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At the recent Clane-Maynooth Municipal Council meeting, Councillor Angela Feeney called on the Council to install a push-button pedestrian at the end of Carton Avenue, to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists to cross the road and continue their route into Carton Demesne. “This is a very popular walk for many people, they walk…

The latest National School Annual Census released by the Department of Education reveals that the largest average class sizes in the country are in Kildare. Commenting on the figures, Maynooth Councillor Angela Feeney said, ‘’ With an average of 24 pupils per class, Kildare schools still struggle with class sizes. The problem appears to be worse…

As the new council term resumes, Labour Councillor Angela Feeney has submitted a motion to create a cycle path between Maynooth and Celbridge.  With Clane-Maynooth municipal district business resuming on September 4th, Councillor Feeney’s motion seeks to create more sustainable transport links across North Kildare.  She says, “Not only will a cycle lane have a…

News that the government is introducing a new swimming strategy to capitalise on Ireland’s Olympic success is of scant comfort to those waiting for a swimming pool in North Kildare. To help future generations emulate the success of Daniel Wiffen and Mona McSharry, a working group has been established to give ‘everyone in Ireland the…

A new report highlights how Kildare is negatively impacted by water outages and needs urgent infrastructure upgrades.  The Burst Report was compiled by Treasa Keegan, creator of the Celbridge Politics Group. It uses publicly available data on water issues, outages and causes in Kildare between 2018 and 2023.  Reacting to the report, Labour Councillor for…

Cllr. Angela Feeney has been selected to be the Labour candidate for the next General Election. In this video, Angela speaks after her selection at the convention in Straffan Community Hall.

Angela has been campaigning for the residents of Mullen Park since the attempt by the developers to bulk sell the estate to a vulture fund – appearing on The Week In Politics as the issue was brought to national attention. The residents are now seeking to have their long-delayed crèche opened. We spoke to some…

Commenting on the eventual decision of An Bord Pleanala on the DART+ West Railway Order, published this morning, said that while it is to be welcomed, the decision to refuse permission for the Maynooth depot – essential to the delivery not just just of DART+ West to Leixlip and Maynooth but also DART+ South West…

Cllr Angela Feeney calls on ESB to activate new pedestrian lights Councillor Angela Feeney (Labour) welcomes the news that representatives from ESB networks will meet with councillors at Áras Chill Dara in advance of the full council meeting on July 29th.  She wants to raise the non-activation of the newly installed pedestrian crossing at Maynooth…

I attended the protest yesterday evening at City Hall with our Dublin Labour Councillors to demand the implementation on schedule of the Dublin City Transport Plan. Labour Councillors on Dublin City Council voted in favour of this plan and do not support it being watered down due to a last minute demand by car park…