Bus service called for this growing Kildare village
The council is to write to the National Transport Authority (NTA) for a service for Ardclough
Kildare County Council is to write to the National Transport Authority (NTA) requesting the provision of a bus link service connecting Ardclough Village with Hazelhatch Railway Station and surrounding towns.
The move comes on foot of a motion tabled by Cllr Declan Ryan (FG) at a meeting of Celbridge Leixlip Municipal District, held on Friday, April 17 2026.
Speaking at the meeting, Cllr Ryan explained that Ardclough is a growing village which is part of Celbridge with very little transport links “to anywhere.”
He proposed that NTA put in place a transport link to get people to Hazelhatch Station, Celbridge and Leixlip and other destinations.
This, he said, was in conjunction with the council's development plan, which aimed to reduce traffic by 25% by 2030.
Cllr Ryan suggested that a bus service could be run from Naas to Johnstown, Kill, Ardclough and Hazelhatch Station, which he said would help take traffic off the road.
He recommended that the council write to the NTA so that the NTA could give the matter due consideration and report back to the council.
Also speaking on the motion, Cllr David Trost (FF) said “there's no doubt about it”, but that Ardclough is expanding, and there was a need for greater transport links for the village.
There was a demand, he said, for at least a limited bus service in the growing area.
People, Cllr Trost said, were looking for access to hospitals, whether that be in Naas or in Dublin, and also to schools and shops outside of Ardclough.
He believed, he said, that the matter should be looked at “seriously” in terms of provision of a bus service for the area.
Following agreement in the council, the local authority will now write to the NTA with the request.