DUNGARVAN
OBSERVER Vol. 103
Friday, 13th March, 2015
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Council may have to fund works at Cushcam Cross By Christy Parker
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A WATERFORD Councillor said the City and County Authority may have to fund the
re-alignment of a dangerous junction at Garranbane, where there have seen several fatal crashes over the years. Cllr. Tom Cronin made the
call at the March meeting of Dungarvan-Lismore District Council, because, he said “the NRA don’t seem to be interested.” The traffic risks incurred at Cushcam Cross at Garranbane
and the issue of funding for remedial work featured highly in a prolonged roads discussion at the meeting. Cllr. James Tobin kick-started the debate when he expressed regret that money needed to
conduct major restoration at the cross was unavailable and asked whether the NRA or the Department of Transport to conduct the work at “one of the worst blackspots in Ireland.” Continued on page 2
Smarter Travel ‘failing Ballinroad’ says Nugent W A T E R F O R D Councillor Pat Nugent has accused Smarter Travel of failing to keep its promises to the people of Ballinroad, writes Christy Parker. The Councillor told March’s meeting of the Dungar van-Lismore District Council that the transport group had spoken of “glowing ideas” for Ballinaroad about two years ago in relation to improvement works to the front of the local church and graveyard. As a consequence, he
recalled, a further commitment was made by Senior Executive Engineer Josephine McGrath to tarmac the centre of the road once Smarter Travel’s ‘aesthetic’ work was completed. Unfortunately Smarter Travel had only “given people false hope,” to a community with over 2,000 people, he said as it now emerged they were only going to spend €10,000 on a footpath in Ballinroad this year and “might spend up to €50,000 next year.” Continued on page 6
World Bo o k D ay Caoimhe Horgan, Laura Morrissey and Lauren Maher, Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyside, who dressed up in their favourite book characters for [Dan McGrath/Editorial Images] World Book Day at Dungarvan Library.