James Lawless FF, concerns about community security

James Lawless, a resident of Sallins, is one of three Fianna Fáil candidates for the Naas electoral area. As a Local Area Representative for the party he has worked with the people of Naas town and the wider Naas area which encompasses Sallins, Kill, Johnstown, Caragh, Kilteel, Eadestown, Two Mile House, Kilcullen and Ballymore Eustace.

Originally from County Wexford, he lived in Dublin before moving to Kildare. He studied Maths and Finance at Trinity (BA, MSc) and worked in IT before more recently training as a Barrister (BL). He has campaigned for more community policing and has helped communities including Kill, Kilteel and Ballymore Eustace deal with the aftermath of Garda station closures by setting up alert systems. He campaigned within Sallins for more facilities and the much needed bypass. Within Naas town he will advocate for a revitalization of the town centre and has proposals to address parking issues, rates and other current difficulties. He has been very active in campaigning for unfinished estates to be taken in charge and has successfully progressed this recently for a number of local estates. As a daily commuter himself, James is also a long standing campaigner for the Naas and Sallins Rail Users Group and has worked to improve the conditions.

James has been active politically since university and is a member of Sallins Cumann and secretary of Naas Area Fianna Fáil. He was elected a member of the Fianna Fáil National Executive at the 2013 Ard Fheis. In his spare time he enjoys jogging, socialising or exploring the great outdoors with his children and their dogs. He is a keen follower of Gaelic games and is PRO of Sallins GAA club.

This information is taken from the James Lawless website. We will be talking to James Lawless and all other candidates over the coming months to establish their views on the issues in Kilcullen.