It Says in The Bridge — February 2022
The lead story on the first Bridge of 2022 reflects what will arguably be one of the most important steps the town will take in the direction of its future, writes Brian Byrne.
The consultants working with KCA on the development of a Design Statement for Kilcullen are already impressed with our 'winning features' according to the story's headline — but they have identified a number of ways to improve on these.
The initiative is one of a number which will combine to make 2022 a year of some 'significance' for Kilcullen, the magazine's editorial notes, and urges everyone to have an input into a 'once in a generation chance' for setting the best future for the town.
That's also a tone in the KCA News pages, which headlines the 'huge response' to the first public survey on the Design Statement process, and showcases some of the commentary from that survey.
There's a lot of sport showcasing in this issue, the centre spread being a review of the 'Leinster Final heartache for brave Rags', where despite going down to a strong Clonbullogue side, they earned the respect of everyone watching. Adam Timmons wrote the piece, and elsewhere he also detailed the road to that final in a season review.
There's focus too on the environment, with the first of a series of articles contributed by Cliona Kelliher on Living Sustainably. Geared to the little things that we can all consider which would collectively help to make a big difference in dealing with climate change.
There's plenty of good news. In business, the opening of a new clothing alterations business by Roza Konieczna gets strong mention, as also is a story on the 'lifting the spirits' panels which cheer up customers walking from Nolan's car park into the shop. There are some birthday congratulations for a number of local reaching significant celebrations, and the Kilcullen Drama Group is back in rehearsals for a comedy hopefully to be performed in April.
The regulars are all there. Julie Felsbergs is looking to Valentine's Day in her spiritual piece, this month titled The Love Bug. Noel Clare's Out and Away makes a visit to Gibbet Rath on The Curragh and muses on its significance today. Dayna Mitchell is the subject of the 20 Questions quizzing, which notes she has started a new job in the Community Employment Office.
Mary Orford is topical on Brigid, Mary of the Gael, and how the saint has been mentioned by Kilcullen down the generations. Sean Landers, meantime, has amour on his mind, specifically relating to the activities of several local notables from earlier centuries.
The three regular schools pages are joined by a contribution from the Kildare Steiner School, which includes an interesting look at the Advent Spiral celebration its staff and students took part in before Christmas. In the St Joseph's Halverstown pages we are introduced to the new Principal, Áine Cullen.
Those and more, in a time when every other newspaper and magazine are spiralling up their prices, for still just €2. Means you can still afford the coffee while you peruse it.
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