Cllr James Lawless

I am a member of Kildare County Council and the Fianna Fáil candidate for Kildare North in the upcoming general election. I was first elected to Kildare County Council for the Naas Area in 2014 and was selected at a members’ convention in March 2015 to contest the next Dáil election for the party.

Currently a resident of Sallins, I am originally from County Wexford and lived in Dublin before moving to Kildare to setup home for myself and my family.

I have always been very involved in my local community before entering electoral politics and campaigned on a wide range of local issues including local policing, establishing business associations, and lobbying on behalf of commuters. Within Sallins I have been a strong advocate for more community and amenity facilities as well as the much needed bypass. I have been working with traders and other local interests in Naas town towards a revitalization of the town centre and I am also Chairperson of the Sallins Business Association. Another area where I have been very active is campaigning for unfinished estates to be taken in charge and has successfully progressed this for a number of local estates. As a commuter, I am a long standing spokesperson for the Naas and Sallins Rail Users Group and has worked to improve services on that line.