Looking Back: Dedication of St Brigid's Grove

Pic: Brian Byrne/KNN.

This was the new St Brigid's Grove sheltered housing unit when it was dedicated by the then minister for finance Charlie McCreevy in June 2001, writes Brian Byrne.

As I reported on KildareNetNews (KNN) at the time, the four homes were provided by the Kilcullen Lions Club, with the aid of a £212,000 grant from the Department of the Environment & Local Government under the Voluntary Housing Scheme. The project was also coordinated with the help of Kildare County Council and the Eastern Health Board.

At the dedication, Minister McCreevy thanked the voluntary workers of the Lions Club for their 'unselfish dedicated work' and said the new homes were an impressive example of what can be achieved with the scheme.

The new occupants of the homes were Daisy Lennon, Jack Delaney, Kitty Hartigan, and Kathleen and Tim Gleeson.

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