a contract for the purchase of Donaghcumper House and its adjoining 26.3 hectares. The move unlocks access to an adjacent patch of land that’s already owned by KCC, who can...
Motions Kildare County Council - 29th July 2024
Councillors Chris Pender and Pat Balfe
That this council writes to Irish Rail and the National Transport Authority (NTA),
requesting a meeting concerning the implementation of Phase 2 of the new Dublin
Commuter Zone and the new Dublin City Zone.
Councillor Nuala Killeen
That the council sets out safeguarding policies and measures including those related
to accredited safeguarding ...
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