30km/h speed-limit signage called for this Kildare estate

30km/h speed-limit signage has been called for a Kildare estate in the interest of improving road safety.

Fine Gael councillor, Declan Ryan will make the call at the upcoming Celbridge-Leixlip Municipal District meeting on Friday, September 18 2026.

The motion is in relation to St Patrick's Park, Celbridge, with Cllr Ryan citing the reason for his request being to “encourage drivers to reduce speed and improve road safety for all road users.”

Cllr Ryan will also table a motion calling on the council to install “a left-turn green arrow” on the traffic signals opposite the exit of St. Wolstan’s Shopping Centre in Celbridge.

This, he states, will improve the traffic flow for motorists exiting left onto the main road.

Meanwhile, Cllr Bernard Caldwell (FF) asks that the council consider putting a safe pedestrian road crossing at the entrance to the Aldi store in Leixlip.

Staying with road safety, and Cllr Rupert Heather will ask that the local authority implements comprehensive road-safety improvements on the R405 at Primrose Hill National School.

According to Cllr Heather, the measure would help create “a safer environment for children walking, cycling and travelling to school.”

Separately, Cllr Heather calls on the council to re-engage with St John of God regarding the use of the Celbridge Abbey Car Park and begin wider discussions to identify how the lands at Celbridge

Abbey “could be used for community facilities, recreation and other purposes that

would benefit the people of Celbridge.”

A motion by Cllr Claire O'Rourke (SD) calls on Kildare County Council to provide “a detailed section-by-section programme and timeline” for the completion of all roadworks associated with the Uisce Éireann Crodaun Wastewater Network Upgrade on the R405 Maynooth Road.

Cllr O'Rourke further calls for the projected overall completion date for the scheme.”

A motion by Fianna Fáil councillor, David Trost asks that the council consider additional traffic calming measures on Maynooth Road, Celbridge, “from Tesco junction to Beatty Grove, where a traffic survey was previously requested.

Cllr Trost calls for additional speed ramps or rumble strips to reduce the level of speeding, stating that this section of the Maynooth Road has “a past record of incidents, especially at entrances to the estates.”

Finally, a motion by Cllr Paul Brooks (FG) asks that the council consider the introduction of a pedestrian crossing from Confey GAA to Confey Cemetery.