Newtownmountkennedy and District Community Forum Meeting

The Newtownmountkennedy and District Community Forum holds a public meeting on the third Thursday of most months in the village Community Centre, with the next confirmed date on Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 7:30pm. The Forum describes itself as a meeting point for the area’s community groups, clubs and residents associations, and its stated job is to give the village a single, organised voice when dealing with Wicklow County Council and other bodies on local issues such as road safety, public lighting, planning and village development.

What to Expect

Meetings work through updates from member groups and residents associations, discussion of live local issues, and any formal submissions the Forum is preparing to send to the council or other agencies. The Forum’s own 2026 schedule lists meetings roughly monthly through the year, running from January through November with a summer break in August, so September’s meeting is the first since the break and tends to cover a fuller agenda of items that built up over the quieter months. It is a working meeting rather than a social event, but it is open to any resident who wants to raise an issue or simply hear what is being discussed on their behalf.

Newtownmountkennedy has grown quickly in recent years, with new housing estates arriving alongside the older village core, and the Forum has become the main channel through which residents’ associations from both the established village and the newer developments coordinate rather than dealing with the council separately. Past agendas have covered issues like traffic management on the Main Street, footpath and lighting requests, and support for village events such as the annual Fun Day and Heritage Week programme, so the meeting doubles as a way to hear what is actually happening locally rather than relying on social media rumour.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Thursday, 17 September 2026, 7:30pm
• Venue: Newtownmountkennedy Community Centre
• Price: free, open to all residents
• Recurrence: monthly (third Thursday, no August meeting), continuing through the rest of 2026
• Meetings are also advertised on the Forum’s Facebook page ahead of each date
• Ramp access is available at the Community Centre

Getting There

Newtownmountkennedy sits on the N11 corridor between Kilmacanogue and Ashford, with the Community Centre in the centre of the village and on-street parking nearby. Bus Eireann and Wexford Bus services along the N11 stop in the village, making it accessible without a car for residents from surrounding townlands.