Fine Gael Kildare South TD, and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has welcomed confirmation from his colleague, Tanaiste and Minister for Defence, Simon Harris, that a new state of the art Army Ranger Wing Headquarters will be built in the Defence Forces Curragh Camp.
Welcoming the news of the €46million investment […]
Long Awaited Conservation Management Plan Expected to be Issued in Coming Weeks
Minister Martin Heydon, Fine Gael TD for Kildare South yesterday attended a meeting with senior officials in the Department of Defence at Leinster House regarding the future management of the Curragh Plains and the challenges faced by many local residents following a number of […]
Athy Rugby Football Club, Newbridge Town FC both receive €25,000 whilst Naas RFC receive €50,000
Minister Martin Heydon, TD for Kildare South has welcomed the announcement that €100,000 in funding is to be allocated to 3 clubs in Kildare to improve the accessibility of existing community walking track facilities.
Speaking following the announcement Minister Heydon said this […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister of State Martin Heydon has said that the confirmation from the NTA this week that the introduction of fairer fares for Kildare South commuters is now delayed is unacceptable. He was speaking after the NTA confirmed the introduction of the Dublin Commuter Zone for those travelling by […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister of State Martin Heydon has welcomed confirmation from the Department of Education that school extensions at Cross and Passion College Kilcullen and Patrician Post Primary School Newbridge are to progress to tender.
“This is a really significant step for both schools which I have pushed for as Kildare’s Minister […]
Newbridge and Kildare set to gain new County Library under significant Government investment plan.
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon together with Cllr Peggy O’Dwyer have warmly welcomed the significant announcement of €3m towards the new Kildare County Library to be based in Newbridge. The new library will also be the […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed confirmation from the Department of Education of extensions for a secondary and primary school in the Newbridge area which will help with future demand in the area.
“St Conleths Community College is to get a large extension of 8 mainstream classrooms, 6 special resource rooms […]
Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed the decision of An Bord Pleanala to uphold the granting of planning permission by Kildare County Council to Diageo for a state of art brewery in Newbridge, Co Kildare.
The new brewery will be the first built by the company in Ireland since the […]
Fine Gael Kildare South TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed confirmation of an additional allocation of €1,156,960 in funding from the Governments Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund towards the ongoing redevelopment of St. Conleths Park in Newbridge. This funding is in addition to €4,875,000 that was preciously allocated from the fund to allow […]
Additional funding is to be made available to the broadcasting sector before the end of the year, news which has been welcomed by Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon.
Minister Heydon explained: “€2.5 million additional funding has been allocated for commercial radio through the Sound and Vision scheme, which is operated by the […]