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 Continue Reading →
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.
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 Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →