Christmas lights plan

Kilcullen Community Action has decided to accept an outside contractor's offer to provide and set up Christmas lights on an annual basis.

The group is preparing to undertake a funding drive to cover the €10,960 cost of the lights for this year.

"That includes a lot of capital items that will not be a repeat annual cost," Tony Gahan told the recent KCA meeting. "The cost in following years should be considerably less."

The fundraising will involve sending envelopes to each home in the town, and the business community will also be tapped for support.

It is four years since the last collection for Christmas lights, which was well supported by the community.

Brian Byrne.