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Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 2 March, 2018
No funding for safety measures at busy Kilmeaden junction THERE was no funding made available for low cost safety measures at a busy junction near Kilmeaden. Cllr. Jim Griffin had asked for an update on the proposed low cost safety measures for Orchardstown Cross, which is near Kilmeaden. He was informed by Director of Services, Fergus Galvin that
the Orchardstown Cross was not included in the first round of grants announced recently. “We will be following it up later in the year to see if a second round of funding is available,” Mr. Galvin told the recent Plenary meeting of Waterford City and County Council. Mr. Galvin said a review of the speed limit along that road would
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Municipal District Council and Cllr. Griffin queried if the Metropolitan Councillors would have a say? Mr. Galvin said the speed limit review of the road into Kilmeaden is specifically Comeragh District and the speed limit from the Orchardstown area to the city boundary is not up for review at this stage.
be undertaken in the coming weeks. Cllr. Griffin said the Orchardstown Cross and the reduced speed limit at Kilmeaden impacts on the Metropolitan area and people coming from Tramore. It was noted that the speed limit review of the road is in the jurisdiction of Comeragh
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details / credit details / bank give their personal other account details over the any card numbers of they don’t know. recently in phone to people couple of incidents
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are to the “There were a of the public Supt. Leacy, speaking their bank the locality,” said . ELDERLY members not to give out after Dungarvan Observer their inforbeing warned people to provide over the telephone and “It’s a ruse to get to be mindful details to anyone locally. would ask people phone to people the were made by mation. We a number of incidents that several calls their details over
local elderly not provide added. It is understood past week to some with their they don’t know,” Supt. Leacy a call you receive, fraudsters in the about EVER there was a problemseeking the the new inter If you are suspicious contact since the organisation was people claiming county Munster up and hurling championshi and the caller represent to p was you should hang is purporting to bank account announced, a impetus was to solve the problem. people, the person putmake fresh account details in - but you should criminals tricking of their which development sureplace regarding Grounds The scam involves check their authenticity people, out so you caninbethe Deise to cater telephone or vulnerable attendances the line. for potential such as elderly the call from another not remained on that we telephone. has The to stay oncannot house at present. savings over the note that no genuine organis- the original caller dye tricks is now technical cast in this regard useannounceme People should the phone ask for such details Some fraudsters and the the victim putsnt orthe would call and theproposed development of any individual the phone line so when call their bank,of ation or person always be wary of who ask for down and then tries to and they should will be speaking particularly those the fraudster they who cold calls, or banking details. Gardaí, it is still money, credit card Michael Leacy issued the warn- to. to never, ever Superintendent and advised people ing last week
Walsh Park is imminent. Clubs informed by the have been Park is the only Waterford CCCC that Walsh were informed option for development as they Park who will by the powers that be in Croke financially support development only in the highest such population. centres of
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