Kildare Town Community Garden continues to flourish, with 26 active members, including several Cill Dara tenants, ranging from 12 to 90 years of age.   Formed in November 2018 the garden has grown to become a welcoming, inclusive space with a focus on community, diversity, connection, and social inclusion through a share interest in […]

Cill Dara Housing Association Delivers Investment in Tenants Homes as it Completes Energy Retrofits at Fennor Lawns, Kildare Town. Work has recently completed on 12 properties in Fennor Lawns, Kildare Town. Fennor Lawns was the first development built by Cill Dara Housing Association in 1994. This project – made possible in part through grant funding […]

Cill Dara Housing Association has moved to new offices in Kildare Town. The association is now based at The Kildare Community Development Centre, Meadow Road, Kildare Town, R51 RF88. The building – the Old Presentation Convent – has been acquired by County Kildare LEADER Partnership from the Presentation Sisters and sympathetically restored to become a […]

Cill Dara Housing Association’s Chair Peter Fenton has stepped down following the completion of his term as Chair of the Board of Directors. His replacement has been named as existing board member Annette White who will now take on the role of Chairing the Association and working with the board and chief executive to oversee […]

In deciding how best to deliver our purpose the Board considered the views of our stakeholders and how our strengths could be used to address external threats and make the best use of opportunities. All of this culminated in themes that CDHA will focus on between now and 2026. The themes are inter-related and collectively […]

Children across County Kildare are set to receive a free book each month until their fifth birthday as a result of Cill Dara Housing Association signing up to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The initiative recognises the positive benefits to children who read in early life as well as the quality time parents and carers […]