I was in N.U.I. Maynooth earlier this week, where I gave a guest lecture on social media. The lecture title was ’socialnomics’ and I focused on technology and particular the web was changing the world and how it could and should be used by organisations. I can share the slides with [...]
I attended a meeting last Wednesday night, organised by the residents of Killeenmór to discuss the recent and recurring flooding issues. The meeting was also attended by Cllr. Liam Doyle, Cllr. Brendan Weld and Michael Fitzpatrick (who had to vote in the Dáil) was ably represented by his aide Johnny Callaghan.
The map above shows some [...]
The Kileenmór region just outside Sallins was flooded again last weekend for the third time in three months. There are maybe twenty houses along this road and they have been hit each time it rains with water on the road, in the gardens and in some of the houses. The water is coming from the [...]
Last week I spoke of the RTÉ enquiry which led to much acrimony within the Waterways estate at the Minister’s comments which contradicted the technical evidence previously presented. The ful episode can be seen here: http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1063707
Similar claims had also been made in local media at the outset, example here:
02 December 2009 Leinster Leader – http://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/Counting-the-cost-of-the.5876640.jp
Thankfully the local debate [...]
Last night (8th Jan, 2010), RTE Prime Time screened a program on the floods in Sallins, amongst other places.
I spoke to the program makers, on camera, for about thirty minutes, however I did not feature in the eventual program. I did show them around the local landscape and bring them to the site of the [...]
For the benefit of anyone who may have been affected by the recent flooding at Sallins, there is a new page here with pointers to the different resources available.
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Great night had last night at our Waterways benefit night fundraiser, in Boss Byrnes lounge. I was on quizmaster duty and we had a full house, over 25 tables entered and some great prizes, thanks to all our sponsors and supporters. We even had music at the interval, from Sallins latest trad sensations, Sult Na [...]
It’s two weeks now since the Waterways was flooded and there’s a lot of water under the bridge (culvert) since.
A delegation comprised of residents reps and the area councillors has been in talks with the county council about solving the problem longer term. As mentioned in previous post this will involve an upgrade of the [...]
I did a bit of research the last few days. I’ve had a lot of conversations with engineers, with residents in around the waterways and even walked (with the landowners) across farmland in the Kerdiffstown area bordering the Waterways development. Consensus is now building as to what went wrong and it doesn’t appear that it [...]
A second meeting was held on Wednesday night (2nd December) and the following was agreed -
One group will work with the county councillors to try meet with council officials and press for drains upgrade that is needed at Kerdiffstown. The temporary drain that was dug on Tuesday is still open but this needs to be [...]