Kildare Lighting Repairs Take Over A Month To Fix Once Reported, Longer If ESB Required

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 08:57

By Martin Osborne

Local man, Pat Behan, said lights on Togher Road in Monasterevin have been out of action since the storm six weeks ago.

It takes a month or longer for lighting faults to be fixed in Kildare.

Once reported to the council's new contractor, four weeks is the average time but it can take even longer if ESB attendance is required.

Kfm recently spoke to a number of locals who highlighted lighting faults that have not been fixed for over six weeks, with some people telling us they have had to carry torches while out walking in the evening.

Local man, Pat Behan, said lights on Togher Road in Monasterevin have been out of action since the storm six weeks ago.

He said up to 12 streetlights were impacted.

More from Local News

€4.4m Cannabis Seizure Sparks Arrests Across Kildare And Dublin

Four men have been arrested.
Survivors’ Stories And Counselling Gave Kildare Woman Maeve Leahy Strength To Speak Out About Abuse

Audio

Thomas Howard, the 79-year-old former GAA referee from Old Kilcullen, was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison at Tullamore Circuit Court.
€34.5m Boost Backs Quest To Study Memory Loss And Build 3-D Biodegradable Spinal Supports

Other funded work includes discovering new yeast species in Irish ecosystems, and studying how early-life memories are lost and how this process differs in autism and between sexes, to potentially "reverse" memory loss.
Newbridge Library To Relocate Next Month Ahead Of 2026 Rebuild

Because the project will take place on the existing library site, Newbridge Community Library will temporarily close on Thursday 11 December at 8pm to allow for its relocation to Liffey Lodge, which will serve as its temporary home during the build.
13 New Gardaí For Kildare - But No Increase For Part-Time Maynooth Station

Audio

Maynooth, which is similar in size to Leixlip, still operates only a part-time Garda station and no new Gardai have been allocated to the station under the latest deployment.
Kildare’s Rain Warning Brought Forward To 9am As Remnants Of Storm Claudia Approach Ireland

A Status Orange alert for heavy rain in Dublin, Wexford and Wicklow will be in effect from 12 noon today until 8am tomorrow.
Christmas Gift Caution As E-Scooters Leading Cause Of Child Brain Injuries

Parents are being advised not to buy them for children.
€540k Worth Of Ketamine Seized In Major Kildare Raid

A man in his 20s was arrested.