Ballyshannon Action Group aims to protect our rural area from unsuitable development. We work to protect our biodiversity to improve and conserve our rural way of life.

Ballyshannon is a small townland south of Kilcullen in County Kildare and it was in October 2019 that the planning application was submitted on behalf of Kilsaran Concrete (trading as Kilsaran Build) to Kildare County Council. Before this application arrived in the system, however, people in the area were aware that something was coming down the line. Word of mouth had gotten round that the site at Racefield, comprising of approx. 32 hectares had been bought by Kilsaran. Residents of Ballyshannon and the wider community are no strangers to quarrying. The neighbourhood mobilised and a process began that would absorb and galvanize a community since 2019.

Since then, we have expanded our campaign to promote awareness of biodiversity in the area on our social media channels. We have also celebrated our heritage and history with local events and walks. We have organised community clean up day and continue to fundraise. Our community is stronger than ever and we will continue to fight for it’s protect it for future generations.