Additional 30km/h speed signage sought for this Kildare estate
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A motion was raised by Cllr Declan Ryan (FG) at a recent MD meeting
Kildare County Council is to review the current signage and road markings within St Patrick's Park, Celbridge, Co Kildare to determine if the appropriate number of speed signs are in place.
The move follows a motion raised by Cllr Declan Ryan (FG) at a meeting of Celbridge-Leixlip Municipal District, held on Friday, September 18 2026.
Bringing attention to his “straightforward” motion regarding speed signage at St Patrick's Park, Celbridge, Cllr Ryan pointed out that while there is a 30km/h sign at both ends of the estate, there is none in between.
He said that the route is being used a lot by people trying to navigate Celbridge, particularly while road works are continuing in the area.
He accepted that their were speed ramps along the route, but asked that additional signage be introduced to St Patrick's Park.
This would alert motorists to the fact that they were now in a 30km/h zone, he said, who may otherwise remain unaware of this.
Cllr Nuala Killeen (SD) said that when new speed limits were being introduced to housing estates, councillors understood that new signage would also be introduced, but that this did not appear to be the case.
Some estates, she pointed out, were still under old signage, when the issue should have been resolved “a year or 18 months ago.”
A council official confirmed that St Patrick's Park is a 30km/h zone, and that signs were positioned at both ends to alert motorists to this fact.
One concern which was raised previously, he said, was with regard to an abundance of signs within estates, and while St Patrick's Park only had two 30km/h signs, this was deemed sufficient.
The official confirmed that the council will review the current signage and road markings in the estate, “and determine if the appropriate number of signs are in place.”
A report issued by the council re-iterated the council official's statement, and drew attention to the fact that there is also “significant traffic calming infrastructure within the estate.”