Council says no current plans for €300k footpath in Nurney village

Kildare Co Council has said that there are no plans or resources in place at this present time to build a €300,000 footpath in Nurney.

Councillor Martin Miley Jnr had called on the Council to consider a footpath "which would connect the village to the local activity centre of the community - the local football pitch."

Council officials said the distance from Nurney Village to the football pitch is approx 1km.

They added: "To construct a standard footpath with lighting (without land acquisition) costs would be in the region of €300,000.

"There are no plans or resources in place at this present time to carry out this work."

Upgrades to villages 

Cllr Miley also called on the Council to begin upgrade work funded by the Local Property Tax in the villages of Narraghmore, Ballitore, Kilmead and Booleigh.

The Council said: "Work at Narraghmore will commence in the coming weeks.

"Some footpath improvement works will be carried out in the coming year in Ballitore.

"There are no plans for works to be carried out in Kilmead. There are no plans agreed for works in Booleigh."