Clane Community Council, in association with its subcommittee Clane Tidy Towns, have proposed that parts of Clane continue to be declared a Poster-Free Zone for election campaigns, as illustrated in the map below.
This voluntary initiative is based on feedback from residents, businesses and Clane Public-Realm Planning initiative public meetings, and has received the support of Kildare County Council.
Our sincere thanks to those candidates that support this initiative.
Information on all candidates, and our poster-free zone initiative, will be provided on our community notice board and here on our website once the list of candidates is finalised.
The membership of Clane Community Council is renewed every two years. Our original nomination process for the 2024-2025 term closed in December. Unfortunately, the process was undermined by vulnerabilities in the online system which allowed non-genuine entries. It was not possible to properly validate the nominations received. A new nomination process has now been launched, as set out below.
Members of the community resident in the area indicated in the map below are welcome to nominate themselves, or be nominated, via the nomination form available from behind the counter in Clane Post Office. Completed forms should be posted into the Nominations Box on the Clane Post Office counter by 6 p.m. on Monday September 9th, 2024.
For more information on Clane Community Council, please explore this website, or contact any members of the current Council.
Clane Community Council53.290873, -6.686554This is the locality of Clane for the purposes of Clane Community Council. Please see the Constitution of Clane Community Council for more information. (Directions)
We recently advertised for nominations for a new term of Clane Community Council. We received a significant number of nominations, in excess of the number of places on the Council.
We are working on the appropriate next steps to advance the process.
The 50th Annual General Meeting of Clane Community Council will be held in Clane Project Centre’s Nexus (beside Hughes Pharmacy on the Prosperous Road) on Monday, January 29th, 2024 at 8pm.
All members of the community are welcome to attend.
The membership of Clane Community Council is renewed every two years using a simple nomination process. Members of the community (see map below) are welcome to nominate themselves, or be nominated, via this web page. Nominations should be submitted by 6pm on Friday December 22nd, 2023.
For more information on Clane Community Council, please explore this website, or contact any members of the current Council.
Clane Community Council53.290873, -6.686554This is the locality of Clane for the purposes of Clane Community Council. Please see the Constitution of Clane Community Council for more information. (Directions)
Please join us in our celebration of 50 years of community in Clane!
The tremendous voluntary contributions to our community from teams like Clane Tidy Towns, Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games, Clane Autism Friendly Town, Heritage, and the Friary & Abbey Cemetery will all be celebrated.
This special event will also highlight outstanding individual contributions through the presentation of this year’s Claonadh Award.
Clane Community Council are delighted to share that two new benches have been installed in Clane Liffeyside Nature Park. Made from recycled plastic, we hope that these benches will help everyone enjoy the wonderful amenity that is the Liffey.
Enjoy!
“For all who come By murmuring Liffey and the banks of Clane“
The 49th Annual General Meeting of Clane Community Council will be held in Clane Project Centre’s Nexus (beside Hughes Pharmacy on the Prosperous Road) on Monday, January 30th, 2023 at 8pm.
All members of the community are invited to attend. Come and learn of what the Community Council and its subcommittees have worked on in 2022. Opportunities and plans for 2023 will also be discussed.
National Heritage Week is being held August 13-21st and local volunteers have arranged two free events in Clane…all welcome!
Hidden Gems and Forgotten People of Clane
Clane Local History Group will host a photographic exhibition entitled ‘Hidden Gems and Forgotten People of Clane’ in Clane Community Library courtesy of Mrs Jackie McCabe, Librarian. The exhibition can be viewed during library opening hours:
13 August, 10am – 1pm
16 August, 10am – 1pm
16 August, 2pm – 8pm
18 August, 2pm – 6pm
20 August, 10am – 1pm
The Pale and Beyond
On Saturday August 20th at 3pm, Clane Community Council and Clane Local History Group have organised a stroll to the ramparts of the Pale and around the grounds of Clongowes Wood College. Former Clongowes teacher and local historian Brendan Cullen will give the talk on both the Pale and the early history of the castle as well as snippets of its later history and links to James Joyce.
The walk and talk starts at 3pm from the car park on the right hand side at the end of the Clongowes driveway.
All events are free and all are welcome– we hope to see you there!
Clane Local History Group and Clane Community Council supporting National Heritage Week.
Wogan-Brown relatives visit their ancestral burial grounds in Clane, February 2022
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We have to postpone the SGM that was scheduled for Monday March 14th at 8 pm.
We apologise for the very short notice.
Very significant differences of understanding exist between Clane Community Council and those who requested the SGM. These differences are in relation to the way in which the meeting will be managed and run. It has not been possible to resolve these differences in time for the meeting.
We hope to resolve these difficulties in order to reschedule the SGM as soon as possible.
From the archives, June 1979: extracts from “A list of the names of the Catholic Parish Priests in Ireland in 1704”.
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An Bord Pleanála has destroyed Clane’s sustainable Local Area Plan by adding huge “Strategic Housing Developments” and other permissions that together would deliver 525 units instead of respecting the official 145 limit that now applies.
All 1249 permissions in total since 2017 would result in a 50% rise in population, 1500 additional cars on our roads, and an almost 50% rise in traffic congestion.
282 units have been constructed since 2017. A further 442 have finalised planning permissions. Of these, 59 are currently under construction and site clearance works for the remaining 383 units commenced in February 2022.
We are challenging the 525 units beyond these 442 that are already on their way.
This unplanned building explosion will impact everyone: school-place shortages, after-school activity waiting lists, chronic traffic congestion, pressure on all local services and local amenities.
Our legal advice is that An Bord Pleanála acted incorrectly and illegally and Clane Community Council and concerned residents have decided to organised legal challenges to save Clane from this massive over-development.
Unfortunately, this €40,000 Sustainable Clane Judicial Review is our last opportunity to protect a sustainable Clane, but we are encouraged by the fact that 85% of Judicial Reviews of Strategic Housing Developments have succeeded due to An Bord Pleanála acting outside the law.
One of our judicial reviews has already been conceded by An Bord Pleanála and their decision quashed. Three remaining decisions are the subject of ongoing judicial reviews:
Capdoo/Abbeyland: SHD Permission for 333 Units
Capdoo/Abbeyland: Permission for 91 Units within the larger site
Millicent: SHD Permission for 192 Units
Depending on the High Court decisions, these two sites have the potential to add 283 or 525 more units, which remains a cause of great concern given the 145 unit housing allocation under existing development plans.
All are invited to the 48th Annual General Meeting of Clane Community Council which this year will be held online via Zoom on Monday, February 7th, 2022 at 8pm.
Originally scheduled for January 31st, the AGM has been rescheduled as a mark of respect to the recent passing of Nellie Dillon Forde, RIP, one of our longest-serving members.
AGM attendees will learn of what the Community Council and its subcommittees have worked on in 2021, and opportunities and plans for 2022 will be discussed.
This meeting will be held using Zoom. To receive the zoom details please register your interest to attend below.
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Republican Courts in Clane during the truce period of 1921 by Seamus Cullen
Clane Community Council Nominations – open through November 29th
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This issue announces the Clane Community Council Nominations process for 2022-2023 – open through October.
If you wish to print Le Chéile you can download the issue from above and use the print menu option when you view the magazine. Your computer setup may allow you to choose Booklet Form when printing. Please contact us if you need assistance.
The membership of Clane Community Council is renewed every two years using a simple nomination process. Members of the community (see map below) are welcome to nominate themselves, or be nominated, via this web page. Nominations must be received by 6pm on Monday November 29th, 2021.
For more information on Clane Community Council, please explore this website, or contact any members of the current Council.
Clane Community Council53.290873, -6.686554This is the locality of Clane for the purposes of Clane Community Council. Please see the Constitution of Clane Community Council for more information. (Directions)
