Minister of State and Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has raised the need for planning permission for the Southern section of the Barrow Blueway to be re-visited with Heritage Minister Malcolm Noonan and CEO of Waterways Ireland John McDonagh on a visit to view progress on the Barrow Blueway in Kildare recently.
“I am […]
€43,680 for Monasterevin Sports Hub and €21,955 for Athy Sports Hub
Fine Gael Kildare South TD and Minister of State Martin Heydon has welcomed funding of over €115k from the Dormant Accounts Fund to Kildare Sports Partnership for key sports activities and training in Kildare.
“The announcement of funding in excess of €115,000 for a […]
31 Tidy Towns groups in Kildare awarded funding
The return of the Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition will be a huge boost to communities across Kildare according to Fine Gael Kildare South TD and Minister of State Martin Heydon.
Minister Heydon said, “The return of the Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition will be a huge boost to […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon this week confirmed that Athy Community College’s 600 place extension has been approved and is now going to tender. The move to stage 2b and tender is a critical point for this school project and means that construction […]
Minister of State and Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has welcomed funding of €507,500 to Kildare & Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB).
“My colleague Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris has today confirmed funding in further education capital grants for the country’s 16 Education and Training Boards […]
Minister of State and Kildare South Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon welcomed the announcement by Chief Executive of Kildare County Council at the recent Athy Heritage Museum AGM.
Cllr. Ivan Keatley a director of the Athy Heritage Museum said “This commitment of funding will ensure that this really exciting project will be funded through to completion.”
Athy […]
Minister of State and Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has said that the final hurdle for progression of Athy’s Southern Distributor has now been cleared following his recent discussions with Minister Eamon Ryan.
“Following detailed engagement with Transport Minister Eamon Ryan in recent weeks, I am delighted that he has confirmed to me today that he […]
Kildare County projects received total funding of €70,234 under the Community Enhancement Programme in 2020.
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, announced that €7 million was made available to over 3,000 projects nationally through the 2020 Community Enhancement Programme […]
Good News for Athy Community Enterprise Centre which is to receive €89,533 funding under the Town & Village Renewal Scheme announced by my colleague Minister Heather Humphreys this morning.
The funding will allow for the upgrade of […]
I was delighted to participate in the official opening of an extension to the Peter McVerry Trust family services in Athy today.
The new family housing units are in the former Dominican hall, beside the old priory and will allow more families transition to short term accommodation before Christmas.
The extension of Peter McVerry family services is […]
