Paul O'Meara

6 days ago | kildarenow.com | Paul O'Meara

Kildare County Council has been asked to write to the Minister for Housing seeking money to fund the Tenant in Situ scheme - which facilitates the purchase of homes rented privately and where the tenant is at risk of eviction because the landlord is selling. Two councillors - Chris Pender and Pat Balfe - say this is needed because of the increasing demand on the scheme.

6 days ago | kildarenow.com | Paul O'Meara

'We need to tackle single use plastic' Single use plastic should be banned from big public events like concerts or major horseracing fixtures in County Kildare.

6 days ago | kildarenow.com | Paul O'Meara

Action needs to be taken against people who park outside a primary school. At a Naas Municipal District committee meeting, Cllr Bill Clear asked if Kildare County Council has conducted any surveys or investigations “regarding the traffic situation at the primary school in Kill. READ NEXT Shopping this Easter?

1 week ago | kildarenow.com | Paul O'Meara

Kildare County Council has no plans to put up  ‘No E-Scooters’ signs on footpaths and other areas used by pedestrians in Naas. Independent councillor Seamie Moore told a Naas Municipal District committee meeting that some e scooter users is “a new form of joyriding” and pedestrians have been knocked down.

1 week ago | kildarenow.com | Paul O'Meara

Kildare County Council has received a grant of €202,000 to be spent on putting up new speed limit signs. The reclassification of local roads from a default speed limit of 80 km/h to 60 km/h was completed in 2024 with the removal of some special speed limits, which were revoked in early 2025. READ NEXT Kildare bus shelter 'need not cost more than €2,000-€3,000'The implementation of 30 km/h speed limits in housing estates which have been taken in charge by KCC, will be progressed in 2025.