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HEYDON Attends Meeting on Curragh Plains

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 […]

€100,000 in funding to improve walking tracks in Kildare

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 […]

Progress on Newbridge and Kildare Secondary School Projects

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 […]

€3m Investment in Newbridge Library shows Government commitment to Kildare

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 […]

Further School Extensions for the Newbridge Area will help with Future Demands

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 […]

€1,156,960 in Additional Government Funding Confirmed for St Conleths Park Redevelopment

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 […]

December 6th, 2023|Newbridge, Sport|

€2.5m Sound and Vision funding a vital lifeline to local radio

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 […]

New Scheme for Rural Dwellers in Kildare to build their own home – HEYDON

Minister Heydon has said the new Ready to Build Scheme will provide further housing options for people in Kildare who wish to build their own home. The scheme was launched today by Minister Peter Burke and Minister Darragh O’Brien and will support an additional two thousand new-build homes to be delivered by 2025.

Minister Heydon said: […]