New cemetery planned for north Kildare

Plans are being made for a new cemetery in north Kildare.

Cllr Paul Brooks asked Kildare County Council about the plans for the burial ground near Leixlip.

He also asked, at a Celbridge Leixlip Municipal District committee meeting, about “the expected time left for the current cemetery in Leixlip.”

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According to KCC official Marian Higgins the council is currently investigating the suitability of a potential site near Confey. 

She added that there is no definitive timeline at present but local councillors will be kept abreast of developments.